GoPro reviews

[Reef Pilot]

Gopro and most other action cams not the best for underwater. My Olympus TG-2 (TG-3 is current model) works very well, and has lots of great reviews.

I have used various action cams with my plane, incl the Gopro Black 3+. While Gopro is the most popular, it has some real limitations. It is very poor with dynamic range, and hard to get consistent good footage. Can get some very good short clips, but requires a lot of editing and post production.

Sony is much better with the dynamic range and has better color than the gopros. I use their Action Cam Mini (their latest offering) and have their newest 4K one (FDR-X1000V) on order.

[crimper]

Originally Posted by Reef Pilot

Sony is much better with the dynamic range and has better color than the gopros. I use their Action Cam Mini (their latest offering) and have their newest 4K one (FDR-X1000V) on order.

Cool!

Please give us a feedback on the FDR-X1000V when you have it. I saw the review of the AS-100 vs the GoPro Hero 3+ underwater and it blows the GoPro away. That's why I'm taking time before I pull the the trigger.

I also want to install it on my RC instead as I don't have the real one lol

[Reef Pilot]

Originally Posted by crimper

Cool!

Please give us a feedback on the FDR-X1000V when you have it. I saw the review of the AS-100 vs the GoPro Hero 3+ underwater and it blows the GoPro away. That's why I'm taking time before I pull the the trigger.

I also want to install it on my RC instead as I don't have the real one lol

Yeah, the new one is supposed to handle vibrations better. That's still a problem I have with the AZ1 when externally mounted on the plane. The image stabilization doesn't work well enough under full power, and can still get jello and shake. But the image stabilization really works great for running, biking, skiing, walking or anything that doesn't have a motor. It is amazingly smooth, and gets rid of all the shakiness which is very annoying when watching a vid. Can't believe Gopro still doesn't have that.
Here is a preview of the new FDR-X1000V.
http://camcorders.reviewed.com/conte...essions-review

Here is my last vid with the AZ1, just last month. That GPS is great, too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbyOdQJY0Qg

And here is the Gopro Black 3+ that I tried last Sept. The poor dynamic range really shows up when transitioning through different exposure scenes. And the color is not always good either. Some parts are good, but like I said, you have to do lots of post editing with the gopro. Gopro is really bad for jello, too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AweMTHt_BLQ

[Reef Pilot]

Originally Posted by crimper

Cool!

Please give us a feedback on the FDR-X1000V when you have it. I saw the review of the AS-100 vs the GoPro Hero 3+ underwater and it blows the GoPro away. That's why I'm taking time before I pull the the trigger.

I also want to install it on my RC instead as I don't have the real one lol

Originally Posted by Reef Pilot

Yeah, the new one is supposed to handle vibrations better. That's still a problem I have with the AZ1 when externally mounted on the plane. The image stabilization doesn't work well enough under full power, and can still get jello and shake. But the image stabilization really works great for running, biking, skiing, walking or anything that doesn't have a motor. It is amazingly smooth, and gets rid of all the shakiness which is very annoying when watching a vid. Can't believe Gopro still doesn't have that.
Here is a preview of the new FDR-X1000V.
http://camcorders.reviewed.com/conte...essions-review

Here is my last vid with the AZ1, just last month. That GPS is great, too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbyOdQJY0Qg

And here is the Gopro Black 3+ that I tried last Sept. The poor dynamic range really shows up when transitioning through different exposure scenes. And the color is not always good either. Some parts are good, but like I said, you have to do lots of post editing with the gopro. Gopro is really bad for jello, too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AweMTHt_BLQ

I received my new Sony FDR-X1000V earlier this week, and yesterday got to try it on my plane for the first time. I wanted to see if the new improved Steady Shot (Image Stabilization) is better than on the previous models. I tried it with the same external mount location and setting that I previously had jello/shake with the other action cams. To my pleasant surprise, there was no jello/shake.

So the new FDR-X1000V does indeed handle vibration better (as was advertised for the drone crowd). Will be doing a lot more testing over the coming months. It has a lot of settings to try out, incl 4K, and esp looking forward to see how that works.

[crimper]

Originally Posted by Reef Pilot

I received my new Sony FDR-X1000V earlier this week, and yesterday got to try it on my plane for the first time. I wanted to see if the new improved Steady Shot (Image Stabilization) is better than on the previous models. I tried it with the same external mount location and setting that I previously had jello/shake with the other action cams. To my pleasant surprise, there was no jello/shake.

So the new FDR-X1000V does indeed handle vibration better (as was advertised for the drone crowd). Will be doing a lot more testing over the coming months. It has a lot of settings to try out, incl 4K, and esp looking forward to see how that works.

Thanks for the feedback Walter, I check some reviews on the net before I pull the trigger.