What camera to get for POV match recording?

[bsand]

Looking for a camera to take POV videos.

 

Was looking at the GoPro hero session, but would like some options/opinions of other shooters.

 

 

I'd be putting it into a hat, so something small enough for a hat mount would be perfect.

 

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[dvc4you]

I have been looking Into the cameras that come integrated in sun glasses like iVUE camera $139 at Amazon, but not ready to pull the trigger either, they seem to have a true POV.

 

 

 

[TennJeep1618]

I use a Session 5.  I've made my own mount using a lightweight Nike running visor, a 1/4"-20 screw, a small piece of aluminum flat bar (bent under the brim, for support) and a gopro tripod mount.  It works well like that or on a head strap mount.

The only thing odd about the Session 5 is that gunshots sound really weird.  I've heard that the Session 4 sounds normal.

 

 

[TennJeep1618]

9 minutes ago, dvc4you said:

I have been looking Into the cameras that come integrated in sun glasses like iVUE camera $139 at Amazon, but not ready to pull the trigger either, they seem to have a true POV.

 

 

 

 

Check into the rating of the lenses before you buy.  I can't remember what brand I was looking into a while back, but the lenses weren't impact rated.

[bsand]

I wear prescription glasses, so those integrated glasses kind are a no go.

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[MemphisMechanic]

I have used a Go Pro and two different Contour cameras in the past.

 

The Pivothead Durango glasses beat them all hands-down. 

 

Youtube channels with examples:

 

@waktasz who sells them cheap:

https://www.youtube.com/user/waktasz

(Production GM)

 

Myself:

https://www.youtube.com/user/memphismechanic

(Production A)

[MemphisMechanic]

Just now, bsand said:

I wear prescription glasses, so those integrated glasses kind are a no go.

 

Well nevermind. Just saw that!

[MemphisMechanic]

I like @TennJeep1618's setup, except for the audio quality - which is a common problem with that unit and most of the others, like GoPros. It also seems to flop around a lot when  he's running.

 

That said, it has good video quality and isn't fisheye. I don't like fisheye units because 1. they make targets look tiny and twice as far away and 2. they make your movement / running look slower because the field of view doesn't change as fast.

Edited March 30, 2017 by MemphisMechanic

[TennJeep1618]

7 minutes ago, MemphisMechanic said:

I like @TennJeep1618's setup, except for the audio quality - which is a common problem with that unit and most of the others, like GoPros. It also seems to flop around a lot when  he's running.

 

That said, it has good video quality and isn't fisheye. I don't like fisheye units because 1. they make targets look tiny and twice as far away, and they make your movement / runnin look slower because the field of view doesn't change as fast.

It doesn't flop around quite as bad when I use the head strap mount, but when I use it I have to turn my hat around backwards and I like the hat brim keeping the sun out of my face when I shoot.  The problem with my visor mount is that visor is fitted so I can't adjust it to be really tight on my head.

 

Here is a video using the same Session 5 with a head strap mount.  It's a lot more stable when I'm running.

 

 

Edited March 30, 2017 by TennJeep1618

[bsand]

Hmm im gonna pull the trigger on the GoPro hero session. Can't go wrong for 179$ with remote and holder thingy.

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[blueeyedme]

I like this set-up for a hero mount.  It's much closer to the bill of the hat.

 

 

[bsand]

yep. pulled the trigger on the gopro hero session. I will be modifying my glock hat for the hat cam mount. Just gotta find a large enough screw 

[TennJeep1618]

This is what my mount looks like:

 

 

 

The brim is made out of what feels kind of like neoprene, which is why I had to add the aluminum flat bar underneath for support.

 

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