Can it be set to start/stop recording with the car's power on/of if plugged into the car's power socket? Does it have a cycle mode where it continuously overwrites the same memory? What's the diff vs Prime X?

 

For your stated purposes (cheap camera to meet PCA requirements for your SPB) this is exactly the option I chose (auto-vox $64 dash cam from amazon)

I have four of these cameras. Three in my street cars (running constantly for 2 years.. nice to be able to keep an eye on the wife's driving once in a while ) and one in my spec boxster (which has been on my windshield for two years). I've never had any failures in any of them. I never touch them... just pop out the SD card once in a while. On the street cars, I have the g-sensors on. In the race car, I have them turned off. a 64 gB card will record the entire race weekend. I never touch it, unless there's an incident.

In truth, it takes pretty decent 1080p video. This is just an example (nothing exciting, just a random 5 min file from the start of the WGI race last year).


it isn't for data analysis or "look at what a fast chap I am" rennlist posts. It's there simply as a mechanism to guarantee that if there's an incident, I have it recorded. it's literally always running. On the SD card, it dumps short video files about 3-5 minutes in length (you specify in the settings). each is date/time stamped for easy access. If there's an incident (from the g-sensor) or you punch the center button (e.g. I pass someone and want to gloat later), it dumps that particular video file into a special folder that does not get overridden.

trying to manipulate a 30 min video file is a PITA. these 5 min files are small, and you can transfer them quickly in case a steward wants to take a peek at let's say lap 9 of Saturday's race. The files are time-stamped.

 

Just got my Waylens KickStarter package today! Looking forward to trying these out.

 

Yes. Yes. PrimeX has wireless app, bigger body and is current.

 

There's a Black Friday deal for the go pro hero on Amazon today, $90 shipped:

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Good deal. I bought a used nonHD smartycam the other day for $250 -- to combine video + data in a simple standalone unit. Hopefully it has the internal gps antenna. Already have a Solo for real-time predictive lap timing.