Helmet cams

**oldguy** · 6th March 2009, 23:06

Get what you pay for, well worth the money spent, bit out of my reach thou. awesome picture wide angle view with good sound. watching that, I want to go to the sandpit now.

**NordieBoy** · 7th March 2009, 07:25

Originally Posted by Ktmboy

That footage is the best yet.Great. I found myself riding the track whilst sitting here having a beer, no sweating...LOL and I think that's why you guys are striving to perfect the video work, to capture the moment.

For $1100US it'd better be good.
The vHoldR looks to be a good step up from the ATC2K though.

**Keithf** · 7th March 2009, 08:56

Wasn't quite that expensive........The tachyon looks a better and cheaper option than the vholder

Originally Posted by NordieBoy

For $1100US it'd better be good.
The vHoldR looks to be a good step up from the ATC2K though.

**Keithf** · 7th March 2009, 09:17

Thanks-still need to do some playing with the camera setup but I am really pleased with it.

Originally Posted by Ktmboy

That footage is the best yet.Great. I found myself riding the track whilst sitting here having a beer, no sweating...LOL and I think that's why you guys are striving to perfect the video work, to capture the moment.

I now know who digs holes in the red tracks...the bill is in the mail.

In all honesty that is very good footage Keith. The wide angle is great.

**Keithf** · 7th March 2009, 09:23

Thanks -the Sandpit is a great place to ride
I might have to ask KTM Boy for some kind of commision............

Originally Posted by clmintie

Once the great unwashed masses see this vid, you'll have to extend the car park...

Great vid, best helmet cam footage (I guess that terms a bit out of date, not much celluloid used now) I've seen.

The Sandpit's cool eh?....

**oldskool** · 7th March 2009, 09:24

Originally Posted by cheese

I found these two.

I wasn't meaning and all in one unit. I meant a separate camera and DVR unit.

I'm with you Cheese. Splitting the unit into a recording device and an imaging device allows for more flexibility in regards to recording quality, image quality, device protection and robustness. For a recording device I would like to see a PAL 720x576 25fps version not NTSC 640x480 29.97 fps and also it should come with variable compression settings. Most of the specs I've read so far only has one crap compression setting. An RCA socket would allow me to pick and choose my own image sensor and lens setup too. With this setup I should then be able to edit and output to DVD.

**NordieBoy** · 7th March 2009, 09:25

Originally Posted by Keithf

Wasn't quite that expensive........The tachyon looks a better and cheaper option than the vholder

$1,145.00 from launchhelmetcams.com

**Keithf** · 7th March 2009, 09:30

Yep thats where i got mine from and roughly what I paid.....$1145AUS looks a lot better than $1100 US!

Originally Posted by NordieBoy

$1,145.00 from launchhelmetcams.com

**camchain** · 7th March 2009, 09:52

Excellent vid keithf. Seems I made a brief appearance on it at 1:22. Amazing to be able to relive that moment - I chastised myself for being a tad too close when I went by. Sorry about that! Been wanting a helmet cam for a while, pity bank account says no.

**cheese** · 7th March 2009, 10:29

What do those good ones cost?

**Keithf** · 7th March 2009, 14:05

No worries, when I hear someone come up behind me I try to pull to one side and then let them by....and then try and keep up. Couldn't keep up with you.

Originally Posted by camchain

Excellent vid keithf. Seems I made a brief appearance on it at 1:22. Amazing to be able to relive that moment - I chastised myself for being a tad too close when I went by. Sorry about that! Been wanting a helmet cam for a while, pity bank account says no.

**Keithf** · 7th March 2009, 14:07

I did a few calculations and decided it was slightly cheaper at the time to buy from Launch Helmet cams in Perth. Roughly AU$1140.

Originally Posted by cheese

What do those good ones cost?

**NordieBoy** · 7th March 2009, 19:03

Originally Posted by Keithf

Yep thats where i got mine from and roughly what I paid.....$1145AUS looks a lot better than $1100 US!

Saw .com and thought USA.

**ruphus** · 9th March 2009, 07:35

Originally Posted by Keithf

my two cents worth.

I ended up spending a chunk of cash on the vio pov 1.5 because I decided that
spending the extra money and getting a superior image was important to me-the other cameras like the tachyon are ok-and a cost effective option.The POV gives a much better quality image, wide angle view, which means you can get some good video even if the angle isn;t quite right

Can I get a copy of the raw footage sent to me on a DVD. I'm looking at getting one of these but all the examples that are available on the next are so compressed that you lose the quaility. I'm happy to flick you some money for your time.