Track Day Cameras - GoPro Hero HD.

[Dodgey_Rog]

Saw a commercial for these last night;

http://gopro.com/cameras/hd-motorsports-hero-camer...

Anyone got one or used one? For $300, the results looked quite good, some good video's on there.

[craigtf]

Ive got one. Really easy to use with great results. Here are a couple of my vids:
Inside car: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8QbMP2JNZ0
Outside: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcb5K0lnetM

[AndrewO]

There are some good cheap cameras available like the 808, approx £20 with a card.

I started looking at the 808 and then found this site, http://www.techmoan.com/

Quite fancy two of those HD cameras in a small flashlight case, a bit of gaffer tape and thats the front and rear view sorted.

[Cpt_Crustacean]

I've used both the 808 cameras and recently upgraded to a gopro hd. I track day a westfield and race a honda civic, after getting the gopro, I wouldn't go back, they are superb, although I got good results with the 808 and you cant knock it for under a tenner. Here's some vids to give you some idea of quality etc.

808 Camera in the civic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWPrrTxnNG4

808 Camera in the westfield
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0J1rdw74ys

Go-Pro in the Civic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tx1lHWz7w9M

Go-Pro in the westfield
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePb6kocDbEo

Hope that helps.

[Porkie]

I really like my GoproHD.

Get the extra screen for it. Makes it ALOT easier to use and set up and makes menu system much simpler to navigate through

[Chris Wilson]

Porkie said:

I really like my GoproHD.

Get the extra screen for it. Makes it ALOT easier to use and set up and makes menu system much simpler to navigate through

I have an HD Hero too, and amazed by the quality, given its size. So you rate these add on screens then? I was looking at those last week, what's the best deal on them? Would like a means of charging the battery from a fag lighter, what do I need for that? Cheers.

Footage in HD from my rear wheel drive Skyline at Oulton: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6FrLP24tqk

[Cpt_Crustacean]

Chris Wilson said:

I have an HD Hero too, and amazed by the quality, given its size. So you rate these add on screens then? I was looking at those last week, what's the best deal on them? Would like a means of charging the battery from a fag lighter, what do I need for that? Cheers.

Footage in HD from my rear wheel drive Skyline at Oulton: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6FrLP24tqk

Hi Chris, was it yourself at Oulton on Tuesday we were speaking to? We had the pinto westfield.

[Porkie]

Chris Wilson said:

Porkie said:

I really like my GoproHD.

Get the extra screen for it. Makes it ALOT easier to use and set up and makes menu system much simpler to navigate through

I have an HD Hero too, and amazed by the quality, given its size. So you rate these add on screens then? I was looking at those last week, what's the best deal on them? Would like a means of charging the battery from a fag lighter, what do I need for that? Cheers.

Footage in HD from my rear wheel drive Skyline at Oulton: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6FrLP24tqk

You just need to do an update of software apparently... I did this, so that the screen would work.

it does....

but it won't charge from a cig lighter still. It says it should... but it wont.

Screens awesome. Worth the money for sure.

[gsd2000]

Cpt_Crustacean said:

I've used both the 808 cameras and recently upgraded to a gopro hd. I track day a westfield and race a honda civic, after getting the gopro, I wouldn't go back, they are superb, although I got good results with the 808 and you cant knock it for under a tenner. Here's some vids to give you some idea of quality etc.

808 Camera in the civic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWPrrTxnNG4

808 Camera in the westfield
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0J1rdw74ys

Go-Pro in the Civic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tx1lHWz7w9M

Go-Pro in the westfield
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePb6kocDbEo

Hope that helps.

Cool videos, out of interest how did you edit the 808 video footage to get split screen. What software did you use?

[Chris Wilson]

Cpt_Crustacean said:

Hi Chris, was it yourself at Oulton on Tuesday we were speaking to? We had the pinto westfield.

Just seen this, sorry. Yes, it was me, we were talking about the diesel like torque of the Pinto, great engine, I loved my 2.4 one with a Holbay Group A cam in it. It shook things loose, Loctite was my friend, but it pulled like a juggernaut It was in my Skoda Special Saloon. See you around again I hope, take care.

[mrmr96]

Cpt_Crustacean said:

Go-Pro in the westfield
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePb6kocDbEo

How did you get the speedo in shot?

[MMT]

mrmr96 said:

How did you get the speedo in shot?

Could be this?

http://www.racechrono.com/

[Steve-oS13FOC]

Porkie said:

You just need to do an update of software apparently... I did this, so that the screen would work.

it does....

but it won't charge from a cig lighter still. It says it should... but it wont.

Screens awesome. Worth the money for sure.

Mine charges from a cig lighter and you can get the skeleton case for it so you can charge it while recording

[Ian_sUK]

Thats Racechrono and Racechrono2avi.

[mrmr96]

Ian_sUK said:

Thats Racechrono and Racechrono2avi.

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