Go Pro

[Supercfred]

I've been thinking about hooking up my Go Pro to my bow. Has anyone done this? If so can you send me a picture or suggestions on placement.

The big question does this mess up your shot placement?

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[pykiller]

No. Does it take good video when you shoot? Not really.

I am ticked at mine as the battery life on both is horrible.

[Bearkat]

I bought a piece of 1" x 1/8" flat bar aluminum. Drilled a hole for stabilizer came about 1/2" above stabilizer bent it at 45 degrees went about 1/2" and bent another 45 angle to make it run parallel with stabilizer. Cut it to length of stablizer. Drilled hole for gopro/camera mount. Got a 1/4 thumb screw and ran it from bottom up through mounting bar. Placed a screw lock on screw so it would not fall out. I also had to use some spacer washers to get screw correct length. I'm traveling and don't have pics but can send next week. I use it also for my regular video camera. Never has effectedy shooting

[jdeleon]

i attached mine. didnt really get good results. for the price of a go pro im wanting to sell it and buy a real vid camera seems like it will be alot easier to use and way better vid quality.

[PROUDREDNECK]

No matter how good the mount looks the cam always jumps at the shot, I prefer wearing the camera on my cap`s bill attached by a screw

[jcharette08]

i put mine on with a bowfinger 2.0, can mount several different ways. w/ stabilizer...in place of stabilizer, or clamped to your riser.

[Supercfred]

I bought a piece of 1" x 1/8" flat bar aluminum. Drilled a hole for stabilizer came about 1/2" above stabilizer bent it at 45 degrees went about 1/2" and bent another 45 angle to make it run parallel with stabilizer. Cut it to length of stablizer. Drilled hole for gopro/camera mount. Got a 1/4 thumb screw and ran it from bottom up through mounting bar. Placed a screw lock on screw so it would not fall out. I also had to use some spacer washers to get screw correct length. I'm traveling and don't have pics but can send next week. I use it also for my regular video camera. Never has effectedy shooting

Thank you. . Sounds great. When ever you get back home and settled in id appreciate the pic?

[Supercfred]

i put mine on with a bowfinger 2.0, can mount several different ways. w/ stabilizer...in place of stabilizer, or clamped to your riser.

Could you send me a pic of your set up?

[CEO]

No matter how you attach the GoPro it will not be great video at the shot. It's better to attach it to you or something else stable like PR mentioned. I was in the process of making a setup like Bearkat suggests for my old iPhone when I got the GoPro. Seemed like a solid idea. There is also a clamp you can buy that would attach to your stabilizer and the camera. I don't have one so I can't say for sure if it would work correctly but the theory is sound (in my head at least).

[Bweger]

Here is video filmed by my GoPro mounted on my bow

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[down2hunt]

i attached mine. didnt really get good results. for the price of a go pro im wanting to sell it and buy a real vid camera seems like it will be alot easier to use and way better vid quality.

The go pro has excellent video quality, but it wasn't designed to replace a traditional video camera. For hunting purposes the gopro works best as a secondary camera pointed back at the hunter. If you are trying to capture kill shots while mounted to your bow you will be disappointed. Because it's a wide angle lends it will make a 20 yd shot look like a 60 yd shot.

Here is a video I made using a traditional video camera and a gopro that is mounted on my bow, but facing me.

http://youtu.be/MSpVdHno1gI

Here's another video from someone who is much better than me that shows excellent use of a gopro. He is using a gopro and a dslr.

http://vimeo.com/m/77371200

[Bweger]

The go pro has excellent video quality, but it wasn't designed to replace a traditional video camera. For hunting purposes the gopro works best as a secondary camera pointed back at the hunter. If you are trying to capture kill shots while mounted to your bow you will be disappointed. Because it's a wide angle lends it will make a 20 yd shot look like a 60 yd shot.

Here is a video I made using a traditional video camera and a gopro that is mounted on my bow, but facing me.

http://youtu.be/MSpVdHno1gI

Here's another video from someone who is much better than me that shows excellent use of a gopro. He is using a gopro and a dslr.

http://vimeo.com/m/77371200

The GoPro 3+ allows you to narrow the field of view and by doing that it zooms in slightly. The video I posted is from the Hero3 silver. I have my Hero 3+ with me and I will try to post some examples of the different field if view settings

[Bearkat]

I agree that gopro is not good for the shot. I built my mount for it and then ended mounting regular camera for the shot. I mount gopro to riser using the handlebar connector. If hunting fromy popup I mount gopro on side of popup using a Gorlliapod that wraps around the popup supports. I it is also good for attaching to limbs close to the feeder to get the shot from different perspective.

[Bweger]

I use my Hero 3+ as a remote camera that I operate by wifi with my phone. The battery lasts longer than the older models.