Lisa, To be fair, I think it's more of a really-wide-angle than fisheye. From what I've read, the difference is that fisheye produce a distinct hemispherical distortion. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fisheye_lens.
The GoPro Hero Camera seems to be quite wide, but before the distortion gets as pronounced as a typical fisheye. -- Kevin Lim Cyberculturalist http://theory.isthereason.com // @brainopera This email is: [ ] bloggable [X] ask first [ ] private On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 2:03 PM, Lisa Rein <l...@lisarein.com> wrote: > > > great info kevin, thanks :) > > So it's actually is a fisheye? and not just a wide angle? That's what my > friend wuz tryin to tell me hehe... > > so you're recommendation is to just get the HD version? or do you know if > there's any way to get more out of the SD? > > thanks!! > > lisa > > > > Hey all, > > I had the SD GoPro Hero cam, and recently bought the HD version. Not > > only > > do you get better resolution, the sensor seems to capture more vividly, > > especially outdoors. It's such high quality that even importing into > > iMovie > > seems to drop the HD video quality down a notch. I probably have to > figure > > out how to import it properly. > > > > Here's an example I shoot using the car mount: > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yn5l4BvjPE4 > > > > For geeks, a few subtle difference between SD & HD versions: > > - HD version now dates footage, while SD version didn't have any! > > - Audio pickup is much improved, factoring wind noise. > > - Interval shots allow longer timing, up to 1 shot per minute. > > > > I carry it out quite often, simply because it's probably the smallest > > fisheye lens camera around. Almost 180 degrees, but actually 170. > > > > > > Kevin Lim // cyberculturalist > > http://theory.isthereason.com > > Transmitted from my iPhone > > > > On Apr 1, 2010, at 1:33 PM, Richard Amirault > > <ramira...@verizon.net<ramirault%40verizon.net> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Lisa Rein" > >> A friend of mine is using this go pro helmet cam when he's doing his > >> racing vids: > >> > >> here's the camera: http://tinyurl.com/goprowide > >> > >> and here's the latest vid he's shot so far with it: > >> http://www.youtube.com/user/zjdub66#p/a/u/1/yB4J49_BOqg > >> > >> I'm wondering if there's any way to get higher quality out of that > >> camera. > >> He mentioned there's a firmware download that will let it take a 4 GB > >> card, but I don't think that improves the quality. > >> > >> As you can see from the vid, he's moving pretty fast... > >> > >> I'm wondering if he can trade in some of the length (53 minutes) for > >> higher quality or something. > > > > That is a standard definition camera. If he wants high def .. sell that > > and > > buy one of the companys HD units. > > > > Richard Amirault > > Boston, MA, USA > > http://n1jdu.org > > http://bostonfandom.org > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7hf9u2ZdlQ > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > Lisa Rein > > http://onlisareinsradar.com > http://www.lisarein.com > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
