Helmet Camera

iwilldoit

Hi All.

Any one been using the cheaper helmet camera's, friend of mine has a Drift one and does a lovely job, but I do find that after you have watched them a couple of times it all gets a little boring ( We were using this for Enduros)
My 9 year old is into his mtb and it would be nice for him to see what he's doing so has anyone used the cheaper ones with any half decent results, if so which ones.

rockmonkeysc

Go for a used gopro 2 or 3.

paul.skibum

iwilldoit wrote:

Hi All.

Any one been using the cheaper helmet camera's, friend of mine has a Drift one and does a lovely job, but I do find that after you have watched them a couple of times it all gets a little boring ( We were using this for Enduros)
My 9 year old is into his mtb and it would be nice for him to see what he's doing so has anyone used the cheaper ones with any half decent results, if so which ones.

Why do you think a different camera will make watching the video any less boring?

Drift cameras are pretty decent although I think the company went bust recently. GoPro is the standard and will be good quality footage even if the riding might not be!

cooldad

I think he wants a cheaper one for the kid to use so he can be bored too.

Colinthecop

I bought one of these from Ebay -



They retail between £25 - £30 and the footage isn't too bad for the price. It downloads onto a micro SD card.

You can see an example of the footage here - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N85Lk1ZODjM

For a kid it's probably ideal.

iwilldoit

Colinthecop wrote:

I bought one of these from Ebay -



They retail between £25 - £30 and the footage isn't too bad for the price. It downloads onto a micro SD card.

You can see an example of the footage here - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N85Lk1ZODjM

For a kid it's probably ideal.

Thanks for the reply Colinthecop that was a really useful reply, It's good to see what the results are from your camera, I think that would work well for him.

john2002

mobius camera for about £45 good reiew here http://www.techmoan.com/blog/2013/7/8/the-mobius-camera-the-do-it-all-mount-anywhere-1080p-micro-c.html
buy it from here http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mobius-ActionCam-Full-HD-Sports-Camera-1080P-30FPS-720P-60FPS-Pocket-Camcorder-/151071891306?pt=Camcorders_Professional_Video_Cameras&hash=item232c961f6a

very good quality video for a cheap price. the only con is it isnt waterproof.
30fps 1080p
60fps 720p
time lapse photos (for those long boring rides)
and when you get bored with the camera you can use it as a car dvr

hainman

Colinthecop,I had one of those and to be honest it was SH*T,I bought Gopro 3silver and its miles ahead of that cheap one,footage is night and day

Colinthecop

Yes it is sh*t compared to a gopro. It's sh*t compared to the quality of most decent camera phones.

But for £25 it's good enough for a 9yr old.

arran77

Polaroid do one that can be had for under £100, the reviews seem pretty good on the whole so might be worth a look?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00A81SXHI/ref=noref?ie=UTF8&psc=1&s=photo

prawny

I've got one of these

http://www.7dayshop.com/rollei-actionca ... -camcorder

It's pretty decent, haven't had chance to use it in the daytime yet but seems ok, I only paid £30 before Christmas though.