Decathlon own brand video camera

97th choice
97th choice Posts: 2,222
edited June 2013 in MTB buying advice
http://www.decathlon.co.uk/g-eye-720p-h ... roductAvis

720p HD for £79.99, although you'd need to spend an extra £25 quid for a waterproof case, but at half the price of a go pro it might be worth a look. No idea on frame rates but might take a wander to my local store this lunchtime to see it.

Anyone have one?
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  • hainman
    hainman Posts: 699
    if all their other gear is anything to go by this should be a winner....
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  • benpinnick
    benpinnick Posts: 4,148
    This: http://www.zapiks.com/_camera-g-eye/ looks real promising... £79 eh? Hmm......
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  • rockmonkeysc
    rockmonkeysc Posts: 14,774
    Looks good but possibly not as tough as a Go Pro. Maybe better suited to xc than DH.
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  • apreading
    apreading Posts: 4,535
    Looked in the shop today. Couldnt see the actual camera as the boxes were sealed. The waterproof mount is a little bigger than the Gopro one, suggesting that the camera is too - not much but a little. It looks like it shares the same mount as the Gopro - you might want to check this as one of the keys with the gopro is the range of mounts available. If it doesnt fit then there is no specific chest mount or bar mount for the Decathlon one.
  • 97th choice
    97th choice Posts: 2,222
    Did you get to see what mounts it came with?
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  • benpinnick
    benpinnick Posts: 4,148
    Comes with a bar and helmet mount. The remote looks good. Im thinking I may get one to play with and report back :)
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  • 97th choice
    97th choice Posts: 2,222
    Sweet, may do the same if I have time to get to my store.
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  • b_real
    b_real Posts: 157
    Difficult to tell without seeing it, and it might sound obvious but check that when the waterproof case is on you can still get full access to the buttons & all functionality of the camera. By the looks of the picture, the on/off button is slide operated, which suggests you can't turn it on & off on the fly when the waterproof casing is on it.
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  • 97th choice
    97th choice Posts: 2,222
    Just got one as an impulse buy.... :shock:

    sitting at my desk charging, they didn't have the waterproof case so have to order it online, it may be that i will order the remote as well.
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  • apreading
    apreading Posts: 4,535
    YEs - you can start/top recording or take a still with the waterproof case mounted but cant turn the power (or sound) on or off. I am guessing that it may time out when not recording and re-awaken at the press of the buttons though?
  • 97th choice
    97th choice Posts: 2,222
    Got some shots with it today.

    pros - light, you don't notice you have it on. Easy to use with gloves. nice wide field of vision. Video seems decent quality most of the time (720p @ 30fps)

    cons - image quality blurs a bit at the edges when going fast in low light (in this case single track through pine forest) loads of wind noise picked up.

    Overall I'm happy for £79.99, although you need a micro sd (£10) and you'll probably want the waterproof, shockproof, case (£25) so the total investment would be more like £115. but still half the price of a go pro, although it would probably be comparable with the original go pro HD.

    ETA: Picture quality is much better if you connect it to a hd tv rather than a crappy laptop!
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  • bennett_346
    bennett_346 Posts: 5,029
    Upload some video then man!
  • The Northern Monkey
    The Northern Monkey Posts: 19,174
    ^^^
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  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    No, please, not more rubbish boring video.
    Save it for people who care like granny
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  • bennett_346
    bennett_346 Posts: 5,029
    I'm curious to see the quality.
  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    OK as long as it's purely scientific.
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  • 97th choice
    97th choice Posts: 2,222
    This is the internet, I've never been mountain biking in my life.
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  • 97th choice
    97th choice Posts: 2,222
    Bit of advice needed. Looking at some of the file data and the bitrate is 4063kbps. Is this the expected rate for dealing with 720p HD or does it mean that my current SD card isn't up to the job?
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  • bennett_346
    bennett_346 Posts: 5,029
    You should have a class 10 card for HD video. My GoPro HD outputs 720p at 12,000kbps.
  • 97th choice
    97th choice Posts: 2,222
    Card is class 4, bum.
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  • hainman
    hainman Posts: 699
    i run a class 4 card on my camera and it does 13,000kbps at 720p,might just be a duff card,
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  • 97th choice
    97th choice Posts: 2,222
    The waterproof, shockproofcase arrived last night. Very robust bit of kit and it should help with wind noise. If the class 10 card arrives before the weekend I should be able to get a proper test of it.
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  • jairaj
    jairaj Posts: 3,009
    Did you get a chance to try it out with a faster card?
  • bennett_346
    bennett_346 Posts: 5,029
    I'm still keen to see how this turned out.
  • 97th choice
    97th choice Posts: 2,222
    Bought the card but no new vids yet due to the snow, plus the camera is now in Italy with a friend on his skiing trip. I can put one up later with the cheaper card for reference.
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  • 97th choice
    97th choice Posts: 2,222
    The gods of procrastination have finally left me alone, so here is what £79.99 gets you. Obviously the rad, gnar skills are extra.
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  • dusk
    dusk Posts: 583
    looks pretty good, they also do a 1080p version with case for £130.

    Is it gopro mount compatible?
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  • 97th choice
    97th choice Posts: 2,222
    Yes. Used it with a go pro chest harness
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  • bennett_346
    bennett_346 Posts: 5,029
    That's pretty impressive for the money.
  • paulbox
    paulbox Posts: 1,203
    97th choice wrote:
    The gods of procrastination have finally left me alone, so here is what £79.99 gets you. Obviously the rad, gnar skills are extra.
    That's pretty good, what's it like when going fast....? :P :wink:

    Sorry couldn't resist... :oops:

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