Re: Helmet cameras?

$150 for the helmetcam and $300 for a new cam and youre good to go. Buy a
used cam on ebay and save $100 or more.


"David Courtney" <advance@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Thanks guys.
> The camera our buddy had was great... and had a decent microphone, too.
> The part about smashing up a cheap iPod instead of an expensive camera or
> recorder is what got my attention; but that seems like mis-information at
> this point.
> I would love to be able to take some videos... but I don't want to
> invest $800 - $1000 in the equipment.
> David
>
>
>
> "B. Peg" <bent_peg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:cnlxf.248770$qk4.60706@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> "David Courtney" wrote:
>>> A friend of ours bought a helmet cam and took some great videos out in
>>> Glamis (ATV's)... but he said the guy at the camera store told him he
>>> could use a $120 iPod to record about 30 minutes of video, instead of
>>> hauling a camcorder around and potentially ruining it (with dust, snow,
>>> impact, whatever).
>>> I spent a couple hours scouring iPod sites and newsgroups... and
>>> haven't found anything that confirms that.
>>> Anybody know anything about recording video on iPods?
>>
>> Cannot address the iPod video as I don't care for their internal battery
>> design, but I do and have used an Archo's AV series player/recorder to
>> shoot videos with a plug-in lipstick-sized camera with RCA plugs that
>> plugs into their adapter which plugs into the Archo's audio/video port.
>> It has a bunch of user settings to control frame (speed) rate, screen
>> size, and the like. Most any of the small video cameras work with it with
>> a composite video output. You get a nicely compressed AVI file out of it
>> when done - not exactly still digital quality though. My camera is maybe
>> an inch in diameter and maybe three inches long. Not too quick in
>> aperture change if accidentally pointed into the sun (I use a hood on
>> it). Night vision is also poor. It has two cords: a DC one and a video
>> out cable (newer ones are integrated into one). Sound, if you want it,
>> needs to be added via a microphone and maybe a mike mixer or amp
>> depending on the type of microphone (battery powered or not).
>>
>> I use the Archo's as it has a snap-in battery and it runs a lot longer
>> than the iPod which I find isn't as portable on things such as
>> motorcycles and the like. Costs a lot more than the iPod, but it also
>> does a lot more too and was intended to do what you want. The camera I
>> have requires an external battery source (a bunch of AA sized ni-cads or
>> metals) which also runs a long time. I find the wider-angle camera lens
>> to be the best overall.
>>
>> There's a bunch of helmet camera sales sites if you Google for them. But
>> yeah, you're right, not much on the iPod video camera support.
>>
>> Here's a neat one:
>> http://product.samsung.com/event/optin05/sportscam_site/ and it's
>> weather-resistant. Good luck.
>>
>> B~
>>
>>
>
>


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