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AppleJoe
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PostPosted: 14:12 - 01 Sep 2008    Post subject: Cheap bike camera Reply with quote
Does anyone have any recommendations? I want to spend as little as possible really, but how much would I be looking at to get 'watchable' footage?

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Fnatic
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PostPosted: 14:13 - 01 Sep 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
Could try using your phone if it's got a camera and if it's good quality?
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AppleJoe
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PostPosted: 14:15 - 01 Sep 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
Fnatic wrote:
Could try using your phone if it's got a camera and if it's good quality?


I didn't actually think about that, but unfortunately I've got an iPhone (i.e. no video) Sad
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PostPosted: 14:19 - 01 Sep 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
I have heard this one is good and used quite a lot for Youtube videos.

It can go on the helmet or basically anywhere on the Bike

https://www.aceselectronics.co.uk/product.php?xProd=602&xSec=53&jssCart=2da2c79167ee8b6846baea6ab8ee4a2d
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PostPosted: 14:19 - 01 Sep 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
Meant to say that all you do is set it running then take out the SD card and pop it into you pc to get the footage instantly.
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Fnatic
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PostPosted: 14:21 - 01 Sep 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
I used this type of camera once as I have one lying around...

https://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&Item=150288742441&Category=11724&_trksid=p3907.m29

Quality wasn't brilliant. FPS was like 15 and sound was terrible.
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PostPosted: 14:23 - 01 Sep 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
the ATC2K camera is absoloutly gash
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PostPosted: 14:24 - 01 Sep 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
wisenerl wrote:
I have heard this one is good and used quite a lot for Youtube videos.

It can go on the helmet or basically anywhere on the Bike

https://www.aceselectronics.co.uk/product.php?xProd=602&xSec=53&jssCart=2da2c79167ee8b6846baea6ab8ee4a2d


That would have been what I was going to suggest. They give OK footage, but they are quite chunky and so I would be wary of using it on the road to do silly things with. The police could seize it and you'd be up the proverbial creek without a paddle or a canoe.

If you're careful and/or disguise it, you'll probably be OK.
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PostPosted: 14:27 - 01 Sep 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
Fnatic wrote:
I used this type of camera once as I have one lying around...

https://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&Item=150288742441&Category=11724&_trksid=p3907.m29

Quality wasn't brilliant. FPS was like 15 and sound was terrible.


Costco are knocking a set out like that for 70 something quid Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: 18:03 - 01 Sep 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
MarJay wrote:
wisenerl wrote:
I have heard this one is good and used quite a lot for Youtube videos.

It can go on the helmet or basically anywhere on the Bike

https://www.aceselectronics.co.uk/product.php?xProd=602&xSec=53&jssCart=2da2c79167ee8b6846baea6ab8ee4a2d


That would have been what I was going to suggest. They give OK footage, but they are quite chunky and so I would be wary of using it on the road to do silly things with. The police could seize it and you'd be up the proverbial creek without a paddle or a canoe.

If you're careful and/or disguise it, you'll probably be OK.
How come? is it illegal to film yourself ride?
Unless they actually see you riding dangerously, I thought some homemade footage was not enough to press charges
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PostPosted: 18:12 - 01 Sep 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
If they do pull you over and examine the footage and you have been fucking about you bollocksed
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PostPosted: 19:34 - 01 Sep 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
UrbanRacer wrote:
the ATC2K camera is absoloutly gash


is "gash" good or bad Question don't understand the latest hip lingo Smile
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MarJay
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PostPosted: 19:35 - 01 Sep 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
boink wrote:
Unless they actually see you riding dangerously, I thought some homemade footage was not enough to press charges


What I think dangerous riding is, and what the police think are pretty seperate. They can do you for virtually anything they see on the camera, probably including filtering. The beauty part for them is that any magistrate worth his salt will agree.

So unless you ride like a granny it can be very dangerous. If you do ride like a granny, then what is the point of filming it?
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PostPosted: 20:53 - 01 Sep 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
Gash is bad.

And Fnatic, play the video of your uber-awesome Sachs Laughing
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PostPosted: 21:07 - 01 Sep 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
I didn't think the ATC2K was bad, it's compact and easy to mount, shock and waterproof, self contained, and £80. OK the quality isn't DVD but it's perfectly watchable.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBGWsL189bI
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PostPosted: 21:34 - 01 Sep 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
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is "gash" good or bad don't understand the latest hip lingo


can be either..... there is a lot of bad gash about these days but occasionally you find some decent gash, depends what your after really Clapping <just watch out for this, apparently it has no symptoms and can make you sterile, which isnt always a bad thing Rolling Eyes
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AppleJoe
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PostPosted: 22:17 - 01 Sep 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
Zimbo wrote:
I didn't think the ATC2K was bad, it's compact and easy to mount, shock and waterproof, self contained, and £80. OK the quality isn't DVD but it's perfectly watchable.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBGWsL189bI


Yeh the video is watchable, thanks. What is that high pitched noise though?
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PostPosted: 22:32 - 01 Sep 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
if you do change your phone maybe a Nokia N95, they record video in 680x400 and 30fps iirc
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PostPosted: 22:50 - 01 Sep 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
Moonie wrote:
Gash is bad.

And Fnatic, play the video of your uber-awesome Sachs Laughing


The one of me driving it or the one where it's broken?


https://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=u4fHOWBi6Og

That's with a Nokia N80.
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