What camera do you use on your bike/helmet?
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Go pro hero 4 session here too. Got the usual box of various mounts, found it works quite well on a simple bar mount. Use it occasionally on touring holidays to special destinations/roads.
Can never be bothered to review and edit dozens of hours of holiday footage, so use it less and less these days.
Can never be bothered to review and edit dozens of hours of holiday footage, so use it less and less these days.
I have gone from a Drift Stealth 2 which i side mounted onto my helmet and now have the the GoPro Hero Session 5 chin mounted. I have a Schuberth S2 Sport and the wind noise is not affected i found with the cameras attached. Maybe it could be due to the fact i'm wearing ear plugs or playing some music.
But my main advice is to helmet mount it as i find it gives you the best perspective in your videos. I actually have two cameras mounted, one is on the bike and the other on my helmet. The one on the helmet i use every time i ride my bike and the one on the bike is mainly for touring or weekend rides. I started using helmet cameras for my commute into London after i had an accident. It was suggested by the police office who came by my house the day after my accident. The woman who knocked me over with her car had taken responsibility at the crash site, but when the officer came round he mentioned she had changed her mind. Luckily there was a motorcycle rider behind me who filmed the entire accident on his helmet camera and some witnesses reports which went in my favour.
The reason i say helmet mount is mainly due to when something happens you are normally looking in that direction and so the camera would be following where you look. If a car was to hit you on the side you would have more chance to film that with a camera mounted on your helmet and not from a front or rear facing camera. Some people have front and rear facing cameras which is also another option but one i have never taken. This is my personal preference and one i use but there are many other options. Some helmets even have cameras built into them.
With regards to the cameras. The Drift and GoPro are both great. The Drift provides longer battery life and has a better profile for being side mounted. They are both waterproof and come with various mounts when purchased or you can buy various other mounts online.
But my main advice is to helmet mount it as i find it gives you the best perspective in your videos. I actually have two cameras mounted, one is on the bike and the other on my helmet. The one on the helmet i use every time i ride my bike and the one on the bike is mainly for touring or weekend rides. I started using helmet cameras for my commute into London after i had an accident. It was suggested by the police office who came by my house the day after my accident. The woman who knocked me over with her car had taken responsibility at the crash site, but when the officer came round he mentioned she had changed her mind. Luckily there was a motorcycle rider behind me who filmed the entire accident on his helmet camera and some witnesses reports which went in my favour.
The reason i say helmet mount is mainly due to when something happens you are normally looking in that direction and so the camera would be following where you look. If a car was to hit you on the side you would have more chance to film that with a camera mounted on your helmet and not from a front or rear facing camera. Some people have front and rear facing cameras which is also another option but one i have never taken. This is my personal preference and one i use but there are many other options. Some helmets even have cameras built into them.
With regards to the cameras. The Drift and GoPro are both great. The Drift provides longer battery life and has a better profile for being side mounted. They are both waterproof and come with various mounts when purchased or you can buy various other mounts online.
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