GoPro and similar - resolutions

[VladTepes]

A q for everyone - What resolution do you normally use?
720p or 1080?
4:3 or 16:9
30fps or 60fps ?


@Proteous

[gsxbarmy]

1080:60 on my Hero 3

[froudy]

1080 and 16:9 on my SJ4000.

Not sure about fps though.

[VladTepes]

I have a hero2 so it looks like 960 48fps for me.

[Proteous]

Varies for me, depends what im going for. I use a Hero 3+ When just effectively useing it as a dash cam then i just use 720p and default everything else..
When im going for something a little more important then i ramp the settings up to max everything..
Im looking to upgrade to the Hero 5 but its 350 notes that are better spent else where at the mo.

[ARH]

I use a contour roam.... bit cheaper than the GoPro and with similar functions... nearly always use 720p and 30fps on the bike, helps with memory usage.  Same when skiing.... When diving/snorkelling always use 1080p cos I'm never in the water that long lol....

[northern]

Hero5, and almost every time I use 1080 and 50 fps.

btw - hope you know, but 50(25) or 60(30) fps is recommended to use depending what AC frequencies are used in a country you are filming.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mains_electricity_by_country#Table_of_mains_voltages_and_frequencies

Especially inside, but artificial outside lightening could also affect picture. using right fps, should reduce "blinking' on a picture

[VladTepes]

You mean the pal vs ntsc thing?
We have pal tv. Cam is set for ntsc.
Problem?

[Kiwifruit]

I have given up trying to load gopro footage to utube. I could end up throwing the whole damn computer out the freakin window.

[KiwiCol]

I have given up trying to load gopro footage to utube. I could end up throwing the whole damn computer out the freakin window.

I've got bike / ride video's too, never got them on u-tube.  Never mind.

[northern]

You mean the pal vs ntsc thing?
We have pal tv. Cam is set for ntsc.
Problem?

Not exactly. PAL and NTSC are TV broadcasting formats. Digital video is not related to any of them.

But if your power network is working with 50Hz, it mean your inside lightening could blink 50 per second, which is not visible by human eye. But if you are filming 60 of 30 fps it will be visible.
PAL and NTSC are not related to digital video, but this is exactly why they have different frame rate. For consumer conveniences, those settings in cameras are named  PAL and NTSC, and changing them you can choose FPS range multiple for 50 or 60

Hope, this is making sense

50 FPS

60 FPS

[VladTepes]

What problem ate you having kiwifruit?

[Proteous]

You know guys Vimeo is a very good alternative to youtube.. Very easy and a good way to share your video..
https://vimeo.com/

[Beaker]

You mean the pal vs ntsc thing?
We have pal tv. Cam is set for ntsc.
Problem?

Not exactly. PAL and NTSC are TV broadcasting formats. Digital video is not related to any of them.

But if your power network is working with 50Hz, it mean your inside lightening could blink 50 per second, which is not visible by human eye. But if you are filming 60 of 30 fps it will be visible.
PAL and NTSC are not related to digital video, but this is exactly why they have different frame rate. For consumer conveniences, those settings in cameras are named  PAL and NTSC, and changing them you can choose FPS range multiple for 50 or 60

Hope, this is making sense

That makes very good sense - this is why I see the neon speed signs blinking in all my vidoes 

[VladTepes]

Sow a video that looks fine to me here in AUS may have slight strobing issues when viewed in the UK?