chest mount

thoughts... input is welcome. I want to try again with more angle up on the next one. next ride is sunday.

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Rattsl (Feb 17, 2012 at 21:53)

:applaud:

So much better in upside down mode. I'm going to go ride soon, maybe on whichever bike I guess and tilt that cam very high and on upside-down mode. Would be cool to see some track ahead of you.

derschbag1 (Feb 17, 2012 at 22:03)

filming on 960 also helps a lot.

captainbringdown Mod (Feb 17, 2012 at 22:18)

I too have heard about the 960, that's what mine was set on when I got it. and so I've just left it there. the upsidedown mode lets you rotate the angle further from your chest, and had I thought more about it, I think it would have come out pretty well. I'm going to try again with more angle...

Rattsl (Feb 18, 2012 at 7:01)

Why 960? Isn't the 1080 better?

AdamG9 (Feb 18, 2012 at 8:44)

depending on which camera you have, 1080 narrows the frame, so putting it in 960 would make it wider, allowing for more view in the frame. but if you have the hero2 in the 1080 mode it retains the full wide angle.

rigodon777 (Feb 18, 2012 at 10:51)

960 gives a crappy looking feel to it. 4:3 instead of 16:9. Like adam said, if you have the hero2 put it in 1080, or 720p 60fps, so If you want to make slow-mo or whatever it's smoother.

derschbag1 (Feb 19, 2012 at 13:03)

but you dont get the same field of view, Its a wider shot on 960 giving a better angle with the chesty. Its not wide screen though as you stated but the quality is still good.

SoCalMX (Feb 17, 2012 at 21:59)

Sweet vid man. Dam I need to learn how to edit! Have you checked mine? I adjusted the shoulder straps to the max to raise the cam and it helped a bit! Im def going to buy the extension bracket to lay the cam back further!

comacruz (Feb 18, 2012 at 5:28)

Definitely shows your speed better than the previous vids. It will be hard to shoot an entire video with the chesty on a trail ride though unless you adjust the angle when you transition from the descents to the ascents. I think when I used mine for DH I would have about a 45* angle in the upside down mode. That showed my bar and more of the trail. If you have the vented helmet strap you can mount it anywhere on your frame forwards or backwards. Makes for some cool shots.

captainbringdown Mod (Feb 18, 2012 at 15:29)

I'll definitely try that. I didn't know the vented helmet strap was what folks were using for those interesting angles. thanks for the tip.

comacruz (Feb 18, 2012 at 17:44)

Smike uses it that way to get some interesting angles. He uses his GoPro quite a bit. Chat him up sometime.

captainbringdown Mod (Feb 18, 2012 at 18:35)

Oh, sweet! Thanks for the tip, I'm going riding for like 4-5 hours tomorrow morning, so I'll have time and hopefully battery power to try a few different options!

OG4LIFE (Feb 27, 2012 at 4:50)

I think an external jock strap mount would be ideal...and provide some protection as well.

captainbringdown Mod (Mar 5, 2012 at 21:37)

You are totally correct.

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