help me explain by making video of trip

[g6snl]

I have been playing around with the two cams and have found settings which suit both and footage looks the same on both in good light. So thats that sorted. Now audio is my next problem. Its crap on both and no external mic. So im thinking to put one on the panasonic. Somehow

Next backup. You dont get many mins footage per Gb ! Shocked! Is there a hd which will copy sd cards without a pc? dont really want to take a laptop too. Or 100's of sd cards.....

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[Pelle]

Originally Posted by g6snl

Next backup. You dont get many mins footage per Gb ! Shocked! Is there a hd which will copy sd cards without a pc? dont really want to take a laptop too. Or 100's of sd cards.....

I did try, a couple of years ago, a hard drive with a built in card reader, and it broke down on me pretty fast, nothing I want to recommend any more. The any option I can think of if you don't want to bring a laptop is a portable hard drive and a card reader, and then relying on finding internet cafe's along the road.

[g6snl]

I'm starting to favour the option of card reader / hdd as it is probably easier to protect a portable hdd than a laptop. I know from experience that a laptop will fail if bumped around too much. Solid state devices are very expensive for a good storage capacity. I have four 32Gb cards plus a few odd smaller size ones so another option is to get a few more and then just seek a cafe when required. No deaths should result from any failings with this. It will be learning curve, but less steep thanks to all you hubbers.

Many things involved in all this video lark! Not even started yet

[g6snl]

Bit of a follow up on the issue of transferring video to HDD without a PC.

I come across a piece of kit which does it with out the need for a pc or power supply, or wires for that matter.

Wireless Hard Drive, iPad Hard Drive, Wireless Storage | Seagate

I wonder if anyone has tried one

Its a Seagate wireless plus drive. basically a box with a 1Tb HDD a battery and wifi & USB connectivity. you can transfer files from a "device" ( my android smart phone) to the HDD via wifi. So by removing the SD card from cam and putting in phone and then transferring to HDD you have a copy of your card. my phone / cam and the HDD can all be charged from the bike inside the pannier while travelling.

I think I'm sorted. Just remains to see how reliable it will all be on the road ?

[g6snl]

Ok .........so trip done.
I had two issues with my first go at video on a trip.

1. As it was the first time I was continually worried about batteries running out so only filmed occasionally. Due to this missed some good stuff! As it turned out the battery lasted really well. Also was so busy enjoying it I kept forgetting to film.

2. My camera lady ( the wife) is crap at filming stuff..........I have lots of sky shots from many countries...........or no shots of the intended items but good footage of the inside of a bag or back of my bike jacket....

However ......... I do believe I have enough footage to put something together which I can show to non believers and hopefully that will explain why I and all you folks love this lark. I will of course make it available via the hubb somehow. It will be some time off though. Much work stuff to do before I start the editing.

Just for interest the seagate wifi hard drive seemed to work well transferring stuff as required. Took a while to get the hang of how to do it using the "app" but OK once mastered. Never charged the battery at all. It kept working despite 1 off up a mountain, very bad roads, 40+C temps, rain and damp getting to it and one crash.

[g6snl]

For those interested from a video point of view I have uploaded my first video to youtube !
Considering the small cost of equipment involved I am well pleased with the results. I used two cams one of which was very cheap but gave the best results, but in reality both served well. Search on amazon for "f9 camera"

The video is not really an adventure trip this time, plans changed early on due to a "falling off" so it turned into a more relaxed Holiday trip....... but it was still great all the same.

The object of the video was to explain to my friends why we do what we do rather than the " package holiday thing" - It has worked ! One now wants a piece of the action - My mission is complete

A steep learning curve, the next effort should be a lot easier.

The vid is 24mins long so don't get caught looking at work !
It will not play on a lot of apple stuff for some reason? PC is fine.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NDXi08z2TA

[gerrybren]

Check out pinnacle studio movie making, it works great, windows movie maker is ok for 20 mins or so but if you use music and video and photos it tends to crash, pinnacle will cure all this plus it has great functions to make a great film, easy to use also, I now have a mac so use Imovie, took a bit of getting used to and the big problem of course was compatibility with your camera.

[GreatJourneys]

It is a best idea to capture the moments of your great journeys. Take an HD camera and record as you proceed to places you always dreamed of. Make long videos, you can edit the clip/video later on your return.