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diff --git a/endoyear.txt b/endoyear.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..32eb464 --- /dev/null +++ b/endoyear.txt @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +End of the Year +organic mattresses +mirrorless cameras +best cheap laptops +password managers +binoculars +backup your digital life (for new years) + +system76 pangolin +nikon f +ricoh camera + +firebox rave +tactical pants rave + +kitchen gift guide + +maybes +chef knives +Kids Podcasts +photo printing @@ -7,10 +7,26 @@ https://www.amazon.com/Diving-Trigge-Underwater-Waterproof-Accessories/dp/B08L68TJ72/r https://www.amazon.com/GEPULY-Waterproof-Housing-Underwater-Photography/dp/B08TTP2KB8 +binoculars/scope + strap +don'ts - dye in hummingbird feeders, bread, etc seagulls +t-shirts + bird nerd + birds don't exist + ## Zenbivy Rave # Guides Existing +## Which GoPro Should You Buy + +Insta360's Go series cameras never struck me as true action cams until this third version. The Go 3 is a completely redesigned, hybrid camera that transforms from a traditional action camera form factor to a more portable go-anywhere wearable camera. In action camera mode it's much like everything else in this guide, though the flip up rear screen is a nice extra since makes composing shots with you in them much easier. The Go 3 isn't fully waterproof in this mode, which is a significant downside, but when you remove the camera from the case, the camera itself is waterproof. The case can also continue to act as a remote monitor even when you pull the camera out. Couple that with the extremely strong magnetic mounting system on the camera pod and the Go 3 becomes capable of shots and angles that no other camera in this guide can match. + +Most importantly though, this camera is just plain fun. I keep mine in my bag all the time and find myself using it more and more. The video resolution tops out at 2.7K, which makes it a little hard to cut together with higher resolution footage, but the simplicity and ease of use more than make up for it in my experience. + + + + ## Guide Title Info We don't want echoes with the hed and dek, but otherwise the main hed is usually The Best X. Promo hed is more playful like The Best X to Get Your Game On or something. Promo is same as social. SEO is always 15 Best X (2022): Advice, Accessories, and More @@ -1379,6 +1395,7 @@ The one place the bigger names pull ahead of the Oclu is in image stabilization. + # Guides New ## Permacamping Kit for the Back of Your Car @@ -1431,6 +1448,41 @@ contain microfibers: http://guppyfriend.com/en/ # Reviews +## GoPro Hero 12 Review + +*** + +GoPro is to the action camera, what Kleenex is to tissues. I can't tell you how many people I have seen with GoPro knock-offs nevertheless refer to their camera as their "GoPro." For the average person looking to document their life, any small camera is a GoPro. + +While GoPro dominates the market mind share, its competitors—like DJI, Insta360, and others—are pushing the action camera in [new and interesting directions](https://www.wired.com/review/dji-osmo-action-4-camera/) with useful features like magnetic mounting systems, larger sensors, and simpler menus, while the GoPro Hero 12 offers none of those things. + +Despite that, when I head out the door I still grab my GoPro ahead of every other small camera I have and Hero 12 has been a good reminder why: it's everything that made the Hero camera great, but better. + +### Incremental + +Side by side, the only visible difference between last year's Hero 11 Black ([8/10, WIRED Review](https://www.wired.com/review/gopro-hero-11-black/)) and this year's Hero 12 Black is the blue number on the side and a bit of blue speckling on the outer skin. Otherwise the body is the same, meaning all your accessories, lens filters, mods, and add-ons will work with the Hero 12. + +Even inside the two camera's aren't that different. The GoPro Hero 12 Black uses the same 8:7 aspect ratio sensor and GP2 processor as its predecessor, the Hero 11 . + +That might make this camera a tough sell for some. Indeed, if you are happy with your Hero 11, there is no need to upgrade. That said, there are several new features in the Hero 12 that make it a must-have upgrade: longer runtimes (with less overheating), 10-bit Log video, time code syncing, and a standard tripod mount. + +The internet is rife with speculation that the GoPro Hero 12 is a firmware upgrade to the Hero 11. I have no insider information on that and I don't think it matters. GoPro improved the Hero 11, how they did doesn't really interest me. What interests me is that I have been shooting with Hero series cameras since the Hero 5 Black and the Hero 12 Black is the first model that has never overheated. + +If you shoot with your GoPro the way you're supposed to, you know strapped to your helmet or your bike or some other fast-moving thing with good airflow around it you've probably never overheated it. I have never had any problem with those shooting scenarios either. Unfortunately for me, I shoot a lot of video with my GoPro perched on a dashboard, in the direct sun, with almost no air at all moving around it. Previous models rarely shot more than 15 minutes in more demanding modes, like 5.3K 30p or 4K 120p. + +I've been shooting with the Hero 12 this way for over a month now and it has not overheated once. Not once. Battery run time is significantly longer as well, again this was primarily noticeable to me when shooting in modes that really strain the camera, especially 4K 120p. + +It's worth noting that some of that improved battery time might come from a feature that's been removed, namely GPS. I never used the GPS feature, and GoPro says they removed it because their data said less than 1 percent of users actually used it. Predictably those 1 percent are outraged though. GoPro wouldn't give me any specifics, but I would not be surprised to see the GPS features added to a new version of the remote. This is the route that both DJI and Insta360 have gone. + +There are several other new features in the Hero 12 that will be welcome to anyone who uses their GoPro in combination with other cameras. The big one is Timecode sync. Timecode sync ensures that your GoPro footage can be accurately lined up with other GoPros or any external audio or camera shots. Technically timecode sync is available in the Hero 10 and 11 if you use the GoPro Labs firmware, but in my experience it doesn't work well. That's changed with the Her0 12 where it is formally supported and works. This probably isn't something most people need, but it's nice to have it if you do. + +Another features pros will like is support for Log video in for form of PG-Log, which gets you 10-bit "raw" video for maximum dynamic range and the widest range of post-production coloring and adjustments. There's also support for a new HDR video, in both 5.3K and 4K resolutions. It's a tone mapper, not actual HDR footage designed for an HDR display, and I honestly can't tell the difference between HDR and normal most of the time. The main thing I noticed was the highlights aren't quite a crushed and the sky tended to a more intense blue. + +There's a new stabilization features as well, which GoPro calls AutoBoost. This is in addition to GoPro's existing stabilization features and what it tries to do is avoid cropping to get the stabilization. When AutoBoost is turned on the camera attmpts to maintain the same stabilization performance, but expand or contract the crop dynamically. This features I did notice, but mainly when shooting side-by-side with the Hero 11. In practice you might not see it, but it does produce smoother, better footage the previous models. + + + + ## DJI Osmo Action 4 Review DJI's latest version of its action camera, the Osmo Action 4, looks like its predecessor, but under the skin there are plenty of upgrades that make it a worthy GoPro competitor. The Action 4 features a new, larger sensor, new lens, and more support for professional settings like Log video capture. |