Budget Action Camera for track days

Budget Action Camera for track days

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Hard-Drive

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Friday 3rd February 2023
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I'm looking for a half decent, but reasonably priced action camera for track days in a Caterham. I want to be able to mount it on the roll bar, and also to be able to put it in a few other positions...aimed at me, on the rear wheel arch filming the front wheel, pointing at the pedals, usual stuff.

Obviously I want a remote I can mount on the dash too.

The AKASO Brave 7 LE seems to be pretty decent for £118. Is there anything else I should be considering instead at that price point?

Thanks!

Hard-Drive

Original Poster:

4,090 posts

230 months

Wednesday 15th March 2023
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Thanks for all the feedback guys, some useful info and good videos too!

I ended up going for a GoPro Hero 8, there was a guy on eBay selling an unopened one at a very good price indeed and it seems a really decent piece of kit. A Caterham friend of mine does some well known YouTube videos (acaterhamcalledfern) so I've ordered the bits to pretty much copy his setup as it works well. Incidentally I discounted any newer models of GoPro due to the eye watering price and overheating problems, and I didn't bother with the Akaso as on review videos the sound quality was terrible, internal or external mic. My 8 has cost similar money to the Akaso anyway.

Next question, if I wanted to be able to put some overlays on my videos, speed, g, GPS track of the circuit, what do I need to be able to do that?

Thanks!