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Read My Sports Gadget Recommendations.
Here’s my most recent GPS watch guide here, and cycling GPS computers here. Plus there are smart trainers here, all in these guides cover almost every category of sports gadgets out there. Looking for the equipment I use day-to-day? I also just put together my complete ‘Gear I Use’ equipment list, from swim to bike to run and everything in between (plus a few extra things). And to compliment that, here’s The Girl’s (my wife’s) list. Enjoy, and thanks for stopping by!
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My Photography Gear: The Cameras/Drones/Action Cams I Use Daily
The most common question I receive outside of the “what’s the best GPS watch for me” variant, are photography-esq based. So in efforts to combat the amount of emails I need to sort through on a daily basis, I’ve complied this “My Photography Gear” post for your curious minds (including drones & action cams!)! It’s a nice break from the day-to-day sports-tech talk, and I hope you get something out of it!
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The Swim/Bike/Run Gear I Use List
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Ray,
This is awesome! I’m here mostly for the GPS watch reviews, but clearly your best work is pushing the limits of the drones & cameras to their limits. Yeah there are other reviewers that will smash an Apple Watch Ultra w a hammer for entertainment purposes but that’s just not realistic real world use. You accomplish all that with all the entertainment value, like hiking in the Alps for 14+ hours, or running along the tallest buildings in NYC. I think your best video this year was your GoPro Hero 11 Black v iPhone 14 Pro Action Mode. Just keep sending it.
Thanks!
Thanks David – very much appreciated! Both for the comment, but also being a DCR Supporter!
Nice tree-scaling skills. At least you were somewhere quiet and didn’t have dozens of people driving and walking past you thinking “why is that guy in lycra climbing that tree?”
Thanks Neil!
Yeah, I discovered this ‘new testing ground’ last spring sometime, I think while testing out the GoPro Bones camera on some FPV stuff. It’s nice in that there’s very little water to drop a drone into (versus my other testing locales). I still use those other spots, but this is generally a very quiet/desolate place, especially if I’m there before 5PM or so (when people after work go for a wander).
Thanks for being a supporter!
Ray,
Why did the video keep switching from 4K to low-res? It happened many, many times.
Hi Don!
I’m switching between the recorded 4K video (from the drone), to the low-res controller feed (recorded live, but at roughly 800p). When on the controller feed, you can see how it’s tracking me and stats related to that.
Cheers!
Thanks
Thanks Greg!
Not related to the DJI review. I just agree with “the Girl” – just put that “old look at a pizzaoven” out! :-)
Haha…I agree!
Looks like it went sideways into the tree, can it only ovoid collisions when the camera is facing?
While it tracks objects (following) using the camera portion, there are sensors on all sides such that it shouldn’t run into anything.
Certainly, thin branches in the winter, in low-light can be a problem (as I saw last year). But this was a bright green tree in bright sunny early afternoon conditions. It definitely shouldn’t have hit this.
DJI engineering has all the log files and is investigating. The last few times I’ve killed a Mavic 3, they’ve been able to find the root cause, and usually improve it for the next firmware update. Perhaps they should come for a week in Amsterdam with a pallet of Mavic 3’s. :)