Buying In Car Camera

McFarland353 · 03-09-2011, 12:10 AM

I am considering purchasing an in car camera. Does anyone recommend a certain kind or the best place to purchase one? I am looking at the Replay XD but would like to hear opinions. I am not sure if the ones that are like a helmet cam or the one that mounts on the roll bar is better.

J Gower · 03-09-2011, 12:35 AM

Check with Jim Schaechter, they had one mounted in their Chevy 2. There was a post about in car cameras some time back and he said what kind it was and the price. About to get the Firebird back together? J Gower M/S 3058

Alan Roehrich · 03-09-2011, 12:40 AM

I had 2-3 customers who bought one called the "Hero", and I saw some really good video from it.

Hagen Gary · 03-09-2011, 07:20 AM

From what I've found, the HD Motorsports Hero is the best for the money. You can get all sorts of different ways to mount it, but that suction cup that comes with it aint moving.

wildchild22 · 03-09-2011, 07:37 AM

yes the gopro hero is the best...you can buy a motorsports version that comes with a few different mounts specially for cars, such as the roll bar mount.

Chad Rhodes · 03-09-2011, 10:11 AM

i have heard a lot of good things about the replay XD and its very compact. Could be useful for some interesting mounting locations

savoyracer · 03-09-2011, 12:43 PM

Kyle Seipel is selling them for 190 bucks.

BobUnkefer · 03-09-2011, 01:26 PM

We use the RePlay XD in Brogdons PS car and have since last April when we got one of the first ones out. Have loved the results. used them mounted on the roll cage, mounted on the helmet and use a second one to monitor the wheelie bars/rear suspension on every run.

Thing I like best about them is they will run for 90 minutes on a charge. Don't need to keep batteries on hand. Everything downloads onto a micro SD card. I download the videos after every run, takes me about 10 minutes to download & edit a couple of videos.

The Comp guys are loving them!

Unk

Hefler · 03-09-2011, 04:37 PM

I had bought a cheapo flip camera to put on my brothers dirt car ( did not want to spend a lot of $$ to see it get ran over haha) , they are $99.00 from best buy...I mounted mine on my brothers mini sprint dirt car and was blown away by the quality of the picture and the sound (for being on a rough dirt track)..It has 1/4 mounting thread on the bottom, i used a L bracket that i hose clamped to the cage and then used wide masking tape to make sure it did not fall off haha.I really think it has a picture as good as any but its not as easy to mount as others, its cheap though and very tough.
I will post a link to the video below, and also a link where i mounted it rather quickly ( and way to low ) in the car i was driving at the bracket final in Ennis..

It actually takes till about 2.40 into the video before the race actually starts

Drag race video (can not see much and i did not put maskin tape on it so its not real steady)

And oh yeah this one is kinda neat with the camera facing backwards..The track is very tacky and he has a pretty good engine in his car which shines on a tacky track ( Can not do any thing to the engines, so yes it has a few stock eliminator tricks LOL!) Turns the engine 16,200 rpm.

The heat race starts about 2.00 into the video below.

Jeff Hefler

John Kelley · 03-09-2011, 05:08 PM

http://cgi.ebay.com/rePlay-XD-Helmet...76078278046342

I found this on eBay......
Costco has a GoPro for about $170..

03-09-2011, 12:10 AM	#1
McFarland353 Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 13 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Buying In Car Camera I am considering purchasing an in car camera. Does anyone recommend a certain kind or the best place to purchase one? I am looking at the Replay XD but would like to hear opinions. I am not sure if the ones that are like a helmet cam or the one that mounts on the roll bar is better. __________________ Caleb McFarland NHRA STK 353

03-09-2011, 12:35 AM	#2
J Gower Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Leitchfield, Ky. Posts: 130 Likes: 19 Liked 20 Times in 8 Posts	Re: Buying In Car Camera Check with Jim Schaechter, they had one mounted in their Chevy 2. There was a post about in car cameras some time back and he said what kind it was and the price. About to get the Firebird back together? J Gower M/S 3058

03-09-2011, 12:40 AM	#3
Alan Roehrich Veteran Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Murfreesboro TN Posts: 5,105 Likes: 1,564 Liked 1,789 Times in 408 Posts	Re: Buying In Car Camera I had 2-3 customers who bought one called the "Hero", and I saw some really good video from it. __________________ Alan Roehrich 212A G/S

03-09-2011, 07:20 AM	#4
Hagen Gary Live Reporter Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Cajun country Posts: 339 Likes: 51 Liked 34 Times in 10 Posts	Re: Buying In Car Camera From what I've found, the HD Motorsports Hero is the best for the money. You can get all sorts of different ways to mount it, but that suction cup that comes with it aint moving.

03-09-2011, 07:37 AM	#5
wildchild22 Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Washington Posts: 14 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Buying In Car Camera yes the gopro hero is the best...you can buy a motorsports version that comes with a few different mounts specially for cars, such as the roll bar mount. __________________ NHRA #660

03-09-2011, 10:11 AM	#6
Chad Rhodes VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Where the Green Grass Grows, AL Posts: 2,375 Likes: 0 Liked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Buying In Car Camera i have heard a lot of good things about the replay XD and its very compact. Could be useful for some interesting mounting locations __________________ Chad Rhodes 2113 I/SA

03-09-2011, 12:43 PM	#7
savoyracer Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Myrtle Point Oregon Posts: 92 Likes: 3 Liked 9 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Buying In Car Camera Kyle Seipel is selling them for 190 bucks.

03-09-2011, 01:26 PM	#8
BobUnkefer Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 465 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Buying In Car Camera We use the RePlay XD in Brogdons PS car and have since last April when we got one of the first ones out. Have loved the results. used them mounted on the roll cage, mounted on the helmet and use a second one to monitor the wheelie bars/rear suspension on every run. Thing I like best about them is they will run for 90 minutes on a charge. Don't need to keep batteries on hand. Everything downloads onto a micro SD card. I download the videos after every run, takes me about 10 minutes to download & edit a couple of videos. The Comp guys are loving them! Unk __________________ Bob Unkefer 4409 STK

03-09-2011, 04:37 PM	#9
Hefler Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 84 Likes: 3 Liked 4 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Buying In Car Camera I had bought a cheapo flip camera to put on my brothers dirt car ( did not want to spend a lot of $$ to see it get ran over haha) , they are $99.00 from best buy...I mounted mine on my brothers mini sprint dirt car and was blown away by the quality of the picture and the sound (for being on a rough dirt track)..It has 1/4 mounting thread on the bottom, i used a L bracket that i hose clamped to the cage and then used wide masking tape to make sure it did not fall off haha.I really think it has a picture as good as any but its not as easy to mount as others, its cheap though and very tough. I will post a link to the video below, and also a link where i mounted it rather quickly ( and way to low ) in the car i was driving at the bracket final in Ennis.. It actually takes till about 2.40 into the video before the race actually starts Drag race video (can not see much and i did not put maskin tape on it so its not real steady) And oh yeah this one is kinda neat with the camera facing backwards..The track is very tacky and he has a pretty good engine in his car which shines on a tacky track ( Can not do any thing to the engines, so yes it has a few stock eliminator tricks LOL!) Turns the engine 16,200 rpm. The heat race starts about 2.00 into the video below. Jeff Hefler Last edited by Hefler; 03-09-2011 at 04:47 PM.

03-09-2011, 05:08 PM	#10
John Kelley Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Tightwad,TEXAS Posts: 911 Likes: 6 Liked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Buying In Car Camera http://cgi.ebay.com/rePlay-XD-Helmet...76078278046342 I found this on eBay...... Costco has a GoPro for about $170..