[LaurenOE]

Ok, so I have a GoPro Hero3+, but the Optio WG3 is easier to use.
So don't go and say "Buy a GoPro" since I own one.

So back to the WG3. I bought the new mounts for the WG3 and they work GREAT.

What I don't know is what I did wrong for such shaky video?

In the past, I would mount a WG on my bicycle handlebars and I would get great footage.
When I used the new mounts with my WG3, the video was horrible.

Could it be that the SR is too active?
Should I turn it off?

Any folks out there that know the good settings for WG footage?

[Giklab]

Are there even any settings? SR would probably need to be off.
What are the differences between the old and new mounts?
Try remembering if you changed any settings lately.

Edit: Looking at the mounts - maybe you just tightened the new ones more than the old set? That would explain some of the shake.

[Adam]

If the camera is mounted, I would disable the shake reduction (which is digital in video mode).

[LaurenOE]

Are there even any settings? SR would probably need to be off.
What are the differences between the old and new mounts?
Try remembering if you changed any settings lately.

Edit: Looking at the mounts - maybe you just tightened the new ones more than the old set? That would explain some of the shake.

Dunno.

If the camera is mounted, I would disable the shake reduction (which is digital in video mode).

I will try it.

---------- Post added 06-05-14 at 07:45 PM ----------

Here is 30 seconds or so of queezy video to show what I am talking about.

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[Adam]

Dunno.



I will try it.

---------- Post added 06-05-14 at 07:45 PM ----------

Here is 30 seconds or so of queezy video to show what I am talking about.

Optio WG 3 on my Bicycle Test - YouTube

After seeing that sample video, I'm fairly confident that the SR is the culprit.

[LaurenOE]

After seeing that sample video, I'm fairly confident that the SR is the culprit.

Ok...I tracked it down.

Yep, this could be a firmware bug!!!!

I have SR turned OFF in Movie mode, and if I put the camera into movie mode, the SR will not come on if I active the movie via the shutter button in movie mode.

If the camera is in any other mode - as in "P" - and I hit the red REC button, the SR is ON by default!!!!

The Red REC button activates SR and seems to override the settings in the Setup for movie.

[Giklab]

We should make a list of all the bugs we can find and send it to Ricoh. Adam?

[LaurenOE]

Well, while the SR might have been a problem, I am still getting the worst video I have ever shot from the WG-3.

Youtu.be

Youtu.be

It's really horrible as an "action camera".
That's too bad, because my older WG shot much better video.

Anyone have any ideas?

If this is what I have to deal with, then I will be taking my GoPro Hero3+ for video and the Optio WG3 for stills.

NOT cool since I wish I could bring just one.

[Steve.Ledger]

I agree, that is totally unusable, unacceptable and worthless, but to me that looks like [digital] SR still somehow active.
RICOH have seemingly lost the plot when it comes to vidoe.

I know the MX-1 also ignores user settings when the Red button is press, so I never use it.
I also know there are several other bugs in the firmware. For example, it ignores things like Face Detection being OFF last time it was used and Digital Zoom being OFF last time it was used. When the camera is switched on again, these settings are back to being ON!

Shame they haven't bothered with firmware updates for the MX-1

[LaurenOE]

I agree, that is totally unusable, unacceptable and worthless, but to me that looks like [digital] SR still somehow active.
RICOH have seemingly lost the plot when it comes to vidoe.

I know the MX-1 also ignores user settings when the Red button is press, so I never use it.
I also know there are several other bugs in the firmware. For example, it ignores things like Face Detection being OFF last time it was used and Digital Zoom being OFF last time it was used. When the camera is switched on again, these settings are back to being ON!

Shame they haven't bothered with firmware updates for the MX-1

I totally agree.
It appears that the SR is STILL active.
I also noticed the Face Detection thingy too.



---------- Post added 06-15-14 at 02:38 AM ----------

Here is some footage from my old Pentax Optio W80

Youtu.be

Youtu.be

[Steve.Ledger]

I want the red button to record video at whatever the current mode dial and settings are, but no - Ricoh knows best it seems

[LaurenOE]

I want the red button to record video at whatever the current mode dial and settings are, but no - Ricoh knows best it seems

LOL. Don't get me started!