GoPro 3+ Settings?

steeze4days

steeze4days

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Hey people whats up,

So i know next to nothing about filming, other than obviously fps and video quality,

So, i'm heading out to the rockies for a couple weeks with a few buddys and plan on taking my GoPro and doing a little bit of filming in the park.

I have three questions:

What are the best GoPro settings for a bright sunny day in the park?

AND



medium light day in the park (light clouds etc)?

LASTLY

low light thick cloud snowy conditions in the park?

Would really appreciate some solid answers for the best video outcome, thanks!

(also if you have any tips for great settings for taking photo's with the GoPro i'd love to hear about those too)
 
If you are filming with a GoPro, the only real setting you have to mess with is your frames per second. It is auto-exposure and auto-compensates as well so you can film with pretty much any amount of light (other than pitch-black) and it will adjust so that the final product has somewhat of a normal brightness/contrast.

I usually film at the highest quality that allows 60fps (Silver 3+ I believe goes to 1080p with 60fps) simply because If I need any minor slow-motion, that takes care of it and I don't have to plan out what I want in slow motion before editing. It also eliminates to resize some of the shots when you are editing and having the quality have a noticeable change between clips. I have a friend who films quite a bit and he will know what he wants in slow motion, or may want in slow motion, when he is filming and switches between qualities (this is on a DSLR). If you have 120fps, filming everything in that will sometimes cause a bit of lagging when you are editing/viewing if you computer is just barely meeting the requirements for an editing program, plus it will be a lower quality.

I hope this helps and you can figure out what you need to do, don't hesitate to ask for clarification or something else, sometimes I can be a bit confusing :)
 
13380844:K.Breit said:
If you are filming with a GoPro, the only real setting you have to mess with is your frames per second. It is auto-exposure and auto-compensates as well so you can film with pretty much any amount of light (other than pitch-black) and it will adjust so that the final product has somewhat of a normal brightness/contrast.

I usually film at the highest quality that allows 60fps (Silver 3+ I believe goes to 1080p with 60fps) simply because If I need any minor slow-motion, that takes care of it and I don't have to plan out what I want in slow motion before editing. It also eliminates to resize some of the shots when you are editing and having the quality have a noticeable change between clips. I have a friend who films quite a bit and he will know what he wants in slow motion, or may want in slow motion, when he is filming and switches between qualities (this is on a DSLR). If you have 120fps, filming everything in that will sometimes cause a bit of lagging when you are editing/viewing if you computer is just barely meeting the requirements for an editing program, plus it will be a lower quality.

I hope this helps and you can figure out what you need to do, don't hesitate to ask for clarification or something else, sometimes I can be a bit confusing :)
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Thanks man! Exactly what i was looking for, cheers!
 
Get the GoPro app and just mess with the settings on your phone to see what looks best, but yea you shouldn't really have to change anything.

As far as photos, do you have the remote? I like to put the camera on the end of my pole, set it to burst, 30 photos on a second, and then as you are jumping on the rail or going up a jump, click the remote, and it should get a perfect picture in there somewhere. Also it sounds dumb, but think about the face you want to be making before you go.

Have fun
 
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