Posted: 12/22/2013 8:00:41 PM EDT
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I know this has been covered from time to time, but help me out. I'm considering a GoPro as a GP camera for the family. I want to take HiDef video of kids sports, and activities. I want to take stills, or captures that are portrait worthy. Can the GoPro do this for me, and if so, which one would be a good choice for casual use? |
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Thats not really what the GoPro is intended for. The GoPro is mostly for video/photo sports applications where attaching the camera to a vehicle, bike, board etc or the body is necessary and ruggedness or waterproofing is required.. I own two and I never use them for general purpose applications. Frankly - there are much easier to use, cheaper solutions out there. Most P&S cameras do high quality video and great photos - and are incredibly easier to use - and cheaper. |
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Quoted: I know this has been covered from time to time, but help me out. I'm considering a GoPro as a GP camera for the family. I want to take HiDef video of kids sports, and activities. I want to take stills, or captures that are portrait worthy. Can the GoPro do this for me, and if so, which one would be a good choice for casual use? It could do those things, but from your discription it looks like you are wanting a just a regular handheld video camera. |
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Quoted: Thats not really what the GoPro is intended for. The GoPro is mostly for video/photo sports applications where attaching the camera to a vehicle, bike, board etc or the body is necessary and ruggedness or waterproofing is required.. I own two and I never use them for general purpose applications. Frankly - there are much easier to use, cheaper solutions out there. Most P&S cameras do high quality video and great photos - and are incredibly easier to use - and cheaper. Open to suggestions, but full disclosure, there are times when I might mount the camera to a bike, or ATV. Possibly some hunting/camping/hiking/shooting Apps as well. edit; What I'm really getting at is this; Can the GoPro make good stills? If so, which one will suit my needs (non professional)? |
Great still shots, great camera but not the best for taking pics of the kids running around. This came off of my GoPro 3+ black edition. I love it but for me, I do a lot of outdoor sports including snowboard, wakeboard, hunting, mountain bike, etc. If thats what you want to use it for then roll with it, love mine! |
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Quoted: Open to suggestions, but full disclosure, there are times when I might mount the camera to a bike, or ATV. Possibly some hunting/camping/hiking/shooting Apps as well. edit; What I'm really getting at is this; Can the GoPro make good stills? If so, which one will suit my needs (non professional)? Quoted: Quoted: Thats not really what the GoPro is intended for. The GoPro is mostly for video/photo sports applications where attaching the camera to a vehicle, bike, board etc or the body is necessary and ruggedness or waterproofing is required.. I own two and I never use them for general purpose applications. Frankly - there are much easier to use, cheaper solutions out there. Most P&S cameras do high quality video and great photos - and are incredibly easier to use - and cheaper. Open to suggestions, but full disclosure, there are times when I might mount the camera to a bike, or ATV. Possibly some hunting/camping/hiking/shooting Apps as well. edit; What I'm really getting at is this; Can the GoPro make good stills? If so, which one will suit my needs (non professional)? Good stills? Maybe. But a P&S will make much better skills, support zoom, manual exposure control and white balance etc etc etc etc etc etc. A P&S will be MUCH easier to use, hold and control. Can you make it work? Sure. Is it the best tool? No. Ask yourself what your 90% use of the camera is - and buy with that in mind. |
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If you're like me and would only use it for action shots a few times here and there than be put up on the shelf I recommend the Emerson action cam HD. I picked one up for like $40 on a whim and I'm very impressed with it. Its not as high end as the Go Pro but as far as I can tell it does what I need with out a problem. I was worried that for me the Gopro would be a waste and only used a few times before the novelty wore off, to me this seems like a good compromise.
http://www.amazon.com/Southern-Telecom-Emerson-Digital-Cameras/dp/B00AGMWWMG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1387780024&sr=8-1&keywords=emerson+action+cam Here's a video I took with it hooked to my passenger seat head rest using a Velcro strap before my suction cup mount came in. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfBFsGPA2qI I plan on strapping it to my KFX450R and making some vids out at the sand dunes in a few days which is what I really got it for. |