bluespeed Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 Hi Blatchat members, Wifey is very kindly offering to buy me (us) a camera system & mount to record our escapades on track days for my Christmas pressi. We are not looking for super high quality machine but something that records and can be played back via appropriate leads on the TV afterwards to see where we both went wrong at the track(s). There seems a huge array of bullet cameras etc and roll cadge mounts available, we would appreciate your experiences and recomendations........ budget up to £350. Cheers Bernie & Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grubbster Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 A few good ones around now, I use the Exeros HD here and I'm very pleased with it The cable connecting the camera and controller is pretty thick but that's about the only minor point against it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shad Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 I can give you my opinion on the two cameras I've been using this year - Contour 720p and Exeros 1080p. The Contour is good because it's compact and has a nice wide angle lens, but is a pain because the battery doesn't last that long in the higher quality shooting modes (and it can't easily be powered by the car electrics), and there's no view finder which makes setting it up a serious hassle. There is also no facility for an external mic so you are stuck with wind noise, or slightly muffled wind noise when using the water-proof case. Speaking of which, it does at least mean you can use it in the rain. The Exeros is good because it has very nice picture quality, can be powered by the car, takes cheaper SD cards rather than micro SD and is waterproof (mostly). It also has an internal and external mic and remote control, spare battery, variety of cables, and nice carry case. However, I've had quite a bit of trouble with the supplied external mic which has been disappointing. Also, because the standard unit has a substantial fixed cable connecting the main unit with the camera it can be a bit of a hassle fitting it to the car and then taking it off again. But that's not a major gripe really. There are newer Contour models that offer higher picture quality and the ability to use a mobile phone as the viewfinder. Whether or not that helps I'll leave up to you The Exeros is a little pricey now and it's a shame the lens angle is not wider, but on the whole it's an excellent piece of kit. However - if I was buying one today I would buy this. It's cheaper than the Exeros, has a wired remote which I think is a bit more practical than a wireless one, has a variety of useful mounts AND comes with the backing an experience of Dog Cam Sport, who have been doing this kind of thing for a long time (and was even founded by a club member, if I'm not mistaken). Hope that helps. Have a look on my YouTube channel for some clips from both the cameras I've used Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garth Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 Have just bought the MiniDVR HD Bullet Camera System from dogcam. Have not had it strapped to the Caterham yet, but early fiddling has produced good results. Do not forget that dogcam offer 5% off for club members! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluespeed Posted December 10, 2011 Author Share Posted December 10, 2011 Shad, MiniDVR HD Bullet Camera System. Looks the business and has that all important remote controller. Certainly one I will be looking closely at and wasn't aware of, I was looking at the GoPro range prior to your post. Ta Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluespeed Posted December 10, 2011 Author Share Posted December 10, 2011 5% off, Wifey now smiling at smelling a discount Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Domus Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 Flip got mine for our Picos trip. Cheap at around £70. Have a look here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluespeed Posted December 10, 2011 Author Share Posted December 10, 2011 Peter thanks for your post, picture quality looks fine on your U tube clip, so does sunshine on your trip! DogCam Web Site shows the full price with card and remote of about £300 -5% of course as Lotus & club member What size SD car does everyone recomend I was thinking of a 16Gb? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shad Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 32gb if shooting in 1080p, no worries about running out in one day then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael H Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 HD Hero Motorsports version -linky. Excellent video quality but the mic & audio is a bit pants. Comes with all the clamps and brackets you will ever need, fits nicely on the Seven rollbar. Cheers Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluespeed Posted December 10, 2011 Author Share Posted December 10, 2011 Hi Mike, Swinging towards MiniDVR HD Bullet Camera System as it has a remote and looks very simple. The GoPro is also a fab piece of kit, your link takes me to a US site, I have seen sellers on eBay of these but is there a main UK distrubutor to talk to or where did you purchase yours from if I may ask? Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ric355 Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 UK distributor for GoPro: DogCamSport Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Croc Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 If you are thinking Go Pro then make sure it is the new GoPro2 HD version which will take an external mic for decent sound. Sample footage here from my first time using mine in November I use the eyeofmine motorsport mount as it is more stable and easier to set up than the GoPro motorsport mount. Edited by - Croc on 10 Dec 2011 22:10:49 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul seymour Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 Carl at 7 speed is the guy to speak to re go pro,have a look at his web site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stef Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 I was also thinking about getting one, has anyone got the dogcam bullet HD? and any footage from one? Looks so simple (and cheap!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titanium7 Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 Demon Tweek sell Go Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tikey Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 Just been into Jessops and they sell GoPro systems too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racingshoe Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 I have the DogCam Bullet HD and it's fine for the price. Compared to GoPro it's nowhere near as good quality, but for 90 quid it's very good value. For a simple rerun of your blats or trackday laps it's more than good enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discovolante Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 another here for dogcam's MiniDVR HD Bullet. v impressed so far and can hardly wait for spring 2012. took the precaution of ordering the external mike also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boss Hogg Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 I'm going for a GoPro Hero 2 Motorsport. If you decide to buy one, try to source it from the US, they cost $299 over there but are £299 here in blighty . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewGP Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 For those using the MiniDVR Bullet which roll bar mount is recommended? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catastrada Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 Untill now I was using a POV VIO 1.5. Very happy with it (see ) but I was temped to move to "HD". I had bad feedback of the pov HD riliability when fitted on cars. A company involved in data logger and emeded video systems I know is discounting the pov HD to clear their small stock and will then stop to sell it. I looked at the market quite deeply. Personnaly I don't like to GoPro because of its design. I was about to buy the news Drift HD wich seems to be cool, and very good in the tests I read compared to the Contour HD or GoPro HD. And finally I just bought the CamSport HD Max. Full HD 60 im/sec in 720p for cool replay Hdmi output 1 external mic 1 remote control (cable) with a led informing when you are recording. ... I ordered an optinal remote control (cable) that will be fitted under my dash. There are 2 plugs on it : 1 for the external mic and 1 to wire it to the car battery. Another root to explore is the Contour +, HD and GPS embeded. A friend of mine has one of them and images are really fine but the GPS datas are not very accurate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Support Team Shaun_E Posted December 12, 2011 Support Team Share Posted December 12, 2011 I just use one of DogCamsport's velcro mounts for the bullet camera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discovolante Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 Quoting grenpayne: For those using the MiniDVR Bullet which roll bar mount is recommended? holding fire til dogcamsport get hold of the manfrotto for this system Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racing Snake Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 If you go for a grey import GoPro it will not have the manufacturers 2 year warranty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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