Which Camera?

Nick6891
Nick6891 Posts: 274
edited December 2009 in Commuting chat
Well ive noticed lots of people use video cameras to record their commutes and any such tw**s they may see along the way


but what cameras do you use??

also any footage from them to see how good they are

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  • antlaff
    antlaff Posts: 583
    I bought the Muvi from amazon for £54 + £15 for the sports package after seeing all the clips on this site - cant wait as should be here in next few days!!

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/Veho-VCC-003-Mu ... /B0029631V

    just went on amazon to get the link and its now cheaper!!
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  • seataltea
    seataltea Posts: 594
    I plan on ordering the Muvi from Veho for Xmas.

    Great reviews, metal case and only £50 from Vehos Ebay shop.

    The sports mounting package and silicone cover can be had from around another £15 if you look around.

    Go to 7mins to see the review.

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  • joshtp
    joshtp Posts: 3,966
    muvi is suposed to be great, but anyone who just payed £50+ well, sorry, but.... i just bought this....
    http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 0366771975
    tis a muvi, rebranded, its exactly the same in every way, and its only £12 delivered!
    I like bikes and stuff
  • robd75
    robd75 Posts: 147
    Apart from a memory card do you need anything else with this camera or is it stand alone?
    Thanks
  • Agent57
    Agent57 Posts: 2,300
    It's standalone. It comes with a cable to attach it to a PC, whereupon it's just seen as external storage and you can copy the video files off. The "sports pack" isn't much cop. Well, some of the bits are handy, but it's overpriced for what it is.

    I think the cheaper version has a plastic body, rather than metal. But if it performs the same, it's great value.
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  • Nick6891
    Nick6891 Posts: 274
    nice to see that some of these cameras arnt as expensive as i thought
  • DanielCoffey
    DanielCoffey Posts: 142
    If you have a look at http://www.dogcamsport.co.uk/ you can see a broad selection of sport cameras. They range from the MuVi up to the HQR2/HQ2 package.

    As you would expect, you generally get what you pay for especially when it comes to waterproofing, low light performance and recording quality at speed. Low light performance really sorts out the men from the boys here.

    That said - for bright light conditions, the MuVi is an excellent value introduction to bike cameras.

    I use the HQR2/HQ2 recorder and camera (as does Downfader) and an example video (in YouTube grotty quality) is at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ev77gmLSZXw
  • DanielCoffey
    DanielCoffey Posts: 142
    Some extra info for you - if you want an in-depth practical review of the HQR2/HQ2 package, the guys at MuddyMoles have this review... http://www.muddymoles.org.uk/2009/07/do ... eview.html

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  • Mr_Cellophane
    Mr_Cellophane Posts: 690
    joshtp/mbukman wrote:
    muvi is suposed to be great, but anyone who just payed £50+ well, sorry, but.... i just bought this....
    http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 0366771975
    tis a muvi, rebranded, its exactly the same in every way, and its only £12 delivered!

    I can't turn my ACT2k on after just 2 years (it still works with the USB, but not on batteries). Has yours been delivered yet ? What is the battery life like ?
  • deffler
    deffler Posts: 829
    Mr_Cellophane wrote:
    joshtp/mbukman wrote:
    muvi is suposed to be great, but anyone who just payed £50+ well, sorry, but.... i just bought this....
    http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 0366771975
    tis a muvi, rebranded, its exactly the same in every way, and its only £12 delivered!

    I can't turn my ACT2k on after just 2 years (it still works with the USB, but not on batteries). Has yours been delivered yet ? What is the battery life like ?

    I believe the battery life to be 2hrs approx
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  • ChillyGetsTrilly
    ChillyGetsTrilly Posts: 75
    I'm surprised no one has mentioned Vholdr or GoPro. Both just recently introduced HD helmet cams and there are reviews for them all over the web.

    I prefer the Vholdr for a couple of reasons. Footage looks more stable, design is more sleek, and the Vholdr community is a cool place to share videos. you can check out sample footage there: http://www.vholdr.com/videolist
  • ChillyGetsTrilly
    ChillyGetsTrilly Posts: 75
    PS - i'm particularly fond of this one.... http://www.vholdr.com/node/37150
  • fossyant
    fossyant Posts: 2,549
    The Muvi/MD80 battery life is about an hour or just over in the cold.
  • cougie
    cougie Posts: 22,512
    Just ordered the MD80 from the ebay link up there. Delivery time is 25 days though - so wont be here before xmas - quality looks good so long as you have a decent sd card - check out youtube for videos.
  • Nick6891
    Nick6891 Posts: 274
    have to make sure these are waterproof aswel, we all know how rubbish our weather is :lol:
  • salsajake
    salsajake Posts: 702
    these muvi micro dvs are not waterproof
  • UKScooby
    UKScooby Posts: 41
    antlaff wrote:
    I bought the Muvi from amazon for £54 + £15 for the sports package after seeing all the clips on this site - cant wait as should be here in next few days!!!

    Sounds like quite a few of us will be opening the same things this year. And its a great excuse to get out of the house - away from the in-laws - to go and test the camera.
  • BentMikey
    BentMikey Posts: 4,895
    UK Scooby? "D4N OK" isn't your numberplate is it? Google it. :lol:
  • spursn17
    spursn17 Posts: 284
    joshtp/mbukman wrote:
    muvi is suposed to be great, but anyone who just payed £50+ well, sorry, but.... i just bought this....
    http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 0366771975
    tis a muvi, rebranded, its exactly the same in every way, and its only £12 delivered!

    Just had one of these delivered but can't get the driver to load, Any suggestions?
  • Wallace1492
    Wallace1492 Posts: 3,707
    spursn17 wrote:
    joshtp/mbukman wrote:
    muvi is suposed to be great, but anyone who just payed £50+ well, sorry, but.... i just bought this....
    http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 0366771975
    tis a muvi, rebranded, its exactly the same in every way, and its only £12 delivered!

    Just had one of these delivered but can't get the driver to load, Any suggestions?

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  • amaferanga
    amaferanga Posts: 6,789
    spursn17 wrote:
    joshtp/mbukman wrote:
    muvi is suposed to be great, but anyone who just payed £50+ well, sorry, but.... i just bought this....
    http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 0366771975
    tis a muvi, rebranded, its exactly the same in every way, and its only £12 delivered!

    Just had one of these delivered but can't get the driver to load, Any suggestions?

    Isn't the driver only needed if you want to use it as a web cam? Your SD card should just appear as a storage device from which you can drag and drop the files. It worked like that for me anyway (with my MD80 that cost £7.81 :D )
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  • spursn17
    spursn17 Posts: 284
    amaferanga wrote:
    spursn17 wrote:
    joshtp/mbukman wrote:
    muvi is suposed to be great, but anyone who just payed £50+ well, sorry, but.... i just bought this....
    http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 0366771975
    tis a muvi, rebranded, its exactly the same in every way, and its only £12 delivered!

    Just had one of these delivered but can't get the driver to load, Any suggestions?

    Isn't the driver only needed if you want to use it as a web cam? Your SD card should just appear as a storage device from which you can drag and drop the files. It worked like that for me anyway (with my MD80 that cost £7.81 :D )

    Yup, found out I don't need the driver.

    I was robbed, I paid 14 quid for mine!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :lol:
  • Hrun
    Hrun Posts: 116
    One thing with the cheaper ones, I found that the supplied memory card caused dropped frames when recording. Changing it for a better quality one stopped that.
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  • jinnan_tonnix
    jinnan_tonnix Posts: 78
    joshtp/mbukman wrote:
    muvi is suposed to be great, but anyone who just payed £50+ well, sorry, but.... i just bought this....
    http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 0366771975
    tis a muvi, rebranded, its exactly the same in every way, and its only £12 delivered!

    Thanks for the tip - just bagged one on ebay for under £13.
  • Mr_Cellophane
    Mr_Cellophane Posts: 690
    jinnan_tonnix wrote:
    joshtp/mbukman wrote:
    muvi is suposed to be great, but anyone who just payed £50+ well, sorry, but.... i just bought this....
    http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 0366771975
    tis a muvi, rebranded, its exactly the same in every way, and its only £12 delivered!

    Thanks for the tip - just bagged one on ebay for under £13.

    I "won" one on ebay for £12.88 on the 9th and still waiting. Hopefully it will arrive before the New Year.
  • jinnan_tonnix
    jinnan_tonnix Posts: 78
    Mr_Cellophane wrote:
    jinnan_tonnix wrote:
    joshtp/mbukman wrote:
    muvi is suposed to be great, but anyone who just payed £50+ well, sorry, but.... i just bought this....
    http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 0366771975
    tis a muvi, rebranded, its exactly the same in every way, and its only £12 delivered!

    Thanks for the tip - just bagged one on ebay for under £13.

    I "won" one on ebay for £12.88 on the 9th and still waiting. Hopefully it will arrive before the New Year.

    I won't be holding my breath, then. :(
  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,064
    No idea why but I just bought one, ah well it's only £13 - anyone know how long you can record for on an 8GB card?
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  • davis
    davis Posts: 2,506
    itboffin wrote:
    Anyone know how long you can record for on an 8GB card?

    You'll have to consider battery life; the manual says 2 hours' life.

    Anyway, from my testing, a short 30-second video is about 35 MBytes, and a 13-minute one (showing my first crash on my road bike... grrr snow) is just over 900 MBytes, so I guess just over 1 MByte/sec is a good rule of thumb.
    Sounds like the right size card!
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