GoPro MAX

I use gopro max (360 degrees), so it makes no sense to mount it on the helmet unless I wanted to have half of fov covering my dark visor :p. I mount it on the bike, in the back on two points (clamped) and a selfie stick (around 1.5m, that is like 9 feet) - on the pillion peg and on the pillion holder). That has pros and cons. Last year, one of the clamps broke (the top one), the camera was mounted on a 4foot stick that then worked as a large broom sweeping behind me, I only noticed like 10 miles later. Gopro was completely destroyed. I got a new one under the replacement programe. So that is a potential problem :). On the other hand I ride nakeds and assumed that mounting a holder on my chin would be a bitch as far as wind buffeting me. It gets pretty windy and loud even without a mount. I never even considered how badly it would suck if I crashed, although that is an excellent point. The bike is speed triple, the helmet arai rx-7v.

GoPro 360 max. Update the firmware with GoPro labs beta and bump up the bitrate to 90. It helps provide better reads for plates. I’m still playing with different bitrates to see what is better and in what light conditions. I’ve also found if I upload a video into a Chatbot it does an okay job helping to extract plates. It’s hard though when the sun is on the horizon hitting me from the side when being passed. But that isn’t often. Extreme battery that it comes with is fine. I get about an hour on 360. Haven’t tried it in winter yet so we will see. I mount my 360 on my helmet. Tried handlebars and it’s not as good for a full 360. Haven’t mounted on a bar on the back but it’s something I’m pondering (less likely to forget about camera on my head).

Well the 360 would make sense when surfing, however under water footage will suck. For these purpose anything from the Hero 10 would get you there. The 8:7 ratio would help framing your shot on the surfboard, so I'd recommend going for the 12 or 13.

Picked it up on preorder right away. I have a scratched Max 1. I wonder if they’ll warranty replace with a max 2 now

Get it! Its 389 on my local Costco. I have the 1st gen max used for mountain biking and travel. Was happy with the quality. Only down downside is the weight and non replaceable lens.

I have a gopro max 360. Its cool. Easy to use. I take it on every ride. Pretty much just use it to create tiktoks and what not.

Wow. I am willing to bet you’ve never done a side by side comparison or gopro, insta360, and dji. It has NOTHING to do with influencers. It has to do with GoPro quality and functionality compared to the their competitors. I started on GoPros with a Hero Session 4 (small cube camera). I loved it. After a while i bought GoPro 8. The resolution was an upgrade and still enjoyed using it. But cracks started appearing in my enjoyment. Battery life was horrible. I had to buy 3 extra batteries (off brand) with a charging case that allowed “action” with my action camera. The chargers that come with GoPro dont allow that. Overheating was also an issue. Then i got a GoPro 10. I used both together to get varying shots like outside car / inside car simultaneously. The 10 would shut off automatically when i placed it on the bumper of my car. Still have idea why. Its an action camera, it shouldn’t do that. Overheating on the 10 is WAY worse. And battery life is terrible. Bought 3 more (off brand) batteries with same “action” charger. Then i bought a Max 360. Absolute trash. The color was horrible. The bit depth was so bad a blue sky looked like it was “printed” from a 1990s printer. I used it for like 6 months then sold it. Since i bought that 360, they have been “announcing” a new 360 for over 5 years. Still hasn’t happened and the competition has not only come out with better 360 cams, but taken the market lead away from GoPro. About 7 yrs after buying my GoPro 8 the 2 batteries that came with it failed. They deformed and expanded out of their case. One was in the camera at the time and luckily i was able to get it out before it caused damage. Now 4 yrs after buying GP10, one of the original batteries deformed. Now I stopped using the ones that came with it and have 2 enduro batteries and 3 of the off brand (Telesin) batteries. So my love of GoPro has gone from a high point to ultra low because of the companies lack of quality(overheating, bad batteries, etc), and not keeping up with the competition.