TomTom Bandit action camera - any good?

[mygoldfishbowl]

Bandit action? I wouldn't buy anything that's called a Bandit just out of general principle, plus of course you don't need one.

Sorry, no personal experience.

[Shadow R1]

Is that getting tested with the mustang ?


I borrowed one of these to use on the bike:
http://www.veho-uk.com/main/shop_detail.aspx?artic...

Sound wasn't up to much, but picture quality plus resistance to shaking was good.

[bazza white]

kapiteinlangzaam said:

Very happy with the camera.

Build quality is excellent - the battery stick idea is novel and works well.

With the mic in the wind, its useless above about 30mph (as usual), but in a shaded spot, it does a good job. Happily, the TT will accept an external mic, so im on the lookout for a cheap one.

Image quality is v. good and it will bolt on to my existing GoPro mounts - so happy days. For the money, its a good 'un.

Sample vid from today:

https://youtu.be/dRT4DocLgBw

(For some reason YT has downgraded the quality to 360p - rather annoying!)

Full 1080p for me

[Shadow R1]

When its first uploaded it needs to render the higher res stuff, so that appears later on.

Looks good quality.

[Altrezia]

Does look good quality - the sound quality is good too. Impressive for the money

[Thorburn]

Is that this one?

4K 15fps is a bit disappointing, but otherwise looks nice.

[HoHoHo]

I've had one since the launch and in general I'm happy with it but a couple of points:

Good points:

Looks good
Reasonable quality in most modes
Easy to use
App works well

Bad points

The swivel mount can work lose and turn - but TT have a fix for that (well, an after-market ring)
The mic is useless above 20mph - but TT have a fix for that (well, a piece of fur you stick over the mic)
The remote is st
Battery cover breaks eventually
Ring at the rear of the camera breaks eventually
Lens can steam up, you must use the dive one in snow to ensure it works OK

This film here was taken with one this year - please excuse the st music, YouTube banned my video with the music I had applied as it was not copyright free Also bear in mind the resolution on YouTube is low and the Slalom is from the BMW website that records you going down the slopes.

Les Houches

The film was edited in iMovie and is dead simple to do

Would I buy a Bandit against a Go Pro.......... I'm not sure I would given the chance again.