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Posted by: Snow_Dog
Posted on: Feb 3^rd, 2011 at 12:55am

Another vote here for the GoPro Hero. I mounted one onto the side of my solo canoe with the suction cup mount so it's easy to remove for portages. It's a fisheye-lens-style camera so you can get a full field of view without having the camera too far away to turn on and off as needed.

The housing is waterproof which is a great feature for a camera that you'll be using on the water. The main drawback of being waterproof is that means it's pretty much soundproof as well, so if you want sound to go with your video you are out of luck.

There are all sorts of mounting options for it so you can attach it to almost anything or anyone.

It works underwater so theoretically I could mount it underwater and get some video of landing fish from under the surface. Haven't tried this yet, but I will sometime.

Here's a sample video:

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Posted by: quietjourneyman Posted on: Jan 28^th, 2011 at 10:00pm	Quote
(You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) The Hero GoPro HD 960 has a protective casing that makes it water submersible and impact proof. I use it for teaching swim stroke technique (attached to a pole, recording the swimmer from underneath) and cycling (mounted on my helmet). It has a band for head-mounting, which I'm planning to in the BW this year.

Posted by: Mad_Mat Posted on: Jan 27^th, 2011 at 12:48pm	Quote
you might want to do a search for that topic on NPMB or Cboats.net - people there use helmet cams.

Posted by: solotripper Posted on: Jan 26^th, 2011 at 11:42pm	Quote
On the serious side, this item might be a good bet IF you have a digital camera that shoots HD. I'm sure you could attach to PFD or pack-strap and get some decent video's. The link has reviews of the top waterproof surf cameras that might prove useful IF you in the market for a new waterproof outdoor camera? (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links)

Posted by: jjcanoeguide Posted on: Jan 26^th, 2011 at 8:36pm	Quote
solotripper wrote on Jan 26^th, 2011 at 5:57pm: Quote: If you mount on to the canoe, my wife and I have been thinking about experimenting with this next year The mind boggles at the possibilities Nice, ST. You beat me to the punch!

Posted by: SaltedLeech Posted on: Jan 26^th, 2011 at 6:07pm	Quote
I have used a Gorilla pad for the past 3 years and it works great. I leave on through protages and have yet to loose it. (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links)

Posted by: solotripper Posted on: Jan 26^th, 2011 at 5:57pm	Quote
Quote: If you mount on to the canoe, my wife and I have been thinking about experimenting with this next year The mind boggles at the possibilities

Posted by: grizzlylarso Posted on: Jan 26^th, 2011 at 4:56pm	Quote
If you mount on to the canoe, my wife and I have been thinking about experimenting with this next year and it seems like gorilapads will work best for this. Haven't tried it yet since the water is still hard but that's the first route we plan on trying.

Posted by: Old Salt Posted on: Jan 26^th, 2011 at 4:49pm	Quote
Considering that all the headturning could result in a dizzying video, a camera mounted to a gunwale or thwart might work better. I'm not sure a helmet would be comfortable on a hot day...

Posted by: Firechief Posted on: Jan 26^th, 2011 at 3:56pm	Quote
Anybody have suggestions on helmet cams to use in Quetico? Did a search and could not find this topic.

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