Visiting the University of Washington

Normally I would prefer to wake up sometime around noon (pardon my laziness), but I was up as soon as I heard my doorbell ring at 10 am this morning! There stood the UPS delivery guy with my brand new GoPro HERO3! It was Christmas all over again, and I had unwrapped my favorite toy. I spend two hours just figuring out how all the accessories worked, then walked straight to Fred Meyer to purchase a microSD card and start recording!

Luckily my friend was heading down to the University of Washington to play some ultimate frisbee, so I thought I would tag along and get some shots of the action. But aside from the frisbee, it truly was nice to go down there and visit a bunch of high school friends whom I hadn't seen in months. I plan on making another trip down there in the near future!

Today, I have also learned that I need to invest in some proper movie editing software. This Windows Live Movie Maker is just not going to cut it, but I had to make do. So, without further ado, I present my first video using the HERO3! And don't be too critical, practice will make perfect, right?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqjPgtw-zxE

HERO3

Welcome to the start of another middle-of-the-night post! I got home at about midnight, but of course I had to watch a couple hours worth of YouTube videos before updating my lovely blog and heading off to bed!

So I have avidly been looking into the market of action cameras in order to film the fun-packed summer ahead of me! As I have mentioned in my most recent post on All Roads Lead To Disney!, I plan to go bridge jumping, skydiving, road tripping, and much much more! But I also want to be able to record all of these memories, and I want a decent camera to do the job. Although I am a newbie to the whole video recording/editing field, I am a quick learner and am very interested! Of course the main downside is that it is a bit pricey when you enter the game, so that is why I was sure to do my homework!

In the end, I have settled on the GoPro HERO3 White Edition (see picture). It is the cheapest of the new line of HERO cameras, but I think it is perfect for a beginner like myself. Along with the basic charger, battery, and USB cable, it comes with a waterproof housing, curved and flat adhesive mounts, QR Buckle, and other assorted mounts and hardware. Feel free to visit the GoPro website if you are interested in looking at their other products.

From what I have seen and heard so far, the HERO3 is at the top of the list when it comes to high-quality action cameras. I am very excited to begin recording my journeys this summer, and I will be sure to link them onto this blog as they are produced, so stay tuned!