I am always being asked what I use for a helmet cam, my last helmet cam thread got deleted so here we go again and please post what you use.
First I want to say, YES, I know what I do to my helmet makes it less safer by drilling holes in it. And if you have a pricey helmet then by all means dont do it. This is just how I did it as cheap as possible.
I am using a old BMX helmet that my nephew gave me. And right now I am using a sanyo VPC-E870. My previous camera was a Kodak M853. I use two memory cards a 1gb and 4 gb which gives me about 1hr(4gb) & 22(1gb) minutes of record time. I also have two battery but I have yet to have a battery run dead on me even after recording over an hour.
When I had the Kodak, all I had was a simple L bracket that kept the camera real close to the helmet. It had lights on top that I could see if the camera was on/off and recording.
But my Sanyo does not have those lights so I needed to see the screen if it's on and recording. Many times that I thought I was recording I actually wasn't. So I just extended the L bracket a little further out so I could see the screen.
I have had my camera mounted on top of the helmet, But usually being by myself I have to pull my helmet off just to turn it on and hit the record button. Wasting precious battery and memory space by the time I get it back on. And if I just reach up to hit the button I never know if it is recording.
I have mounted on handlebars but never liked they way it comes out. And without a anti-vibration camera I am afraid of killing my camera. I like it right in front of me. I can turn it on and off when I want to, record when I want to. And even take a pic of what I am seeing.
First I want to say, YES, I know what I do to my helmet makes it less safer by drilling holes in it. And if you have a pricey helmet then by all means dont do it. This is just how I did it as cheap as possible.
I am using a old BMX helmet that my nephew gave me. And right now I am using a sanyo VPC-E870. My previous camera was a Kodak M853. I use two memory cards a 1gb and 4 gb which gives me about 1hr(4gb) & 22(1gb) minutes of record time. I also have two battery but I have yet to have a battery run dead on me even after recording over an hour.
When I had the Kodak, all I had was a simple L bracket that kept the camera real close to the helmet. It had lights on top that I could see if the camera was on/off and recording.
But my Sanyo does not have those lights so I needed to see the screen if it's on and recording. Many times that I thought I was recording I actually wasn't. So I just extended the L bracket a little further out so I could see the screen.
I have had my camera mounted on top of the helmet, But usually being by myself I have to pull my helmet off just to turn it on and hit the record button. Wasting precious battery and memory space by the time I get it back on. And if I just reach up to hit the button I never know if it is recording.
I have mounted on handlebars but never liked they way it comes out. And without a anti-vibration camera I am afraid of killing my camera. I like it right in front of me. I can turn it on and off when I want to, record when I want to. And even take a pic of what I am seeing.
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