cam on a stick

[Nachodaddy]

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This is a totally cool post, rich !

Cormanus answered your question. I still have my Insta360 and it is a great bit of kit but to me is best used in conjunction with a regular camera helmet mounted where you can plug in a microphone. Endless video without some sort of commentary or discussion gets quite boring, more so if you are not the the original rider. I do believe an entertaining video needs voice.
The regular camera with audio becomes the main focus and the 360 adds an extra layer to that. Those Insta 360's can be used as a camera for a regular photo and the perspective can be changed to a single video lens too.

Their big failing on a bike is the onboard microphones get totally overwhelmed by wind noise, you would be lucky to get the sound of the engine let alone anything else. Adding a microphone and all that entails is messy. As they are on a long pole (or can be) you would want a wireless setup which adds another layer of cost. You are just choosing the view you would like to see out of the overall 360 image and processing that so you are discarding the greater majority of the recorded data.

But you can make multiple videos out of the same 360 Degree footage. Say you are group riding with your 360 camera. You might decide to set the editing software to track "Dave" for 5 minutes and produce the video. Then go back and do the same for three other riders in the group. You then end up with four videos, each rider having their own footage. Subsequently in your editing software (separate from the 360 editing software) you can layer those four videos and chop and change between them to create a dynamic group ride shot. The possibilities are endless, just needs a little imagination.

It is a great bit of kit and amazing lens technology.

I can see the concept of the selfie-stick and the 360 footage cam, but how come he can show a view from behind and top of himself, and moments later from somewhere close to his knee. Does he get off the bike to make that positional adjustment ? And how come it appears sometime as if the stick swings around in the wind ?

I can see the concept of the selfie-stick and the 360 footage cam, but how come he can show a view from behind and top of himself, and moments later from somewhere close to his knee. Does he get off the bike to make that positional adjustment ? And how come it appears sometime as if the stick swings around in the wind ? Gecko, Kev's remarks above are very important. So much is done in "Post-production" or the editing after you film the video. I am sure others who have used this camera and know more about it than I, will be able to explain it better, but here's my ideas. I think the camera is making recordings of everything around it (360degrees) as it goes and then you crop what you want from it and plug it into your finished video where you like when you edit it. I can't imagine how to get those effects - especially the "drone" effect.
Wish they weren't so expensive, but my first digital camera was primitive by today's standards and it cost $500, when that was a LOT of money. Now my cell phone has a better camera.