Koi pond - GoPro HD (View R1-R5 demo)

A little video test with the GoPro HD showing the different modes R1-R5. The Camera is in the exact same location for all shots so you can see the difference of field of view.

This video was rendered with the following settings in Sony Vegas Movie Studio Platinum 9.

Save type: Sony AVC (.mp4)
Rendering quality: Best
Video Format: AVC
Frame size: High Definition (1920x1080)
Entropy Coding: CAVLC
Frame rate: 29.970 (NTSC)
Allow source to adjust frame rate: UN-checked
Field order: None (progressive scan)
Pixel aspect ratio: 1.0
Bit rate (bps): 8,000,000

Audio format: ACC
Sample rate (Hz): 48,000
Bit rate (bps): 128,000

File was 187MB

About the pond, It's my parents pond located in their backyard. The pond was dug and built by hand many years ago. It's quite beautiful and looks 10x better in the summer.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• GoPro
• HD
• japanese
• Koi
• pond
• backyard
• fish
• video
• test
• render
• settings
• modes
• r1
• r2
• r3
• r4
• r5

[gewoongeinig]

Put a skimmer on it!

[lowlypawn]

@gewoongeinig Actually there is one :). It's on the right hand side covered by some thin rocks. The flapper has since been modified and it now draws water from the surface much better now.

[Halza7]

So the 720p and 480p modes are not actually 170 degree (diagonal) field of view, only 960p is? Right?

[lowlypawn]

@Halza7 Actually I believe 720P and 480P are 170 degrees but it's measured horizontally. I don't think the degrees are measured diagonally. But I'm not a 100% sure. Maybe someone else could comment and confirm this.

[prorobo]

Nicely done for the real life comparisons. R4 is a waste for most applications IMO.

[lowlypawn]

@prorobo Yea, because wide screens monitors are becoming the norm but R4 can look pretty good as my "Amargosa dunes - Beautiful!" video shows. The main problem is the aspect ratio, you would have to shoot the entire project in R4 mode or do a lot of cropping to make it match other video clips with different aspect ratios. Where R1,2,3 & 5 all share the same aspect ratio and cut together nicely.

[TheMrUnderXposed]

r3 is the best for YT and so on.

the quality is good and the size perfect ;)

[SendBig]

dammit! if only r4 was in 60fps!!!!!!

[Hunoghun]

Thanks for sharing.

[Shorty111R]

Thanks.

I like the messages towards the end.

[partyfoulproduction]

Great video, saved me the time and hassle of testing this myself Thanks a bunch for this very helpful test video!!

[JRWpictures]

@NYCSK8ERS You read the manual.