Onboard cameras

[Doc]

Who's got em? Which ones are best?

I am looking for on so that I can remember my racing days when I get old and senile like Beet in a couple years.

Post up.

[SVRACER01]

i have one.

[Doc]

Cool.

[SVRACER01]

i know right!?

[GixerJockey]

I have one too... It's cooler than Oxx's.

[Stiggy]

I've been eyeballing that GoPro camera. Seems to be the best bang for video quality vs price.

[GixerJockey]

Actually, I've got one of these. It's a great camera for short money. It comes with multiple, secure mountings systems. And the thing takes a beating like a champ.


I was actually thinking of offering a group buy on them if we can get enough folks interested.

[GixerJockey]

I've been eyeballing that GoPro camera. Seems to be the best bang for video quality vs price.

See?

[SVRACER01]

i thought you said it was better than mine?

[SVRACER01]

www.helmetcamera.com

[GixerJockey]

i thought you said it was better than mine?

Oh, I wasn't talking about my camera...

[SVRACER01]

And the thing takes a beating like a champ.

OH! thats why you said this

[Doc]

Ok so do you have to carry a recorder in a backpack for these or are they all inclusive?

[SVRACER01]

i put the recorder in the trunk of the bike. power is hard wired to the battery.
i charge the recorder, keep the tail off the bike until about a race and 1/2 before mine. ill put the recorder in and turn it on. put the bike back together and get dressed. i reach under the tail and push the start button and go. it comes with a remote and a wired remote "start" button but the camera needs to have a remote input to use that. the recorder is small. 3x5x1. if i leave it on the battery will last for almost 3 sessions at a trackday...including garage time. it takes a regular SD card.

[GixerJockey]

Doc. The one I posted is self contained and water proof. And under $200.

[SVRACER01]

whats the battery life?

[GixerJockey]

whats the battery life?

I filled a 2 gig card (about an hour of record time) on one set of batteries a few weeks ago.

[breakdirt916]

I'm broke, so I went with a canon SD1000 on a C-shaped sheet metal from home depot, a bolt, and a wing nut to tighten the camera against

the C-shaped sheet metal is bolted between the mirror mounts

video quality is good enough for google video:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...21359848&hl=en

I've also used a $20 one-time-use CVS camcorder (hacked and downloaded to my computer of course), a binder clip, and same said sheet metal

video quality is also good enough for google video, but the sound quality sort of sucks:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...95903629&hl=en

[Stiggy]

Actually, I've got one of these. It's a great camera for short money. It comes with multiple, secure mountings systems. And the thing takes a beating like a champ.


I was actually thinking of offering a group buy on them if we can get enough folks interested.

I would probably go for a group buy. I've been watching ebay for these.

[GixerJockey]

I'll check the pricing tomorrow and determine a minimum quantity.

[nerijusj]

I'll check the pricing tomorrow and determine a minimum quantity.

You got video "sample" for these?

[a13x]

I have: http://www.vio-pov.com/products.php?ct=di
Which gives me: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CG5BZCAUdTg
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CG5BZCAUdTg[/youtube]

[spydah]

I got 3 of the gopros. Good stuff. Here is a youtube downsampled clip.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twYmvLx9ynw


I regularly output it direct to DVD and it looks pretty good for what it is and what it costs.

[nerijusj]

I have: http://www.vio-pov.com/products.php?ct=di
Which gives me: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CG5BZCAUdTg
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CG5BZCAUdTg[/youtube]

That's an expensive setup....somewhere around 500+ "?
I don't know about the quality on PC, but on youtube it isn't all THAT great.

[a13x]

That's an expensive setup....somewhere around 500+ "?
I don't know about the quality on PC, but on youtube it isn't all THAT great.

DVD quality pre-YouFucking.