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Cheap helmet cams

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Created by K Dog > 9 months ago, 2 Dec 2010
K Dog
VIC, 1847 posts
2 Dec 2010 4:30PM
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Got one today from Camera House on Eliz St, City.

Listed as $99 - knocked off $9 cause I'm tight. RRP is $180:

http://au.oregonscientific.com/cat-Outdoor-sub-Action-Cam-prod-ATC3K-Waterproof-Action-Cam.html

Seriously good deal.

Hook up. On.

firiebob
WA, 3175 posts
2 Dec 2010 1:53PM
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Now you can bore the poop out of your family & friends like me

When set and done post a video here

jermaldan
VIC, 1572 posts
2 Dec 2010 5:50PM
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Anyone used one of these? I hear the audio is crap but the Video is as good as most of the camera phones out there.

K Dog
VIC, 1847 posts
2 Dec 2010 6:29PM
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Not expecting any miracles from this one - but cheap enough not to worry about.... and its probably youtube worthy....

See how it goes before I hook up Lumix FT2 on the flymount...... still a little nervous about sailing with a $500 buck cam on your mast :P

sharkbiscuit
820 posts
2 Dec 2010 6:56PM
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K Dog said...

Got one today from Camera House on Eliz St, City.
Listed as $99 - knocked off $9 cause I'm tight. RRP is $180:


I brought this unit 16 months ago. This product is seriously **. It has no dynamic control, so pictures are either over or under exposed. Water forms a beads and meniscus around the lens, so it's useless for water sports. Further more, any type of minor shock would cause the unit to record a couple of frames of white noise. I ended up giving it to a mate after a few sessions.

Kimba
SA, 458 posts
2 Dec 2010 10:03PM
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Return the camera while you still can, they really are bad.

firiebob
WA, 3175 posts
2 Dec 2010 8:13PM
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K Dog said...

See how it goes before I hook up Lumix FT2 on the flymount...... still a little nervous about sailing with a $500 buck cam on your mast :P


I attach a couple of trace wires under the latch on my GoPro to my Flymount, is there a way to attach to your Lumix. The Flymount's not going anywhere fast, lots of turns on the screw adjustment so it'd get seriously lose before it'd be a problem. But then if you loop it might, I don't/can't

A mate did lose his, but it some how found how to walk while on the beach

K Dog
VIC, 1847 posts
3 Dec 2010 10:43AM
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firiebob said...

K Dog said...

See how it goes before I hook up Lumix FT2 on the flymount...... still a little nervous about sailing with a $500 buck cam on your mast :P


I attach a couple of trace wires under the latch on my GoPro to my Flymount, is there a way to attach to your Lumix. The Flymount's not going anywhere fast, lots of turns on the screw adjustment so it'd get seriously lose before it'd be a problem. But then if you loop it might, I don't/can't

A mate did lose his, but it some how found how to walk while on the beach




Haven't tried it just yet. Will have a play on the weekend.

Geezus - with all the bad feedback on this helmet cam I might just give it to my nephews......

1 or 2 goes, and if its crap - it goes....

Gestalt
QLD, 14670 posts
3 Dec 2010 10:14AM
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i've been thinking about the kodak playsport for a cheap alternative. has anyone tried one?

Zed
WA, 1273 posts
3 Dec 2010 12:35PM
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I bought a cheapo, it was ** & a waste of 150. So bough this bad boy:

vio-pov.com/

It's $$, but worth it. There's some footage in the forward loop & moviemaking thread.



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