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Kamikaze Bob |
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Kamikaze Bob Trackday Trickster
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Posted: 01:16 - 23 Jan 2017 Post subject: Touring helmet cam |
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Me and a mate are looking at a wee touring trip up the Highlands again this year, route still to be confirmed but we can hash it out a bit over the next few weeks. One thing I wanted to do was look into getting a helmet camera to record the trip (and any all-day ride-outs). Prefer helmet mounted as I want the vid to show what I am looking at, especially off to the sides/scenery. I ain't bothered with a mic or anything, not the type to do a vlog or nowt - would just be me swearing at cagers anyways - but if it picks up engine noise that would be cool. I would likely put some music over it if putting up on yootoob or owt.
However, I've came across a couple of potential issues.
1. My helmet is a Shark Evo-One, which is a flip helmet where the chin bar goes all the way over the top, same as it's predecessor the Evoline series. There is a bit of space at the bottom where the end of the chin bar doesn't go, so should be enough to get a mount one, but I wasn't sure how big the mounts usually are, can someone give me a rough size? Every site I look at for various cams don't give any dimensions.
2. Battery life. We tend to ride for most of the day, but most of the cams I can see have internal batteries that only last about 3 hours if not usually less. This means I need something with a replaceable battery, but these are few and far between. The only ones I can find are either extremely expensive and out of potential budget (£200+) or cheapo ones off Amazon/eBay for around £50, which is in budget but not sure if I would trust the quality of something so cheap. Can anyone point me in the direction of something that wouldn't break the bank but would have the option of changing the battery? (of is there a way of keeping the battery charged while riding?)
As always, any help greatly appreciated. ____________________ 2001 Honda VFR800fi |
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Posted: 00:59 - 24 Jan 2017 Post subject: |
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Powerbank, something like an anker powercore should give you at least a couple charges until you can find an outlet (if you can) or simply wire a connector into the bike
oh and also
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 7 years, 83 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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