Helmet Cam

[ddavenport]

This could be a good stocking stuffer:

http://www2.oregonscientific.com/shop/product.asp?cid=6&scid=14&pid=709

[Woolly]

Would you believe I got one a couple of weeks ago. I tried it on Saturday, and I got some very good video of the road directly under the front wheel of the bike !!. There is no viewfinder, so getting the framing right is a matter of trial and error, but the lens does have quite a wide field of view. When it is mounted on my crash hat, I did not know it was there. Little increase in weight, and virtually no extra wind noise. The controls cannot be used when riding as the membrane keys require quite a hefty shove, so you need to start filming before you put your hat and gloves on. You can store up to 1 hour of video on a 2gig SD card. Overall, I'm quite pleased with it, and once I get the framing sorted, am happy it will produce good results.

[UncleRock]

click here (Helmetcamera.com) makes a great one. You can't fully see the potential till your helmet slides off your bike landing on your camera.
The machined housing is worth every penny. Plus I have extra mounts so use it around the shop sometimes.
Rock

[Woolly]

Rock -Scary new avatar - is that a tat ?? - good thing bout the Oregon Scientific cam is that it is totally self contained - no wires, seperate recorder etc., etc. It can only record 1 hour max, but to be honest, who's got the attention span to watch more than 5 mins of video - a goldfish can only do 5 secs :sleep:

[UncleRock]

Rock -Scary new avatar - is that a tat ?? - good thing bout the Oregon Scientific cam is that it is totally self contained - no wires, seperate recorder etc., etc. It can only record 1 hour max, but to be honest, who's got the attention span to watch more than 5 mins of video - a goldfish can only do 5 secs :sleep:
No its just a painting!
I have dropped my camera several times. would have had to replace it a couple times by now. I look for long range durability in things i'm gonna use on the bike.
Rock

[simoncharles]

This could also be an alternative

http://www.ripcurl.com/products/gallery.asp?categoryid=208

[UncleRock]

This could also be an alternative

http://www.ripcurl.com/products/gallery.asp?categoryid=208
That looks like it will fit the camera I have (without the machined housing) I have a headband that holds it, but this goggle set up is better.
I'll have to see if they will sell me the thing with out the camera.
Rock

[simoncharles]

Wooly, seen your other post sending me here.

Sorry to sound thick but as I understand it the camera does everything, i.e. records directly onto the card.

What do you do with the card afterwards ?. How do you save whats on it ?.

[Woolly]

What do you do with the card afterwards ?. How do you save whats on it ?.

It uses a standard SD card, (2gig gives you an hour of recording at 'high' resolution, 2 hours at low res) - you can then download the file either by USB cable (supplied with camera) or use a card reader, and then use a video editing suite such as Premiere, Vagas Video (or even MS MovieMaker) to edit and produce the finished product. It also comes with a video lead, so you can playback straight onto a TV.