Video set up for Track days

[planeman]

Hi guys,

i am thinking of getting a Archos AV700 and a Dogcam bullet camera. has anybody got this setup or got any views on it ?

cheers

[GetCarter]

I presume the Archos is a HD record system?

If so, I'd check the resolution it records at, how many laps you'll get on the disk and also how delicate it is.

I use a bullet cam and a regular mini DV - the advantage is I have dozens of hour long tapes from about 50 track days, and the camera is pretty robust so doesn't mind to much when I end up in the cat litter .

[planeman]

The AV700 is 100GB is size and records at AVI - 640 x 480 - 30 fps.

does that help

cheers

[te51cle]

I had a friend who tried to use a hard disk camcorder in his Elise, the thing kept on shutting down due to vibration (and this was on a very smooth track) so he was disappointed as he had no recordings when he got home. Old fashioned tape is much more reliable in a hostile environment like a car.

[furtive]

What you want is a Chasecam PDR100:

www.chasecam.com/

Some vids:

www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Chasecam+mardibloke