Thanks! Your video was great too. I really liked the 4 windows toward the end of the video.
bikemike66 wrote:Was it difficult to ski/snowboard with the camera on the stick like that? Did it throw off your balance at all? (noticed that at least one helmet had a mount, but maybe that was for a GoPro)
I did quite a bit of research before the trip to purchase what I thought was a good "price/performance" action cam. A lot of people seem to think GoPro is in big trouble because of all the knock-offs out there now. Most people call them NoPro's and one of the more popular ones seem to be made by SJCAM. I tested a few different Action Cams and settled on the SJCAM 5000. I was really blown away by the quality and in some respects it is better than many of the GoPro versions. However, now that the trip is over the SJCAM 5000 almost feels like a "gateway" action cam because it leaves me longing for the best that is out there. The two biggest differences between say something like the SJCAM 5000 and a high-end GoPro is 1) the fact that the GoPro can do 4K capturing (not a huge deal to me) and the max resolution on the SJCAM 5000 is 1080p AND 2) a high-end GoPro can do 240 fps (a big deal for me) whereas the max on the SJCAM 5000 is 60 fps. When your fps is this high you can get some awesome slow-mo shots that are very fluid. At 1080p and 30 fps the resulting slow-mo can look choppy.
Anyway, I still couldn't have been happier with the result and for a budget action cam the SJCAM 5000 really did a lot. To answer your question about attaching the NoPro to the ski pole, no, it was not difficult to do. I simply bought off eBay the following mount:
http://r.ebay.com/2DT9bR. To balance the NoPro on the ski pole while skiing was a little touchy, but not too bad. It is a little awkward, but you get used to it. It isn't something I would want to do for any extended period of time, but for a run or two it is easy.
bikemike66 wrote:Nice job getting the fall behind you about 4:30 in.
lol...yea, just dumb luck. My wife didn't necessarily appreciate it.
I used the cropping / zoom function in VS. It was a little choppy, but did the job.
bikemike66 wrote:I liked the time lapse intro and establishing shots...probably something most family videographers (including me) don't consider enough
Yea, I like that shot too. It is really easy to do with the SJCAM 5000. It has an option for "video lapse." I would have liked to get a shot of it snowing overnight, but it wasn't in the cards. There is always next year.
