iPhone 4S Camera Review: Photos and Video
This isn’t a general review of the iPhone 4S. This review will provide information on file sizes for iPhone 4S photos and video, which is the main focus, as well as a quick visual comparison of examples from the 3GS and 4S… iPhone 4S photo and video file sizes One of the key reasons that [...]
Good Stuff * 2
In a round about way, I ended up finding the following video on Vimeo. It’s a few different cuts, filmed and edited by a guy named Jake (Jacob Parish). I wanted to share it, so I contacted Jake to ask a few questions and check that he didn’t mind. Here are some details: In the [...]
Practical Tips And Ideas For Filming Snowboarding
Thinking of buying a camera to take away snowboarding? Already got one? Here’s a collection of ideas and tips for those who enjoy recording their snowboarding exploits… Using the camera on the hill Camera Size. Some people like to ride with a pack, others don’t mind, and there are some, like myself, who positively don’t [...]
GoPro HD Hero Preview: Is This The Next Camera You Should Buy?
The first GoPro camera that I encountered came under the guise of a helmet-cam. I own a helmet-cam. It’s not a very good one, in fact, I’d say it’s poor. There are a couple of helmet-cams that I’ve seen that are clearly better than the one I own, and, whilst the GoPro cameras aren’t strictly [...]
MiniDV vs. HDD vs. SD Card (Solid State)
A while ago, late 2006, I wrote about the choice between miniDV and HDD camcorders. Back then, I liked the convenience of not needing tapes, but was concerned about the HDD skipping when filming snowboarding (follow-cam). Plus, the HDD camcorders were still relatively new so they were more expensive than their similar, miniDV counterparts. But [...]
Camcorder Handle / Mount
Last weekend I built a handle for my video camera. The main aim of the handle is to make the camera easier to hold whilst snowboarding, for follow cam shots. So the handle needs to be above the camera, and (close to) parallel to the direction that the camera is pointing. There’ll be some other [...]
My First Video… My First Gap
I’ve managed to get around to putting together a short sequence of a “gap” we did in Tignes. Unlike the conventional “road gap” – this is more of a path gap, but you’ve got to start somewhere A couple of points about making the clip for YouTube… I had absolutely no idea how best to [...]
I Should Have Went Bigger…
So last night a group of us watched the footage we took in Cham. It’s mainly just us riding around the mountain looking for hits to try stuff off. Normally when I watch footage of myself, I like the look of some things and dislike the look of others. But the thought that is common [...]
