Question about the video camera on body strap?

Sean Nelson wrote:

DMKAlex wrote:

Many cameras, many retakes, and fantastic editing.

I feel like this is the unspoken part of the whole field. You see some fantastic bit of footage and think "I want whatever he used so I can get shots like that". What you don't realize is that the clip you saw was the only one of dozens that turned out that well. It's like the social media videos of people making impossible basketball shots - who knows how many tries it took them to do that?

I was stung by this back in the days of balance-rigged stabilizers. You see great footage, and you don't realize what an frustrating and error-prone process it is to get a take that looks decent. The motorized gimbals are like day and night compared to that.

DMKAlex wrote:

Think about it, if it is really so easy, why would those videographers in the ball games have that much harness when they run around the field to follow the players.

To be fair, the cameras those guys are using are pretty formidable. If you're using a GoPro or even a compact camera like an RX100 you can get away with kit that's a lot less cumbersome.

Actually, If you watch many NFL games these days, some of that footage is now being shot with consumer gear. (Sony A7rIV on a. Ronin Gimbal)

https://www.sportsvideo.org/2020/12/22/fox-sports-worked-a-live-mirrorless-camera-into-an-nfl-broadcast-and-it-caught-viewers-attention/

But for walking around for an hour shooting continuous video, a helmet mount, especially if you can pair it with a compact gimbal, would be a piece of cake to deal with. I use that while kayaking, and the biggest problem I have is remembering that it's there and keeping my head still enough to get some decent footage.

Helmet cams are quite practical for kayakers, bikers..skydivers, etc, or filmmakers wanting a first person view effect.  but clearly not the norm for folks (like the OP) wanting to capture some walking video on travels.

Just stick the camera on a gimbal and a grip of selfie stick. - then you can easily monitor the camera AND get decent footage without having to worry about keeping your head robotically straight ahead and level.     That's also closer to how pro's do it.   or get a DJI camera, which is literally designed for such purposes.

I've shot very long footage while walking just having my Insta360 on a selfie stick sticking out the top of a backpack as well.  But normally I'll just hold the stick so I can be more creative.