I'm sorry to come into your guy's forum and leech off your knowledge, but I'm out of options. I'm a beginner skydiver who is looking for a nice camera, but from what I've read, there are so many factors to think about. Will it mount on a helmet? Is there a manual mode, or if not will the auto-focus go crazy during freefall. How well does it work in bright sunlight? In average light? Is it durable? These are just some of the questions I have. I'm just going to be using it for making amateur skydiving videos at first, but I still have a discerning eye and would like them to be good amateur videos. If anybody has a nice camera that they could recommend, I would be forever grateful. I've got about 700 bucks to put towards one.
Thanks for real,
Austin
PS: As I read my own post, I realize how much of a noobie I sound like. Let that not persuade you to leave this post unanswered. I'm just planning for down the road. I'm not going to be camera flying anytime soon. So don't think you're condoning stupidity and unsafe practices by answering my post. To tell the truth, I'll most likely be using it to video my rappelling escapades until I get the proper amount of experience to camera fly. ____________________________________________________
KHHAAAAN!