Got some helmet cam footage of YOUR commute?

TimothyO · March 2007

The ATC2K uses SD Cards, and since a 2G card is as big as you can get with standard SD, it'll have to do! (as far as I know the ATC2K doesn't support SDHC or any non-standard large capacity SD Cards).

On the hightest quality settings (640 by 480, 30 fps), 2G will record just over one hour (obviously slightly variable depending on the complexity of what you record). At the other extreme, using the lowest quality settings (160 by 120, 15 fps), you can get as much as thirteen hours of video!

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Hackbike 6 · March 2007

Thank you.[8D]

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Peacenik · March 2007

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by BentMikey

... If you're after convenience and using it all the time, it might be better to get an ATC-2000 like many of us have...

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Hi,

Other than online, do you know where I could buy one of these in person? I'd heard Jessops sell them but there's no mention on their website.

Cheers [:)]

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BentMikey · March 2007

I would buy online, myself, never from somewhere like Jessops. I got mine from Wiggle. If I'm not mistaken I saw a ¶œ20 Sandisk Extreme III 2GB SD card in one high street shop for ¶œ120!!!!!

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llanberispass · March 2007

Camera œ120 from Amazon 2Gb Sandisk Extreme III is œ17

llanberispass · March 2007

And rather irritatingly $129 from Amazon USA. Going next week perhaps i should pick one up.

TimothyO · March 2007

I got the Sandisk 2G Ultra II SD card from play.com for œ14.99 (P&P Inc), which has worked pretty much perfectly in the ATC2K.

(The play.com own brand one didn't work at all well however, but it's fine in my el-cheapo digital camera, and I probably won't have to delete an image for the life of the camera!)

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Peacenik · March 2007

How does the ATC2K work when it comes to video editing on your PC? I understand the camera itself, has no bespoke editing software. How easy is it (our home PC has Windows moviemaker for instance) to use the media from the camera with third party digital editing tools?

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magnatom · March 2007

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Peacenik

How does the ATC2K work when it comes to video editing on your PC? I understand the camera itself, has no bespoke editing software. How easy is it (our home PC has Windows moviemaker for instance) to use the media from the camera with third party digital editing tools?
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Peacenik,

I edit my videos with windows movie maker with no problems. I don't connect the camera directly up to the computer, I take the card out and put it in a reader (which are dirt cheap these days).

I don't have much experience with other software, however, I think as long as the software can read the avi file (i.e. has the correct codec) then you shouldn't have any problems.

Peacenik · March 2007

Cheers.

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overmars · March 2007

Thought I'd post this here as well. It's the Archos helmet camcorder.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOO5AxoSFx8

The jumps in both sides are my fault (in editing).

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overmars · April 2007

Yeah, I hate the pixelated look as well!

I have Adobe Premeire.

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overmars · April 2007

That was a rush!!! [:D]

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overmars · April 2007

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1. Del and Rodney visit west norwood
2. Red light jumping 4x4 (and cyclist)
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4. Cyclist down in Hyde Park!!!!

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Garybee · April 2007

Originally posted by Maggot

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8JIOJ6dSFY

Not a commute, but bloody top fun it was[:D]

What camera were you using, that looks really good. Also, how long does it take to go the other way?

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magnatom · April 2007

Overmars,
I can't work out why that cyclist fell over. Was he drink or just learning to ride? [:)]

overmars · April 2007

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by magnatom

Overmars,
I can't work out why that cyclist fell over. Was he drink or just learning to ride? [:)]
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I think he was a learner. Aaaah we've all had silly falls![:I]

(At work I had to laugh though "That was a pathetic crash!!")
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magnatom · April 2007

Looking again at that footage. It doesn't look like the most enjoyable place to cycle (the clip where the chap falls). All those people wandering across the cycle path. I'd have to slow down from my normal high 30mph average speed[:p]. Give me a busy urban road any day [;)]

Charlotte_Newbie · April 2007

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Maggot

Garybee, I was using a bog standard 3mp Kodak digital camera. I had it zip-tied to the underneath of the stem (hence the cables), and I had put a bit a dense foam accros the top to dampen the vibration where the camera was up against the bars/stem. I was reall quite impressed with the result, there is a lot less pixalating than some of the helmet cam footage around.

As for going up, well I don't think the memory card was big enough, so we'll leave it at that shall we[:I]

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Wow that footage is brilliant![:D]

was it quite easy to set it up with the zip-ties?. as id love to film some of my rides!. as agree it looks much better then the budget helmet cams[:(!]

how much was your camera?. as could i film with any cheap digital camera please?.

firsthippy · April 2007

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by magnatom

I can't work out why that cyclist fell over. Was he drink or just learning to ride? [:)]
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It looks like there's a big patch of wetness where he went down. Perhaps he tried turning too quickly while on top of it and just slipped over?

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Buggi · April 2007

watching these vids reminds me of how many times i nearly get killed on the way to work (1 hour commute)... must get a cam.

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Hackbike 6 · April 2007

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by AndyGates

In the day: http://youtube.com/watch?v=AMge6YG4TcA

In the night: http://youtube.com/watch?v=sBH6bYT0PVk

Need a better cam rig...

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I like that but which program did you use to insert the comments and add the music?

Im thinking of filming the Tower Gateway to Waterloo bit.

Cheers.

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Archcp · April 2007

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Hackbike 6

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by AndyGates

In the day: http://youtube.com/watch?v=AMge6YG4TcA

In the night: http://youtube.com/watch?v=sBH6bYT0PVk

Need a better cam rig...

It is by will alone I set my ride in motion.
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I like that but which program did you use to insert the comments and add the music?

Im thinking of filming the Tower Gateway to Waterloo bit.

Cheers.

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Can't speak for Andy, but I use Windows Moviemaker - comes as standard with Windows Office I think (I didn't know I had it until someone here told me - it should be in 'programs' somewhere.) You can add music, cut and edit clips, fade them in and out, add titles and credits and captions etc. Works pretty well for basic film making...

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TiNuts · April 2007

My journey in this morning:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUtDZ8j5eDI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fNVfchL4QQ

Another complaint off to TFL.

magnatom · April 2007

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by TiNuts

My journey in this morning:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUtDZ8j5eDI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fNVfchL4QQ

Another complaint off to TFL.

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Tinuts,

Yes the first clip shows some pretty poor driving from the bus driver. This is often the problem, drivers just don't seem to register that cyclists need to keep out where there is an obstacle ahead!

For me the second clip is not so clear cut. I understand that you were following a cycle lane (which looks absolutely useless to me!) but I would never undercut a bus. You are entering a blind spot where the driver might not have seen you. In this situation you are much safer going down the outside or waiting behind.

In fact I would say that the second clip is a good example of why cycle lanes can in a significant number of circumstances make cycling more dangerous!

BentMikey · April 2007

Yes, I wouldn't be undertaking a bus like that myself, especially not on such a narrow cycle lane. That cycle lane is so narrow I would be sitting well further out from the curb myself. It's hard to tell from such a short clip, but I would probably have been overtaking all that slow traffic on the right, or sitting in the middle of the lane behind the bus. There's a coincidental but rather apt pun in the undertaking on the left. It doesn't excuse the bus driver's move into that cycle lane, of course.

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Hackbike 6 · April 2007

What type of file was that?

I was trying to put an avi onto it but UTube wasn't having it.

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Hackbike 6 · April 2007

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Arch

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Hackbike 6

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by AndyGates

In the day: http://youtube.com/watch?v=AMge6YG4TcA

In the night: http://youtube.com/watch?v=sBH6bYT0PVk

Need a better cam rig...

It is by will alone I set my ride in motion.
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I like that but which program did you use to insert the comments and add the music?

Im thinking of filming the Tower Gateway to Waterloo bit.

Cheers.

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Can't speak for Andy, but I use Windows Moviemaker - comes as standard with Windows Office I think (I didn't know I had it until someone here told me - it should be in 'programs' somewhere.) You can add music, cut and edit clips, fade them in and out, add titles and credits and captions etc. Works pretty well for basic film making...

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Can't find the prog but im running a different version of XP.

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Descp · May 2007

Order a ATC-2000 from Firebox on Firday PM, got it Monday before work[:0]

Used it for the 1st time today and must say I'm impressed (apart from the USB1.1 connection). Other dreaback is the helmet mounting seems very cumbersome. Has anyone got a more elegant solution than the OEM bracket for helmet mounting. The bar mount is very good, but obviously is not following my vision.

Aladdin · May 2007

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Des

Order a ATC-2000 from Firebox on Firday PM, got it Monday before work[:0]

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What's the quality like on these cameras? It's really difficult to tell from the YouTube clips because they compress them so much. Is it, say, similar to a VHS recording?

Got some helmet cam footage of YOUR commute?

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