GoPro 13

[Davide DB]

4 hours ago, bghazzal said:

But maybe I'm just old and need new eyes, and the tiny dots of colour will be enough of an indication to judge if one if actually in focus. Better than nothing for sure!

 

And sometime Focus peaking, underwater, just doesn't work as expected. 

[Elvandar]

Well, the functionality exist, so, if GoPro will make it avaible with official firmware or Labs firmware outside their macro lens use, I'd like to try it, to see firsthand if it's good.

[Davide DB]

Gopro labs software for GP13 is out.

There are a couple of interesting additions for underwater shooting:

• Added DIVE=1 - optimizing the Hypersmooth stabilization for underwater. The water refractive index defaults to 1.335 (good for fresh and command salt water), if you know your area RI is significantly different DIVE=r where r can be 1.3 to 1.45 is supported.
• Added WARM=x and COOL=x to offset white balance. WARM is good to use with DIVE, so you can improve the red respond for deeper dives.

https://gopro.github.io/labs/control/notes/

 

[hellhole]

ah... gopro 13 fireware v01.12 just launch..

 

now..if you put the lens attachment to 'Macro"... even without the macro lens... the focus peaking can be turn on!  kool...

 

not sure if it will affect any other things... if you are shooting in wide angle... with inon or aoi lens...

 

give it a try...

[Elvandar]

1 hour ago, hellhole said:

ah... gopro 13 fireware v01.12 just launch..

 

now..if you put the lens attachment to 'Macro"... even without the macro lens... the focus peaking can be turn on!  kool...

 

not sure if it will affect any other things... if you are shooting in wide angle... with inon or aoi lens...

 

give it a try...

Will check if they add the option also on the gopro 12 firmaware, I won't upgrade

 

Edit:
I checked the firmware note, but did not find the macro option, it is still on github?

 

Edited September 25 by Elvandar

[hellhole]

1 hour ago, Elvandar said:

Will check if they add the option also on the gopro 12 firmaware, I won't upgrade

 

Edit:
I checked the firmware note, but did not find the macro option, it is still on github?

 

Its the official gp13 firmware update.  

Then you go to the "lens attachment" option. They allow you to "auto detect" or "Macro`. Choose 'Macro" then go to the video settings. Under the 'protune` portion. There is a "focus peaking' .. you can choose which color /auto/ off.

[Davide DB]

Gopro 13 underwater Review by Backscatter

 

Edit: there are some important mentions about focus peaking (useless uw) battery life and filters.

 

 

[Nando Diver]

On 9/12/2024 at 10:23 PM, Davide DB said:

Gopro labs software for GP13 is out.

There are a couple of interesting additions for underwater shooting:

• Added DIVE=1 - optimizing the Hypersmooth stabilization for underwater. The water refractive index defaults to 1.335 (good for fresh and command salt water), if you know your area RI is significantly different DIVE=r where r can be 1.3 to 1.45 is supported.
• Added WARM=x and COOL=x to offset white balance. WARM is good to use with DIVE, so you can improve the red respond for deeper dives.

https://gopro.github.io/labs/control/notes/

 

 

if you know your area RI

 

RI - is the refractive index of the lens ?? 

 

if is the case, I couldn't find any RI value in AOI or INON lens.. 

 

Quote

Rear element is made from high refractive index glass lens to minimize whole size dramatically without sacrificing performance.

 

No idea if this values apply to Domes 

 

source: https://www.downtownvisionnv.com/blog/the-refractive-index-explained

Edited September 29 by Nando Diver

[Elvandar]

18 hours ago, Davide DB said:

Gopro 13 underwater Review by Backscatter

 

Edit: there are some important mentions about focus peaking (useless uw) battery life and filters.

 

 

Useless just because they used it with the backscatter kit, and they suggest to zoom in the image, the inon g55 have a bigger magnification, and I use it without the zoom. By the way, seems like one more time, that it's a function bound to the go pro 13 only and their proprietary lens, just to sell more of the "new" GoPro 13 that is basically identical to the 10, 11 and 12 in the sensor and processor

[Davide DB]

10 hours ago, Nando Diver said:

Added DIVE=1 - optimizing the Hypersmooth stabilization for underwater. The water refractive index defaults to 1.335 (good for fresh and command salt water), if you know your area RI is signifi

 

Water refractive index.

[Nando Diver]

Here's the main of the reasons i didn't follow the Divevolk + Iphone for underwater filming...stabilization.

 

But the iPhone is catching up...

 

 

 

 

Edited September 30 by Nando Diver
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