GoPro HD vs GoPro 2
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Droider
Drone Enthusiast
http://gopro.com/product-comparison-hd-hero2-hd-hero-cameras/
looks great
would like to see some comparison photos.. wifi back pac also looks good!
looks great
would like to see some comparison photos.. wifi back pac also looks good!
Gunter
Draganflyer X4
I would like to see that in action. You probably just have to set up a wifi hotspot ...
Macsgrafs
Active Member
Have you seen the livestream from OWs etc, many of them are using gopro2 with wi-fi ;0
Ross
Kilby
Active Member
That's a great chart. Of course, the one thing I was looking for is not listed. What was the FOV of the original GoPro? It shows that the GP2 can be either 127 or 170, but doesn't list what the GP1 was. I'm thinking it was 170, but I'd love to hear it from someone else.
Kilby
Active Member
That's what I thought as well, but I just wanted to hear someone else say it. ;-)
So, anyone have any pics to compare? I was actually on the market for a new camera when these came out, so perfect timing. I wanted to replace the GoPro Hero because the resolution was just to low (stills), but this might make me consider the GP2.
So, anyone have any pics to compare? I was actually on the market for a new camera when these came out, so perfect timing. I wanted to replace the GoPro Hero because the resolution was just to low (stills), but this might make me consider the GP2.
Kilby
Active Member
So after a couple of weekends of comparison, I'm liking the GP2. There are a few things I didn't expect, but over all I'm happy with the photos that I can take. That's what I use it for most, so for me it works.
The thing I did not realize till after purchase is how the FOV set ups work. It will shoot @ 11mp, 8mp & the original 5mp. You can also change the FOV settings from 170 to 127 in photo settings. The problem is that it changes the FOV with a digital zoom, so some of the fisheye is still there. Mostly horizontal material at the top and bottom of the frame. The vertical content on the left and right doesn't seem to fisheye as much with the digital zoom @ 127. The kicker though is that you can only do 11mp with the full 170 FOV (due to digital zoom). If you want the 127 FOV then it bumps you down to 8mp automatically.
I was still pretty happy with the 8mp outcome. The images seemed more crisp with a better color, and much better in lower light now (but still not great).
The 120fps wvga video is pretty cool as well. If you only plan to produce a video for the web, this is a great option to do some cool super slow mo effects.
The one thing I didn't like was the 90 FOV setting for video. It's way to much digital zoom to go from 170 to 90.. the video comes out almost pixelated looking.
I took these with 127 FOV, 8mp settings.
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The thing I did not realize till after purchase is how the FOV set ups work. It will shoot @ 11mp, 8mp & the original 5mp. You can also change the FOV settings from 170 to 127 in photo settings. The problem is that it changes the FOV with a digital zoom, so some of the fisheye is still there. Mostly horizontal material at the top and bottom of the frame. The vertical content on the left and right doesn't seem to fisheye as much with the digital zoom @ 127. The kicker though is that you can only do 11mp with the full 170 FOV (due to digital zoom). If you want the 127 FOV then it bumps you down to 8mp automatically.
I was still pretty happy with the 8mp outcome. The images seemed more crisp with a better color, and much better in lower light now (but still not great).
The 120fps wvga video is pretty cool as well. If you only plan to produce a video for the web, this is a great option to do some cool super slow mo effects.
The one thing I didn't like was the 90 FOV setting for video. It's way to much digital zoom to go from 170 to 90.. the video comes out almost pixelated looking.
I took these with 127 FOV, 8mp settings.
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DucktileMedia
Drone Enthusiast
http://vimeo.com/31650739
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yk_PivdWI3g
I think these tests arent showing some of the new fixes such as it's being better at color compensation. it also seems to do better when going from a really bright (sun) object to a dark subject.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yk_PivdWI3g
I think these tests arent showing some of the new fixes such as it's being better at color compensation. it also seems to do better when going from a really bright (sun) object to a dark subject.
wayno complaino
Member
Yup, this feature is why I got one and it's the biggest let down.
Is anyone using a sunnex/ragecam mod on a go pro 2 yet? Be interesting to see the colour enhancements throug a non fisheye lens.