Buying In Car Camera

novassdude · 03-09-2011, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Isaac Zane

While we are at it.. How about one that works on a motorcycle also. You know, one of those vibrating protable air compressor types...

I've used a SONY regular video camera mounted to the handle bars. OK at speed. And also a Cannon digital camera that has video with the same RAM mount. OK, but....
I also have to tape over the microphone port for wind noise..

2003 FLHTI w/116,000+ miles
2000 Road King w/45K

The go pro is great for this. Check out you tube and search go pro supercross. There are some great helmet cam videos from this years supercross races.

Don Eckel 111 · 03-09-2011, 12:04 PM

I have the GoPro Wide. I did one video last year with it so far. Comes with some mounts and you can buy/make more if you need to. Works really well. Just buy some rechargeable batteries. Here is the video. It's a little bright because the sun was low in the sky at that point.

Andrew Hill · 03-09-2011, 12:06 PM

For those of you who have it, how big is the GoPro. Small enough to be used on a helmet inside a racecar?

Fred Connell · 03-09-2011, 05:28 PM

If you really want something compact take a look at the web site i-kamXtreme.com
The camera is in the SUNGLASSES they are only 160.00 . They have a video to show you. You plug it into your laptop and play it back. Got some myself. I am going to use it on our racecar when we go testing Sunday. Nothing to hold you just put them on they last for 3 hours before having to charge.

JoAnn Connell

Lew Silverman · 03-09-2011, 11:04 PM

Racing Electronics had a camera on sale at SGMP this past weekend -

1.3 Megapixels
640X480 resolution (VGA)
Built-in 64MB memory, expandable to 8 gig
Built-in lithium battery

They were $50, so I bought one. We'll see how it works in a few weeks!

Lew

WRENCH · 03-09-2011, 11:35 PM

South has a Go Pro and it works fine . You can buy it at Jegs and it is under 200.00 dollars . You can mount it in any position , even upside down

Todd Geisler · 03-10-2011, 10:59 PM

I looked into the GoPro and almost bought one. What I didn't like is the format in which it saves the files takes some very powerful (and possibly expensive) software to edit.

From what I read, some didn't have luck editing, others it took some time to learn.

I want to be able to edit as if you look at alot of the videos, you see alot of dead time before and after the run. This just wastes viewers time as well as wasting bandwidth.

Need to be able to edit the run down to staging and the run, no need for anything else.

james schaechter · 03-10-2011, 11:12 PM

We have a gopro camera. It is really a good durable piece.

We bought it from Tim Ryherd at the carshop. Tim is a longtime racer and supports our Heartland series. He is currently building a C/SA LS-1 Camaro.

Talk to Tim.

gt7117 · 03-14-2011, 02:51 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..
Jeff what is the brand of this camera? For my use it would be great

vic guilmino · 03-16-2011, 09:33 PM

i just got a go pro hero
can anyone walk me through the setting i need in the hero
email
vicg1129@gmail.com

03-09-2011, 12:04 PM	#2
Don Eckel 111 Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Piscataway, NJ Posts: 78 Likes: 10 Liked 91 Times in 15 Posts	Re: Buying In Car Camera I have the GoPro Wide. I did one video last year with it so far. Comes with some mounts and you can buy/make more if you need to. Works really well. Just buy some rechargeable batteries. Here is the video. It's a little bright because the sun was low in the sky at that point. __________________ Don Eckel 1985 COMP

03-09-2011, 12:06 PM	#3
Andrew Hill Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 700 Likes: 446 Liked 170 Times in 38 Posts	Re: Buying In Car Camera For those of you who have it, how big is the GoPro. Small enough to be used on a helmet inside a racecar? __________________ 3207 D/SA, C/ED

03-09-2011, 05:28 PM	#4
Fred Connell Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Nashville,Tn Posts: 73 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Buying In Car Camera If you really want something compact take a look at the web site i-kamXtreme.com The camera is in the SUNGLASSES they are only 160.00 . They have a video to show you. You plug it into your laptop and play it back. Got some myself. I am going to use it on our racecar when we go testing Sunday. Nothing to hold you just put them on they last for 3 hours before having to charge. JoAnn Connell

03-09-2011, 11:04 PM	#5
Lew Silverman VIP Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Newport News, VA Posts: 1,435 Likes: 371 Liked 129 Times in 59 Posts	Re: Buying In Car Camera Racing Electronics had a camera on sale at SGMP this past weekend - 1.3 Megapixels 640X480 resolution (VGA) Built-in 64MB memory, expandable to 8 gig Built-in lithium battery They were $50, so I bought one. We'll see how it works in a few weeks! Lew __________________ Lew Silverman #2070 "The Wagon Master" N/SA

03-09-2011, 11:35 PM	#6
WRENCH Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Punxsutawney,Pa Posts: 75 Likes: 6 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Buying In Car Camera South has a Go Pro and it works fine . You can buy it at Jegs and it is under 200.00 dollars . You can mount it in any position , even upside down

03-10-2011, 10:59 PM	#7
Todd Geisler Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 328 Likes: 64 Liked 345 Times in 149 Posts	Re: Buying In Car Camera I looked into the GoPro and almost bought one. What I didn't like is the format in which it saves the files takes some very powerful (and possibly expensive) software to edit. From what I read, some didn't have luck editing, others it took some time to learn. I want to be able to edit as if you look at alot of the videos, you see alot of dead time before and after the run. This just wastes viewers time as well as wasting bandwidth. Need to be able to edit the run down to staging and the run, no need for anything else.

03-10-2011, 11:12 PM	#8
james schaechter VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Cumming GA Posts: 1,988 Likes: 1,289 Liked 1,428 Times in 296 Posts	Re: Buying In Car Camera We have a gopro camera. It is really a good durable piece. We bought it from Tim Ryherd at the carshop. Tim is a longtime racer and supports our Heartland series. He is currently building a C/SA LS-1 Camaro. Talk to Tim. __________________ James Schaechter 3163 STK

03-14-2011, 02:51 PM	#9
gt7117 Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 18 Likes: 0 Liked 2 Times in 2 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.. Jeff what is the brand of this camera? For my use it would be great

03-16-2011, 09:33 PM	#10
vic guilmino Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: wv Posts: 884 Likes: 42 Liked 56 Times in 21 Posts	Re: Buying In Car Camera i just got a go pro hero can anyone walk me through the setting i need in the hero email vicg1129@gmail.com __________________ Vic Guilmino 1129 STK