Hmmmmm……

I just shot my first motorcycle video with my new GoPro Hero camera, and my initial impressions are mixed.   To cut to the chase, I think I like my Midland XTC-300 video cam better.  It sure is a lot easier to operate than the GoPro.  

I know you guys want to see the video, but it takes a awhile to upload this stuff.   Two hours, actually, to upload a 6-minute video to YouTube.  That’s not the camera’s fault…that’s just the way it is.   And I’m running off on a couple of cool errands this morning (including a stop at the scooter factory), so it will be much later today that the first video will be up. 

Some first impressions:

• The wind noise cancellation feature is not as good as I hoped it would be.   It’s a little bit better than the Midland, but it’s still there.   GoPro has another camera back that cuts down on the noise a lot more, but it cuts down on everything (including the engine noise).   I’ll put that camera back on for the next video.
• The operation is not as easy as the Midland.   More on this later.
• Downloading the video from the camera to the computer was not intuitive.    More on this later, too.
• The video quality is outstanding.  It might be better than the Midland, but for YouTube uploads it really doesn’t make much difference.  What you see on the Internet is not what the camera actually produces.

That’s it for now, folks.   Keep an eye on the blog; I’m shooting more video this weekend.