Washburn Posted March 20, 2010 Report Posted March 20, 2010 Im looking for a good Helmet/Handel Bar cam that is shock resistant (or close doesnt have to be perfect) comes with mounting hardware, internal memory chip, and mud/water proof. The cheaper the better. I wont go over 100/150. What do you all us? Quote
Whyzedtwofiveoh Posted March 21, 2010 Report Posted March 21, 2010 Im looking for a good Helmet/Handel Bar cam that is shock resistant (or close doesnt have to be perfect) comes with mounting hardware, internal memory chip, and mud/water proof. The cheaper the better. I wont go over 100/150. What do you all us? I know the GO pro helmet cam is 199.99 But its worth every penny. It comes with a plastic case and alot of mounts. Its a great helmet cam if your willing to spend more than 150, i dunno if you can find any for 100-150, maybe something off ebay or used already? Quote
-Herbie- Posted March 21, 2010 Report Posted March 21, 2010 i bought a new gopro hero wide angle motorsport model camera off e-bay brand new for $115 shipped last summer. I have been very pleased with it. If you go this route get an 8mb card and the software upgrade vs the 2mb the mfg recommends here is a video i did with the camera Quote
locogato11283 Posted March 21, 2010 Report Posted March 21, 2010 i used a gopro all of last year. its solid.. i wanted to try one of the new vholdr contour hd so i picked one of those up. its a nice unit as well.. here is one of my helmet cam videos with the gopro.. Quote
Midway USA Posted March 21, 2010 Report Posted March 21, 2010 Got my GoPro wide off E-Bay right after the first of the year for around $135. They usually don't come with a memory card but they aren't terribly expensive. Good camera for the money. Quote
papa_smurf49319 Posted March 22, 2010 Report Posted March 22, 2010 i used a gopro all of last year. its solid.. i wanted to try one of the new vholdr contour hd so i picked one of those up. its a nice unit as well.. here is one of my helmet cam videos with the gopro.. Been lookin at the contour hd also loco, which one do you like better? Quote
locogato11283 Posted March 22, 2010 Report Posted March 22, 2010 Been lookin at the contour hd also loco, which one do you like better? i havent even used the contour yet. i will let you know just as soon as i do. its a very good quality unit and i havent heard anything bad about them. Quote
locogato11283 Posted March 22, 2010 Report Posted March 22, 2010 Loco, let me know if you ever go to Kato again. Its only about an hour south west of me. I have a few friends that go to college there and partied there a thousand times, never knew they ran hill climbs though. june 13 at 10AM! plan on it! man, ive been out tons of times in mankato. gotten absolutely wasted there. its a blast up there. Quote
MacRacer1 Posted October 23, 2010 Report Posted October 23, 2010 Ya I was looking at buying a helmet cam 2 but wanted to know which would be the best cause I have heard lots about the gopro not much bout the contour Quote
dirtbike drew Posted October 24, 2010 Report Posted October 24, 2010 (edited) I have the gopro hd wide and its vary nice. I payed $280 new for mine. I used to have the first gopro and used it for a week or to and return it for the HD the HD was $100 more. But can ues a 32gb. Good luck. Edited October 24, 2010 by dirtbike drew Quote
MacRacer1 Posted October 24, 2010 Report Posted October 24, 2010 Hey how much time do you get out of the battery and also how much recording time do u get out of a 16gb card in the gopro hd Quote
bgmrc Posted October 25, 2010 Report Posted October 25, 2010 http://www.tachyoninc.com/ This is the one we use in my crew....the Micro....I use it while jetskiing....but im sure dirt will be just fine!! Quote
dirtydownunder Posted October 25, 2010 Report Posted October 25, 2010 get a 2 stroke helmet, no cams needed ! Quote
locogato11283 Posted October 27, 2010 Report Posted October 27, 2010 After using the Contour HD all year I think it's better than the GoPro. It is much easier to use, has better batter life and takes better quality video. So I say go with the Contour. Quote
WINDYCITYJOHN400 Posted October 27, 2010 Report Posted October 27, 2010 (edited) Does it take the pictures like the gopro does? I don't like how all the helmet cams have the low frames per minute count. (even 60 per minute still has the shutter when viewed) The video just looks stuttered and jittery. (It's not the camera shake I'm complaining about, it's the breaks in the action. It's not smooth like a traditional camcorder.) But I did like the feature on the Gopro that allows you to set the camera to take pictures every couple of seconds. (I don't know of any digital helmet cams that can do a smooth stream video like a hand held camcorder, but at least I could get good digital pictures from every couple of seconds during my day.) Anybody know of a way to film action without the choppy effect of missing frames in the action? (Other than hiring a helicopter to cruise along side on me with a camera operator in the door gunner's position? LOL) Edited October 27, 2010 by WINDYCITYJOHN400 Quote
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.