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Need small with wide view (140 degree) video camera

  • 15-11-2012 12:02pm
    #1
    Gelena
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 70 ✭✭


    hi Everybody.
    I hope I will find a help from you. I need to record a squash games for my son. But he doesn't like it to see me watching him. But his coach said that he needs to do it for look on his mistakes and improve his games.
    I have a camera with 120 degree view, but I have to put it on a stand in a couple of meters from a court, which not good as so many people try to walk around or even stand in front of it. If I put it on a wall of the court the picture will be cut off from the corners. I'm looking for a camera what can record squash games, but can be stick on a back (glass) wall. I found couple of them for an example: Example 1 or Example 2

    But I'm note sure that it's a right one. Could you help me please.:o


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  • #2
    Kenny Logins
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,060 ✭✭✭Kenny Logins


    GoPro Hero has 170 degrees FOV at resolutions below 1080P.

    http://gopro.com/product-comparison-hero3-cameras


  • #3
    Rew
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 8,679 Mod ✭✭✭✭Rew


    Yeah get a gopro hero3 black, record at 720p 120 fps. You should be able to find a mounting option that will let you fix it to wall. Use an iphone/android phone to remote control it.

    By recording at 120fps you can do smooth slow motion or frame by frame for better analysis of his game. Down side is the camer is about 400.

    GoPro hero 2 and 3's have a selectable field of view. 170 is wide, 127 is medium and 90 is narrow so you can tune it to the location of the camera.


  • #4
    ValueInIreland
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 335 ✭✭ValueInIreland


    Rew wrote: »
    Yeah get a gopro hero3 black, record at 720p 120 fps. You should be able to find a mounting option that will let you fix it to wall. Use an iphone/android phone to remote control it.

    By recording at 120fps you can do smooth slow motion or frame by frame for better analysis of his game. Down side is the camer is about 400.

    GoPro hero 2 and 3's have a selectable field of view. 170 is wide, 127 is medium and 90 is narrow so you can tune it to the location of the camera.

    GoPro Hero3 Cameras are available from €249 for the "White" Edition. Hero2 models are under €300 from some dealers now.


  • #5
    Rew
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 8,679 Mod ✭✭✭✭Rew


    ValueInIreland wrote: »
    GoPro Hero3 Cameras are available from €249 for the "White" Edition. Hero2 models are under €300 from some dealers now.

    Neither do 120FPS


  • #6
    Gelena
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 70 ✭✭Gelena


    Thank you Everybody. But I've got better deal (as I think). I bought '' White'' Edition GoPro Hero 3 with stand which can fix it to the glass wall for 235 dollars. Unfortunately it can filming only on 720p 50fps, but for me it is very good as I already did couple of films.
    Thank you very much for your advice, really appreciated.


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  • #7
    Rew
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 8,679 Mod ✭✭✭✭Rew


    Gelena wrote: »
    Thank you Everybody. But I've got better deal (as I think). I bought '' White'' Edition GoPro Hero 3 with stand which can fix it to the glass wall for 235 dollars. Unfortunately it can filming only on 720p 50fps, but for me it is very good as I already did couple of films.
    Thank you very much for your advice, really appreciated.

    Change it from pal to NTSC And you will get 10 extra fps


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