https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_HKeFovXiY
Gave my new HD camera a run around the layout. Hope yall like it!
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Thanks Sterling. They are rolling.
You should slow the train down a little bit.
Thanks Stirling for the video.
Can somebody recommend a decent digital movie camera that won't break the bank?
Anybody use a GoPro to capture their trains in action?
The camera I'm using here is a DOD LS460W. It's got the same HD capability as a GoPro, but about $100 less.
Originally Posted by SantaFeJim:
Originally Posted by SantaFeJim:
Can somebody recommend a decent digital movie camera that won't break the bank?
Anybody use a GoPro to capture their trains in action?
Unfortunately no. There is one section of the layout which needs a feeder wire to it and unless i'm at least 3/4's of the way open on the transformer one of two things will happen.
1. Power will drop and the train will stop.
1. Power will drop and the train will stop.
2. the train will slow to a crawl with the danger that when it does hit a more powerful area it will lurch forward and pull cars off the track behind it (which has happened)
I plan to correct that soon though.
Originally Posted by Spence:
You should slow the train down a little bit.
I have a Kodak zi8 and it is great. I'm not sure how one would mount it, I guess you'd have to make a custom mount for it. They're going for about $60 on Amazon
Originally Posted by SantaFeJim:
Can somebody recommend a decent digital movie camera that won't break the bank?
Anybody use a GoPro to capture their trains in action?
The video and your layout look great. Thanks for sharing!
--Greg
Stirling,
Enjoyed it, thanks for the video!
PCRR/Dave
All I did was put the camera in a gondola and put a piece of foam under it to hold it up.
Originally Posted by Garrett76:
I have a Kodak zi8 and it is great. I'm not sure how one would mount it, I guess you'd have to make a custom mount for it. They're going for about $60 on Amazon
Originally Posted by SantaFeJim:
Can somebody recommend a decent digital movie camera that won't break the bank?
Anybody use a GoPro to capture their trains in action?
Thanks for the ride on the rails.
Gary
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I use the 808 Car Key Chain Micro Camera #16 for train videos. It does 720P resolution (1280 x 720 30fps) and mine has a wide angle lens to get a wider view. They're typically around $40.
Here's one of the videos shot with this camera.
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Great video!
Really well made, good camera too!
Really well made, good camera too!
Originally Posted by gunrunnerjohn:
I use the 808 Car Key Chain Micro Camera #16 for train videos. It does 720P resolution (1280 x 720 30fps) and mine has a wide angle lens to get a wider view. They're typically around $40.
Here's one of the videos shot with this camera.
I like the look of the Mobius by the same folks as well, it's a 1080P and seems to have better dark performance. There may be one of those in my future. 
Thanks Stirling I really enjoyed the video.
Brad
Thanks for posting Stirling.
I just got a go pro for daddy day and in the learning process . I got help from forum members and making progress....I think.
Still pretty dumb with it for editing with the go pro software.
Didn't know I had to do the u-tube stuff and all that just to send it to anybody or even post on here.
The amount of space required was tremendous. U-tube must have some kind of space available to be able to convert a large file for posting.
Larry
YouTube crunches them down for storage, but they must have a lot of storage.
Originally Posted by Larry Sr.:
Thanks for posting Stirling.
I just got a go pro for daddy day and in the learning process . I got help from forum members and making progress....I think.
Still pretty dumb with it for editing with the go pro software.
Didn't know I had to do the u-tube stuff and all that just to send it to anybody or even post on here.
The amount of space required was tremendous. U-tube must have some kind of space available to be able to convert a large file for posting.
Larry
To say YouTube has gobs of storage would be an understatement. I uploaded a 30-minute HD video ("The Boring Bus Tour of GTA4") that was in excess of a gigabyte. Not only does YouTube store that version, but creates versions in about a half-dozen other resolutions and formats (including a version with the music digitally removed when one several of the songs within it ran afoul of ContentID*) that are stored right along with the original upload.
---PCJ
(*it was restored later when the content owner opted to have Youtube monetize the video with a banner ad)
An hd pro camera always comes handy when traveling. Love your output here.
