The hidden costs of an action camera(?)

[Snakeeyes75]

^^ That's my only issue aswell! I have the GoPro 4 Silver (Superb) but 1: the correct SD card is going to cost £60+ so I went for the Samsung Evo which will still allow me to film at 1080 but at a lower fps rate. 2: each video file is about 20-30gb so drive space is definately worth thinking about! After i've edited it all down to a 5/10 minute file I save at about 1gb then dump the original file. Gopro studio is great as there's plenty on YT tutorials and if you call gopro they're "Super helpful"...

 

[Sacarathe]

http://havecamerawilltravel.com/photographer/gopro-4-memory-card-recommended

^^ That's my only issue aswell! I have the GoPro 4 Silver (Superb) but 1: the correct SD card is going to cost £60+ so I went for the Samsung Evo which will still allow me to film at 1080 but at a lower fps rate. 2: each video file is about 20-30gb so drive space is definately worth thinking about! After i've edited it all down to a 5/10 minute file I save at about 1gb then dump the original file. Gopro studio is great as there's plenty on YT tutorials and if you call gopro they're "Super helpful"...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00N98QLRQ?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00 (it was £33 when I got it last week)

I got this, was able to record at 1080 (not wide) @ 120.

As it is I have a pc with loads of storage, but that storage is not it's C drive either.

 

[Sacarathe]

https://gopro.com/support/articles/why-are-the-files-converted-with-gopro-studio-larger-than-the-original

Files are compressed around 10:1

 

[Snakeeyes75]

http://havecamerawilltravel.com/photographer/gopro-4-memory-card-recommended

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00N98QLRQ?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00 (it was £33 when I got it last week)

I got this, was able to record at 1080 (not wide) @ 120.

As it is I have a pc with loads of storage, but that storage is not it's C drive either.

Ooh! Ooh! Ooh! Ooh! Didn't realize it was that price now! It was £65 back in January.

 

[Sacarathe]

Looks like it changes a lot.

 

[deacon]

a friend posted this on facebook the other week,

http://action-cam-pro.com/mini-cam-pro-promotion/ this is only the 720p model, if you want the 1080p you can 'upgrade' to that when checking out, I think it was around £19 extra, also once you have checked out you get sent a link for half prices accessories (bike mounts, batteries etc).

I bought the 720p one for when I am riding my bike, it has arrived and looks good. I haven't had a chance to use it and check the footage but there is a couple of reviews for them on the web (http://road.cc/content/review/94595-chilli-technology-mini-cam-pro-hd-720p-sports-action-camera)

Companies facebook page as well (https://www.facebook.com/ChilliTechnology) - I did a lot of checking them out as I didn't believe the offer at first.

 

[Ignitor]

I have the SJ400 its very good, However if it gets hit in the lens protector it breaks. I got my one off ebay for 45 pounds, 70 sounds a bit expensive, make sure you are not being ripped off.

 

[PT247]

The Mobius actioncams have replaceable lenses, got a 25mm one (6 x zoom, fixed focus lens) off ebay for around £15 so if it gets shot, I can just replace the lens