GoPro vs iPhone 4S?

Huck · 08-26-2012, 07:11 PM

So I'm just wondering, why aren't more people taking video with their iPhones? I've got an iPhone 4s and it seems to take pretty good video (720/1080), so I'm wondering why people aren't just using the iPhone for a gopro substitute. Wouldn't it work to just get a phone holder with a suction cup and stick it on the inside of the windshield? What's so much better about the gopro?

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iceman21_23 · 08-26-2012, 07:22 PM

you can stick gopro pretty much anywhere, not just inside the vehicle and if it falls it doesn't shatter...

Kingbaby · 08-26-2012, 07:26 PM

I take all my videos with my 4S...liked stated above mounting it is a pain!

check my videos out!

Huck · 08-26-2012, 07:26 PM

Anything else besides that? I'm not gonna stick my iPhone outside of the car, so that shouldn't really be a problem.

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Huck · 08-26-2012, 07:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kingbaby

I take all my videos with my 4S...liked stated above mounting it is a pain!

check my videos out!

What clip do you use? And where are your videos?

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b1adesofcha0s · 08-26-2012, 07:57 PM

Inside the car, a phone would be fine. The advantage of the go pro is you can mount it on the outside, which a lot of people do. You can get a lot of cool angles with the different places you can stick it. Also, I think the sound recording is better on the new gopros than a phone.

Realale · 08-27-2012, 11:59 AM

I mount my GoPro to the tow hook bracket and get a really low angle when hitting the canyons.

djtodd · 08-27-2012, 12:43 PM

The sound is much better on a gopro. Also if I destroy my gopro I'm not without a phone

Realale · 08-27-2012, 01:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by djtodd

The sound is much better on a gopro. Also if I destroy my gopro I'm not without a phone

Yes. And you can also add a mic.

VDC_OFF · 08-27-2012, 01:46 PM

I haven't tried but I can only imagine the image stability being very shaky. Go pro is very smooth even while drifting because of many options for mounts. You would need a very solid mount to hold an iphone in place.

Huck · 08-27-2012, 05:27 PM

Cool cool, I was just curious. I found a RAM iPhone holder that looked pretty sturdy. But I wouldn't mind just having a gopro so that I didn't fill up my phone with video.

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danegrey · 08-27-2012, 07:43 PM

I brought a Optrix case for my 4s, comes with a case and mounting. I have not tried it yet, will be this weekend for Autocross. From the videos on there web site looks pretty good. The only problem is there is no quick release like the GoPro, they say its in the works.

Web site, take a look
Home page

Neal376 · 08-27-2012, 07:53 PM

I stick the iphone between the headrest and the seat, and push down until headrest clicks into place. super sturdy mount

sillyoldtayo · 08-27-2012, 11:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neal376

I stick the iphone between the headrest and the seat, and push down until headrest clicks into place. super sturdy mount

I wish i could put it in the driver seat headrest so i could see all the guages and whatnot!

I like the GoPro for its mounting capabilities and its sturdy case. I would hate to mount my phone and have it fly off the car....

Mike · 08-28-2012, 10:22 AM

I took this with my iphone3.
Zcon 2011 - Grand Prize of America track - YouTube

The mount says its for 3 and 4, but the 4 wont mount to it. There will be a new track app coming out soon for the iphone that will have a track map and other cool stuff. The developer was beta testing it at Barber last month.

08-26-2012, 07:11 PM	#1 (permalink)
Huck A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Cocoa, Florida Age: 42 Posts: 5,075 Drives: Pantydropper machine Rep Power: 34	GoPro vs iPhone 4S? So I'm just wondering, why aren't more people taking video with their iPhones? I've got an iPhone 4s and it seems to take pretty good video (720/1080), so I'm wondering why people aren't just using the iPhone for a gopro substitute. Wouldn't it work to just get a phone holder with a suction cup and stick it on the inside of the windshield? What's so much better about the gopro? Sent from my iPizzle using magic and new fangled science stuff __________________ VLEDS \| Evo-R \| Moddiction \| CF Hood Struts \| F.I. CF CBE & LTH \| Stillen CAI \| NST Pulleys \| UpRev \| Z1 \| M7 \| Status \| Forgestar \| PSS \| Whiteline \| SPL \| SPC \| Kenwood \| Zenclosure \| Kicker \| Alpine Type R

08-26-2012, 07:22 PM	#2 (permalink)
iceman21_23 Track Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: league city, tx Posts: 757 Drives: 09' Solid Red 370z Rep Power: 18	you can stick gopro pretty much anywhere, not just inside the vehicle and if it falls it doesn't shatter... __________________ Zele front bumper cf front lip, Seibon TS Hood, Work GS2, Ings+1 side skirts Takeda CAI Litespeed Exhaust

08-26-2012, 07:26 PM	#4 (permalink)
Huck A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Cocoa, Florida Age: 42 Posts: 5,075 Drives: Pantydropper machine Rep Power: 34	Anything else besides that? I'm not gonna stick my iPhone outside of the car, so that shouldn't really be a problem. Sent from my iPizzle using magic and new fangled science stuff __________________ VLEDS \| Evo-R \| Moddiction \| CF Hood Struts \| F.I. CF CBE & LTH \| Stillen CAI \| NST Pulleys \| UpRev \| Z1 \| M7 \| Status \| Forgestar \| PSS \| Whiteline \| SPL \| SPC \| Kenwood \| Zenclosure \| Kicker \| Alpine Type R

08-26-2012, 07:57 PM	#6 (permalink)
b1adesofcha0s A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: MD Posts: 40,963 Drives: HypeTrain Choo Choo! Rep Power: 142	Inside the car, a phone would be fine. The advantage of the go pro is you can mount it on the outside, which a lot of people do. You can get a lot of cool angles with the different places you can stick it. Also, I think the sound recording is better on the new gopros than a phone. __________________ Project: b1adeZmobile (2009 370Z) \| Uprev Tune by AAM Competition \| Berk Exhaust Project: b1adeZmobile 2.0 (2014 C7 Z51) \| Corsa Xtreme Exhaust

08-27-2012, 01:46 PM	#10 (permalink)
VDC_OFF A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Houston (Pearland) Age: 45 Posts: 1,205 Drives: 2011 370Z M6 Rep Power: 17	I haven't tried but I can only imagine the image stability being very shaky. Go pro is very smooth even while drifting because of many options for mounts. You would need a very solid mount to hold an iphone in place. __________________ DRIFTING JOURNAL \| Follow me on Instagram \| Facebook \| Houston Halos

08-27-2012, 11:59 AM	#7 (permalink)
Realale Track Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: West Covina, CA Posts: 515 Drives: 2012 PW 370Z Nismo Rep Power: 14	I mount my GoPro to the tow hook bracket and get a really low angle when hitting the canyons.

08-27-2012, 12:43 PM	#8 (permalink)
djtodd Track Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Lexington, SC Posts: 932 Drives: 2012 Nismo TT Rep Power: 3398	The sound is much better on a gopro. Also if I destroy my gopro I'm not without a phone

08-27-2012, 05:27 PM	#11 (permalink)
Huck A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Cocoa, Florida Age: 42 Posts: 5,075 Drives: Pantydropper machine Rep Power: 34	Cool cool, I was just curious. I found a RAM iPhone holder that looked pretty sturdy. But I wouldn't mind just having a gopro so that I didn't fill up my phone with video. Sent from my iPizzle using magic and new-fangled science stuff __________________ VLEDS \| Evo-R \| Moddiction \| CF Hood Struts \| F.I. CF CBE & LTH \| Stillen CAI \| NST Pulleys \| UpRev \| Z1 \| M7 \| Status \| Forgestar \| PSS \| Whiteline \| SPL \| SPC \| Kenwood \| Zenclosure \| Kicker \| Alpine Type R

08-27-2012, 07:43 PM	#12 (permalink)
danegrey A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Knoxville Age: 71 Posts: 3,195 Drives: 12 370Z BK Cherry M6 Rep Power: 649540	I brought a Optrix case for my 4s, comes with a case and mounting. I have not tried it yet, will be this weekend for Autocross. From the videos on there web site looks pretty good. The only problem is there is no quick release like the GoPro, they say its in the works. Web site, take a look Home page

08-27-2012, 07:53 PM	#13 (permalink)
Neal376 Base Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: LI Posts: 2 Drives: G35 Sedan M6 Rep Power: 15	I stick the iphone between the headrest and the seat, and push down until headrest clicks into place. super sturdy mount

08-28-2012, 10:22 AM	#15 (permalink)
Mike The370Z.com Sponsor Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Loganville, GA Posts: 5,944 Drives: 370z Rep Power: 2186	I took this with my iphone3. Zcon 2011 - Grand Prize of America track - YouTube The mount says its for 3 and 4, but the 4 wont mount to it. There will be a new track app coming out soon for the iphone that will have a track map and other cool stuff. The developer was beta testing it at Barber last month. __________________ NISSAN: 75 280Z / 86 300ZX GLL /87 Sentra SE / 03 350Z / 23 Z Porsche: 93 968 / 23 Macan GTS / 93 968

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