Playing Around with the GoPro HERO5
A few weeks ago I bought the new GoPro HERO5. I'm interested in picking-up personal video production as a hobby, and am testing it out with GoPro and its (pretty easy-to-use) editing software suite. A handful of early findings:
The video quality captured by the HERO5 is really high, recording up to 4K resolution
Need to learn more about when and where to switch between various settings (e.g. Frames Per Second and Fields of View)
The sound quality captured is only so-so, and the included music options when editing are really limited
Need to determine if that really matters - likely will be muting the audio anyway, adding separate music/MP3 files when editing
Don't try to walk/move and record video at the same time - footage comes-out really choppy
Need to pick-up a GoPro Karma Grip gimbal
GoPro's editing apps (e.g. Quik, GoPro Studio) are fun and easy to use, but limitations become clear early
Need to determine how advanced to go re: editing software upgrade (i.e. Sony Vegas? Adobe Premiere? iMovie?)
... and I'm sure many more to follow. I'm running-through my initial memory card quickly.
Anyway, here are a couple early clips made using Quik and GoPro Studio, respectively.
iPhone photos from London trip, May 2016 (via Quik)
GoPro HERO5 videos from London trip, December 2016 (via GoPro Studio)
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