Anyone Using (or Used) a GoPro Hero 4 Black? - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

drivejumpfly · 04-17-2022, 12:57 PM

I want to record in and outside of the car during street driving and canyon cruises. This will be for a GR86 and my concern is the 40 series tires will cause too much vibration for decent video and I may just need to get one with stabilization.

Should I sell my Hero 4s and buy some hero 8s instead? Or have any of you been able to found a way to mount a GoPro handheld gimbal in the FR-S/BRZ that may fit with the GR86?

I am trying to save money and not buy four different cameras if possible. The angles I am planning for are inside windshield facing road, inside rear windshield facing road, inside each door window facing the road. Then I will mount them at various positions on the outside of the car.

If you have any videos or pictures with your setups and the results it would really help too. Thanks!

soundman98 · 04-17-2022, 01:21 PM

Your bigger problem is going to be getting decent audio with wind buffeting than getting decent video. Just mount stuff semi solid, and video will be fine

drivejumpfly · 04-18-2022, 11:10 PM

I didn't really think about wind buffeting. Thanks for the reminder. I guess I can save the money for tires.

tig86 · 04-27-2022, 07:11 AM

Anyway, I think GoPro Hero 8 is much better than GoPro Hero 4, Hero 8 has video stabilization and other advantages, but it is more expensive. So the choice is yours!

RToyo86 · 04-27-2022, 08:36 AM

Drag times has a audio setup guide with a parts list to build a good go pro audio rig. Covers everything you need including a fuzzy thing to filter wind noises.

The Red One · 04-27-2022, 10:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RToyo86

Drag times has a audio setup guide with a parts list to build a good go pro audio rig. Covers everything you need including a fuzzy thing to filter wind noises.

To help with the sound issue maybe a dead cat would help.

What a funny technical term we have for a windscreen…

I have Zoom audio recorder and a dead cat helps a lot!

Wind screen for the Hero 8:
https://www.amazon.ca/-/fr/PULUZ-Win...language=en_CA

drivejumpfly · 04-28-2022, 01:56 AM

Maybe it's call dead cat because the sound only bounces once?

Thanks for the feedback everyone. I am going to try the 4 with a pretty solid mount and a mic with a dead cat and go from there. I am fairly certain the markup I will have to pay on the GR86 is going to put the GoPro8 out of my budget.

04-17-2022, 12:57 PM	#1
drivejumpfly Member Join Date: May 2020 Drives: Toyota Location: US Posts: 69 Thanks: 7 Thanked 20 Times in 17 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Anyone Using (or Used) a GoPro Hero 4 Black? I want to record in and outside of the car during street driving and canyon cruises. This will be for a GR86 and my concern is the 40 series tires will cause too much vibration for decent video and I may just need to get one with stabilization. Should I sell my Hero 4s and buy some hero 8s instead? Or have any of you been able to found a way to mount a GoPro handheld gimbal in the FR-S/BRZ that may fit with the GR86? I am trying to save money and not buy four different cameras if possible. The angles I am planning for are inside windshield facing road, inside rear windshield facing road, inside each door window facing the road. Then I will mount them at various positions on the outside of the car. If you have any videos or pictures with your setups and the results it would really help too. Thanks!

04-17-2022, 01:21 PM	#2
soundman98 ProCrastinationConsultant Join Date: Sep 2013 Drives: '14 Ranger, '18 Tacoma 4Dr LB Location: chicago-ish Posts: 11,330 Thanks: 35,240 Thanked 13,673 Times in 6,781 Posts Mentioned: 98 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Your bigger problem is going to be getting decent audio with wind buffeting than getting decent video. Just mount stuff semi solid, and video will be fine __________________ "The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time"

04-27-2022, 07:11 AM	#4
tig86 Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2022 Drives: Subaru BRZ 2013 Location: Armenia Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Anyway, I think GoPro Hero 8 is much better than GoPro Hero 4, Hero 8 has video stabilization and other advantages, but it is more expensive. So the choice is yours! __________________ I love my BRZ Electric Motors Distributor

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drivejumpfly Member Join Date: May 2020 Drives: Toyota Location: US Posts: 69 Thanks: 7 Thanked 20 Times in 17 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I didn't really think about wind buffeting. Thanks for the reminder. I guess I can save the money for tires.

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04-28-2022, 01:56 AM	#7
drivejumpfly Member Join Date: May 2020 Drives: Toyota Location: US Posts: 69 Thanks: 7 Thanked 20 Times in 17 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Maybe it's call dead cat because the sound only bounces once? Thanks for the feedback everyone. I am going to try the 4 with a pretty solid mount and a mic with a dead cat and go from there. I am fairly certain the markup I will have to pay on the GR86 is going to put the GoPro8 out of my budget.

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