BikerCams?
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BikerCameras?
Does anyone use bike cameras? I see a lot of videos on youtube from car dash cams. I'm wondering does anyone have a bike cam permanently mounted on there bike? I know a lot of people use GoPro's, but that's different from what I'm looking at. Tachyon makes a camera that can be mounted on the bike or helmet, and setup to turn on/off with the bike. Was wondering about quality, and vibration, if mounted somewhere on the bike.
With all the craziness on the roads, thinking it may be good to have some possible evidence, if anything were to happen.
With all the craziness on the roads, thinking it may be good to have some possible evidence, if anything were to happen.
Last edited by barcoeng; Jun 1, 2016 at 10:13 AM.
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I run a SENA Prism, I went that way cause I already had a SENA 20S for intercom and bluetooth reasons.
if you plan to record at all times when riding be prepared to shell out for batteries and memory cards.
You can definitely catch some pretty crazy stuff on the road haha
I run a SENA Prism, I went that way cause I already had a SENA 20S for intercom and bluetooth reasons.
if you plan to record at all times when riding be prepared to shell out for batteries and memory cards.
You can definitely catch some pretty crazy stuff on the road haha
I was looking around for a cam recently and decided on going with a GoPro Session.
I ride full time and in all weather, and where I park I'm not confident a mounted camera would be safe (I've already had small parts like mirrors, etc., walk away from the bike
), so for me I needed something water resistant, easy to mount/unmount, with really high fps capabilities, and with decent night vision.
I also wanted a helmet mount because (a) if I ever *do* need the footage for evidence, I want to be able to show where I was looking at any given moment, and (b) sometimes the action isn't in the front of the bike.
I plan on buying two of them - one for the helmet and one on the bike facing backwards. The advantage of the Session is that the mount can stay on the bike, and it's easy enough to grab the camera when I park and throw it in my bag.
The main disadvantage is that without connecting it to the bike, I have to manually hit record. I'm ok with this because I can do it through my phone, which I usually have in my hand anyway to check traffic and hit play on my music.
What helped make my decision was a RevZilla video and reviews from this guy on YouTube who compares basically every action cam out there with each other:
RevZilla vid (in the article) showing actual footage:
http://www.revzilla.com/common-tread...-still-deliver
MarkHawkCam review of the camera I *almost* picked:
I ride full time and in all weather, and where I park I'm not confident a mounted camera would be safe (I've already had small parts like mirrors, etc., walk away from the bike
), so for me I needed something water resistant, easy to mount/unmount, with really high fps capabilities, and with decent night vision. I also wanted a helmet mount because (a) if I ever *do* need the footage for evidence, I want to be able to show where I was looking at any given moment, and (b) sometimes the action isn't in the front of the bike.
I plan on buying two of them - one for the helmet and one on the bike facing backwards. The advantage of the Session is that the mount can stay on the bike, and it's easy enough to grab the camera when I park and throw it in my bag.
The main disadvantage is that without connecting it to the bike, I have to manually hit record. I'm ok with this because I can do it through my phone, which I usually have in my hand anyway to check traffic and hit play on my music.
What helped make my decision was a RevZilla video and reviews from this guy on YouTube who compares basically every action cam out there with each other:
RevZilla vid (in the article) showing actual footage:
http://www.revzilla.com/common-tread...-still-deliver
MarkHawkCam review of the camera I *almost* picked:
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I use a gopro bought off of ebay direct from gopro.. refurb but comes with same warranty ...
the main reason most gopros get returned is the memory.. what most users don't realize is they require high speed memory which costs a bit more than the standard micro SD cards available on the market.. the slower memory will cause recording problems causing you to think the camera itself is bad..
I don't know about the cheaper go pro knock offs and if they have the memory issue also but have seen quality recordings from them
here is a 720P video I made on an overcast day back in March
the main reason most gopros get returned is the memory.. what most users don't realize is they require high speed memory which costs a bit more than the standard micro SD cards available on the market.. the slower memory will cause recording problems causing you to think the camera itself is bad..
I don't know about the cheaper go pro knock offs and if they have the memory issue also but have seen quality recordings from them
here is a 720P video I made on an overcast day back in March
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I picked up a Gopro4session and captured 5 hours of country back roads last week. Suction cupped it to the speedo on my Slim. The only draw back is the mic. It does a good job on cutting 90% of the wind noise but the rear mic barley picked up the pipes.
And it does not support a external mic.
And it does not support a external mic.
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