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If it is just for trac days and you are not trying to sync with Data the Gopro hero works pretty well for us. And that double stick tape is amazing, I put it on the front of our Radical SR3 1500 and no vibration at all.
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If your set on HD, which means a reasonable computer setup, then the Pano SD5/9 seems to be the only real game in town in midrange hd cams, diue to the cmos issues. I squirmed over this very decision a month or two ago and in the end decided to stay standard def and went with a Canon FS10 which with a 16G card was around $350 from Amazon. Why? Well, I kept wanting to buy the SD9, but in the end there were three things tha stopped me. First, all the processing power required to do HD, which includes memory cards, xfer time, editing software etc. Second was simply record time. With a 16G car the Canon is good for around 4 hours of record at top res of 720x480. Third was battery time. The FS10 get around 3 hours per charge which is more than enough to do a full day without losing the last session or two. Results are good, not spectacular, but the unit is light and is a decent fire and forget.
I really do wish I had HD, but I view the FS 10 as a two year interim until the hd tech improves and mem prices drop low enough that you can have a fistful of 32G cards if need be. Best of Luck!
I really do wish I had HD, but I view the FS 10 as a two year interim until the hd tech improves and mem prices drop low enough that you can have a fistful of 32G cards if need be. Best of Luck!
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The Pano HDC-SD9 looks very nice, and is one of the few non-CMOS sensor HD cameras as Charlie says. The only downside I can see is that there is no external audio capability - no mic input and no hot shoe mic adaptor. The built-in mic is all there is. Its entirely possible that the built-in mic is more than adequate, of course.
Charlie, it would be interesting to hear your thoughts on working with the AVCHD format. What apps are you using to trim/edit the raw AVCHD files, and how it that aspect working out?
FWIW, the video link I posted above is now open for public viewing.
Charlie, it would be interesting to hear your thoughts on working with the AVCHD format. What apps are you using to trim/edit the raw AVCHD files, and how it that aspect working out?
FWIW, the video link I posted above is now open for public viewing.
