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I'm looking for a HD cam that will survive a ride in the car and not suffer from recording skip when i ::Drive1::.
was surfing new egg and this is what i have found so far but i'm not a AV person so no clue if it's any good.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16830145113
HELP! :D
Bad Idea (TM)
It has a hard drive in it. You want a camera that does NOT have a hard drive, but rather a memory card. All those vibrations will destroy a hard drive.
Also, avoid cameras that have optical image stabilization capabilities. You want either NO image stabilization or electronic image stabilization where it uses the outer pixels on the imaging chip for stabilization via software processing. This way you don't have a floating optical element to destroy via vibrations.
Other than that, get something cheap enough that you won't be hurt too bad if it dies a horrible death. ;)
Several people have the Hero and seem to like it. I don't know that it is HD, though.
jeff_man, I have an extra Winbook HD camcorder that I will let go for $45. It takes 720p video and works with SDHC cards. It's solid state with fixed focus lens.
Video I took with identical camcorder.
Alan
If jeff_man doesn't want it PM me, I might be interested.
Chris
ya the hero is nice but the res is to low or i would have gotten one
I believe the HDcams with harddrives have a SD card option so the drive is not spinning and read/writing but i'm not 100% sure on that.
alen what do you mount that cam with? if i can't find a modal with 60fps and it has a universal tripod mount so i can put in on a roll bar mount i'm sold
Jeff,
I use a camera similar to what Apex is using. You can't beat it for the price.
As for mounts, try ChaseCam.
So Iain, how is video coming out from that TCB deal you got from Best Buy? It does not have wide angle?! Does it matter? I am thinking going your TCB route but not sure it is just money down the pit!?Quote:
Originally Posted by altiain
I'm working on getting it from him but going to look into one of the roll ball mounts first sense i like there positioning in the car better.Quote:
Originally Posted by altiain
The Hero's not HD, but it does have a wide angle lens - which is really nice at the track. If they ever make an HD Hero, I'd be all over it.Quote:
Originally Posted by cone-cerned
Isn't there one that's named the 2020 or something like that? From what I remember it is pretty small, uses a memory card, and records in HD.
They are in the process of making an HD Go Pro.Quote:
Originally Posted by trickyrix
Oh?Quote:
Originally Posted by johnwag
Sweeeet...
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Originally Posted by johnwag
Any idea on the ETA?
http://microcenter.com/single_produc...uct_id=0308509
Would this work?
Looks good except for the proprietary battery.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tim the Teacher
Here is a short clip from mark52's CSP car:Quote:
Originally Posted by gabkwong
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6rlxrG3AvA
This doesn't really do the camera justice, though. Let me upload a short clip from the RX-8 on the track (much smoother) this evening, and you can see the difference.
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Originally Posted by MiataMike
That's not TCB approved pricing, looks nice though.
Found this on Costco.com:
http://preview.tinyurl.com/dy7jpe
Pink though ::Fruity::
http://content.costco.com/Images/Con...uct/305805.jpg
$69.99
Features:
- Image Sensor: 1/2.5" CMOS 5.0 Megapixel Sensor
- Storage Media: Internal 32MB Flash Memory, External SD Card
- Sensor Sensitivity: Auto
- Lens: F/3.0, f=7.27mm Fixed Lens
- Movie File Format: MOV
- Movie Resolution: HD 1280x720/ 30fps, D1: 720x480/30 fps, CIF: 320x240
- Zoom: 2x Digital Zoom
- PC Interface: USB 2.0
- TV Out Fromat: NTSC/ PAL
- Dimensions: 2.36" W x .81" D x 4.21" H
- Weight: 3.17 ounces
Chris
I use a Flip Mino (SD) and love it. It's similar to a lot of the cameras already posted and comes in a HD variant. It's not exactly "cheap" tho.
That VholdR looks pretty awesome.
My cheap digital camera plus Iain's suggested BestBuy camera mount didn't work very well. To much bouncing around back and forth.
Chris
When did I recommend a Best Buy camera mount? :scratch: I bought one from Chasecam.
I misremembered, it was Sean.Quote:
Originally Posted by altiain
http://forums.dfwmiata.com/showpost....70&postcount=3
I will be returning it and trying out a ChaseCam mount now.
Chris
And you can thank me for that advice ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by altiain
It was me... and I don't use the best buy mount much anymore either :)
I actually want a smaller camera now (have been jonesing for the go pro, but it's crappy battery life and inability to record more than 2 gigs at a time are killer for me).
So i'm very impressed with the micro center pos cam alen sold me. i would tell anyone that wants a cheap cam to get on. Added a 16gb card and it's 11 hours of 720 avi h.254.
just witch i had a better mount at the time i was at the track
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DD0a...e=channel_page
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTGxv...e=channel_page
also ordered one of these to mount of the trunk lid/dash/window/whatever and will try it at rdr@msr
http://www.filmtools.com/gripper-302...era-mount.html
Great video clips! Can't wait till next Friday. That was a nice save on Big Bend about six minutes into the second clip. Very nice. :burnrubr::clap:
ya it's the 5:50 drift =P the have it on vid from the fiance line, waiting for a rip of itQuote:
Originally Posted by Nails
Battery life is pretty crappy because you have to use lithium to get any real amount of time out of it but I have had it go for about an hour on one set of energizer lithium, which is all I require for a track cam. There is also a firmware update coming out that will allow use of 4gb cards which would be 1:52 of recording time.Quote:
Originally Posted by goofygrin