(05-17-2022, 09:29 PM)dtkvictim Wrote: Looking for some advice.
Does anyone here have experience recording bike rides for cinematic purposes (rather than safety/legal reasons)? Think a cross of Youtube channels like Bicycle Dutch, Johnny Strides, Rambalac. I'm looking for something that is well stabilized, handlebar mounted (or discreet), and can record for ~60 minutes at a time.
GoPros seem like the default choice, but footage I've seen never seems impressive. The Hero 10 seems to have heat issues and often shuts down. The Insta360 GO 2 is almost exactly what I want (great footage, great discreet mounting system) but has a very short record time.
What cameras and mounting systems have you guys tried? Any sample footage you've taken?
Thanks.
I use a GoPro Max 360 and signed up for their cloud service. The camera splits recordings into 4GB files on the SD card, but once those files are on their cloud via the camera's wifi sync then you have the option to download each recording as a single massive file. It's a shame they don't offer standalone file merging software, as clearly they know how to do it.
Edit to add: I never used the helmet mount that the camera came with on my snowboard helmet (I prefer the invisible selfie stick perspective for snowboarding) so I put it on my bike helmet. The perspective is weird for MTB ride videos, but probably perfect for what you're after. I should reframe and upload the full one-hour recording of my neighbourhood loop that I took last year so you can see what's possible.
...K