1080p 30fps Or 720p 60fps?

I find it hard to enjoy watching juddering footage and low resolution footage. Probs worth you doing some experimentation of both. You may find the 30fps is better on darker rides and the 60fps on brighter or faster rides.
 
Personally I prefer 720 60fps, and that's what I've been shooting mostly the last few years. Just got a new Sony setup so will be switching to 1080 60fps for most stuff.
 
It depends a lot on the camera (sensor, codec, etc.) I used to do everything at 1080p 60fps on the gopros but have since switched to using 2.7k 30fps (4k files are just too large) I find at 30fps with the gopro I get a better more detailed image per frame and of course lighting is better. Lower frame rate captures more light and data per frame but anything lower than 30fps on a moving vehicle gets too choppy so 24fps is a no go.

Back when I used a Drift HD Ghost camera I used 1080p 30fps and thought it was better than the 720p 60fps.

Best thing to do is experiment with your camera.
 
AmpdMoto said:
Lower frame rate captures more light and data per frame but anything lower than 30fps on a moving vehicle gets too choppy so 24fps is a no go.
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Captures more light but also introduces more motion blur. 30FPS is great if you want to amp up the vibrance and brightness on a vlog for show on a crappier action cam, but if you're using a camera as your daily ride dashcam, you might want to have a higher frame rate and thus higher shutter speed for clarity, especially to capture plate numbers.
 
Thank for the replies guys.

My question is per my OP: if your choices are 1080p 30fps vs 720p 60fps: which do you choose, and why?

And it's the why that I'm most interested in.

:)
 
I choose 30fps for darker rides and 60fps for lighter rides.... Which is basically what everyone has said too as the 30fps has longer to collect light so will work better than the 60fps in low light conditions.
 
So do you stop your ride to adjust settings in your camera(s) for varying light situations?

Or do you make a judgement before your ride and then leave the settings alone?

When you talk about low light, do you mean cloudy/overcast or dawn/dusk/night?
 
Phaedrus said:
So do you stop your ride to adjust settings in your camera(s) for varying light situations?

Or do you make a judgement before your ride and then leave the settings alone?

When you talk about low light, do you mean cloudy/overcast or dawn/dusk/night?
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Personally I am not in your situation. You do not want to be changing resolution mid video though, it'll look crap. look out the window, if it is overcast or dark go with 30fps, if it is a beautiful day go with 60fps. I have a GoPro Hero 5 Black which runs 1080 60 which I run for day and night riding. If your camera is unable to do that then you will have to try both settings and see what works best, but I personally find 30fps videos very difficult to watch even at town riding speeds as it is very jerky.
 
Reize said:
Captures more light but also introduces more motion blur. 30FPS is great if you want to amp up the vibrance and brightness on a vlog for show on a crappier action cam, but if you're using a camera as your daily ride dashcam, you might want to have a higher frame rate and thus higher shutter speed for clarity, especially to capture plate numbers.
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Again that depends on your specific camera (i.e. shutter speed, sensor, codec, etc.). That's why I suggested just doing a test and comparing. Motion blur pertains more to quick camera movements rather than objects in frame. I can screen grab with the GoPro 4 or 5 black and get a clear image without blur at 60fps or 30fps and read plate numbers clearly on both.

Plus with modern cameras that almost all have stabilization these days those quick movements like turning your head while riding are greatly reduced so motion blur comes to a minimum. I've primarily only used GoPro on and Sony Action Cams so I can really only speak for those. Side note is that Sony seems to have a shallow focus length so clarity at a distance is a little lost of something closer is in frame.
 
AmpdMoto said:
Plus with modern cameras that almost all have stabilization these days those quick movements like turning your head while riding are greatly reduced so motion blur comes to a minimum. I've primarily only used GoPro on and Sony Action Cams so I can really only speak for those. Side note is that Sony seems to have a shallow focus length so clarity at a distance is a little lost of something closer is in frame.
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I don't use image stabilisation on my headcam, it adds a seasick inducing motion to the video I've found even with the higher end cameras like the Sony. I've watched a few vids recently where the vlogger is moving their head around so much the image stabilisation can't keep up and looks like it is having a meltdown! :D
 
HippoDrone said:
I don't use image stabilisation on my headcam, it adds a seasick inducing motion to the video I've found even with the higher end cameras like the Sony. I've watched a few vids recently where the vlogger is moving their head around so much the image stabilisation can't keep up and looks like it is having a meltdown! :D
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Haha. I can see that being a possibility. Doesn't bother me but I don't ride with my head on a constant swivel.
 
Personally for me I go for 1080p 30fps. Unless your gunning it everywhere 30fps is fine. Thats what I've found anyways
 
I use 1080 at 30 fps, i think is well enough for youtube, and the rendered file has a good size for a quick upload
 
Undead MV said:
I use 1080 at 30 fps, i think is well enough for youtube, and the rendered file has a good size for a quick upload
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Thats a good point there on file size and upload times. Whilst 1080 30 and 720 60 should be about the same size ish I'd go for the 1080 30 as a previously said
 
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