Every beach vacation needs a waterproof camera to capture action pictures. From kite surfing to just crashing waves with kids, a camera inside the action is better than images coming from the sand. After reading Brent’s review of the GoPro HD Hero 960, I decided to give it a try on my vacation with the kids in Myrtle Beach, SC.
The pictures that are produced by the GoPro HD Hero 960 are just astonishing. You have a multitude of options on how to capture images from video, single shot, triple shot (three images are captured with a single press of the shutter button), continuous shooting (1 picture every X seconds), or simply on a timer. I found myself using the single and triple shot mode most frequently. If you are about 2 feet away from the action, your pictures are amazing. However, being so close it is easy to miss something, therefore you will find that switching to the triple shot mode will give great results..
If you don’t read instructions there are two tips about the GoPro HD Hero 960 that can save you a day of bad pictures. Use Rain X window treatment on the outside of the waterproof case and Rain X anti-fog on the inside of the waterproof case. The lens on the GoPro is large so it is common for a drop of water to remain on the waterproof housing, which will distort images. Additionally, if the outside temperature is hot where the water temperature is cold the housing can quickly fog up hence using Rain X anti-fog.
We used a combination of a traditional point and shoot camera, mobile phone camera in the DryCase, and pictures from the GoPro to capture our beach vacation. The GoPro is ideal for under water pictures. When I used the camera for a water activity, the only challenge was drying the lens to avoid distorted images.
If you plan to use the GoPro HD Hero 96o for your beach vacation the best advice is to take as many images as possible and keep the lens clean. The GoPro Hero will come with me on all my future trips to the beach, climbing waterfalls, snorkeling, scuba diving, or snowboarding.
