Clyde
Wizard
I picked up a ContourROAM last year on sale for something like $130. It was a good little camera, and I managed to get some pretty good videos over the course of the year.
A couple of weeks ago, the mount (my creation) broke and the camera fell to the road. I turned around and picked up the unit and it was still working fine. The lens was scratched, but it didn't affect the video. Last weekend, I decided to mount the camera on my helmet. I temporarily adhered the mount to my helmet and was walking out to the bike to start the "fine tuning" session when the camera and mount assembly fell to the garage floor. Broke the back off the camera. :shaking head: It still works, but I won't take it on the bike again.
So, I'm in the market for a new "action camera." I'll browse eBay, since I'm not looking to spend a ton of money. Mostly I'm just recording the occasional ride that has some twisties (but I live in Michigan, so those are hard to come by). I'm impressed with the quality of the GoPro products, but I don't like the form factor. The "bullet" style cameras seem like a better design. I've gradually built up a small selection of mounting points on my FZ1, so I'm definitely interested in the availability of mounting options. I really liked the "camera on a stick" approach that loosenut posted. Something similar was going to be my next experiment.
Anyone have any recommendations or done any research lately? It looks like a lot of the products available now have GPS built in, which would be great for overlaying (a map or telemetry data) on the video with a minimum of fuss (I've done it by combining my phone GPS data with a video, but it was a PITA). I also like the idea of being able to use wi-fi to view the video straight from the camera, but I'm not sure I'm willing to pay the premium associated with the feature.
A couple of weeks ago, the mount (my creation) broke and the camera fell to the road. I turned around and picked up the unit and it was still working fine. The lens was scratched, but it didn't affect the video. Last weekend, I decided to mount the camera on my helmet. I temporarily adhered the mount to my helmet and was walking out to the bike to start the "fine tuning" session when the camera and mount assembly fell to the garage floor. Broke the back off the camera. :shaking head: It still works, but I won't take it on the bike again.
So, I'm in the market for a new "action camera." I'll browse eBay, since I'm not looking to spend a ton of money. Mostly I'm just recording the occasional ride that has some twisties (but I live in Michigan, so those are hard to come by). I'm impressed with the quality of the GoPro products, but I don't like the form factor. The "bullet" style cameras seem like a better design. I've gradually built up a small selection of mounting points on my FZ1, so I'm definitely interested in the availability of mounting options. I really liked the "camera on a stick" approach that loosenut posted. Something similar was going to be my next experiment.
Anyone have any recommendations or done any research lately? It looks like a lot of the products available now have GPS built in, which would be great for overlaying (a map or telemetry data) on the video with a minimum of fuss (I've done it by combining my phone GPS data with a video, but it was a PITA). I also like the idea of being able to use wi-fi to view the video straight from the camera, but I'm not sure I'm willing to pay the premium associated with the feature.
