Mizu Kuma - 24 February 2012 11:02 AM
The ones that hired GoPro's?????
Yes!
This is one reason they were so excited to get my contact details. The only wearable cameras they could find for hire were GoPro (they mustn't have looked very hard). One they chest mounted on Craig Lowndes which got only footage of the centre of a steering wheel = fail. The other was on Kane's helmet (ABC3) - the wind kept catching it, pulling his helmet back off his head, it got some great footage of the sky = fail #2.
Then there was the audio! Which brings me back to
GoPro doing what they were designed to do and doing it well
- since GoPro were design to capture audio how come they do it so poorly? (fail #3)
GoPro place full page magazine ads for GP2 claiming "Professional Quality Audio". Yet they supply no mic accessory to capture it.
From what I've been hearing their place as #1 wearable camera is on the decline - Very similar to Contour's story. Contour held the #1 spot for 2 years. GoPro's reign has lasted for about the same length of time. Drift is the new kid on the block and the likely candidate for the position. While VIO will just rest on the fact that they produce the best and will continue to set the bar for the cheaper knock offs to copy.
As for GoPoo's wifi set up:
Anyone notice they've pushed back the availability date? hmmmmm. I TOLD YOU SO.
