I had held off on buying a new unit as I didn't feel like dropping several hundred dollars for a unit that I'd probably drop or damage or lose. I have that habit you see. :(
Last night, I figured with nothing to lose, I took the unit apart and tried moving the screw-in lens to see if I could improve the focus. I had hooked it up to the TV via a special included cable, and was able to observe in realtime what my actions did.
I leave it to you, my readers, to tell me if the repairs/adjustments I made are enough to warrant further usage of this GoPro Camera.
First, is a video of me riding Natasha, my '96 Ural Sportsman ( I do miss her ) on New Years Eve back in 2010:
New Years Eve, 2010.
Here's a video I shot today, with the unit mounted on the side of the gas tank on Brigitta, my '87 BMW R80 airhead. Please let me know if you think the video output is comparable? The unit came off the tank near the end of the short ride, but fortunately, I'd dummy-corded it to the frame. See, I do learn from my mistakes!
February 2012
Here's a different reference video, of Yoshie and I on Skyline Road, which has similar lighting to the test video above:
September 2011
I was a bit surprised at how much movement my front wheel has while riding on smooth pavement, maybe its time to service the front shocks again.
Anyways, please leave a comment as to the video quality when compared with pre-crash of the camera's video.
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7 comments:
The latest video looks good to me. I would say it is certainly good enough to continue using the camera. Good repair job!
I love your video of Skyline Drive, with the high camera position.
I don't see a good reason to replace a perfectly good camera unless you want to try out the new 4K mode...
I can' see any difference at 720p.
Gary, thanks for the feedback. You're in quite the scenic island right now....
RichardM...the sports videocam field is in flux right now, so many choices, where GoPro reigned, now not so much...so am happy I don't need to get something new. thanks.
Dom:
I think your camera works fine. You did a good repair job.
Now you can bang it around more and really use it
bob
Riding the Wet Coast
In my opinion, the video looks a LOT better than the ones I've recorded on my unbroken camera, lol
Riding My Own Biography
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Kofla, gracias por tu palabras...
The latest video (Feb 2012)is good, you can't tell the camera has ever been broken. In fact it has a better focus than the first. Good job.
I like the background music, makes it sound like a movie :)
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