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Does anyone use a gopro for filming their hunts? I just got a hero3 and am trying to get it set up well before hunting this Saturday. Any tips you have on getting the best video let me know. I have the head mount and am thinking about making a mount for my shotgun too.

-Jordan

one of my posts has a video i made of goose shooting here is australia mounted to the barrel and also head strap

Go to a narrow field of view so the birds don't seem so far out there.

yetinme wrote:Go to a narrow field of view so the birds don't seem so far out there.

That is correct, a narrow field of view let's you seethe dogs and birds better.

Use the chest mount if you can....too much movement with the head mount.

Don't want to hijack the thread but what editing software are y'all using?

seacowboy wrote:Don't want to hijack the thread but what editing software are y'all using?

Convert in GoPro Cineform and then either IMovie or Final Cut Express....I'm all Mac systems

I have a bunch of waterfowl hunting videos on YouTube if your looking to film waterfowl hunting. There's a link in my signature to my YouTube channel. I also use iMovie but am upgrading to Final Cut Pro X this year.

Here are some examples of videos I took this season. These were taken with a head mounted Hero 2 and edited with Windows Live Movie Maker.

https://www.youtube.com/user/SetterNutBirdHunting

SetterNut wrote:Here are some examples of videos I took this season. These were taken with a head mounted Hero 2 and edited with Windows Live Movie Maker.

https://www.youtube.com/user/SetterNutBirdHunting

Nice videos

I recorded most of our grouse and woodcock season with a gopro 2. One suggestion, I would get an external mic. After a season of video it's obvious the external mic is the way to go. Better sound quality and you don't have the loud bang when twigs hit the camera cover. I like the camera on the head since I captured some quick action that I would not have gotten if it was on my chest. If I can post some video I got I will, I got a very cool over head shot on a ruff grouse.

Make sure you have a newer processor in your computer or you r going to have issues processing the large files. I am barely limping by.

Thought of another tip. To capture the action it's best to be recording all the time. However, to speed up editing, after an event happens like a point, shot, retrieve, I will give a thumbs up in front of the camera and then turn it off, then back on again when ready to begin recording. If I want to stop recording like if back at truck or stopped for water break I wave my hand back and forth in front of camera and then turn off.

Why u ask? Well when it comes to editing go Right to the end of each clip, if I am waving I know it's junk and delete, if I have thumbs up I know I have something right at the end I wanted to keep. This allows me to get what I want without having to watch everything!!!!

Huge time saver.

We captured some pretty funny conversations we had in the field, we laughed pretty hard, I knew I wanted to keep that so after all the laughing was done I thumbs up and stopped.

Give it a try