Video: Mick Hannah's POV - Asia Pacific DH Challenge by urteam

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waxyfeet (Nov 9, 2014 at 8:19)

We all know POV footage makes everything look a lot slower, but this video looks very odd to say the least.

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hellhound089 (Nov 9, 2014 at 10:08)

I hate smoothed out POV shots, gives you no gauge on how rough the track is and why they are going slow on what appears to be a smooth run, when in fact its cause they are fighting for grip along a load or ruts and braking bumps

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pioterski (Nov 9, 2014 at 11:13)

Funny you should say that. One of Peaty's world cup pov runs this season was filmed without any stabilisation and the comments were one huge pile of complaints about sketchy image.

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hellhound089 (Nov 9, 2014 at 11:48)

just personal preference i guess
those contours seem to need the stabilisation to have a consistent image
go pros keep their clarity better when being shaken around
maybe also due to the height that the camera is mounted at?

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waxyfeet (Nov 9, 2014 at 13:38)

Problem is, this stabilisation's gone too far. If you're ever seen someone upload helmet cam footage to YouTube, and they clicked on "Yes", when YouTube prompts something along the following lines: " We have detected that your video is shaky, do you wish to use the video stabilisation feature".

That makes videos on YouTube look truly godawful, and make me feel seasick. This video is very reminiscent of that.

I hate to be that guy, but the more other POV cam footage is uploaded, the more I'm glad I have a GoPro.

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kdstones (Nov 9, 2014 at 15:39)

What I hate is when I show my friends footage of my "steep" and "technical" ride, and it ends up looking as flat as a pancake.

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scott-townes (Nov 9, 2014 at 16:52)

kdstones- chesty cam... or ride gnarlier stuff like Kenny Smith

haha

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ethanhagle (Nov 10, 2014 at 2:51)

Hey Sony, GoPro called, they said you suck.

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nohyphens (Nov 10, 2014 at 6:06)

okay now my footage from this weekend doesn't look as bad!

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Yt-shredder (Nov 10, 2014 at 6:48)

Coastel Crew on indonesia Trip,isnt Kyle j Living there now?

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rickaybobbay (Nov 10, 2014 at 10:24)

POV shots take a lot of the angle out of drops, downhill looks almost flat most of the time, and flat looks slightly uphill and uphill looks steep as hell, merely because of the way depth perception is altered with a camera Vs in person. BUT DAMN DON'T SONY'S SUCK!!

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kdstones (Nov 10, 2014 at 13:52)

Does anybody know if Sony even has a chesty mount? I don't see how that would even work unless you have a hole in your chest.

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rickaybobbay (Nov 10, 2014 at 14:55)

@kdstones yeah, they have a chesty, it looks frikin ridiculous, it sticks SUPER far out, i wouldn't be surprised if people hit it with their seat all the time. it looks dumb and the Vid quality sucks. just get a go pro.

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nielsdeschaetzen (Nov 9, 2014 at 8:08)

I think i prefer Gopro... this sony makes you sail slowly through the course instead of the fast gnar it is

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scott-townes (Nov 9, 2014 at 8:34)

When you stabilize any POV footage it makes you look slow. I don't get why they do it, it looks horrible. What a line up for a race though! Quite the variety of shredders.

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shrockie (Nov 9, 2014 at 11:43)

a wider angle helps see the periphery ripping by, giving a better indication of speed. That's lost if it's a bit narrower view angle, making it appear slower.

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Yetiiiiii (Nov 9, 2014 at 18:55)

Feels like he's hovering down the trails rather than riding it.

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ibishreddin (Nov 9, 2014 at 21:59)

Mounting too. The high the mount the slower you appear to be going, hence his on top of helmet position.

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monty-dooley (Nov 9, 2014 at 11:42)

Drum & Bass goes really well with mountainbike videos, wish we could hear more of it in edits.

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skinnydogger (Nov 9, 2014 at 14:22)

I think the stability has a lot to do with the Sony cam. It seems to be the only positive about them, for example both of us do chest cam runs at our local, my go pro is a lot clearer b ut you can't make anything out because of the shaking whereas the Sony is crappy quality but nice and smooth.

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wipz07 (Nov 10, 2014 at 1:11)

It must look so ridiculous having a Sony mounted to your chest.

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asimoride99 (Nov 10, 2014 at 1:31)

Not even, camera is super small/light and the sony chest harness is pretty legit.

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skinnydogger (Nov 10, 2014 at 18:33)

yea it does, and would hurt like a mother if you hit the deck. great image stabilisation, but thats about all i liked.

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ryanroberts (Nov 9, 2014 at 16:58)

A solution I use to stabilize my chesty GoPro is to wrap one of these (A) around the mount, and through the loop fastener on my belt. There are a variety of other attachment points.
(A) gadgetsin.com/uploads/2010/09/gear_tie_rubber_twist_ties_not_only_for_organizing_tangled_cords_1.jpg

The main challenge to overcome with a GoPro mounted on the chest is to lessen or prevent lateral flapping, which is the cause of shaky footage.

Any other ideas would be welcome! This is perfect niche for a Kickstarter, some sort of easy stabilization for the GoPro chesty mount.

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ryanroberts (Nov 9, 2014 at 17:05)

Another solution I've considered but yet to implement is a thin layer of memory foam on the plate facing the chest.

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buspilot (Nov 9, 2014 at 21:01)

www.kickstarter.com/projects/48127572/easygimbal-an-advanced-gopro-3-camera-stabilizer

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rzhaaang (Nov 9, 2014 at 10:57)

anyone else notice good ol' Pornomo on the results sheet?

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shotouthoods (Nov 9, 2014 at 10:24)

Does Mick miss any event ever?

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RedBurn (Nov 9, 2014 at 11:26)

Mmmmm that s pretty amazing because it does not look fast at all when you know that the rider is SIK MIK

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cthorpe (Nov 9, 2014 at 16:22)

well we all know Mick is wicked fast. So least we got a good clear view of the course. rootin for Mick in 2015 WC.

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TroubleZone13 (Nov 9, 2014 at 21:53)

As fellow Indonesian rider, actually is sad to see Popo in 10th place. But, as far Polygon ruled the race, it's enough.

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cybersampi (Nov 9, 2014 at 17:02)

ahh welcome to my island

its hot day and not get rain yet

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karoliusz (Nov 9, 2014 at 8:58)

Win or loose, we're on the booze!

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snatchclown (Nov 9, 2014 at 9:22)

It's win or lose we still booze!

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ka-brap (Nov 9, 2014 at 9:34)

but when it's Wyn, it's an on the booze scenario. Check at 4:44:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZElOognqItQ

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john260164 (Nov 10, 2014 at 0:03)

It looked so (artificially) slow it got me thinking maybe I can ride a bike after all!

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AlexGustavsson (Nov 10, 2014 at 9:06)

Looked like a fun track! can only imagine that dirt!! they like to use a lot of tape too haha

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Dylanjames22 (Nov 9, 2014 at 16:11)

Gopros are a lot better this footage moves wierd

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Sam40 (Nov 12, 2014 at 5:33)

not enough rocks, needs more rocks.... haha

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mayha49 (Nov 9, 2014 at 8:15)

This must be playing at half speed...I know he flies!

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m3000 (Nov 9, 2014 at 9:28)

haha the pov vid looks like a computer simulation SLOW

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rockin-itis (Nov 9, 2014 at 11:26)

Big things from Mick next year. Cant wait.

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husstler (Nov 9, 2014 at 16:57)

Did the women's field that Tracey smashed consist of two other riders?

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markmark57 (Nov 9, 2014 at 7:51)

That course wasn't very fast,the dirt looks very sandy.

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shuwukong (Nov 9, 2014 at 8:43)

Good job Adam!

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adkrider (Nov 9, 2014 at 11:56)

Sony, peony! Haha