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cons -
- the mobile app sucks. wireless connection to gopro is hit or miss. file transfer speed is dog slow...and the files are huge. usually the wireless link drops mid-transfer causing you to have to start over. mobile app also only saves to the phone internal memory(within the gopro app)..not a memory card.
-camera does not remember settings once you turn it off. once you turn it off, all the setup you did goes away and it returns to default.
-computer editing software does not show file names, only a thumbnail. hard to tell one video from another when they are all similar thumbnail shots
bottom line....gopro does pretty good at capturing the video...but trying to work with it afterwards is a major PITA.
cons -
- the mobile app sucks. wireless connection to gopro is hit or miss. file transfer speed is dog slow...and the files are huge. usually the wireless link drops mid-transfer causing you to have to start over. mobile app also only saves to the phone internal memory(within the gopro app)..not a memory card.
-camera does not remember settings once you turn it off. once you turn it off, all the setup you did goes away and it returns to default.
-computer editing software does not show file names, only a thumbnail. hard to tell one video from another when they are all similar thumbnail shots
bottom line....gopro does pretty good at capturing the video...but trying to work with it afterwards is a major PITA.
Visian: that is a nice road to ride ... with it's own danger of course ... and the picture is very clear and sharp. Thank you!
You would not believe how much better they look on the computer. However, they do survive YouTube's compression pretty well.... until you view them on Facebook!
Marshall - I had a GoPro 4 before buying my 7... the main reason I sprung for one is the image stabilization. As you can see from my sample vid, it works really well (a lot of that road I was on was rough as hell!)
However, the Hero 7 also incorporataed some pretty big improvements that *I think* address some of your concerns... however, not 100% sure.
After shooting, my practice is to remove the microSD card and copy the files to my iPad using a hardwired card reader. From there they go to iCloud so that there is a backup. I honestly have not tried the WiFi route.
I can also do the same thing with my Mac and you definitely see the files in Finder... and then drag them to iMovie or any other editing software.
The Hero7 definitely remembers its settings after you power down.
I need to play around with that app more....
re: the download issue. yes, could offload to computer, but i don't carry a computer with me on the MC. multiday trips want to just dump the files to the big memory card in the phone. it just does not work. and many places I ride don't have good cell connectivity, so sending to the "cloud" is not an option.
Ian, in the true spirit of an Airhead I was finally able to fashion a handlebar mount for my 6 x 9 Speed Graphlix. Pain in the ass riding with the hood over my helmet though.
Friedle
You no doubt have a digital back for this setup so that it works with your /2 computer, right?