- It's easier than ever to get amazing riding footage
to remind you of good times.
Action cameras are really good, they're cheap
but the key to getting great footage
is where you place the cameras.
- There's two great options: there's one on your helmet
and there's one on your chest.
So let's go and see how we can get these all set up.
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So this is the chestie.
This is the perfect angle to capture your action.
It grabs your cockpit, it grabs the trail in front of you.
Basically you just clip it on like this.
You've got a number of settings,
you can pull this strap, this strap,
two straps behind you and one in the middle of your back.
You don't want it on your belly, it's not a belly strap.
It's a chestie, so you want it right in the middle
between your two pecs here.
The best thing about getting a perfect angle
is mounting the GoPro upside down like that.
Now what you wanna do is setup, you can capture everything.
You don't want your camera pointing down like this.
Cause your just gonna get this top tube
and probably your handlebars, nothing in front of you.
So what you wanna do is angle it like that,
take a look, if you've got the app on your phone
you can take a look at that,
that is a great way of getting the perfect angle.
So I've seen a lot of action
that people have captured of them riding
probably the sickest trail.
But, they've had their GoPro facing the top tube.
When you walking around, there's just the perfect angle
but when you get on the bike
you wanna see what your GoPro is looking at.
This obviously is showing top tube,
and handle bars and ground.
So there's a top tip here for you.
What you wanna do is mount your GoPro upside down like this,
move it you've got so much elevation here.
You can move it around, get on your bike,
look at your position.
Look at your go-pro and see that's facing directly in front.
That is gonna capture what's in front and my handlebars.
So my last tip is you gotta make sure
that your camera is in the widest angle possible.
Cause you wanna capture your bars, your arms moving
and everything around you.
So yeah, let's get going, press record and start.
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- When mounting your camera to your helmet
you need to think about the angle of footage
you're gonna get, but also your comfort cause the camera
does add a little bit of noticeable weight,
that can make your helmet
rock around your head a little bit.
So generally speaking the best place to put it,
is directly on top of your helmet
just to get that weight right in the middle.
GoPro's have these sticky mount,
that is curved to match the helmet
and actually they're really surprisingly strong.
But make sure you find a bit of a flat spot for it
Make it sure it's dry and clean before you stick it to it.
Firmly push the mount down and give a couple minutes
before you actually stick your GoPro on there.
They are actually pretty easy to remove as well
if you wanna take it off at a late state.
Generally mounting your camera to your helmet
gives you the most stable video
because it almost acts like a gyro
Mounting your cameras to the bar or the bike
is gonna give you some pretty rough footage.
- You ready?
- Let's do it.
- Let's go
Fool ya
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(takes deep breath)
- So good, nice one.
- That was epic
- Now for some of the geeker stuff, the tech settings.
We always run our cameras at 1080P,
either 25 or 50 Frames per second.
- Today we're running at 25 due to the low light
and low light in the woods
but when it comes to perfect lighting, 50 frames is perfect.
You can slow it down and get all in it.
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