I've finally took the plunge and ordered a GoPro. The main reason being is that I want to record footage for my trip to Ukraine next year on my bike. This subject might have been covered before, but i'm just wondering where is the best place to mount the cam.
Helmet, chest and various other mounts are available so I'm interested in what people are using to record their footage or if using more than one camera a mixture of both?
Where do you mount your GoPro / Bullet cam?
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Skinny5216
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Re: Where do you mount your GoPro / Bullet cam?
I'm one of those who look like a teletubby, the body and neck are a good shock absorber 
hmy:
I can have it mounted on the side of the lid too.
hmy: I can have it mounted on the side of the lid too.
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Re: Where do you mount your GoPro / Bullet cam?
Hiya
I've just started using a chest mount for my GoPro.
While it does get a good shot you do need to be aware that if your sat down the view consists mainly of the tank/bars area.
Also I would advise that you mount the GoPro so it's upside down when using the chest mount.
It will get a better angle for the view, there's an option on the GoPro to adjust which way is 'up'.
Here's a link to one of my Vid's from the other day : YouTube
Not sure how techie you are, but I struggled with the GoPro software in the fact that it lost the audio from the clips when converting it.
I resorted to using some different software called Pinnacle Studio.
Also there's different export formats for the Videos.
YouTube's native format is .mp4 so if that's the end goal it's best to keep it in .mp4 format. Otherwise you get additional loss from the re-encoding.
I'm just finding this stuff out after bothering to start recording my trips on the lanes.
Hope this helps someone
I've just started using a chest mount for my GoPro.
While it does get a good shot you do need to be aware that if your sat down the view consists mainly of the tank/bars area.
Also I would advise that you mount the GoPro so it's upside down when using the chest mount.
It will get a better angle for the view, there's an option on the GoPro to adjust which way is 'up'.
Here's a link to one of my Vid's from the other day : YouTube
Not sure how techie you are, but I struggled with the GoPro software in the fact that it lost the audio from the clips when converting it.
I resorted to using some different software called Pinnacle Studio.
Also there's different export formats for the Videos.
YouTube's native format is .mp4 so if that's the end goal it's best to keep it in .mp4 format. Otherwise you get additional loss from the re-encoding.
I'm just finding this stuff out after bothering to start recording my trips on the lanes.
Hope this helps someone
Re: Where do you mount your GoPro / Bullet cam?
Thanks (thumbs) My GoPro should be arriving tomorrow so I best get experimenting.
Re: Where do you mount your GoPro / Bullet cam?
Yeah I think it's best to go out and experiment with where best to mount the camera.
If you don't have the screen back pack, go out for a quick ride, come back and review the footage.
I've ended up having no usable footage after finding out the GoPro was pointed down too far.
It's really annoying when that happens!
Also if you use the closed back on the case, this can lead to lens fogging.
They do sell little silica pouches to stop this, or use the skeleton back
If you don't have the screen back pack, go out for a quick ride, come back and review the footage.
I've ended up having no usable footage after finding out the GoPro was pointed down too far.
It's really annoying when that happens!
Also if you use the closed back on the case, this can lead to lens fogging.
They do sell little silica pouches to stop this, or use the skeleton back
