Wake Eye App

[lpskier]

Is anyone using the Wake Eye App, and if so have you figured out how to use it to its potential? Care to offer a tutorial?

 

For those who don't know what it is, it's a pretty cool program. Turn it on and your camera in your phone will automatically turn on and off based on boat speed. In other words, you can set your phone in the Wake Eye device and hit the start button, and it will only record when the boat is traveling at a skiing speed. Theoretically, anyway.

[jipster43]

I didn't even know about it! Will it zoom into a predetermined setting as well? Because I want the camera zoomed in, I usually turn my iPhone on and let it roll for the entire set. This app sounds promising!

[MattP]

I actually have a review on the WakEye App sitting on my computer I need to post.

[giddyup]

the app works great, we have been using it for a few weeks now, no porblem so far

[disland]

The app is great. I use an old iPhone 4S. I do not have a mobile plan for this device. I downloaded the app via wifi. It works as advertised. I have used it for jump and slalom. It makes a recording of each pass. This is handy for post set analysis. For each recording you have to save it from the app to video roll then upload to iPhoto. Only complaint is there is not an option to "transfer all" to iPhoto so you have to do each one seperately. Same thing with deleting. You have to go back to each file and delete it.

 

I have not found the need to mess with zoom. It HD so on a big monitor you can see everything you need. Review on the handset isnt that helpfull

 

 

[Dacon62]

Very cool app. Have it mounted to a 'Ski Doc' unit. Can set start stop speeds from 5 mph all the way up to 299 mph, in 1 mph increments. Usually set it for a few mph slower than set speed. Zooms levels...1.00, 1.25, 1.50, 1.75, 2.00.

Don't hesitate to get it. Only $0.99!

[skibumm]

Great app have been using it on my iphone 5. I set the speed 5 mph below the speed the lowest skier skis. I have some video that is not as clear as others and I have yet to figure out why.

[Wish]

@disland‌ So you do not have a phone plan to receive data, calls or anything else on the old 4s... correct? No internet access on the phone, no wifi, and I would assume, no GPS. How does it know speed without GPS tracking? Or am I missing something?

[bowty]

@wish I don't think the phone needs a data plan to use the GPS antenna, just like you don't have to pay for GPS service on a handheld unit.

[jipster43]

I can remember when people actually had black & white t.v.'s. Today's technology is mind blowing!