Video Cameras

[whisper]

Watch this.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGXPK...eature=related

[whisper]

and this...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdlDgb41SmY

[tony t]

Originally Posted by whisper

Watch this.....

drift looks crap there, the toss pot as cling film over the screen don't be fooled

[whisper]

Originally Posted by whisper

and this...

I know but in this movie the drift wins hands down

[Cookee]

Has anyone seen these? Veho Muvi - they have a screen and a remote, they also use the same mounts as the GoPro's which makes them interchangeable!

[Jorgos]

I am using a Panasonic waterproof camera TS1 . Has nice colours, can make beautifull photos, and you can carry easy with you. Now is on market the TS3 so is better than mine.

I would apreciate very much on action camera a remote control.

I dont like the "wide angle' of go pro.

[Xk59D]

i just bought a gopro HD 2 and it is a nice bit of kit.

the reason i say the above was because places are selling their old V1 stock off now (amazon is about £155) for very good money, worth a look into.

on the wide angle-the new gopro 2 ( i don't know if the original was the same) you can disable the wide mode and have a normal 90 deg FOV.

i think it is better recording in the wide personally and just crop the edge but you have the option in the camera what FOV it records in with the GOPRO2 anyway.

cheers

[Portnahaven]

YouTube video does show the HD170 the poorest in lower light conditions, and slightly less in good light. The reason i went for the Drift was it had the remote on/off record, which works up to about 5m. I have the camera mounted, and can record without leaving the steering wheel - handy when you are single handed. Also have just fitted a tilt and pan head from an old nackered camera tripod. This should help with the jiggilies - but the weather has stopped me trying it out.

[Andy B]

gopro, if only to show you this nutter!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=rFQc7VRJowk#!

[Jorgos]

panasonic

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSIExHCSo3k

[kerny]

Originally Posted by Andy B

gopro, if only to show you this nutter!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=rFQc7VRJowk#!

WOW, you only realise the speed he's travelling at until he nearly takes out the guy with the balloons.

[tony t]

Originally Posted by kerny

WOW, you only realise the speed he's travelling at until he nearly takes out the guy with the balloons.

Stupid,crazy,no brain idiot...... fantastic video tho

[whisper]

Hope the guy doesn't get an itchy bum at that speed as he'll spiral off into those trees

As for the Gopro hero2, if it does record in 90 deg field of view, will it also double up as a HD video camera for the family too ???

I found this vid on another site and the guy said that this was recorded by a hero2 in 90 fov.

SpearDiverHD's Channel - YouTube

[ollyit]

forget the go pro's unless your spending silly money -

I have a kodak playsport zx3, coupled with category10 16gb SD Card = fully waterproof - I've used it windsurfing, wakeboarding, ribbing you name, its simply brilliant, it outdoes the go pro I think as its does 60fps (go pro does30) in HD 720p and 1080p resolution, and it doesnt have a standard fish eye lense, its drop proof, I give my stuff a hard time, and it takes the grief and captures the audio better with the mic, has face recognition, image stabilisation, you can even down volume the mic input elimating annoying wind noise - look at some of my videos, the quality speaks for itself, just make sure you view the youtube videos in HD 720p mode (as per image at bottom)

Also plugs in to TV via hdmi and has a view finder unlike the go pro and has a thread underneath for mounts etc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OIh_tewheM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObbhPH0Idjs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRIY0DOuwDU

[Ian M]

[QUOTE=ollyit;433755]forget the go pro's unless your spending silly money -

I have a kodak playsport zx3, coupled with category10 16gb SD Card = fully waterproof - I've used it windsurfing, wakeboarding, ribbing you name, its simply brilliant, it outdoes the go pro I think as its does 60fps (go pro does30) in HD 720p and 1080p resolution, and it doesnt have a standard fish eye lense, its drop proof, I give my stuff a hard time, and it takes the grief and captures the audio better with the mic, has face recognition, image stabilisation, you can even down volume the mic input elimating annoying wind noise - look at some of my videos, the quality speaks for itself, just make sure you view the youtube videos in HD 720p mode (as per image at bottom)

Also plugs in to TV via hdmi and has a view finder unlike the go pro and has a thread underneath for mounts etc [QUOTE]

Olly,
Thanks for the tip, but it is just too late. Yesterday evening I ordered a Go Pro HD Hero 2. Lots of factors came into the decision, but pressure proof to 60m is one of them. Just need to get the lights now
Thanks to all for your guidance - much appreciated.

[Solent Ranger]

Originally Posted by whisper

At the moment I'm looking at the prices of a 'gopro hero2' and I think the cheapest I have found it for is £259.99

Just ordered one at that price. Will order other stuff from the states. Much cheaper, even with the delivery charge.

[whisper]

Originally Posted by Solent Ranger

Just ordered one at that price. Will order other stuff from the states. Much cheaper, even with the delivery charge.

But don't you have to pay import duty or vat on stuff from the US?

[Solent Ranger]

Originally Posted by whisper

But don't you have to pay import duty or vat on stuff from the US?

Depends, but to date I have not. Even allowing for that the bits I want are still cheaper. The LCD back is £79 here, $79 in US that works out at about £51 at current xchange rates.

[Leapy]

Originally Posted by Solent Ranger

Depends, but to date I have not. Even allowing for that the bits I want are still cheaper. The LCD back is £79 here, $79 in US that works out at about £51 at current xchange rates.

Understand the attraction of US purchases. Stopped it a while ago though here...the saving not worth the hassle of a lost shipment and a faulty gizmo

[Solent Ranger]

Originally Posted by Leapy

Understand the attraction of US purchases. Stopped it a while ago though here...the saving not worth the hassle of a lost shipment and a faulty gizmo

I did buy the camera itself in the UK for warranty reasons, but I ordered the accessories from the states and found a supplier that was even cheaper on price and delivery than originally sourced. delivery is by UPS and is trackable.