Qwickrick

Any suggestions as to what video camera I should purchase?

Thanks

APKhaos

Well, you could get results like THIS for around $200.
On the original video in full size, its easy to read everything on the IQ3 dash.
Its an Aiptek H-HD with a wide angle adaptor. 720P @ 60fps.

Gary R.

Tony, that video comes back as private. My guess is Rick has seem the enormous Aiptek thread and desires something else..

DrJupeman

Word is to stay away from CMOS cameras right now because of trouble with IS in our cars. I have a 3 CCD Panasonic that works pretty well.

Mark in Baltimore

Charlie, refresh my memory: which one do you have?

dblapex

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.

DrJupeman

Mine is the Panasonic HDC-SD5PP. I think there is a newer version now.

Veloce Raptor

Enzo.

mglobe

Again

Mark in Baltimore

Thanks, Charlie. Do you think the Panasonic HDC-SD9 would have be acceptable for the track? Despite the price, I am not 100% sold on the Aiptek stuff since they, too, seem to suffer from the rolling shutter issue.

Best Buy site: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....egories&ks=960

Slow-*** Panasonic site: http://www2.panasonic.com/consumer-e...00000000005702

RJay

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!

bmoore

Chasecam

APKhaos

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.

Skip Wolfe

Hey Tony - what wide angle adapter are you using?

BobbyC

Tony, can you please describe/post pics of the camera mount? And are you using an external mic or is the sound from the standard built-in mic? Thanks...