18 months ago, as an afterthought walking out of NAB in Vegas, the guys from DGA threw 200 bucks at a disposable camera.  The HD Go Pro booth and demo movies were impressive, and we couldn’t believe a camera this small was delivering the goods.  On the bus back to the hotel, upon opening the case for the first time, we realized why the low cost.  Without ANY type of viewfinder, you couldn’t tell WHAT you were shooting.  A complete guessing game.  This thing was a matchbox car with a bubble on the front, a toy.  We all had a good laugh and moved on, not thinking much of our impulse purchase.

Of course a week hardly goes by now without the Go Pro working a job.  Car mounts, POV angles, timelapse, underwater rigs, super wide angle, interior driving shots – all used to be costly and time consuming to set up and execute.  Its incredible how many things the HD Go Pro can do.  With a waterproof housing and multiple mounting options, the Go pro’s versatility is without peer.  1080/30p or 720/60p – the images are stunning.  It even shoots stills at four different intervals.  Go pro has come out with an add on lcd monitor for viewing that makes this little camera a must have in any DP’s bag of tricks.  Andrus put together some of our recent Go Pro shots…