Helmet cam

rodmuzwa · 11-19-2012, 03:32 AM

Can anyone recommend a decent helmet cam? I want one that will clip to the helmet with a decent battery life and obviously not too expensive. I would prefer a side mount rather than a top mount. Any suggestions?

mrt10x · 11-19-2012, 06:08 AM

What is your definition of "not too expensive?"

rodmuzwa · 11-19-2012, 06:55 AM

Don't really want to spend more than a couple of hundred dollars.

Ditch · 11-19-2012, 07:16 AM

the gopro hd cameras are pretty versatile, although dorky looking. Lots of mounting options. With the new model out the gopro hero 2 is going pretty cheap. There are threads about most helmet cameras.

sjc56 · 11-19-2012, 11:02 AM

You can get a Contour for $125

mrt10x · 11-19-2012, 11:55 AM

I have both the contour and a couple of Gopro HD's... both can be found in your price range. The GoPro takes better video, but it is ugly, big and will catch branches if worn on your helmet in wooded areas. It is also a PITA to turn on and off so you end up leaving it on all the time which results in hours of useless video that you have to wade through in the editing process. The Contour is sleeker and turns on and off with the single slide of big switch. Unless you are making production quality vids, I would recommend the contour for Youtube stuff.

rodmuzwa · 11-22-2012, 05:27 AM

Thanks for that. Sounds like the Contour is the way ahead. Cheers!

KHJPHOTO · 11-22-2012, 05:37 AM

Check out the DRIFT HD.
Great feature is the "Rotating Lens". Love it been shooting for a couple of years now.
Sample video:

http://youtu.be/JGQIVNOC6O4

Switchblade315 · 11-22-2012, 03:12 PM

I have a Contour HD and i love it. I got it over the GoPro because of how it mounts.

num1husker · 11-22-2012, 04:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rodmuzwa

Can anyone recommend a decent helmet cam? I want one that will clip to the helmet with a decent battery life and obviously not too expensive. I would prefer a side mount rather than a top mount. Any suggestions?

I have a go-pro HD hero used 1 time I would make you a good deal on. PM me if interested.

jr

burmbuster · 11-22-2012, 05:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KHJPHOTO

Check out the DRIFT HD.
Great feature is the "Rotating Lens". Love it been shooting for a couple of years now.
Sample video:

http://youtu.be/JGQIVNOC6O4

Looks like a great camera. Glad you posted it. At $199.00 it looks like a pretty good deal.

what car?? · 12-01-2012, 04:55 PM

I'm currently riding in Central America and chose the Contour because I didn't want to look like a teletubby. I have traveled through Guatemala before and they are sketchy about photography and I wanted something that was less obvious and intrusive. Wished I had both though. The Contour mounted to the top of the brain bucket and maybe two GoPro mounted for front of the bike and the second for rear view. I have also tried to surf in El Salvador and some of the surfboards have mounts for the GoPro but not for the Contour. Wanted to video a little of that kind of action, but alas cannot have it all, yet, LOL. I think it's working pretty good, I think the GoPro has a little better quality of video and the option of taking still photos is nice, but didn't want something that was so complicated to operate. Plus where I bought it gave me a discount, that always helps.

Mi dos centavos

bemiiten · 12-02-2012, 05:45 AM

Had a GoPro, but the mount broke and I lost it. Replaced it with a Drift, Nice camera with remote. Best choice if you want to mount the camera in a remote location. But if you want a camera for your helmet, Contour is the way to go because you can easily turn it on & off with a sliding switch. The others require you to hold down a button and then your never really sure if it's on or off without a visual check. I've found that things I want to get video of often come up fast. The contour is best suited for this.

rodmuzwa · 12-02-2012, 05:49 AM

What's the helmet mount for the contour like? How does it attach?

Boondox · 12-02-2012, 06:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rodmuzwa

What's the helmet mount for the contour like? How does it attach?

Why don't you just go to the Contour webpage and check out all the options? Their photos are a lot more descriptive than words.

11-19-2012, 03:32 AM	#1
rodmuzwa ^OP Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Jul 2012 Location: Pinjarra, WA Oddometer: 148	Helmet cam Can anyone recommend a decent helmet cam? I want one that will clip to the helmet with a decent battery life and obviously not too expensive. I would prefer a side mount rather than a top mount. Any suggestions? __________________ Living the dream, everyday!

11-19-2012, 06:08 AM	#2
mrt10x Dumba$s Jarhead Joined: Aug 2008 Location: Newport, RI Oddometer: 2,847	What is your definition of "not too expensive?" __________________ We are enmeshed in the cancerous discipline of "security." And in the worship of security we fling our lives beneath the wheels of routine - and before we know it our lives are gone.

11-19-2012, 06:55 AM	#3
rodmuzwa ^OP Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Jul 2012 Location: Pinjarra, WA Oddometer: 148	Don't really want to spend more than a couple of hundred dollars. __________________ Living the dream, everyday!

11-19-2012, 07:16 AM	#4
Ditch Studly Adventurer Joined: Sep 2004 Location: abq,nm Oddometer: 823	the gopro hd cameras are pretty versatile, although dorky looking. Lots of mounting options. With the new model out the gopro hero 2 is going pretty cheap. There are threads about most helmet cameras. __________________ Wendell You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy....we must be cautious.

11-19-2012, 11:02 AM	#5
sjc56 Studly Adventurer Joined: Oct 2006 Location: Broad Brook CT USA Oddometer: 818	You can get a Contour for $125 __________________ Steve

11-19-2012, 11:55 AM	#6
mrt10x Dumba$s Jarhead Joined: Aug 2008 Location: Newport, RI Oddometer: 2,847	I have both the contour and a couple of Gopro HD's... both can be found in your price range. The GoPro takes better video, but it is ugly, big and will catch branches if worn on your helmet in wooded areas. It is also a PITA to turn on and off so you end up leaving it on all the time which results in hours of useless video that you have to wade through in the editing process. The Contour is sleeker and turns on and off with the single slide of big switch. Unless you are making production quality vids, I would recommend the contour for Youtube stuff. __________________ We are enmeshed in the cancerous discipline of "security." And in the worship of security we fling our lives beneath the wheels of routine - and before we know it our lives are gone.

11-22-2012, 05:27 AM	#7
rodmuzwa ^OP Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Jul 2012 Location: Pinjarra, WA Oddometer: 148	Thanks for that. Sounds like the Contour is the way ahead. Cheers! __________________ Living the dream, everyday!

11-22-2012, 05:37 AM	#8
KHJPHOTO Old Man and the Road Joined: Feb 2010 Location: Here for now; but leaving soon Oddometer: 465	Check out the DRIFT HD. Great feature is the "Rotating Lens". Love it been shooting for a couple of years now. Sample video: http://youtu.be/JGQIVNOC6O4 __________________ KHJPHOTO BMWMOA BMWRA IBA #27356 BMW Mileage Award 300,000 and adding to it www.khjphotography.com

11-22-2012, 03:12 PM	#9
Switchblade315 Beastly Adventurer Joined: Oct 2009 Location: Ethel, Ms Oddometer: 3,235	I have a Contour HD and i love it. I got it over the GoPro because of how it mounts. __________________ When i die bury me upside down so the whole world can kiss my ass.

12-01-2012, 04:55 PM	#12
what car?? down the road Joined: Dec 2010 Location: Guatemala Oddometer: 252	I'm currently riding in Central America and chose the Contour because I didn't want to look like a teletubby. I have traveled through Guatemala before and they are sketchy about photography and I wanted something that was less obvious and intrusive. Wished I had both though. The Contour mounted to the top of the brain bucket and maybe two GoPro mounted for front of the bike and the second for rear view. I have also tried to surf in El Salvador and some of the surfboards have mounts for the GoPro but not for the Contour. Wanted to video a little of that kind of action, but alas cannot have it all, yet, LOL. I think it's working pretty good, I think the GoPro has a little better quality of video and the option of taking still photos is nice, but didn't want something that was so complicated to operate. Plus where I bought it gave me a discount, that always helps. Mi dos centavos

12-02-2012, 05:45 AM	#13
bemiiten SWM Adventuer Joined: Jul 2003 Location: Hamilton NJ. Oddometer: 4,147	Had a GoPro, but the mount broke and I lost it. Replaced it with a Drift, Nice camera with remote. Best choice if you want to mount the camera in a remote location. But if you want a camera for your helmet, Contour is the way to go because you can easily turn it on & off with a sliding switch. The others require you to hold down a button and then your never really sure if it's on or off without a visual check. I've found that things I want to get video of often come up fast. The contour is best suited for this.

12-02-2012, 05:49 AM	#14
rodmuzwa ^OP Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Jul 2012 Location: Pinjarra, WA Oddometer: 148	What's the helmet mount for the contour like? How does it attach? __________________ Living the dream, everyday!

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