helmet cams

[Zed14]

who on the site was selling the helmet cams with the memory card? i need one to record car drivers on the road.

[ozkat]

Yeah im looking for the same as young Rexie.

[BANDITROD]

i can get them but you are prob better off getting them where i get them from Ebay http://stores.ebay.com.au/Happy-Nursery_W0QQssPageNameZstrkQ3amefsQ3amesstQQtZkm this is the same as what Ben use's and he tells me they are really good quality

[BANDITROD]

i cant beat that price at the moment without selling at a loss so go for them while they are cheap guys

[TurboKat]

I've got a Tony Hawk Helmetcam, they are available from major department stores for about $80.
They have a "LA-SER" ;) for lining up what you want to shoot & the footage quality is surprisingly good, I thought it would be a bit of a toy really but I was pleasantly surprised with the result.
It comes with a 32mb SD card but I bought a 2gb card for it for $19 & it will record over an hour.
It takes 2 AAA batteries
http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/65521218278032.JPG

[TurboKat]

http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/65521218281621.JPG

[ozkat]

Hey TK any chance of uploading any footage to youtube or something like that so we can see what its like?

[BANDITROD]

Here is one of the ATK helmet cams for ya shayne http://youtube.com/watch?v=4Urvz_C_ghQ&feature=related

[pommie]

Has the camera quality been reduce for you tube or is that the same quality that you see when watching it on your windows media player?
I have a 520line Sony pencil can it's really good quality but a pain with all the wires, battery pack and video camera you need run it.

[BANDITROD]

pommie i didnt do the vid so i cant tell you but all the specs are on the above link (ebay link) as far as i know they are really good quality cam i brought and sold 10 of them straight away mate didnt even get a chance to try one myself (i am waiting on the next shipment) if you like i can prob post up a vid then and let you know what they are really like cos i am itchin to use one myself

[ozkat]

Looks good Rod but why has it got that wobble affect? How long can you record for? And most importantly how easy is it to use? Sorry for all the dumb questions. Basiclly i want a cam that i strap to the bike or me at the drags press 1 button to record and 1 button to stop. Gotta be able to do it easy with helmet and gloves on in around 40deg heat without any fucking around.

[BANDITROD]

i can rec for 1hr with the 2G card and the wobble looks to me like the rider himself not the cam this is exactly the type of cam you need shayne they are easy to use and best of all cordless and it records at 30fps which aint bad for a helmet cam

[TurboKat]

quote:Originally posted by ozkat

Hey TK any chance of uploading any footage to youtube or something like that so we can see what its like?

I think you've mistaken me for someone who knows about computers Oz.
I've never done anything like that before, I'll check it out & see if I can do it.
It's getting dark now, I'll strap it on for the commute to work tomorrow.
Stay tuned.

[ozkat]

Thanks Rod, looks like that is the one for me.

[ozkat]

No worries Daz it will be good to compare the differences.

[BANDITROD]

no prob mate

[BillyWhizz888]

Whats the crack with shipping from the US and charging in GBP?

[Boxer]

These are about $1300 including the recorder unit, but they're good bit of gear. They can supply the extruded alloy tube for helmets too.

http://www.helmetcamera.com.au/SUV-Cam.html

[fimpBIKES]

recording drivers on the road?

[Booah]

I had a 520 Sony bullet cam and the same problem with wires and buttons etc. Bought one of the Oregon Scientific for my son to go body boarding with. Says waterproof to 10 metres but at the price I figured it would be trashed within a week. 6 months on and its been as good as gold and comes with all the accesories to attach to the bike, board, skateboard etc. I'd buy another.

[houdini]

i have the atk is pretty crap vibration upsets the batterey i got a new helmet cam during the week it's an archos 605 wifi player with 160gb hardrive and a helmetcam i will post a video during the week once the weather stops being gay

[Gix11]

quote:Originally posted by BANDITROD

the wobble looks to me like the rider himself not the cam

I think you'll find that is the cam itself mate. The components are very few so any kind of stabiliser will be left out, so if there is any kind of electrical pulse near the cam it will pull the image as it's recorded in a pulse motion as the current is produced.

[TurboKat]

Yeah, mine did the wobbly thing when I was fucking around with it yesterday, it never did that when we used it on my mates race sidecar though so maybe it needs to be as far away from the ignition source as possible?
I also found that the sound was about 4 seconds behind the video - never did that last time either, I'm gunna make up a little Faraday Cage for it today & see if that fixes it.

[BANDITROD]

quote:Originally posted by Gix11


quote:Originally posted by BANDITROD

the wobble looks to me like the rider himself not the cam

I think you'll find that is the cam itself mate. The components are very few so any kind of stabiliser will be left out, so if there is any kind of electrical pulse near the cam it will pull the image as it's recorded in a pulse motion as the current is produced.
oh ok then thats a bastard isn't it but then again its supposed to be on your helmet aswell

[pommie]

Mine doesn’t wobble like that and I have mine attached to the bike and it's a vibrating Buell.

[Gix11]

quote:Originally posted by pommie

Mine doesn’t wobble like that and I have mine attached to the bike and it's a vibrating Buell.


Your actual recording unit was strapped somewhere else though wasn't it? The lense itself will not cause wobble from electrical interference, it's the recording part that will.