First run with The ROAM
- Thread starter JustinB
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video quality looked good. I didn't finish watching the whole thing. Was going to make me sick, but did see the good wreck.
I think you already know this, but you need to point that thing a little higher so you can see where you are going.
Do you have much control over the settings? To me, the colors in that video look pretty washed out, there's not much detail to them. I'd immagine that once you get that camera into snow, it's only going to get worse.
To compare, I took this the other day with my Hero2:
http://vimeo.com/34626677
To compare, I took this the other day with my Hero2:
http://vimeo.com/34626677
^^^^^^^ Agreed the sun is bleaching out the shot. Also, i personally prefer the helmet mount, i like the visor in the view. I just think it makes things look smoother, IDK. maybe that is just me. Also, it is more POV that way and makes the veiwer feel as though they are along for the ride.
Oh yeah, lose the reflectors and bar ends and get some clipless pedals or at least lose the toe cages. lol
Oh yeah, lose the reflectors and bar ends and get some clipless pedals or at least lose the toe cages. lol
I'm shooting in 720/60 but then I converted it to 24fps for the slow motion.
did look washed up...but was pointing up at the sun?
changes that can be made
increase bit rate to max
change sensor to a smaller focal point..think you can do this on the roam..this will cut down on the sunlight effecting light sensor levels
Lots of other settings that are adjustable (at least on the other contours) to dial in your pic.
720 over 1080 shouldn't make that much difference on the puter...but Vimeo does put out a better quality pic than youtube.
changes that can be made
increase bit rate to max
change sensor to a smaller focal point..think you can do this on the roam..this will cut down on the sunlight effecting light sensor levels
Lots of other settings that are adjustable (at least on the other contours) to dial in your pic.
720 over 1080 shouldn't make that much difference on the puter...but Vimeo does put out a better quality pic than youtube.
It's possible that some color and exposure correction after the fact in whatever editing program is being used could fix it too.
I'm no expert here but I could see that causing it to drop frames from the video, not cause it to be washed out.
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DRAPE
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Ya, I hope it's a setting or something because I think the picture sucks to be quite honest. Hopefully it can be fixed. What kind of metering does it have?
Biggest mistake peeps make with mounting the camera to the lid is that it is too low. You'll get used to it though.
The crash was awesome, it was the kind of wreck where you fall and hurry back to your bike hoping that nobody saw it and go on through your day like nothing happened
Biggest mistake peeps make with mounting the camera to the lid is that it is too low. You'll get used to it though.
The crash was awesome, it was the kind of wreck where you fall and hurry back to your bike hoping that nobody saw it and go on through your day like nothing happened
I just purchased this camera and don't have it yet although, my understanding is you can only adjust the recording resolution and the mic sensitivity with the software. The lighting is something that is adjusted automatically based upon what the sensor picks up on the camera. I plan on making a review of the camera once we get some snow.
The SD card won't have an affect on the video quality. You can use any standard Micro SD card up to 2GB or any Micro SDHC card up to 32GB of any class. Lower class cards are just going to give you a longer wait with transferring a large video from the SD card to your Hard Drive.
The SD card won't have an affect on the video quality. You can use any standard Micro SD card up to 2GB or any Micro SDHC card up to 32GB of any class. Lower class cards are just going to give you a longer wait with transferring a large video from the SD card to your Hard Drive.
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my first run...wasn't impressed with the pic...light sensor cycling..causing flashing...horizontal lines during one cycle? Mount broke when my helmet fell in the trailer.
turned off a few times from branches brushing the switch...it is nice to turn it on with one swipe
might not be the camera for me
turned off a few times from branches brushing the switch...it is nice to turn it on with one swipe
might not be the camera for me
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