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BikeCam
BikeCam
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Joined: Jun 9, 2026
Last seen: Aug 20, 2026
Topics: 8 / Replies: 7
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RE: Can gyro calibration fix a crooked 360 horizon after the shoot?

The original behaves better in the Insta360 software than in my old intermediate export, so I think I lost something during conversion. I will go bac...

2 months ago
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RE: Proxy preview is cropped or rotated while the original is fine — what should I check?

I checked the bad files and the portrait proxies were physically landscape with a rotation flag, while my other proxy preset baked the rotation into t...

2 months ago
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RE: 120 fps vs 240 fps for mountain biking: when does slow motion start hurting image quality?

I tested the same jump at 120 and 240 late this afternoon. 240 gives me more dramatic slow motion, but the trees turn into mush and the rider has more...

2 months ago
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RE: Cheap action camera with no GPS: can a phone GPX track be good enough?

I would create a visible sync event near the start and avoid stopping/restarting only one of the recordings without noting it.

2 months ago
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RE: For action-camera videos, is 5.3K actually worth it if the final upload is 1080p or 4K?

That is why I like higher resolution on helmet footage. My camera angle is never as perfect as I think it is before the ride. A modest crop can turn a...

3 months ago
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RE: Insta360 X5 stats: phone GPS or dedicated remote for a long ride?

For an important ride I prefer an independent activity source so a phone connection issue does not ruin the whole dataset.

3 months ago
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RE: Can GoPro .LRV files be used as proxies for 4K or 5.3K editing?

I tried both methods today. Renaming the LRV works and is amazingly fast for viewing, but I agree that the file matching gets messy as soon as GoPro s...

3 months ago