Looking for Waterproof Video Camera Recommendations - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Phishphood · 10-19-2015, 10:53 AM

Depends what kind of quality of video you're looking for, but older gopro's work just fine. Couple bucks for a tripod mount for them and a buck for the right screw and some PVC and you've made your own pole mounts. Put them in the front of yak, or in rod holder behind the seat etc. Plunk down some $$ for a wireless remote (wrist wearable, I think most gopros from 2 and 3 are wifi enabled) for remote power/recording options and you're good to go.

That said if you're looking for much better quality video, newer cameras are the way to go (but much more $$$). They'll give you higher framerates so you can slow it down to .5x or less and still be super smooth at HD quality. 4k video is up to personal preference but I think it's unnecessary. Sony did come out with a 4k action cam though that I'm really liking. Not for the 4k aspect but because it has in-camera stabilization. This is huge, as you're probably seen most gopro vids are shaky etc just from holding it. No clue on mounts for it though.

Long story short- what are you planning to do with the footage and how much are you willing to spend?

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10-19-2015, 10:53 AM	#2
Phishphood Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Posts: 346	Depends what kind of quality of video you're looking for, but older gopro's work just fine. Couple bucks for a tripod mount for them and a buck for the right screw and some PVC and you've made your own pole mounts. Put them in the front of yak, or in rod holder behind the seat etc. Plunk down some $$ for a wireless remote (wrist wearable, I think most gopros from 2 and 3 are wifi enabled) for remote power/recording options and you're good to go. That said if you're looking for much better quality video, newer cameras are the way to go (but much more $$$). They'll give you higher framerates so you can slow it down to .5x or less and still be super smooth at HD quality. 4k video is up to personal preference but I think it's unnecessary. Sony did come out with a 4k action cam though that I'm really liking. Not for the 4k aspect but because it has in-camera stabilization. This is huge, as you're probably seen most gopro vids are shaky etc just from holding it. No clue on mounts for it though. Long story short- what are you planning to do with the footage and how much are you willing to spend?