Pics with GoPro

[rwilabee]

If I want to take some aerial pics with the gopro should I take video and then screen capture the shots I want to make into pictures or should I put it in picture mode where it starts shooting them individually.

Thanks
Rich

 

[Bowley]

If you dont want ridiculous fisheye distortion you can screenshot 1080 video (setting r5, 127deg FOV), but quality not good. I would personally take stills.... as long as you have software for stretching out the distortion and a little cropping, or are not bothered about the 170 deg FOV.
Its a great camera in many ways but not a good camera for aerial stills.

I got some good advice here about alternative lenses from sunnex and ragecam.

Steve

 

[Kilby]

If you dont want ridiculous fisheye distortion you can screenshot 1080 video (setting r5, 127deg FOV), but quality not good. I would personally take stills.... as long as you have software for stretching out the distortion and a little cropping, or are not bothered about the 170 deg FOV.
Its a great camera in many ways but not a good camera for aerial stills.

I got some good advice here about alternative lenses from sunnex and ragecam.

Steve

The GoPro Hero 2 is now taking stills with 127 degree FOV, plus they are now 11mp instead of the 5.

Was 170 the FOV for the first GoPro? I have been trying to find that lately and haven't had any luck.