SOCIAL SELFIE-WARE
POV CAMERA AND MAST MOUNT BUYERS’ GUIDE
Capturing your own footage isn’t just about vanity and bragging rights – although in our books that’s a good enough reason to film yourself – but it’s also a vital tool in progression, self-coaching and raising your own game.
There has to be an upside to the odd bit of cringeworthy footage eh? Here’s 5 of the latest gadgets to whet your appetite…
GO PRO HERO3+ BLACK EDITION
Capture and share your life’s most meaningful experiences with the HERO3+ Black Edition. 20% smaller and lighter than its best-selling predecessor, it delivers improved image quality and powerful new features geared for versatility and convenience.
SuperView™ is a new video mode that captures the world’s most immersive wide angle perspective, while Auto Low Light mode intelligently adjusts frame rate for stunning low-light performance.
Combined with 30% longer battery life, 4x faster built-in Wi-Fi and a sharper lens, the HERO3+ Black Edition is the most advanced GoPro yet.
£359.99
www.gopro.madison.co.uk
SOLOSHOT2
After almost two years of customer feedback, technological advances and intense development, Soloshot Inc recently announced SOLOSHOT2, the newest version of its category creating robot cameraman device that tracks and films subjects from up to 2,000 feet away.
Breakthroughs include true vertical tracking, the ability to network multiple devices together to form robotic production crew as well as camera control accessories for automatic zoom and record on/off control.
SOLOSHOT2’s new networking feature links multiple systems together so friends, teammates and businesses can mix, match and combine bases and transmitters to film multiple people from multiple angles.
The multi-mode feature may be configured so that one base tracks multiple transmitters, multiple bases track a single transmitter or multiple bases track multiple transmitters.
The new product also comes equipped with two accessory ports for adding functionality making SOLOSHOT2 a true hardware and software development platform.
£TBC
www.getsoloshot.com
MOVE’N SEE
MOVE ‘N SEE is the best technology to film outdoor sports easily without a camera operator.
From your experience, you already know just how useful video can be for making progress in sport and in helping prepare for competitions, but you also already know that filming has its limitations: you need a camera operator behind the camera, which means constraints in terms of availability, cost or filming preference.
The MOVE ‘N SEE device enables you to film all outdoor sports automatically. You no longer need a camera operator.
The athlete wears a special GPS armband (the Beeper), then the camera on the Tracker turns to face the athlete, and zooms automatically.
There is also a record function on the armband: no useless image, making debriefings more efficient. Inclinometers even measure the tripod horizontality, and the line of sight is corrected automatically for any misalignments.
• Classic (entry level model, no camera, no tripod): £780
• FullMotion: £1560
• Pack with quality tripod and mid-range camera starting at £1214
Garmin Virb/Virb Elite
In autumn 2013 Garmin, the global leader in satellite navigation announced VIRB, its first true HD action camera series. VIRB with a rugged waterproof design combines a unique feature set that makes it easier than ever to capture life’s memories.
The unique 1.4-inch Chroma™ colour display makes setup and playback a breeze and uses minimal power so VIRB can record more than three hours of true HD (1080p) video on one charge.
On-board video enhancement features such as digital image stabilization and lens distortion correction ensure that footage recorded with VIRB will look great, even before editing. VIRB can capture high quality still photos while the video camera is recording.
VIRB Elite adds features including WiFi, GPS, barometer and accelerometer to facilitate brand new features like action-triggered video recording and data stamping.
Both VIRB and VIRB Elite feature ANT+™ connectivity for remote control functionality with other compatible Garmin products, and VIRB Elite will support data transfer with other fitness sensors in addition.
• VIRB Elite £349.99
• VIRB £269.99
Mast Hero
Masthero, Eva Cirnski s.p. is a Slovenian company providing high quality technical windsurfing mastmounts for action cams.
Their latest technical mount is designed to take pictures and videos from a birdseye view. The Masthero offers 3 mounting options for your action cam – one on either side and one in front. Its lightweight design (only 35g) and positioning keeps photos and video free from obstruction, without interfering the ride.
The mount securely envelops your mast while avoiding point-loads, such as to carbon masts. Masthero fits almost any action cam – GoPro, Rollei, Actionpro, Ironxcam, Isaw or any camera adapted to fit the GoPro mounting system.
Sometimes you have to use ‘GoPro mount adapter’ to be able to mount Drift, Contour, iON, Sony Action or any action cameras compatible with a 1/4” tripod screw.
£42
www.masthero.com
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