Zookie

I have seen these in person they are preety cool... anyways i was surfing VWVORTEX and came aross this sale http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=4166104 that QMR Motorsport in Brampton is having on these... Comes with a Suction Cup and is Waterproof

PG993

Zookie,
I picked one of these up last year and have used it all season. Its not bad when its working but its tempermental and a bit difficult to use. Very difficult to know if its on or off while sitting in the driver seat. There is no visible on/off LED on the back side of the camera only on the front face. Good for mountain climbing but not for driving.

Sound sucks big time. Just assume there is no sound.

Very short battery life, You need a new alkaline AA per 20-30 min session. No problem as long as you remember to change the batteries after every 30 min track session.

Picture quality is good for general track use. Stability is fine- no significant vibrations.

One nice feature is that you can set it to record upside down. I use it this way often. Wheel shots with suction cup work well also.

All in all its a good general use track camera for the cost.

paul

jumper5836

I perfer something like this one
http://www.aiptek.com/Merchant2/merc...&Store_Code=AS

The main reasons
1440 x 1080 H.264 Video @30fps
1280 x 720 H.264 Video @60fps
Gyroscopic Stabilization and Auto Focus
Large 3" Swivel-Reversible LCD (easy to setup camera angle)
32GB SDHC Card Slot Expansion
External Microphone Jack (add a bluetooth external mic in engine bay for awesome sound)

P1-EH

I'm looking for one as well. I saw this one, and am leaning towards buying it...anyone have any experience with it?

http://www.goprocamera.com/index7.htm

jumper5836

the same one zookie and pg993 were refering to.

webbie

Good find, this one comes with external mic jack! The built-in mic is pretty much useless with the windows opened, as the wind noise will ruin the sweet music from the engine bay. The external computer mic they are selling at the dollar shop works just fine too.

pongobaz

Are you using an external mic with yours? how are you syncing the audio to the video?

jumper5836

you don't need to sync a/v if your camera has an external mic jack.

pongobaz

my aiptek doesn't have a ext mic jack.

jumper5836

yah, I know. As I understood it, webbie was just saying that a external mic if you have the jack works fine. You don't need an expensive bluetooth mic.

I've heard of guys opening up there camerra and converting there built in mic to an external jack. Wouldn't be to hard I am sure Cleanme can whip something up!

webbie

Greg explained it perfectly.

I don't have "Cleanme" skillz, last time I opened my wii, I have 20 screws and a few plastic parts left over when I put it back.

Probably I'll just sell mine (Action HD) and upgrade to the new one.


Sidenote: I use Sony Vegas to process the video, it can combine video and audio from various sources if you have to

pongobaz

I know how to combine a/v source (afterall, I did study film production a gazillion years ago), but I was hoping that you'd figured some wizardry to get it to sync without using some sort of primitive "slate" or mark. Well with all the snow and months before the next track day, I'll have plenty of time to figure out a solution. I either use imovie or Final Cut Express depending on the complexity of the project.

fc-racer

I've been very happy with my AIPTEK, but I'd love to get one with an external mic, that's the only downfall of the older version (must keep windows up to get decent sound).