Helmet-Cam and other cameras

Doughty
Doughty Posts: 22
edited September 2009 in MTB buying advice
Hello All,

I hope this is the right place for this topic, are there any people out there who do any on-the-fly filming of their rides via helmet or on-bike cams?

I'm interested to know what people use and what they would recomend...

Thanks
Chris

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  • actsolutions
    actsolutions Posts: 94
    If you've got the Wod go for this.

    http://www.actioncameras.co.uk/VIO_POV. ... 4wodz06VkQ

    I got mind in USA they are half the price.

    Perfect results every time.
  • Doughty
    Doughty Posts: 22
    I was actually looking at this (and around this price range)

    http://www.dogcamsport.co.uk/mini-dvr-2 ... amera.html

    up to ~£200
  • DR1V3R
    DR1V3R Posts: 79
    I have a Canon Ixus 55 digital camera which i mount on a handlebar mount. Gives very good results I think.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGR3jhL6V1g

    With a 2gb card I get about 17mins of high quality footage. My next project is to make a helmet mount and see if that is any better than the handlebar mount just slightly worried how much of a dick i might look with a camera stuck on my helmet though :shock:

    HTH

    DR1V3R
  • Doughty
    Doughty Posts: 22
    DR1V3R, thanks for the reply,

    the camera does look good, but I was looking for something that is small and compact for helmet mounting. (bullet came style)
    however, I am also looking for a 'shoot from the hip' static's camera too so that might be a handy option with the ability to film also.

    any other inputs welcome
  • stuart_c-2
    stuart_c-2 Posts: 805
    Small thread hijack:

    DogCam?????

    "DogCam, for all your dogging movie needs"

    Back to the advertised program.......
    "I ride to eat"
  • Doughty
    Doughty Posts: 22
    hahaha, I did think that when a friend sent me the link...
  • bells0
    bells0 Posts: 414
    Wonder how the new iPod nano's would cope? Small enough to stick anywhere, and you can listen to your tunes at the same time!! 8) [off road only of course!]
    Trek Fuel EX8 & Canyon Torque
  • Northwind
    Northwind Posts: 14,675
    If you want a simple self contained one, I'd recommend the Helmet Hero Wide, lovely wee bit of kit... it's not particularily high res but the picture quality and stability is very good for a self contained unit at this price, in good light it's pretty impressive (and in bad light, it's entertainingly Blair Witchy) Certainly the best of the simple options I reckon. The Contour HD is nicer, but also spendier, and a bit bigger.

    Seperates do give better quality, but they're also a lot more hassle- I had a pretty nice setup with a Vio camera and a JXD solid-state media player, which I used to good effect for motorbike stuff but it had too many wires and this one also needed seperate power supplies. Just a hassle really. The quality was better than my hero cam but not drastically.
    Uncompromising extremist
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,665
    bells0 wrote:
    Wonder how the new iPod nano's would cope? Small enough to stick anywhere, and you can listen to your tunes at the same time!! 8) [off road only of course!]
    well, they're not going to be in the same game as the Dogcam, let alone the same league for a start.

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