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Please let me know if this is a duplicate thread and I'll close this one... a few recent experiences have left me thinking it would be good to keep a video log of my ride.

Who's got experience with these and what can you recommend?

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Sorry, I overlooked your question. Here is a link to a video I recorded of a taxi using a PBL. The quality decreased a bit after uploading it to Vimeo.

I chose this camera mostly because of its size. It is a bit wider than a Knog Boomer light but it is still pretty noticeable, especially after connecting it to the Minoura camera mount. It seems like a lot of peds glance at it as I pass. I felt silly for the first few rides having it on my handlebars but that faded quickly, now I use it all the time with no shame. It must be pretty water resistant as I've ridden almost every day in April and it still works.

ExFat is the preferred format.


h' 1.0 said:

Thanks, Eric. I'm a mac user so I expect I wouldn't have the reformat problem.

Got any video to offer up? There's not a lot out there on this specific model.  How did you choose it?

From Menard's "Crazy Days" circular-- $20 after rebate-- through Sunday-- run!!!

Showing in stock at every store:

http://www.menards.com/main/storeAvailability.html?iid=1993955&...

Caveat: It may suck.

I know I'm replying to an over 4 year old post, but I got a chuckle when I saw the caveat that "it may suck."

I bought one of these cameras around that time and it did indeed suck..big time. It worked for, at best, about an hour before it froze up while recording. Couldn't turn it off or anything. I had to wait for the battery to run down to try charging it up to see if it would work. It never did come back on. Thankfully, Menard's has always been good with returns and I was able to get my money back.

Moral of the story? Yep, you guessed it...you get what you pay for (my ex-wife's favorite saying LOL!!).

:~)

Tore the web apart... not much out there on this.

Some more info in this eBay.ca listing:

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/HD-Helmet-Sport-Action-Digital-Video-Waterpr...

I saw a guy riding in with a helmet cam today.  I really dig that cyclists are using these more and more.  There is nothing more powerful than video.  Everyone believes the video.

Don't get whacked running a stop sign and have the other guy subpoena your recording.

https://getgraava.com/

This new device looks interesting.  It uses sensors for your heart rate, an accelerometer for sudden stops or swerves and a gps sensor to automatically cut away all the mundane stuff from your ride video and keep just the extraordinary stuff (the almost-dooring when your heart skips a beat, your swerve around the car parked in the bike lane, etc.).  As a former video editor, I'm kinda sorry artificial intelligence is beginning to take over video editing, but, hey, welcome to the 21st Century.

This product looks really interesting and not outrageously expensive either. In the video, the demonstrator mentioned that it will save recordings into the cloud. I've pre-ordered this product which I've been promised should be shipping by November. 

So now that you've increased my anticipation for the next whiz bang video recording product, I stumbled across this sobering article.

My bad for bringing this back to life. But I am also looking to "invest" in a camera. I had my bike for 3 days when I was hit and now that I am better, I will soon start to embark on a 15 mile one way commute to/from work.

While GoPro seems to be the "industry standard" I'm not sure they are in my price range. Do all action cameras upload to the cloud? Is front facing (helmet) and rear facing (taillight) ideal? 

http://www.maginon.com/website/us/produktinfo-sued/aktion-ac-777.html

This may be a good workable action camera for your needs. Around $100. Wi-fi app capable.

And you are not bad for bringing an old thread back to life.

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