ihaveaproblem Posted October 18, 2011 Posted October 18, 2011 (edited) Has anyone got, or can recommend a nice camera to use whilst riding a push bike? I would prefer if it can attach to the handlebars and HD quality I want to record myself failing miserably as I crash doing mountain biking:tongue: Edit Just noticed you can still buy flip cams http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=flip+camera&x=0&y=0 Might get one of these if I can find a handle bar mount, or someone recommends something better. Edited October 18, 2011 by ihaveaproblem
HarryMonkey Posted October 18, 2011 Posted October 18, 2011 This was quite popular in another thread ... Buy Micro digital camcorder £17.95 + £2.04 delivery £19.99 at Morgan Computers EDIT ... Here's the thread ... http://www.edugeek.net/forums/jokes-interweb-things/76334-my-ride-home-work.html 1
RobFuller Posted October 18, 2011 Posted October 18, 2011 GoPro Official Store: Wearable Digital Cameras for Sports 1
ihaveaproblem Posted October 18, 2011 Author Posted October 18, 2011 Both look good, but.. 1st = No HD quality and I would like that and willing to pay a little extra for it. 2nd = GoPro looks nice but quite expensive ... might be an option if I can’t find anything cheaper Still thinking of the flip cams and found some handlebar mounts, however the battery life seems rather bad ( Says up to 2 hours ) and also since they aren’t produced any more I thought someone might have created something similar but new.
MYK-IT Posted October 18, 2011 Posted October 18, 2011 Flip Video HD3 - £99.99 or £119.00 for 2 at IdealWorld Pack of 2 Flip Mino HD3 Pocket Camcorder with 4GB (1 Hour) Memory - IdealWorld Handy for when you crash and burn, and damage one (or could give 2nd one as a xmas present!) 1
ihaveaproblem Posted October 18, 2011 Author Posted October 18, 2011 Can you put sd cards into flip cams for extra storage?
MYK-IT Posted October 18, 2011 Posted October 18, 2011 I'm afraid not! Use one after the other would give you 2 hrs of HD footage or 2 mounted together (side by side) would give you 1 hrs of 3D HD footage
ihaveaproblem Posted October 18, 2011 Author Posted October 18, 2011 GoPro does look good Been thinking more and considering using a phone instead. My phone is really old now and for a while I’ve been thinking about purchasing a new one. I've always liked the Iphone and it also has a video camera on it capable of recording HD. Yes it's much more expensive than a camera alone^^ but it would save me buying a camera and a new phone in the future. Anyone know how well an iPhone would handle a situation like this? Not sure how good the camera on them handles movement and vibration.
Arthur Posted October 18, 2011 Posted October 18, 2011 I would go for the GoPro too. They are almost indestructible (which is more than can be said for the iPhone). http://youtu.be/elKxgsrJFhw?hd=1
DrummerBoy Posted October 18, 2011 Posted October 18, 2011 I've had a Sanyo VPC-PD1. It's HD, uses SD cards, and has an (small) optical zoom. Plus it's pretty cheap. And, for action shots, you get 60fps in 720.
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