Aside from the switch to top mount that I did last year (which I think is in another post somewhere), I am not changing my setup this year.

The Canon has a “S”hutter priority mode where you choose the shutter speed and it chooses the other settings, that’s what I used to get 1/500s.

I guarantee that by holding the camera, you will not have the person centered in the field of view as well as you can do with helmet mount and a ring sight. Check out the newest video, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tuwmph4f83I

Any update on your setup this year? I am contemplating the Sony HDR-CX550 – apparently it has excellent Super OIS, wide angle built in, and 64Gb flash built in, with (finally!) SD card support.

I still favour holding the cam as opposed to mounting it.

How do you set shutter speed while keeping everything else on auto??

cheers,
Colin