Snownad

check this guys edits. Theyre sick.

oneshot

Pro-Tip #1 - ALWAYS MAKE SURE YOUR LENSE IS CLEAN!!

if you are using a POLE cam, Pole Cam steep powder and pass it around to all your friends!

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lonerider

Partially cloudy/mostly sunny days are the best in my opinion. It's plenty bright, there is some blue sky, but not too bright/harsh (the cloud add a bit of diffuse lighting).

For steadiness, obviously practice helps (try to only move larger joints like you hips and shoulder and not your elbow or wrist). That should be enough for standing shots... you might need something more if you are snowboarding with the person. Using a monopod like this might help as it is easier to grip and pan with gloves (try it now... try holding a credit card in both hand and moving it around... now grip a pen and sweep it left to right).

BTW, if you have iMovie 11, it can remove some jitter as well (there are Windows versions as well but I don't know them offhand anymore). When using software stabilization, always shoot a little "wide" (zoom out or move back) as the software will crop off the sides of the frame a bit.

Personally, for a general pocket camera, I recommend the Casio ZR10 (I own the FC100 which is an older version). However it is not waterproof or shockproof (seems to have survive moderate snow exposure and occasional bangs). Photo quality is mediocre, as is video quality... but I like the slow motion playback



For good quality, small, and can take a beating... there is the GoPro Hero2. It is pretty small, waterproof/shockprooof, had video quality is good (although I don't know if they have solved the dynamic range issue)... and the Hero2 fixes two issues I had with the previous version... first it goes multiple focal length options whereas Hero HD only has ultra wide 172* fisheye. The fisheye is great for helmet cam and videoing yourself, but it often too wide if you wanted to film someone else (the camera needed to be 8-12 ft away at most else the person is really small in the frame). The other thing I is that is has a 120fps mode which, also for slow-motion playback. Here is a video demonstrating both the field of view (focal length) and frame-rate modes

deuces99

Nice vid clip! Is the slow mo part the 240fps mode from that camera?

AIRider

shiiiit son, another reason to whore out my new video from last week … watch it in 720, its amazing



hahaha, I used an old extendable schtick i had around the house, a regular sticky 3m helmet mount and a RAM mount suction cup on my snowboard. it came out allright … its all about editing.

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lonerider

Yes, that video is straight out of the Casio camera - it has a 30-210 fps mode... switches between 30fps and 210fps with a push of big easy button.

@AIRider... seriously?!?