Best go pro settings.

[CaveDweller]

For the best quality images? I've just bought a hero 4 silver for mountain biking. Am I right in thinking if I'm not interested in slow.mo that I should stick to around 24 or 30fps?

It can film 2.7k at 30 or 24fps. If I want slow mo I was thinking of going down to 1080 60fps or even 720 and 120fps.

Basically I'm just wondering what do you lot have your go pro's set up for the best possible.image quality? It is able to record 4k, but only at 15fps so that's no good for mountain biking.

Do you think there will be much of a reduction in video quality between 24 and 30fps in 2.7k?

Any advice would be appreciated.

 

[visagephoto]

I've recently purchased a Gopro 4 silver and I'm still learning how to use it, I'm not sure about best settings for slow motion playback, however I'm aware that in the UK the recording mode should be set to PAL which limits the maximum frame rate to 50fps at 1080p, I've also discovered that footage won't playback on my DVD players if rendered to playback at more than 25fps.

I'm currently using the Gopro supplied software but I'm looking for an inexpensive alternative.

 

[Jimbu]

For the best quality images? I've just bought a hero 4 silver for mountain biking. Am I right in thinking if I'm not interested in slow.mo that I should stick to around 24 or 30fps?

It can film 2.7k at 30 or 24fps. If I want slow mo I was thinking of going down to 1080 60fps or even 720 and 120fps.

Basically I'm just wondering what do you lot have your go pro's set up for the best possible.image quality? It is able to record 4k, but only at 15fps so that's no good for mountain biking.

Do you think there will be much of a reduction in video quality between 24 and 30fps in 2.7k?

Any advice would be appreciated.

The higher the FPS the smoother the video will be for action shots and the better the slow motion footage will be. The difference between 24 and 30fps is negligible and would only be beneficial if you are shooting in low light settings where a slower shutter speed would let more light in.

No doubt shooting in 2.7k over 1080p will require far more memory.

Turn on Protune, it will improve the quality of the footage.

 

[Ricardodaforce]

I've recently purchased a Gopro 4 silver and I'm still learning how to use it, I'm not sure about best settings for slow motion playback, however I'm aware that in the UK the recording mode should be set to PAL which limits the maximum frame rate to 50fps at 1080p, I've also discovered that footage won't playback on my DVD players if rendered to playback at more than 25fps.

I'm currently using the Gopro supplied software but I'm looking for an inexpensive alternative.

The GoPro Studio software is great for removing the fish eye effect.

 

[st599]

I've just bought a hero 4 silver for mountain biking. Am I right in thinking if I'm not interested in slow.mo that I should stick to around 24 or 30fps?

It can film 2.7k at 30 or 24fps. If I want slow mo I was thinking of going down to 1080 60fps or even 720 and 120fps.

Basically I'm just wondering what do you lot have your go pro's set up for the best possible.image quality? It is able to record 4k, but only at 15fps so that's no good for mountain biking.

Do you think there will be much of a reduction in video quality between 24 and 30fps in 2.7k?

2.7k is not a broadcast standard, so to display it on anything other than a computer monitor, you'd need to scale it to 1920x1080. (This doesn't matter, as very few people could see the difference at a normal viewing distance anyway and I doubt the lens and sensor combo resolve much above HD.)

Personally. I'd stick to 1080p50 and 720p100 for slow(ish) motion.

I'm not sure about best settings for slow motion playback, however I'm aware that in the UK the recording mode should be set to PAL which limits the maximum frame rate to 50fps at 1080p, I've also discovered that footage won't playback on my DVD players if rendered to playback at more than 25fps.

DVD can play back 25p or 50i (i.e. 50 interlaced half-frames). It won't play back 50p.

The higher the FPS the smoother the video will be for action shots and the better the slow motion footage will be. The difference between 24 and 30fps is negligible and would only be beneficial if you are shooting in low light settings where a slower shutter speed would let more light in.

24 will have more motion blur and judder than 30.

I'd match the mains lighting frequency to avoid flicker if there are any lights in shot.