Hi,
I've been using a gopro 2 with a line mount for the last 5 years and its been pretty good. Looking to upgrade. any insight / advice on cameras to buy or stay away from?
Looking for good FPS (60-120) in HD quality (1080), not too heavy as it impacts the lines when gusty..... Lastly battery power around 2 hours or a remote control to start and stop video.... Nothing more boring watching yourself for 2 hours riding chop and 5 waves in between. 
i'm guessing you are after something different than Gopro other wise you would just update, have a look at REV Arc, soon to be released. It's the first action camera with built-in, motorized image stabilization.
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i'm guessing you are after something different than Gopro other wise you would just update, have a look at REV Arc, soon to be released. It's the first action camera with built-in, motorized image stabilization.
Hi Dean, Correct. Reckon GoPro's are the best in the market, but over priced. I looked at a few and decided to add the main specs on excel.... literally just found a winner that was released a couple of weeks ago and is essnetially the GoPro 4 Black at half the price. Xiamo Yi 2 4k...
Hi Eugene
I also own a Go Pro 2 but in the last few months I started using a go pro hero 4 black that I borrowed. There is simply no comparison with the go pro 2, even 1080p footage is significantly better and of course the higher FPS makes all the difference when shooting action footage or making slow mo edits.
BTW the Go Pro 5 should be released next month or in October, but it won't be cheap, between $600 to $750 AUD depending on the model.
Go Pro is really struggling financially, partly due to the competitors coming out with much cheaper cameras.
That Xiamo Yi 4k has great reviews, however it has only 1 external button and you can't change any settings unless you use the touch screen or the phone app, so if your kiting your camera will be in a case and if you don't have your phone nearby...you won't be able to change the settings easily, which is a big drawback IMO.
I recently played with and saw footage of a $50 4k camera which is pretty much a cheap copy of the go pro. Not bad considering the price but still a long way away from the quality of the go pro.
I'd say if your budget is limited and you don't plan on shooting 4k footage consider getting a go pro 3+, you can get them for fairly cheap now and they are a great improvement image-quality wise from the go pro 2.
This is a clone of the Hero 4 Black but they've upgraded all the components so it's better, but only half the price.http://www.yitechnology.com/actioncamera/index/id/5/status/1.html
The only problem is that even at half price it's still $400. Add in a 128gb memory card and the price starts climbing.
These are rated quite highly down the cheaper end of the market.
sjcamhd.com/sjcam-m20-camera/
That Xi camera looks amazing for the price it can't be beat. A great review here
I bought a Fly360 camera. Forget GoPro or 2-dimensional cameras. The 360 cameras are way more amazing and fun.
