In car video camera.

[so called]

Just wanted to get an idea of what are the best to get and what reselution they are. In the US at the mo and electrics are cheep.
Thanks,
Tony

Edited by so called on Friday 10th February 15:56

[lestershaw]

i have a gopro hero2 and video is excellent although sound isnt so good

[MPoxon]

I had a Stealth HD170... here is a test video of my Griff with the external mic in the boot:

http://youtu.be/_NrxNk1yqGw?hd=1

Very good considering I paid £123 quid for it from Amazon. Unfortunately I did sent it back in the end as the external mic connector failed. I will either buy another one or I may consider the GoPro Hero 2 which now has the option for an external mic.

[SwampySi]

That's really good qualify.. How did you mount it in the car?

[MPoxon]

Fine for road use but not secure enough for track days.

The best mount for that angle I have seen even though it pains me to admit is davetherave1970's mount which is a piece of wood connecting the two seats via the headrests. Simple but effective.

The only complaints I had was the flimsey external mic connector (why not install a standard 3.5mm jack), the fact that when running the mic the back door is open, the lense is not protected and is not replaceable, lastly I found the remote control not 100% reliable and didn't feature a recording indicator on the remote. That said you cannot really beat the camera for the money when you consider it has 170 wide angle, rotating lense, external mic, preview screen and 1080p.

The later Drift HD camera does address a number of my concerns but then it was almost double the £123 I paid for my HD170.

Matthew

[davetherave1970]

MPoxon said:

The best mount for that angle I have seen even though it pains me to admit is davetherave1970's mount which is a piece of wood connecting the two seats via the headrests. Simple but effective.

Home made solution with whatever I had spare in the garage

[so called]

I bought a Contour 'something' as it was the best HD they had. $149 ,-
just used it and find the volume VERY low ?

[Choo]

I'm seriously looking at the Go Pro Hero 2 Motorsport edition as it comes with screen mount etc...just got insurance and service to sort out first!

[davetherave1970]

Choo said:

I'm seriously looking at the Go Pro Hero 2 Motorsport edition as it comes with screen mount etc...just got insurance and service to sort out first!

Priority's man. Get the camera first

[MPoxon]

davetherave1970 said:

Choo said:

I'm seriously looking at the Go Pro Hero 2 Motorsport edition as it comes with screen mount etc...just got insurance and service to sort out first!

Priority's man. Get the camera first

[Byker28i]

I'm quite tempted by this:
http://www.dogcamsport.co.uk/minidvr-hd-bullet-cam...

[MPoxon]

Byker28i said:

I'm quite tempted by this:
http://www.dogcamsport.co.uk/minidvr-hd-bullet-cam...

I was also quite tempted by the mini DVR as you get external mic, viewing screen and a remote for a decent price. I am holding out for the Go Pro WiFi backback before making my decision as if that will allow the user to control and view multiple camreas on an iphone or ipad then I am sold.

Getting back to the mini DVR I am more tempted by last years model for £100 from the bay:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/120736411983?ssPageName=...

I know someone who has got one of those older DVR iii and the quality is very good. He has two of the camera heads, one front and one back with a switch to flick between them where the feed goes into the DVR.

[Alexdaredevilz]

MPoxon said:

I had a Stealth HD170... here is a test video of my Griff with the external mic in the boot:

http://youtu.be/_NrxNk1yqGw?hd=1

Very good considering I paid £123 quid for it from Amazon. Unfortunately I did sent it back in the end as the external mic connector failed. I will either buy another one or I may consider the GoPro Hero 2 which now has the option for an external mic.

Take the woolly gloves off!

[Magic919]

Go Pro Hero 2, external stereo mike and skeleton housing, sorted.

[tvrolet]

Loads of mine up on YouTube, such as
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41hKz711D7o&fea...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLFRBYVNujk&lis...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1z9c-WKKNCA&lis...

DogCamSport DVR and bullet cam. Real small and works well. Only thing is the mic isn't too great, but in fairless I used to use a fairly decent 'proper' JVC video recorder and it's sound wasn't much better. It's an open car and I guess engone noise with what are in effect lots of small bangs per miniute are quite tricky for a digital device.

Also worth saying that the jack plug on my original bullet cam broke. Called up DogCam and got a returns number and sent it off expecting the worst, and got a replacement FOC virtually be return of post. One of the better customer service experiences I've had, and not something that would be possible by getting a camera/recorder overseas I guess.

[MPoxon]

Alexdaredevilz said:

Take the woolly gloves off!

just as well there wern't any trees otherwise I could have been in real trouble.

Magic919 said:

Go Pro Hero 2, external stereo mike and skeleton housing, sorted.

Exactly what I will probably buy but I am waiting to see what the WiFi back pack will do as I cannot live without a view finder and the wifi backpack will supposedly stream the camera footage to a smartphone which I would use to align the camera.

What external mic are you using and do you have any sample footage?

tvrolet said:

DogCamSport DVR and bullet cam. Real small and works well. Only thing is the mic isn't too great, but in fairless I used to use a fairly decent 'proper' JVC video recorder and it's sound wasn't much better. It's an open car and I guess engone noise with what are in effect lots of small bangs per miniute are quite tricky for a digital device.

Also worth saying that the jack plug on my original bullet cam broke. Called up DogCam and got a returns number and sent it off expecting the worst, and got a replacement FOC virtually be return of post. One of the better customer service experiences I've had, and not something that would be possible by getting a camera/recorder overseas I guess.

You are certainly not hanging around there good work flying the TVR flag! I found the best results were from situating the mic in the boot of the car.