Advice on Go pro's

[sigur]

Originally Posted by wanye

they are good, but arent everyones cup of tea. there are some good gopro knockoffs for a fraction of the price which are much more suited to people on a budget or arent sure whether they will get their moneys worth from a proper gopro. SJCAM in particular make good quality ones, if you check youtube, theres loads of comparison videos, and some (myself included) say the image quality is actually better!

the SJ4000 comes with most of the accessories you need, including the waterproof housing for the likes of water parks.

from a recent thread in the photo and video forum:



as for using them in the parks, they are *generally* allowed on a lot of rides as long as you use the correct mounts (wrist/chest straps for example rather than attached to a selfie stick) - search here for loads of similar threads about where they are allowed. some rides (especially coasters like rip ride rocket at universal) dont allow them though.

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Some great info there Wayne. How is image stabilisation on the SJCAM range?

I'm on the lookout for an action camera as we've decided we want one for our October trip.

[wanye]

cant say the image stabilisation is any better or worse than a gopro, personally i use them mostly strapped to static things for filming (live bands, that sort of thing) so havent really tested them thoroughly...

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this video may be of interest