You can use Headcam Orienteering for a lot of different purposes. Here are some examples, which we hope will inspire you.
Promoting events
Orienteering is a small sport, so we need to attract new runners. One of the best ways is simply showing what it’s all about. Amager Orienteering Club in Copenhagen, Denmark uses Headcam Orienteering as part of their promotional video for upcoming events.
They focus on making short, fun and inspirational videos – like this one for the AMOK Metr-O Cup which attracts 2-300 runners for four events in May every Spring.
Teaching Orienteering
New orienteers need help learning the basic skills. You can use your headcam-recordings as the source for real-life problems from the forest. Here’s an example of “contouring”:
Training-tool: Revealing the details
Analyzing your split-times will of course help you and your trainer find ways to improve your orienteering skills. But recording your run – and including tracking will provide a perfect insight into every second lost. Here’s an example of how small errors accumulate in a short run.
Show Nature From Its Best Side
Sometimes the magic is simply in enjoying nature. If you regularly record your runs, you’ll have a perfect collection of raw footage, which can be used to show how wonderful our sport is: