In my never ending quest to find cool new bits of kit and achieve different angles and styles for my news reports I have just ordered the GoPro HD Camera. Unfortunately I had to order it from B and H in New York so I’m not going to be able to test it for a little while. In the meantime I have been searching the net to find out as much about the camera as I can. It seems to be an awesome camera perfectly suited to action sports.
An example of what the GoPro camera can achieve, it comes with a waterproof case as standard:
Sunset from Alan Fendrich on Vimeo.
and here’s another filmed by a base jumper:
GoPro HD HERO camera: Base Jump Movie from GoPro on Vimeo.
It shoots either 1080p at 30 fps or 720p at 60 fps. This is a bit of a hassle for those of us who shoot PAL but I’m assured that Apples Compressor software does a good job changing the frame rate to edit with.
GoPro also have an excellent array of accessories, check out the film below for a good idea of what is available:
NAB 2010 – GoPro HD now with live output from Dan Chung on Vimeo.
I should receive my GoPro at the end of November so I’ll be sure to post a review as soon as possible.
