My First Real Try at Video! Insta360

[Lowflynjack]

I'm trying something new. I want to add this when I'm doing air-to-air photos. I also want to record our trip into Oshkosh.

Warning, not the most exciting videos! Jack's YouTube Channel

On the video named 84R, toward the end, you'll see the famous Luecke trees where a family cleared the land, but left trees spelling out their name. Each letter is a mile tall! On the second video, you can see I started playing with the editing.

On the video named T74, as we flew over to land, I panned around to look at the runway and show the flaps coming down. Oh man is this going to get addicting! No more worrying about your framing.

Hit me with your thoughts, good or bad. Remember I'm a newbie!

 

[Jim_R]

Interesting. Is it pitch- and roll-stabilized?

 

[Lowflynjack]

Interesting. Is it pitch- and roll-stabilized?

No, it just records 360 degrees all the time. You change the view when editing. It’s fun!

 

[Beachy]

Sounds like a unique setup. Quality is surprisingly good. I’ve never been very interested in shooting video - but this has attracted my attention.

 

[rockwoodrv9a]

I use a gopro but pretty much the same idea. I am just learning too so these suggestions things I find out each flight. It is fun trying new things.

What direction do you face the camera on the mount? My suggestion would be to point it straight ahead or straight towards you. If it is straight ahead, the roads and fields will video in straighter lines without the curves caused by the camera lens when you pan around while editing. If you point it towards you, you will have the same distortion curves when you pan away from you.

Im not sure what the rules are for a certified plane about mounts but for real fun you can mount a pole and put the camera about 18" in front of the wing and get some really cool shots.

At the end of this video you can see the curves from the lens. My camera is mounted with the front lens facing me on a pole. If you want pictures of my mount, let me know. Have fun!

 

[Lowflynjack]

Sounds like a unique setup. Quality is surprisingly good. I’ve never been very interested in shooting video - but this has attracted my attention.

The quality is great and this is the X2 version. They're up to X5 now, which has a lot less noise in low-light. I don't think I could bring myself to buy anything other than the latest version!

 

[Lowflynjack]

I use a gopro but pretty much the same idea. I am just learning too so these suggestions things I find out each flight. It is fun trying new things.

What direction do you face the camera on the mount? My suggestion would be to point it straight ahead or straight towards you. If it is straight ahead, the roads and fields will video in straighter lines without the curves caused by the camera lens when you pan around while editing. If you point it towards you, you will have the same distortion curves when you pan away from you.

Im not sure what the rules are for a certified plane about mounts but for real fun you can mount a pole and put the camera about 18" in front of the wing and get some really cool shots.

At the end of this video you can see the curves from the lens. My camera is mounted with the front lens facing me on a pole. If you want pictures of my mount, let me know. Have fun!

Nice. I'm going to put my GoPro inside and I have the audio setup so you can hear me and the radio calls.

I see what you're saying about the curves. I had the camera pointing straight down and I did get some curves, but it seemed to be when I was turning the plane. I'd love to see pics of your mount. Dean Siracusa, of Flying Eyes, sent me his setup. I like it, seems very secure. As far as the FAA, the people who sell the mounts warn you that one FAA office may say it's okay, another may not. Most seem to think it's okay because it's not a permanent change to the plane.

Here is Dean's setup, which I'm thinking I'll copy, and a photo he took with it. As a photographer, I don't like the still props and the warped perspective for photos, but I think it makes fun videos.

 

[rockwoodrv9a]

That is a nice mount. I made my own and it has worked well. It was cheap too. I used a shower curtain rod and the end of an old broom epoxied in with a 1/4" bolt to mount the gopro mount to. I used aluminum angle screwed into the wing tip holes. There is a little bounce but not too bad and the camera takes most of that out.

I found a hex sided paint pole extension at HD that I plan to try to see if it is stiffer. Hope these pics help.

 

[Lowflynjack]

That is a nice mount. I made my own and it has worked well. It was cheap too. I used a shower curtain rod and the end of an old broom epoxied in with a 1/4" bolt to mount the gopro mount to. I used aluminum angle screwed into the wing tip holes. There is a little bounce but not too bad and the camera takes most of that out.

I found a hex sided paint pole extension at HD that I plan to try to see if it is stiffer. Hope these pics help.

Very nice. Thanks!

 

[YakDrvr]

Nice. I'm going to put my GoPro inside and I have the audio setup so you can hear me and the radio calls.

I see what you're saying about the curves. I had the camera pointing straight down and I did get some curves, but it seemed to be when I was turning the plane. I'd love to see pics of your mount. Dean Siracusa, of Flying Eyes, sent me his setup. I like it, seems very secure. As far as the FAA, the people who sell the mounts warn you that one FAA office may say it's okay, another may not. Most seem to think it's okay because it's not a permanent change to the plane.

Here is Dean's setup, which I'm thinking I'll copy, and a photo he took with it. As a photographer, I don't like the still props and the warped perspective for photos, but I think it makes fun videos.
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What did you use for your audio setup? I’m interested in being able to record both the video and audio from intercom and radio.

 

[Lowflynjack]

I used this setup. Pretty simple and it works perfectly.

Click here: Audio Recorder Headset Adapter - Fixed Wing

 

[YakDrvr]

Thanks