Put the GoPro on the end of the boom and experimented with different angles.
Was a good 15-20knts NE enough for the 6.6
Hi Stanly,
what mounting position and angles worked best?
Find getting the horizon level is hard. Although downhill seas can add to sense of speed
Tried a back of boom top mount. Had waist up sailor in view. So your mounts are better. May try a under boom mount next time. Reluctant to have it too exposed (sticking out from the boom) in waves.
Will be slightly different to your mounts as I have a Countour HD 135 degree wide lens camera with water proof housing and a bike reflector holder at the moment.
What editing software do you have and does it include video stabilizer enhancement? I had a lot of jarring when sailing in rough seas south of Wello markers on a 5.0 and wave board as wind kicked in before dark. Which format and resolution do you save it in before uploading to YouTube?
Roj
Yesterday was the first time I mounted it on the boom using the standard bicycle mount. I think is is best set under the boom and set square (as in my clip from 2:47 on, although should be angled down slightly rather than looking along the boom so the board will be in frame).
You'll then have to rotate the image 180' when editing. I set it to record on max quality and then add all the clips to movie maker to edit and publish.
The Gopro editing software downloaded from the GoPro site is good for editing if you want to zoom in on a particular part of the frame.
I have some parachute cord and elastic cord to tie it to the boom so if it do get knocked off it would still be attached.
I use a bicycle clamp with an extra fitting to get it out from the side of the boom a bit further. Hard to stop it slipping. The mast attachment is just a plastic spring clamp from bunnings with some padding under it clamped about 400mm from the top of the mast.
I use VideoPad Video Editor.
The board angle changes when boom mounted is an illusion, its the sail being adjusted.
The footage from simon100 is the best I have seen.
My botched attempt on same (late) afternoon at Wellington Point. At least had some gentle rollers coming through.
..... with all these budding Goproers can we expect a movie soon
Nice footage Mux, I know its not too choppy but I have to say that your Manta sits on the water very nicely.