Thanks, Ken! I have only one sled dog, but if this snow keeps up, I may drag out the sled and strap the camera to my head. \ Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Tue, Jan 6, 2015 at 1:00 AM, Ken Waller <[email protected]> wrote: > Dan, I have a Go Pro that I've used a bit and find the results to be very > good. > I've used it on an elastic headmount when I ran a 4 dog sled in an 8 mile > race along the southern shore of Lake Superior in early January a few years > ago - it was in the 0 to 10 degree F range and it still had power at the end > of the race - about 55 minutes of usage - I was concerned about battery life > in the low temps but it was not an issue. > > Also used it in a car rally, suction cupped to the hood of my Boxster. Gave > good results, although the audio picked up more wind noise than I'd like - > still acceptable. > > In both cases I used the Go Pro mounting products - the headband mount and > their suction cup mount, although I did tether the camera to the car also - > just in case. > > It gives surprisingly good results considering the size and cost. > > I don't use it enough to be real familiar with the menus so I keep the > instructions handy to decipher the menu. > > I've only used it to record video and have no idea about stills captured > with it. > > I'd suggest you take it out and try different setting to judge which give > you the results your looking for. > > A fun little camera. > > Kenneth Waller > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Daniel J. Matyola" > <[email protected]> > Subject: OT: Go Pro > > >> I have acquired a used Go Pro Hero 3. I intend to use it for certain >> parts of my winter trip to Maui, such a Kayaking and Outrigger Canoe >> trips and drive up the mountain. I thought it might also be useful >> this spring, when we are venturing off to Japan, with a brief stop in >> China. >> >> Does or has anyone on list use/used a Go Pro camera? Is so, what have >> you sued it for, and what do you like and dislike about it? >> >> Any tips about how to use and operate it to advantage would be >> appreciated. >> >> Dan Matyola >> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
