Cheap helmet cam recommendation?

[jimster]

I want to get a helmet camera to deter the small proportion of drivers who are vicious idiots. Any recommendations?

I'd like the cheapest possible one with barely acceptable resolution, don't really care about low light capability.
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[Polarbear]

You can get GoPro copies that are pretty good from what I have seen plus they fit the GoPro mounts that are available from many sources. Is that the sort of thing you are after?
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[Fat Angry Scotsman]

[struan80]

[Fat Angry Scotsman]

[doggone]

That one is sure to disappoint even their own video is 5hit you can't read that truck number plate for example it looks like ten year old tech.
They want to charge you £14.99 for a 32GB card

[struan80]

Did you get a camera in the end?

[jimster]

[doggone]

Not cheap but the Action 4 is state of the art currently and could also be used as a general video camera rather than waving a phone about.
Particularly impressive in low light, and the stabilisation + good battery life.
Https://www.amazon.co.uk/DJI-Osmo-Action-Standard-Combo/dp/B0C783YNW7
I wouldn't want it on helmet (though you could) but on bars or thereabouts maybe

[A100man]

[Kawasaki Jimbo]

Video not worth a new thread so I’ll give this thread a nudge -

https://news.sky.com/video/rider-prosecuted-for-dangerous-driving-using-his-own-dashcam-footage-13004494

That roundabout…

My own experiments with cheapish cameras suggested the camera gives a completely different perspective and exaggerates separation distances, so reviewing gives a false impression of how you ride. (Not in this case, obviously.)

Some of the worst car drivers I see have cameras and I expect they’ve previously encountered incidents and had no self-awareness that they themselves were at fault.

[Nute]

I got one of these

https://techalogic.co.uk/product/dc-2-pro-dual-lens-helmet-camera/

Records forward and backward at the same time. It's just OK, not brilliant but does the job. Only got a 1.5-2 hr battery life though and it sticks out quite a bit from your lid.

My brother has an insta 360 camera which records 360 all the time. If you need the footage you just access the file and use whatever bit of the 360 you need, be it forwards, backward or to the side. Its even more expensive though...

[MCN]

Alistair Express sell decent ripoff goproz.
I think the one I have is equal to my gopro and they have easier controls. (More buttons).
Come with waterproof case and 3m mounts for vlogery.
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