Ghost Or Gopro ?
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kuhlka
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Get a Sony AS100V/R. You can find them on ebay for under $200 if you keep an eye out. So easy to use, better battery life, great color and clarity out of the box, external stereo mic input (without a stupid proprietary adaptor), the cage mount works beautifully, and the remote is handy as well if you shell out a bit more cash. I only use my GoPro as a rear-facing camera and for Sena voice capture.
IronicRbnd
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ChunksLife
Chunk
i prefer gopro personally
Leon Loco
Roar at things.
I use 'em all, so, my two cents:
Everything has roughly the same video quality, certainly within a margin of color correction, so that's likely pretty irrelevant to most.
Ghost Pros:
- Great form factor. Doesn't catch much wind on a helmet, the remote is superb and battery life is excellent. You can also carry spare batteries and swap them quickly and easily.
- Very nice LCD and menu system. Quick and easy to format a card, access settings, etc, and you can do it all on the camera. It is by far the best in the field in this category.
- Rotatable lens, makes it easy to level on different helmets-- a big issue for me.
- Least annoying mount solution, but unfortunately also the least flexible-- it's only really good on a helmet.
Ghost Cons:
- As mentioned, mount solution really only works well on a helmet.
- Setting the angle on a mount is a bit of a pain-- I added some reference marks to mine so I can quickly switch between helmets and have the correct angle.
GoPro Hero 4 Pros:
- Largely indestructible in a housing.
- Lots of mount options.
- Good battery life.
- Great video quality.
GoPro Hero 4 Cons:
- Crap form factor. I can't believe so many people put up with that brick on the side of their 'lid.
- Can't quickly access the camera if it's in a housing.
- Garbage audio.
- Remote is crap.
GoPro Hero 4 Session Pros:
- Awesome form factor. It's the size they should have made the thing to begin with. Makes it very easy to use as a "B" camera in all sorts of weird places.
- Superb video quality and many options for wide/medium field of view.
- Decent menu UI.
- Audio is better than the Hero 4 due to diversity mics, but still marginal in wind, which on a bike is almost always.
GoPro Hero 4 Session Cons:
- Need to use the phone app to do anything meaningful so far as settings go. This is a pain at the side of the road.
- Battery life isn't awesome, especially with wifi on, and no option to replace (battery is fixed internally).
- As with the Hero 4, GoPro's remote is a travesty of fail.
- No external audio input.
I haven't been playing with the Sony X1000 long enough to opine on it well, but so far it's a solid little camera with superb video quality-- it may replace the Ghost as my primary eventually, though I do not like the remote as much as the Ghost.
My daily use setup right now is the Ghost S as a main POV helmet cam, and one or two Sessions for "B" camera, usually on a handlebar, mirror or swingarm. Works pretty well for me and is quick to rig.
Everything has roughly the same video quality, certainly within a margin of color correction, so that's likely pretty irrelevant to most.
Ghost Pros:
- Great form factor. Doesn't catch much wind on a helmet, the remote is superb and battery life is excellent. You can also carry spare batteries and swap them quickly and easily.
- Very nice LCD and menu system. Quick and easy to format a card, access settings, etc, and you can do it all on the camera. It is by far the best in the field in this category.
- Rotatable lens, makes it easy to level on different helmets-- a big issue for me.
- Least annoying mount solution, but unfortunately also the least flexible-- it's only really good on a helmet.
Ghost Cons:
- As mentioned, mount solution really only works well on a helmet.
- Setting the angle on a mount is a bit of a pain-- I added some reference marks to mine so I can quickly switch between helmets and have the correct angle.
GoPro Hero 4 Pros:
- Largely indestructible in a housing.
- Lots of mount options.
- Good battery life.
- Great video quality.
GoPro Hero 4 Cons:
- Crap form factor. I can't believe so many people put up with that brick on the side of their 'lid.
- Can't quickly access the camera if it's in a housing.
- Garbage audio.
- Remote is crap.
GoPro Hero 4 Session Pros:
- Awesome form factor. It's the size they should have made the thing to begin with. Makes it very easy to use as a "B" camera in all sorts of weird places.
- Superb video quality and many options for wide/medium field of view.
- Decent menu UI.
- Audio is better than the Hero 4 due to diversity mics, but still marginal in wind, which on a bike is almost always.
GoPro Hero 4 Session Cons:
- Need to use the phone app to do anything meaningful so far as settings go. This is a pain at the side of the road.
- Battery life isn't awesome, especially with wifi on, and no option to replace (battery is fixed internally).
- As with the Hero 4, GoPro's remote is a travesty of fail.
- No external audio input.
I haven't been playing with the Sony X1000 long enough to opine on it well, but so far it's a solid little camera with superb video quality-- it may replace the Ghost as my primary eventually, though I do not like the remote as much as the Ghost.
My daily use setup right now is the Ghost S as a main POV helmet cam, and one or two Sessions for "B" camera, usually on a handlebar, mirror or swingarm. Works pretty well for me and is quick to rig.
Sidewinder
Sidewinder2180
I prefer a Gopro myself! Too each there own. It seems all personal opinion! So get what you like and works best for you.
I pick Gopro because I use it for a lot more. Like on my XO-1 other cameras would not stay recording on a rc car doing 80 to 100 MPH its kinda rough.
I pick Gopro because I use it for a lot more. Like on my XO-1 other cameras would not stay recording on a rc car doing 80 to 100 MPH its kinda rough.
Matycyclez
Wannabie Member
Gopro Hero 2 alll the way if your just starting and on a budget---used on ebay! mic plugs directly too!
CPFilms
Filmmaker | Rider
If youre stricly basing this on form factor (sorry I didnt blaze through reading all the pages on this thread) - the Drift is the sweetest form factor.
I prefer a GoPro for a few non-form factor related items:
RAW WB
ProTune
CineForm Codec (when I need it, for motovlogging its complete overkill, but I use my GoPro for things beyond motovlogging)
None of the other cameras have that combination of file quality available to them like the GoPro does, hence why its used in tv and movies all the time.
I prefer a GoPro for a few non-form factor related items:
RAW WB
ProTune
CineForm Codec (when I need it, for motovlogging its complete overkill, but I use my GoPro for things beyond motovlogging)
None of the other cameras have that combination of file quality available to them like the GoPro does, hence why its used in tv and movies all the time.
RoadSprock
Original Vlogs
GoPro all the way
BurntRuber
Burnt Rubber TV
i say gopro just because its what i know
RoadSprock
Original Vlogs
JonJeoprdy
Wanderer...
I've been using the Gopro platform for a few years now. It's got it's limitations but as a platform which will be continually growing as the cameras continue their popularity they will continue to innovate and get better. The sessions is a good example. The Gopros get my nod.
For motovlogging specifically get any decent camera. It's not super critical to have the absolute best image quality. No matter what the camera is most likely going on your helmet which is shaky. I think just as important as video quality is audio quality. If you can be heard well, without obnoxious wind noise it'll make the vlog that much better. And even with sub par video if you're funny and entertaining your audio will make up for any video shortcomings.
For motovlogging specifically get any decent camera. It's not super critical to have the absolute best image quality. No matter what the camera is most likely going on your helmet which is shaky. I think just as important as video quality is audio quality. If you can be heard well, without obnoxious wind noise it'll make the vlog that much better. And even with sub par video if you're funny and entertaining your audio will make up for any video shortcomings.
