I am surprised I am not finding much talk about it here. I figured I would ask you motovloggers because you guys probably have experience with this. How do you deal with rolling shutter? How do you dampen your GoPros? Almost all of my footage this year with my Hero3 has nasty jello. When searching Google I find plenty of solutions for r/c aircraft, but that doesn't quite work for bikes.
Rolling Shutter Aka Jello
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dandoolittle
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It's all about the mount to be honest. I've never had an issue with Jello on a bike and I do quite a few tracks etc aka pound the camera pretty darn hard
Where are you sticking it?
Where are you sticking it?
I have tried all over the bike. On the handlebars, on my engine guards, on my passenger grab handles. The only thing that has worked this years the suction cup mount but I don't trust that. I use RAM rubber ball mounts.
Last year I didn't have nay issues which I find odd. But then I didn't video as much last year.
I figured you guys that vlog offroad might experience this. I am on a touring bike on smooth roads.
Last year I didn't have nay issues which I find odd. But then I didn't video as much last year.
I figured you guys that vlog offroad might experience this. I am on a touring bike on smooth roads.
dandoolittle
Site owner, lovely and adorable
Suction cups can work great. The best ones I've ever used is the one from Drift, OK, It's not the cheapest
Seems strange though as said, I've never had an issue
Seems strange though as said, I've never had an issue
SighBored
@thesighbored
Vibes from the bike/road will somehow or rather make their way to your camera, either try going for wide angle to reduce the vibe feel, or mount the camera onto your body, your body acts like a shock and reduces the vibes.
The type of engine/motor that your bike is running is also a factor. A v-twin / parallel / single would likely have more vibes than say an inline four.
The type of engine/motor that your bike is running is also a factor. A v-twin / parallel / single would likely have more vibes than say an inline four.
I am thinking about mounting on my helmet or possibly trying a third person view rig. The problem I have watching people that have helmet mounts is when they come up to a stop and look both ways. That gives me a little bit of motion sickness when I watch that. I wouldn't want to do that to others. So I am leaning towards a 3rd person rig.
I do have a Vtwin - Victory Cross Country. However, I don't have any issues on my Yamaha 650 bobber. but then that is a much smaller engine. I didn't have any issues on my Cross last year though. I might have to ask Mr. Andy Bumatai how he gets good video off of his Cross Country. Unless something has happened to my GoPro to make it more susceptible.
I think I found one DIY solution the r/c aircraft guys use that might work on a bike. I can't post links yet. It's a design that uses wire rope as a shock absorber.
Ok guys, thanks for the info. If I find something that works I will let you all know.
I do have a Vtwin - Victory Cross Country. However, I don't have any issues on my Yamaha 650 bobber. but then that is a much smaller engine. I didn't have any issues on my Cross last year though. I might have to ask Mr. Andy Bumatai how he gets good video off of his Cross Country. Unless something has happened to my GoPro to make it more susceptible.
I think I found one DIY solution the r/c aircraft guys use that might work on a bike. I can't post links yet. It's a design that uses wire rope as a shock absorber.
Ok guys, thanks for the info. If I find something that works I will let you all know.
Lurch
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RC engines run at a much higher RPM, and are much smaller, so the means of tackling the vibrations will be different, although if it's a low cost option, worth a try.
My bike is a V Twin, NT650V Deauville, I don't get CMOS wobble if I mount my GoPro on the tank, but I can't get a little if I mount it on the fairings (using a genuine Drift mount), although the wobble is rev dependent. If you scroll back a year =ish on my channel, you will find a video called Drift mounting or something like that. You'll see how the wobble worked out. That was using a Ghost HD.
My bike is a V Twin, NT650V Deauville, I don't get CMOS wobble if I mount my GoPro on the tank, but I can't get a little if I mount it on the fairings (using a genuine Drift mount), although the wobble is rev dependent. If you scroll back a year =ish on my channel, you will find a video called Drift mounting or something like that. You'll see how the wobble worked out. That was using a Ghost HD.
That is true. The wire rope acts as stiff springs. It is stiff but will still flex under vibrations. Some type of shock absorption is needed so I think it might work.
Another option I will try is to get thick double sided foam tape and sandwich it between two plates. Mount the GoPro to one side and a GoPro mount on the other..
Another option I will try is to get thick double sided foam tape and sandwich it between two plates. Mount the GoPro to one side and a GoPro mount on the other..
I think I found my solution. I will need to see if there is a local maker space that has a 3D printer that can handle flexible filament. I can alter this to work. The flexible filament will absorb the vibrations. Being a gimbal it will keep the camera level. I particularly like video where the camera is level but the bike leans in the shot, more of a sense of how much the bike is leaning.
Search thingiverse for thing 348970 - Super Simple Flexy Gimbal since I cannot post links yet.
Search thingiverse for thing 348970 - Super Simple Flexy Gimbal since I cannot post links yet.
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