Canoe and Kayak magazine did a head-to-head review of the following "action cams"...
- GoPro 3 + Black Edition
- Sony Action Cam AS30V
- JVC ADIXXION GC-XA2
- ION Air Pro 2
- Drift HD Ghost
- Iron X DXG 5G9V HD
POV Camera Review
POV Camera Review
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Canoe and Kayak magazine did a head-to-head review of the following "action cams"...
Canoe and Kayak magazine did a head-to-head review of the following "action cams"...
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Re: POV Camera Review
Great review. Side by side comparison is the best way to help you make a choice. It would have been nice if the review had included sound quality as well as video.
No mention is made of the zoom feature of the JVC Adixxion2, which can change the normal wide angle lens footage from being curved at the edges to looking normal, and increase the visual size of the subject. Most people don't seem to mind the distortion of a wide-angle lens or how tiny the subjects seem if they are 20 feet away from the camera. I've seen so much footage shot with a wide angle lens that Chester's zoomed in paddling videos made with a waterproof pocket camera blew me away. The subjects filled up so much more of the picture and moved realistically. Wide-angle lenses cause subjects in motion to appear to speed up when they get close to the camera. A wide-angle is great for selfies, though.
The JVC also has standard threaded camera mounting holes on the bottom and left side. An inversion feature in the software allows the camera to mounted upside down and still produce a right side up video, so it can be side-mounted on either side of a helmet with the single standard camera mounting hole. Two extra batteries with an AC charger cost $20. Changing batteries in the field is very easy, so you can shoot a lot of hi-def during one outing without worrying about running out of juice.
Some sort of water-shedding coating is really a necessity for using a boat-based camera. Glass lenses can have any number of non-fogging products applied with good results, as can plastic covers over lenses. The best product I have found is called Fog Buster and should totally eliminate concerns of water shedding on any of the cameras. Unfortunately, I'm not sure it is still available, but any anti-fog product should give acceptable results.
Video cameras keep getting better and cheaper. I hope to see more local paddling videos posted as that trend continues.
Mike Coogan, alias Captain Aleve
No mention is made of the zoom feature of the JVC Adixxion2, which can change the normal wide angle lens footage from being curved at the edges to looking normal, and increase the visual size of the subject. Most people don't seem to mind the distortion of a wide-angle lens or how tiny the subjects seem if they are 20 feet away from the camera. I've seen so much footage shot with a wide angle lens that Chester's zoomed in paddling videos made with a waterproof pocket camera blew me away. The subjects filled up so much more of the picture and moved realistically. Wide-angle lenses cause subjects in motion to appear to speed up when they get close to the camera. A wide-angle is great for selfies, though.
The JVC also has standard threaded camera mounting holes on the bottom and left side. An inversion feature in the software allows the camera to mounted upside down and still produce a right side up video, so it can be side-mounted on either side of a helmet with the single standard camera mounting hole. Two extra batteries with an AC charger cost $20. Changing batteries in the field is very easy, so you can shoot a lot of hi-def during one outing without worrying about running out of juice.
Some sort of water-shedding coating is really a necessity for using a boat-based camera. Glass lenses can have any number of non-fogging products applied with good results, as can plastic covers over lenses. The best product I have found is called Fog Buster and should totally eliminate concerns of water shedding on any of the cameras. Unfortunately, I'm not sure it is still available, but any anti-fog product should give acceptable results.
Video cameras keep getting better and cheaper. I hope to see more local paddling videos posted as that trend continues.
Mike Coogan, alias Captain Aleve
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