Video Camera who uses one?
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Re: Video Camera who uses one?
Postby trailgumby » Sun Aug 12, 2012 1:16 pm
GoPro Chesty mount would work really well for you.
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Postby AUbicycles » Sun Aug 12, 2012 9:32 pm
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Re: Video Camera who uses one?
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Re: Video Camera who uses one?
Postby Crawf » Mon Aug 13, 2012 9:13 am
Any review on this yet Davo?ozdavo wrote: I have one of these torch like wide angle cams on order. Will do a small review once I receive it, though there are a couple on YouTube.
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Re: Video Camera who uses one?
Postby il padrone » Mon Aug 13, 2012 9:26 am
However I do agree the chest mount is probably a better, more secure arrangement.
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Re: Video Camera who uses one?
Postby Pushy » Mon Aug 13, 2012 1:59 pm
Here you goCrawf wrote:Any review on this yet Davo?ozdavo wrote: I have one of these torch like wide angle cams on order. Will do a small review once I receive it, though there are a couple on YouTube.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMkfRFkLo28&feature=plcp[/youtube]
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Re: Video Camera who uses one?
Postby Marto » Mon Aug 13, 2012 4:45 pm
There are also some specs and features of this cam online, such at a www.goodluckbuy.com, where it is available for $67.16:Pushy wrote:Here you goCrawf wrote:Any review on this yet Davo?ozdavo wrote: I have one of these torch like wide angle cams on order. Will do a small review once I receive it, though there are a couple on YouTube.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMkfRFkLo28&feature=plcp[/youtube]
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Re: Video Camera who uses one?
Postby PA » Mon Aug 13, 2012 4:53 pm
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Re: Video Camera who uses one?
Postby Crawf » Mon Aug 13, 2012 7:40 pm
That 'anchor' rope doesn't look to comfy.PA wrote:I have been trying out a new rear facing camera mount.
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Re: Video Camera who uses one?
Postby elStado » Tue Aug 14, 2012 7:10 am
I took this for a 30km test ride yesterday and it worked surprisingly well. I had to re-adjust and tighten the cam mount as it was pointing up slightly towards the sky after the first section of cobblestone path, but other than that it was pretty good. Interesting POV too as it is mounted right up the front of the bike and shows a wide view. Had some fairly bumpy sections of path and the main mount didn't budge at all. The rubber from the inner-tube also seemed to soak up some of the smaller vibrations. German bike paths might be plentiful, but some of them have downright awful surface quality and really narrow sections.elStado wrote:Played around with a bunch of mounting options today with my GoPro 2. This way is good as it is out of the way and gives a pretty cool perspective. It has around 4mm clearance from the tyre, so should be ok. I'll use it carefully for the first day though and make sure that it isn't coming loose as it could be dangerous if it falls into the tyre. I used the bike handlebar mount with a rolled up 35cm section of inner tube to allow it to fasten in place and reduce vibrations. Looks cool eh?
I'll try to upload a vid later on when I have a better internet connection. I'm still looking for a chest mount which has proven quite difficult. I've been to around 5 different stores that sell GoPro gear and none of them had the chest mount in stock.
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Re: Video Camera who uses one?
Postby RonK » Tue Aug 14, 2012 8:41 am
At the price Mugglechops posted (thanks Mugglechops for the discount code too) wifi bacpac and remote kit was dispatched overnight by USPS First Class International for only $7 US.Baalzamon wrote:So your using Standard Intl shipping, ewww 2-3 weeks yuck, start doing a group order and Express is same price as StandardMugglechops wrote:Daves Motors has it for $101.95 US delivered so under $100 Aus if you use hbf in the coupon code.RonK wrote:Has anyone spotted a good price for the wifi bacpac and remote kit? The local price is ridiculous, and most sellers don't have stock anyway.
About $40 cheaper than egay. Saw one on there for $743 too
It has become pretty much accepted that shipping costs from the US are high, but this goes to show that most US sites way overcharge for shipping. Rip off.
So a big thanks to Dave's Motors for getting it right.
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Re: Video Camera who uses one?
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Re: Video Camera who uses one?
Postby Ozkaban » Tue Aug 14, 2012 9:05 am
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Re: Video Camera who uses one?
Postby Baalzamon » Tue Aug 14, 2012 11:56 am
So a group buy I was arranging I ditched it due to $9 per person for 5 of us compared to $7 standard posted and extra posting from here.... Mine order has been fulfilled, now to see how long it takes to get to WARonK wrote: At the price Mugglechops posted (thanks Mugglechops for the discount code too) wifi bacpac and remote kit was dispatched overnight by USPS First Class International for only $7 US.
It has become pretty much accepted that shipping costs from the US are high, but this goes to show that most US sites way overcharge for shipping. Rip off.
So a big thanks to Dave's Motors for getting it right.
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Re: Video Camera who uses one?
Postby AUbicycles » Tue Aug 14, 2012 12:35 pm
Only thing to remember, wipe the memory. Not long into my early morning ride - after setting up everything on a new K-edge, it stopped blinking - Memory Card Full.
Guess I will have to go for another ride to see if the K-edge helps with video quality.
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Re: Video Camera who uses one?
Postby KonaCommuter » Tue Aug 14, 2012 3:52 pm
It stopped whilst mounted on the dash of my car so it wasn't like it was being bounced around or in an accident.
I'm not confident that it'll be fixed under warranty as I bought it from the US using a drop ship (?) to bypass Amazon's "Won't sell this to Australia" policy. Or if it is going to be fixed under warranty, that the process will take considerable time.
Riding today without my camera I felt a tad uneasy
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Re: Video Camera who uses one?
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Re: Video Camera who uses one?
Postby wurtulla wabbit » Tue Aug 14, 2012 6:03 pm
What did you pay for it ? You can buy them easily in Oz.KonaCommuter wrote:My Contour HD has decided to stop working.
It stopped whilst mounted on the dash of my car so it wasn't like it was being bounced around or in an accident.
I'm not confident that it'll be fixed under warranty as I bought it from the US using a drop ship (?) to bypass Amazon's "Won't sell this to Australia" policy. Or if it is going to be fixed under warranty, that the process will take considerable time.
Riding today without my camera I felt a tad uneasy
Also, contour are easy to deal with, tell them about it and see what they say.
Mine had poor sound as it wouldn't update firmware no matter what, they sent me a new one, arrived in a week from US .
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Re: Video Camera who uses one?
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Re: Video Camera who uses one?
Postby elStado » Thu Aug 16, 2012 4:05 am
An after-market brand of mounts for the GoPro cams.wurtulla wabbit wrote:What is a kedge ?
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Re: Video Camera who uses one?
Postby Lukeyboy » Thu Aug 16, 2012 8:49 am
They aren't made from plastic which GoPro mounts are. GoPros are known for fracturing/braking mounts which I can testify too.
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Re: Video Camera who uses one?
Postby Ozkaban » Thu Aug 16, 2012 3:32 pm
It only broke as the memory card was full. The extra weight would have pushed it over the edge. Maybe use a smaller memory card in future so it doesn't get so heavy?Lukeyboy wrote:They aren't made from plastic which GoPro mounts are. GoPros are known for fracturing/braking mounts which I can testify too.
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Re: Video Camera who uses one?
Postby Lukeyboy » Thu Aug 16, 2012 5:14 pm
It broke about 1-2 minutes after it ran out. I was more angry about that then the fact that the camera fell off, opened up and scattered across the intersection haha.
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