Comments on: Grow The Game Invitational: Glenn Morley & 1 Helmet Cam

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 15:50:00 +0000

Thanks,

Shooting any WILA games in 2012?

By: Cmlyneis

Cmlyneis — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 05:14:00 +0000

Jeff:
I think it is a generational difference. I am always striving for shots that don’t show the camera shaking or panning wildly. I even found the Bourne Ultimatum had to much camera shake for my taste. Anyway it was fun to see the Thailand video and it is interesting to see how lacrosse is being spread with almost religious fervor by the GTG advocates.

By: Cmlyneis

Cmlyneis — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 05:08:00 +0000

There is not a simple answer, since it depends on the application. I would look for solid state memory, and if you want to shoot sports at night good low light sensitivity and optical stabilization. For a helmet cam the Go Pro looks great to me. I shoot HD AVCHD, a pain to edit but the resolution is worth it if you every want to go beyond Youtube quality. Small cameras make for unsteady shots, but almost all consumer camcorders are going tiny. I use a shoulder mount (Habbycam) which gives some stability, but then I am not a fan of a lot of camera movement. Could be a generational difference. For brands, I trust Sony and Canon for conventional camcorders.
The new cameras with solid state memory have few moving parts and should be reliable, since they are just a lense and some electronics.
God luck with your video. Videomaker magazine is a great source on equipment and techniques.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 00:29:00 +0000

BHS Video dad what kind of camera do you recommend for a young upstart? Something relatively cheap, solid, and reliable?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 00:17:00 +0000

SUPER SOLID Music Selection. Was feeling the MIB throwback track

By: Will Patton

Will Patton — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 22:31:00 +0000

Very cool to see the goalie perspective, around the 1:23 mark you’ve got a shot that the goalie tracks and pops up, and the camera catches all of it beautifully. Very cool stuff.

By: Cam

Cam — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 21:29:00 +0000

You should see the Rabil footage from the Hawaii tournament. He is composed, keeps it level, and swim moves everyone on his way to the cage.

By: Shaw

Shaw — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 16:36:00 +0000

Will Smith is so easy on the ears.

By: Steve Blair

Steve Blair — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 15:30:00 +0000

That actually looks like a ContourHD. They usually run about $250, and it is worth spending the extra $50 as it is much better than the GoPro.

By: Bg205

Bg205 — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 15:26:00 +0000

thank you kindly

By: Jeff Brunelle

Jeff Brunelle — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 15:25:00 +0000

Really? I don’t have a problem watching it at all. Maybe it’s because I was there. Either way, thanks for the feedback BHSvideoDad!

By: Cmlyneis

Cmlyneis — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 15:18:00 +0000

I have seen the helmet cams used with good effect in skate boarding, snow boarding and motorcycle racing. Three minutes of lacrosse practice with a helmet cam is not very watchable. There is too much head movement going on in lacrosse to make something interesting to watch. Could be useful to use within the context of a more conventional lacrosse video to spice it up though.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 14:53:00 +0000

not sure what they use but you can buy a GOPro HD camera online for about $200. I’ve used it for lax, snowboarding, wakeboarding, snorkeling, etc…

By: Bg205

Bg205 — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 12:20:00 +0000

What kind of camera did you guys use for the helmet cam? Footage and sound are great and I’d like to try help our club out a bit with something similar.