leet22 Posted January 9, 2011 Posted January 9, 2011 Whats a decent cheap helmet cam? Looking for something that takes good vids but dont want to break the bank , anyone have any ideas
Ikaros Posted January 9, 2011 Posted January 9, 2011 Whats a decent cheap helmet cam? Looking for something that takes good vids but dont want to break the bank , anyone have any ideas HD GoPro !
Capricorn Posted January 9, 2011 Posted January 9, 2011 (edited) there about 3 cams available from www.actioncameras.co.za that IMHO shuold make your shortlist, in increasing order of cost: Drift X170 Action Camera R2000 GoPro HD HERO 960 R2500 Contour HD 720p R3300 (out of stock) There's also the Muvi Atom for R1500 but has this Me_too feel to it.. Edited January 9, 2011 by Capricorn
Ashchest Posted January 12, 2011 Posted January 12, 2011 I use a drift x 170. Am very happy with it. It's small, lightweight and has a little color screen. I think this little cam is going to last me very long :thumbup:
webs Posted February 25, 2011 Posted February 25, 2011 Can you PM me a list of prices.I'm looking for a cheap one.
wesley_r Posted February 28, 2011 Posted February 28, 2011 I am not a fan of "cheap" helmet cams... not only is the image quality poorer, but the footage is often not as stable (I've seen footage from cheap cams with scan lines across it), or the mounting system is inferior. IMHO it's worth forking out for a decent HD cam... Read my review of the HD170 here: http://www.ratherberiding.co.za/review-drift-hd170-action-cam/ Yeah, it's not cheap. But it's good. The GoPro960 could also be an option... That's just my 2c
Edwin Watson Posted February 28, 2011 Posted February 28, 2011 Going to import a GoPro 960 at the beginning of the month when some funds get put into my paypal account. I have been considering ether the 960 or the Full HD 1080p one but I am going for the 960 because the price is decent and you get the 2 mounts plus the head strap. Will also buy the chest strap and 2 bike mounts and plan to do trails with different angles off the helmet,bike mounts and chest strap. The one thing I don't like is when a bike video is shot from one angle normally the head only! I find it gets pretty boring fast but if I change the angle on every track it could be cool or even have shots on the same track taken from different angles and then combined. So gopro for me is the way to go as their mounts and extra's are a bonus and although it would be cool shooting in 1080p when I upload it to the web People will normally only watch it in 720P any ways so 960 is just fine for that.
Edwin Watson Posted March 4, 2011 Posted March 4, 2011 (edited) Hi, we are agents for GOPRO in Western cape. Feel free to drop me a mail for pricesBought a gopro 960 from HThackery ,on Wednesday I paid for it and today it is in my hands(shipped from cape town to Pretoria). If you are planning on buying a GoPro I recommend you PMing him,It was great service and was so much less of a hassle than importing it from the US like I had planned at the beginning of the week. Its a great little camera by the way,even though its just a 960 I am VERY happy with the quality. Edited March 4, 2011 by Edwin Watson
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