hey guys Ben here from authentech and today I'll be showing you five tips and
tricks when shooting with the latest and greatest GoPro Hero 6 black now I've
been using this camera since it first came out capturing a wide variety of
scenes and products from RC cars to yard tools to electric scooters and
everything in between I also created a few videos on this camera already like a
side-by-side comparison of it versus the previous gen Hero 5 and the TLDR
I actually did not like the hero 5 I almost never used it but this new 6 they
made some fantastic improvements and now it's my go-to camera for all my youtube
video action shots so let's jump right in
tip number one the e is or electronic image stabilization on this new hero 6
is unbelievable it's basically gonna help smooth out all your shots now
turning it on is super easy swipe left 2 times and toggle that stabilization on
there's just two caveats to remember first it sadly cannot be turned on when
shooting 4k 60fps but yes it can be turned on when shooting 4k 30 this is
normally where I'm at unless I have a predetermined shot to half speed slow-mo
then I'll sacrifice the eis and return for the 60fps the second thing to note
it crops in about 10% on frame now it's cool though is you can still set the
field of view to super view which is ultra wide if you need it the
stabilization is still turned on now just to show you how amazing and
impressive this e is is I've shot some side by sides for you and seriously for
being only EIS and not optical stabilization I find it very impressive
sometimes the shots look so buttery smooth it was almost like those mounted
on a motorized gimbal now you can definitely notice the slight punch and
crop that the EIS applies but it's not terrible nor a deal-breaker by any means
next tip number 2 this action camera is one of the only right now that can shoot
240 frames per second at 1080p most other cameras need to step down to lower
res for that incredible frame rate like 720 or even lower to maintain 1080p
which still looks fantastic by the way the 240 FPS allows you to record
motion shots and converted on a 30 P timeline playback at 1/8 speed or about
12 and a half percent slowed down details color dynamic range all still
look really great and when action shots are record at 240 FPS playback always
looks super cool in my opinion now the one caveat here is unfortunately we
can't turn on the e is in the shooting mode so your shots at normal speed could
look a bit shaky but thankfully when slowed down a lot of those wobbles are
less exaggerated and then don't look as bad tip number three you've got to
remember that this is an ultra wide-angle action camera what a lot of
people don't realize is that your everyday iPhone or smartphone camera has
autofocus that means when you point it at this landscape or faraway object
object up close or a person in between it's hunting for focus and locks that
focus on your shooting subject with this GoPro Hero 6 and honestly most other
action cams the focus is locked and set to infinity basically what that means is
it's not meant for shooting objects up close now I searched all around online
and couldn't find the exact specifications but I ran a measurement
test myself and it seems that the minimum focus distance is right around
10 inches or 26 centimeters anything closer than this and it gets really
blurry and out of focus so what do you do with all this information well just
remember not to move the camera too close to your subjects and definitely
don't try for those macro flower shots for example if you're vlogging yourself
place the GoPro on a selfie stick put some space between you and the camera
for optimum focus plus it's a wide-angle lens so even if you get too close
there's gonna be more noticeable distortion on your face which just never
looks good now tip number four is actually kind of funny I was gonna tell
you to always turn on protune whenever you can however funny enough when I was
shooting some side-by-side tests I actually couldn't find a clear
difference in the footage now yes with protune turned on when recording 4k
60fps the video bitrate increases from 65 megabits per second to 80
five this can be a great thing when you're doing post-processing or color
grading on the footage or let's say you want to record in manual exposure
settings or a flat color profile or in low-light situations all of this is
capable under protune however if your workflow is like mine I'm pumping out
multiple videos every week there's just no time for color grading I select the
default GoPro color profile anyway which I think looks great as is straight out
of camera then we zoom in on our side by sides or freeze-frame and the footage
looks very similar I even want to read it and a few people
agreed it's too similar to tell and honestly any slight differences you
might see could easily be the differences in our viewing monitors like
what I see on my iMac 5k is clearly going to look different than your
smartphone screen or TV or whatever so I guess the final tip here is that if you
need to do some color exposure grading then yes turn on protune but if not then
maybe go ahead and leave it off for some smaller file sizes do you guys agree
with me or disagree let me know down in the comments and last tip number five
make sure you dig into the settings and turn on auto rotation this one has been
a lifesaver for me I'm often shooting with a selfie stick I flip it upside
down for those ultra low angle fast-paced scooter shots or whatever and
it's a pain to have to rotate that footage in post so instead just toggle
this little gem turn it on auto in the settings and they'll auto rotate for you
depending on which way that GoPros rotated oh and as a bonus tip number six
for you hardcore friends watch until the end I always remove the charging port
door it gets in my way slows me down and this way I can leave it in the frame
attachment and still charge the camera or even use an external mic if I need to
now just remember if you're going underwater snap this baby back on there
or you're gonna be down a creek pun intended now there's a lot more to learn
and play with on this hero 6 let me know if you want to see more of these tips
and tricks camera videos in the future or if you have any pro tips yourself
leave a comment down below the GoPro Hero 6 black is currently down a 399
with Amazon I'll give you the link to check it out
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