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GoPro Hero 9
With the launch of the new GoPro flagship, we have created a dedicated page for our ongoing testing information. You can find that here: https://lynkspyder.com/pages/gopro-hero-9-launch In short, the new camera mounts perfectly on our standard LynkSpyder. As with all GoPro cameras make sure to select the Tripod Mount addon.
New Camera: Mevo Start
Announced on January 9, 2020 at CES, the Mevo Start is the second camera release of the Mevo Camera company. Ship date of this device is currently scheduled for April of 2020 with a price point of $299 (compared to the Mevo Plus price of $399). The device was intended to a a few new features, and the removal of some Mevo Plus features in effort to get better performance and longer battery life. Those features, that pertain mostly to recording baseball and softball games, are listed below: New Features: 4 hours of battery Included 3.5mm mic port (includes multiple...
Loupedeck CT Editing Console
When you edit as many videos and photos as we do, for either the business or our ball players, you start looking around for ways to trim away tasks. Most certainly, when many of those tasks contain the same sequences every time, editing consoles can really lend a hand. For the most part, these don't do anything you can't already do with a Keyboard. But editing consoles place functions and shortcuts in a very convenient place to perform these tasks more efficiently. When the Loupdeck CT device was announced, we knew this was the device that could really set us up...
GoPro HERO8 Announcement
UPDATE 10/24/2019 @ 9:30 PM Short note today. But GoPro recently released a firmware update for the HERO8 Black. There were many things added, mostly "bug fixes". But they also added a new feature that we have been asking for years: Linear FOV at 4K. Now, it is a bit limited. There is no zoom option and only 30 FPS and lower. But being able to shoot a full game in 4K and not get fence in the shot (from the previously Wide only FOV) is a great benefit. UPDATE 10/20/2019 @8:20 pm We were able to get the new...
Mevo Boost Review
Until a full review is complete, the following page is a live-ish (ongoing updates, sometimes coinciding with live events on FaceBook and other sources) review of the Mevo Boost. Come back for more updates as we find and post. Here is a live stream on FaceBook that is currently active: https://www.facebook.com/Lynkspyder/videos/411557299679913/ Notes from 4/27/2019: 1.) A couple firmware updates were required when connected the first time. No issues and was a fast process 2.) THUMBS UP ITEM: When connected to Ethernet, the app (which was on the same network) immediately detected the Mevo. No configuration change was required to...