GoPro HERO4 BLACK

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FOV. You can set the field of view as normal. If the Wide setting is revealing too much, try the Narrow or Linear options. But as usual, those options are only available when combined with some resolution/framerate combinations. For maximum flexibility, switch to a 1080p60 profile, which will give you access to the Narrow and Linear options while still taking advantage of the maximum resolution of the capture device and streaming service. There's no image stabilization, but the ultra-wide field of view certainly helps to minimize camera shake during normal use. If you're mounting the camera to a helmet, for example, footage is as good as if you had it on a tripod—just one that you could move easily. But when mounted to an ATV, the shaking of the body caused by the engine shows true in the video above. Image stabilization could help make handheld footage just a little bit smoother, but it won't do much for the violent shakes and stutters. Once you start jumping around and adding major vibration to your recordings, you might as well just shoot in 1080p and save yourself some disc space.

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Once you’ve got the capture device and the HDMI cable, setup is simple. Here’s the process. Connect the HDMI Cable No matter what your level of flying experience you will find the 3DR Solo a joy to fly with a range of options that are designed to make life as easy or as feature filled as you like. If you are more concerned about the camera work then you can have full control of the camera whilst the drone itself flies where you have asked it to.The sweet spot for image quality is probably Full HD running at 24, 25 or 30fps, with ProTune enabled. This then records at 45Mbits/sec, which is well above AVCHD, and the differences are noticeable. ProTune doesn’t increase the data rate for 4K, but it’s 50% higher for Full HD. So unless you need the extra resolution of 4K, Full HD with ProTune provides the must professional image quality. Some are fairly minor – the camera status and Wi-Fi lights that were on the front before are now two small illuminated slits to the left of the LED screen. With the camera off, plug the HDMI cable into both the camera and the capture device. If you find that it’s not switching over automatically, try turning the camera off before you connect the cable. Change the Input Video and Audio Sources in Your Software I take photos and travel. I do it for a living. Seven continents. Dozens of countries. Up mountains. Under water. And a bunch of places in between. Based in Washington DC. One way in which GoPro has differentiated itself from other action camera manufacturers is by offering serious manual controls, in particular the ProTune settings. These provide white balance presets for a selection of colour temperatures – although no manual option – alongside a flat colour profile aimed at more flexible grading in post production.

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Since 1982, PCMag has tested and rated thousands of products to help you make better buying decisions. Read our editorial mission & see how we test. Sundry non-ProTune features include Auto Low Light, which adjusts shutter and frame rate to maintain brightness. You can also capture night photos with a shutter open time of up to 2 seconds in auto mode, or for preset times up to 30 seconds. With no LCD preview, however, it will take a little trial and error to get this right.

In terms of flight time we were told by 3DR to expect 25 minutes without the camera attached and around 20 minutes with it. We didn’t test the Solo without the camera but with the GoPro 4 attached we enjoyed over 20 minutes consistently throughout all our flights – except for when Mark took control with his 55MPH speeds. When compared to a gopro Karma with Hero 6 drone it compares very well indeed. That said, it’s usually better to start with decent lighting. You usually want the light source in front of you, not behind you.