GoPro mounting on wakeboard tower
Anyone know if the roll bar mount will work on a wakeboard tower? I'm got an 08 SAN 220. Boat is in storage so don't have diameter of the tower handy.
Any other places you would mount the GoPro to record people wakeboarding other than on the person wakeboarding? |
I know its going to come up...but video shot from the boat is not great bc you cant zoom in.
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I'm not too concerned with getting perfect video. Just want to be able to record what I'm doing right/wrong to help me progress... Can't be that bad right?
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You will barely be able to see the rider. Heres a screenshot of GoPro video. The camera is mounted backwards on the drivers helmet and 60 feet from the rider.
I think the best way to shoot with a GoPro is from a towable tube using a GoPole, with the tube's rope about 7 feet shorter than the rider's. |
I use go pro from my boat on the ski pylon. Works good for monitoring your riding.
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The go pro 2 has a narrow field if view option and works fine from the tower. I have a 07 SAN 220 but do not use the roll bar mount. Instead I use the suction cap mount just in front of the tow point. The bar is about 3-4" flat across the top which works well
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That pic right there is good enough for me to see the form of a rider when hitting the wake. AndrewC, I hadn't thought of mounting it there. I will definitely try that out as soon as the suction mount comes in the mail.
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For the record, can't do the tube thing when it's just my wife and I. It's always one person riding and one person driving so no option for having a camera man/woman...
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Using the suction cup mount and setting the FOV to narrow will probably be the best way to go. If it's too narrow and you ride out of frame on the flats you can try 127 degrees in 1080p and that will enlarge your image a little. To compare, the picture above is 170 wide angle, the picture below is 127.
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Another question. Any ideas on how to improve video in low light conditions? My test video last night was really grainy. Is this normal? 720p 60fps setting and 1080p 30fps setting did the same.
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Maybe the adhesive flat surface mount will work. Or the large flat mount that the GoPro is shipped on could be ziptied to the tower.
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The rollbar mount will work on a round tube tower. Yes you can see enough to see mistakes etc, is it ideal? no.
Here is barefooting longline this is using a suction cup mount off the back of the boat. Narrow setting. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwJNNlrQtd0 |
You can get a good shot from the boat... but I will say its not as good as you hope... Here is a shot from the boat, then a tube. On the tube they have it on a pole with a float attached. I think you will agree while both are cool, the tube is a much better shot of the rider.
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c2...psbe6a4835.png http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c2...ps052b7308.png http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c2...ps9e5e7090.png http://http://s24.beta.photobucket.c...152e2.png.html |
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Just remember to set the camera to record upside down ;p |
Thanks for the replies guys! I ended up using the suction cup mount on the fiberglass piece right in front of the engine hatch. That seemed to work pretty good and a closer shot of the rider. Nonetheless, the tube view is probably the best although it doesn't work if its just my wife and I!
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you can use this setup it rides on the rope...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yZY...Cw8jNylfU3wO1Q |
Yamaha Tower cam mount
I just bought a Yamaha Tower cam mount and installed it on my tower. I had to add some tape strips to get it to fit tight enough on my tower roller, since it was made specifically for a yamaha tower, but now it works great. It is cheaper and more simple than the Wakeye and works great. Here is the link:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Yamaha-Tower...-/140905084005 |
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https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Z...725_085854.jpg https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-k...725_085901.jpg https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-z...725_085841.jpg And way to bump a thread from 2012. :banghead: |
And to the original point of the thead (mounting a gopro to a tower). one of the cheapest and easiest is using a wrist mount:
http://img.dxcdn.com/productimages/sku_269775_1.jpg http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...xL._SY355_.jpg They can be had for $5 to $10 all day long on ebay. I put some grippy shelf liner on the bottom of mine so it doesn't slip on the tower. |
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Wakeye have just released a Gopro attachment specifically for Wakeboard towers , looks pretty cool.
http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/019...g?v=1444003053 |
Hopefully a rope mount will be available someday.. lots of folks workin on one..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0J8iJwLkEw |
I'm using the wrist strap that came with the Hero3 on the tower. Works ok..but like others have said it's kinda far away
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