Gaz2212
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hi guys, anybody using a bike cam, any advice as to good quality camera and possibly some footage with good sound also, feedback would be appreciated
badger27
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I have a gopro from argos 99 pounds it's excellent does all I want only thing you can't do is swop batteries but battery life is about 4 hours so it's perfect for me. I'd recommend it. Gopro hero hd. Is great
jeppebm
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Drift Ghost HD or Ghost S are same price as GoPro - has the option to turn the lense upside down by twisting it instead of turning the camera upside down. Has a smaller profile in matter of size on the helmet. Mount mic in your helmet and have good speech sound.
But GoPro will top anything in almost any way because of the rich possibilities regarding mounts that no other camera can offer.
When it comes to the sound side ... you eventually will end up having a standalone microphone mounted close to the engine or exhaust and only recording audio - and then the cameras raw material needs to be synched either by you Shouting something easyly recognizable - find that spot in both the audio and video recordings at synchronize it that way
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On that option you have a great potential of moviemateriale but how and where to mount the mic? ... is the CREATIVE part! Good luck!
But GoPro will top anything in almost any way because of the rich possibilities regarding mounts that no other camera can offer.
When it comes to the sound side ... you eventually will end up having a standalone microphone mounted close to the engine or exhaust and only recording audio - and then the cameras raw material needs to be synched either by you Shouting something easyly recognizable - find that spot in both the audio and video recordings at synchronize it that way
.On that option you have a great potential of moviemateriale
but how and where to mount the mic? ... is the CREATIVE part! Good luck!
DeadHead
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I've been using the Drift Ghost for a couple of years and it's an excellent bit of kit for under £250. Perfect shape and size to mount on your helmet, the rotating lens is very handy and it has plenty of mounts available...the BIG plus is the 3 1/2 hour battery life.
Downside is the android app is pretty rubbish, being very laggy, luckily it's not really required that often with the screen built into the Drift.
For outright quality and mounts available you can't beat the Gopro..Trouble is the hero4black is now over £400...ouch. Also the battery life isn't great, you can buy extra for £16.
If i was buying one today I would seriously look at the new Sony X1000V or the AS200V..These new camera can rival the Gopro on quality and possibly even surpass it plus the added bonus of Sony's Steadyshot which for us bikers is an essential feature. Cheaper than Gopro, the only downside I can see is the battery life being very similar to that of the Gopro and that it looks like extra batteries will set you back nearly £40 which isn't so good. Cameras are due out this month, I am looking forward to reading the reviews to see how they compare. Oh yeah the Sony has stereo audio!
Plenty of footage on YouTube from the various cameras, just bare in mind that YouTube kills any quality with is compression. An uncompressed 30mins recording in high bitrate on the Ghost uses approx 3.8GB or storage.
Downside is the android app is pretty rubbish, being very laggy, luckily it's not really required that often with the screen built into the Drift.
For outright quality and mounts available you can't beat the Gopro..Trouble is the hero4black is now over £400...ouch. Also the battery life isn't great, you can buy extra for £16.
If i was buying one today I would seriously look at the new Sony X1000V or the AS200V..These new camera can rival the Gopro on quality and possibly even surpass it plus the added bonus of Sony's Steadyshot which for us bikers is an essential feature. Cheaper than Gopro, the only downside I can see is the battery life being very similar to that of the Gopro and that it looks like extra batteries will set you back nearly £40 which isn't so good. Cameras are due out this month, I am looking forward to reading the reviews to see how they compare. Oh yeah the Sony has stereo audio!
Plenty of footage on YouTube from the various cameras, just bare in mind that YouTube kills any quality with is compression. An uncompressed 30mins recording in high bitrate on the Ghost uses approx 3.8GB or storage.
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DeadHead
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Thanks for the link.
Interesting that the Sony is £50 cheaper in the UK than the recently increased Gopro which would mean you could buy a spare battery and still be better off. Picture quality of the Sony is very impressive, as is the wind noise reduction feature and steady shot all very handy features for bikers.
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Yaminator
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Cant you add a battery pack like this?
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