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Budget Motorbike Helmet Cam
« on: 19 April 2010, 22:13:03 »
Always like idea of a helmet camera for the bike, after watching things like Long Way Around, fancied doing my own. (both the trip and mounting a camera!) But with proper helmet camera systems costing £500+ tight wad student here did it on the bodge!

Video taken with this £12.99 camera from eBay (which some mugs are paying £45 for on a UK auction! I bought from Hong Kong just had to wait a month...)

Its 720p, frame rate is low at just 30fps, but looks ok on video! Takes MicroSD card up to 16Gb

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250587031263

Of course in true tunnie style, i got the gaffer tape out:



Results are not too bad, angle is a tad wrong, faces screen too much, but for £12.99 can't complain too much!

You might want to mute the sound and its just wind noise (oh and i know i need to update time stamp)

[media]http://www.youtube.com/v/iQE8R_uaPA8&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xd0d0d0&hl=en_US&feature=player_detailpage&fs=1[/media]
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Re: Budget Motorbike Helmet Cam
« Reply #1 on: 19 April 2010, 22:19:47 »
cheney to a43.... ....good biking road if you ignore the stupid, pointless, do-gooder speed limits
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Re: Budget Motorbike Helmet Cam
« Reply #2 on: 19 April 2010, 22:22:02 »
Tunnie, don't forget to take it off when you go to the loo ::)
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Re: Budget Motorbike Helmet Cam
« Reply #3 on: 19 April 2010, 22:22:20 »
But the cam is chavvy, and I reckon riding position needs work  :-X
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Re: Budget Motorbike Helmet Cam
« Reply #4 on: 19 April 2010, 22:24:43 »
I know you wanted a helmet cam, but wouldn't your camera be better sited behind your screen? You could still use gaffer tape.  ;)  ;)
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Re: Budget Motorbike Helmet Cam
« Reply #5 on: 19 April 2010, 22:25:21 »
Good effort.... :y looked good, did you smile for that speed camera at about 2.50.....Well done... :y :y :y
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Re: Budget Motorbike Helmet Cam
« Reply #6 on: 19 April 2010, 22:25:48 »
Is that wind noise Tunnie or is your bike rather running rough? ::)
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Re: Budget Motorbike Helmet Cam
« Reply #7 on: 19 April 2010, 22:26:22 »
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Good effort.... :y looked good, did you smile for that speed camera at about 2.50.....Well done... :y :y :y
Those cameras, I always accelerate hard, and give 'em the V
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« Reply #8 on: 19 April 2010, 22:26:58 »
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Is that wind noise Tunnie or is your bike rather running rough? ::)
Its a 2cyl boxer, of course it sounds rough!
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« Reply #9 on: 19 April 2010, 22:27:16 »
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But the cam is chavvy, and I reckon riding position needs work  :-X

True, but its going to be very useful, would be good attached to my boots for snowboarding.

50 mph on Farthinghoe to Middleton bit now as well  :(
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« Reply #10 on: 19 April 2010, 22:28:06 »
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Good effort.... :y looked good, did you smile for that speed camera at about 2.50.....Well done... :y :y :y
Those cameras, I always accelerate hard, and give 'em the V


I assume when on your bike and not in the car.... ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Budget Motorbike Helmet Cam
« Reply #11 on: 19 April 2010, 22:29:36 »
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I know you wanted a helmet cam, but wouldn't your camera be better sited behind your screen? You could still use gaffer tape.  ;)  ;)

thought about it there, going to try it, trouble is its going to vibrate a lot. Helmet / body takes that away, screen flaps about a bit at high speed  ::)
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« Reply #12 on: 19 April 2010, 22:30:12 »
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Is that wind noise Tunnie or is your bike rather running rough? ::)
Its a 2cyl boxer, of course it sounds rough!

Rough but has torque!
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Re: Budget Motorbike Helmet Cam
« Reply #13 on: 19 April 2010, 22:30:53 »
Thought you might have got a bullit cam.
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Re: Budget Motorbike Helmet Cam
« Reply #14 on: 19 April 2010, 22:31:48 »
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thought about it there, going to try it, trouble is its going to vibrate a lot. Helmet / body takes that away, screen flaps about a bit at high speed  ::)

Mmmm? Never thought about the vibration .....  :-/
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