Thinking about getting one for the family for Christmas, curious how often others who own them actually use them, and are happy with them. I have a young daughter and like to capture videos of her doing stuff, but I can use my phone for more situations. curious what people think.
Yes…IF you’re willing to take the time to edit the raw footage into a presentable video, and then put it somewhere that the people you care about can enjoy it. (YouTube, shared cloud storage, etc.)
We have a gopro for some years now. Was fun initially, but then went back to phones to record. Editing and all that is too much PIA. Daughter who mainly did that lost interest, and I have no idea in ell how to do er so there it sits now.
I like mine when I actually use it. I tend to forget to bring it or don’t bring it because I don’t want to spend the time editing. Even know it’s pretty easy to edit these days. But when I do use it, I love it.
I have one of the Hero 3 units. I was excited to use it for the first year. After that, the cool factor wore off and I started leaving it at home during hunts. My phones camera can record just as good of video, if not better…
If my life consisted of MMA fighting Great White Sharks, jumping off buildings and driving like Ken Block, maybe I would use it more…But I’m not a fighter, don’t like heights and I drive a base model Focus…
I bought a Garmin Virb XE this spring, still in the box… used it once just to make sure it works. My son likes it better than the GoPros all his buddies have for snowboarding. I honestly don’t know I’ll ever use it. May sell, I just don’t have time to use, but seems pretty cool…
Like others have said, I used mine a lot when I first got it, but that has tailed off. To do it right takes a lot of work filming it so you have interesting footage and editing. So it can take a little away from whatever activity you are doing, like fishing. It also helps if it isn’t just one person doing all the work.
If you ever plan on sharing I suggest just studying other people YouTube videos. I like well edited and short videos. I have a hard time watching peoples videos where they are trying to make it an episode.
I bought a Okuma Nomad Camera Stick which is good for getting different perspectives and staying dry getting underwater footage. I need to buy a chest harness. What sucks is if you bring the GoPro and try getting filler shots and different angles, but then the fishing is slow, you wasted time.
I think anyone planning on doing a YouTube channel/video should own a good drone. I never get tired of watching footage from a drone.
its taken over as our camcorder. we use our phones a lot too but for events and what not, i use the go pro. just bought a session too. its waterproof so that fishing videos sound 100x better.
Personally think they are way over priced. There are knock off’s out there for under $50.
-J.
Yes…IF you’re willing to take the time to edit the raw footage into a presentable video, and then put it somewhere that the people you care about can enjoy it. (YouTube, shared cloud storage, etc.)
Hit the nail on the head. Either you’ll take the time to edit and produce some awesome footage to share with family and friends… or you’ll stock pile a bunch of raw footage that isn’t fun to watch and never do anything with it.
I had one a couple years and got a bunch of good footage, but never took the time to do any editing or uploading. Now the stuff only gets seen when the boys are over and we watch a few clips. Most of the clips we watch is just for the hilarious comments people made, the kind of footage that’s usually too crude to ever make it into edited videos.
I think most people underestimate the time investment that editing raw footage entails. Depending on what computer you plan on using for editing, even just importing the raw footage from your SD card into your video editing software can be an extremely time consuming process. I’ve had a gopro since about 2007/2008 and have made several youtube videos with my footage over the years. I’d say that on average, for a 3-4 day fishing/hunting trip, I will accumulate about 10-15 hours of raw footage that takes me on average, anywhere from 16-24 hours of time to import, edit, and upload to youtube for a finished product that ends up being a 4-6 minute video. Lots of time is invested. I should also mention that if I had a top of the line computer and video editing software, I could cut that time in half (maybe more).
Like others have mentioned, I think what happens to most people is they have great intentions of video productions. What ends up happening is they never take the time to edit the raw footage and just end up with an external hard drive full of long video clips from numerous trips that never get touched.
I agree with the statements here. EDITING is the problem. The videos I have done are awesome, but it just takes too much work. When I do REMEMBER to bring the camera along fishing, I have it on my head or something and turn it on for awhile and don’t catch a fish for a long period of time, so I turn it off. THEN I hook a fish and don’t want to mess with turning it on, so I got nothing. If you can plan ahead for stuff, they are fun. I mostly use mine now on vacation adventures or grand kids stuff. I do like the waterproof feature as I have taken my snorkeling often, but again, the editing after is a PIA.
I think most people underestimate the time investment that editing raw footage entails.
Indeed! Especially if they know what they are doing as in know how to create a quality video.
The sad thing is I rarely take video with my phone. It’s too bad because Google will automatically create videos for you and their algorithms create some pretty great edited video.
I think anyone planning on doing a YouTube channel/video should own a good drone. I never get tired of watching footage from a drone.
How long ’til drone footage becomes the new go-pro footage? People seem pretty worn out on point-of-view fishing footage (go pros on a chest cam, etc.) — do you think we’ll hit the same wall w/ drone?
I’m all about variety. Love the shows that use a combination of POV, drone, underwater, and traditional camera angles.
I received a Go Pro for Christmas last year. It’s still in the package never opened. Not because i’m not curious but because I know I don’t have the patience to edit anything. In my opinion a poorly edited video is harder to watch then a bad Hollywood movie.
I received a Go Pro for Christmas last year. It’s still in the package never opened. Not because i’m not curious but because I know I don’t have the patience to edit anything. In my opinion a poorly edited video is harder to watch then a bad Hollywood movie.
You looking to sell?
Ya I guess. How big of a hurry are you in? I left it at the lake, didn’t intend to mess with it this winter either 
I got a bunch of accessories with it also I can bring back.
If you are serious shoot me a PM with your phone number and I’ll get up there in the next week or two and grab it.
Just started messing with mine now. I could see how it would be a pretty cool way to capture memories, but I can now see how much of a pain in the rear end it would be. Will be a little bit of an investment passed the initial purchase with accessories, mounts, batteries, etc.
some day this generation will look back and say why did we care about what others thought of us. Its all about likes and how many comments which is pretty damn sad. If you do it for yourself it is worth it IMO. If you want fame, you better talk to James.
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I think anyone planning on doing a YouTube channel/video should own a good drone. I never get tired of watching footage from a drone.How long ’til drone footage becomes the new go-pro footage? People seem pretty worn out on point-of-view fishing footage (go pros on a chest cam, etc.) — do you think we’ll hit the same wall w/ drone?
I’m all about variety. Love the shows that use a combination of POV, drone, underwater, and traditional camera angles.
I don’t see drone footage going out of style. It gives the viewer a perspective they never see.
The GoPro originally was invented for action sports. The problem with POV fishing shots is there is little to actually see so it ends up just being a shot of the camera moving around until the fish is next to the boat and boated.
If someone wants to do a quality YouTube video you need at least 2 gopros so when editing you can switch perspectives. A 3rs SLR digital VLog camera would step your game up even more. It also helps to have someone with you so there is always a camera man. Solo trips make it even harder to capture good footage, which is a huge problem for me.
Once we get a boat I’ll get into YouTube videos more. Right now I look at my YouTube videos and even I say “Boring”!
If he don’t buy it, I might be interested.
Well I have 3 on my boat and use them every time we have a fish on….I post my videos on my Youtube channel, i have friends all over the world and they watch them before bed for a sound nights sleep. I do look back on them as they do bring back some good memories.Don’t spend a lot of time editing them.
Your friends all over the world………..are they real friends you have met face to face and talked to or people who click that they are your friend? I’m not picking a fight I just am curious. It’s hard to tell what some consider to be friends. It’s like here, I have many I have exchanged PM’s with and battled with in a thread. I wouldn’t consider them a friend. I have met people here in person who I might consider a friend.
I grew up learning that a friend is someone you can turn to for advice and help if needed. A guy who would borrow you a tool or trailer. Help you repair or build something. I’ve never considered somebody a friend for clicking a box.
Just curious.
…I thought we were friends. 
have one does not get much use. wish I could plug it into the tv and press play to watch a video.
Mounting on the boat is a good idea.
had batteries die fast when it was cold
Well…it is a strange question but I get it(Like Facebook Friends) but I have childhood buddies (guys I borrowed tools from or more likely they borrowed from me..haha) that live in Japan,England,Vancouver,Thunder Bay Ont, and some great friends from The United States that I have fished with and some are in the videos. They will be great memories later. YouTube Jim Lyon Fishing….help you sleep better
It all depends on how motivated you are. It can definitely be a short lived item for some people. I started a youtube channel for a new hobby. Not to get people to follow it but I like trying to get better at new skills/hobbies and its just plain fun. I will admit the editing is a pain in the butt, but once you get it down it’s not too bad. I have two that I mount on my boat, and it’s really fun trying to come up with new angles and creative ways to capture your fish releases or catches.
My second camera is a gopro knockoff from amazon that was $75. Same set up, even works with the gopro mounts, AND shoots in 4K 1080p. It’s the AKASO EK7000.
the learning curve on editing is pretty steep, so it can seem like it takes forever at first. a computer that processes video quickly helps a bit, i import mine directly from SD card to an external harddrive. practice with your video software helps even more, it gets much easier with practice – and some software is easier to use than others. the newer GoPros are coming with “Quik Stories,” an automated editing feature so you can trim small clips and upload them online right from the app on your phone. do you want professional quality or something fun and easy to share on Facebook? different software for different needs.
it used to take me longer, but now i can sit down on a Saturday or Sunday for 6-8 hours while watching football in the winter and edit a week’s worth of camera footage from 8 cameras on 2 boats – usually a couple hundred clips – into a 20 minute trip summary video with music. my fishing buddies and i watch and re-watch those videos while waiting for the next trip, so it’s worth the effort to me to save those memories and gives me something fishing-related to do in January.
Send me a PM if you want to sell one.
I don’t see drone footage going out of style. It gives the viewer a perspective they never see.
I agree that’s the affect, for now. Just questioning the lasting-power after people have watched a couple thousand drone vids on Youtube?
Hopefully in five years we’ll be talking about something even better.
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