Drift Camera

[O.C.]

Saw this on a programme, it looks good and has some useful features.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LATEST-Drift-HD-PRO-Helmet-MINI-Action-camera-1080P-60fps-Stealth-HD170-MINI-/380381320976?pt=UK_AudioTVElectronics_Video_Camcorders&hash=item58907e5710

[Lonewolf]

Argos are currently selling the HD GoPro Hero 3 white edition also at £199.99.
Decisions, decisions!

[O.C.]

Steve, the Go Pro is a very good camera, which I've used for some time,(I thought you had too) it's also used extensively in making T.V programmes. you know on board action stuff.

But I have to say that this little item seems to be better specified and maybe more suited to biking, there is a remote wrist control which is handy and I beleive its WiFi compatable etc etc,

The Drift may also be easier to mount on your person or in areas of your machine which is sometimes a bit of an irritation with the Hero   

just found it here....cheaper

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Drift-Innovation-HD-Action-Camera/dp/B005H2RDK6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1356013641&sr=8-1

[Debs]

This is what the gadget show said about the GoPro.

http://gadgetshow.channel5.com/gadgets/audio-video/cameras/camcorders/gopro-hd-helmet-hero

This also came out with a good review.

http://gadgetshow.channel5.com/gadgets/audio-video/cameras/camcorders/vholdr-contourhd-1080p

[Lonewolf]

Yeah, Roger, I still have a Go Pro 2. I love it, at the moment its rigged up in the car. Living in Bradford you see some horrendous standfords of driving and it's good to recap on all the near misses later and think, bloody hell, that was a close shave. 

[Kwikasfuki]

The drift looks good. Could be tempted once I get back on the road

[Lonewolf]

The drift looks good. Could be tempted once I get back on the road

Do you still have your GoPro?

[Kwikasfuki]

Do you still have your GoPro?

Somewhere. After this house move everything is all over the place

[Lonewolf]

Somewhere. After this house move everything is all over the place

Cant you get one of the staff to try and find it for you? 

[Kwikasfuki]

Cant you get one of the staff to try and find it for you? 

The missus has gone on strike! 

[jenros]

hi guys, ive had the older drift hd model for about 3yrs now,bought it for off roading with the enduro bike,,on the hardest and bumpiest of tracks this model is first class, with crystal clear film due to the fish eye lens you can see i think about 160 degrees,,,only slight down side if your chasing someone close n you hit puddles/thick clingy mud etc, if it lands on the lens you wont pick up very clear images. I usually mount it on my goggle strap,but make sure you tape it on with insulation tape or simular because if your out on green lanes etc an you get close up to over head bushes/hedges/tree branches it is possible that it will come loose or worse loose it. Mate has tried it on his boot facing forward,also facing backward,this is really good as it shows the suspension recoiling/chain streaching also stones muck etc churning up along with some impressive overtakes. Ive also seen loads of go-pro stuff on youtube,these also are impressive,only down side of the go-pro from a green laning side of things is the top of helmet mounting point,(this wouldnt last very long as it would be ripped off during riding under tree branches etc), hope this has helped guys

[jenros]

have a look on here guys,,,,,its on youtube,,,,this was one of our trips to spain filmed on a drift camera,(this one is not a hd one), but as you can see the rocks and boulders were quite large,the camera dosent move about much!,,,,,"Dustdevils Spain Phils puncture ".

[jenros]

sorry guys, i still cant do these link thingyies!!! ,,,arrrrrgh

[O.C.]

here ya go jenros......that's another beer token for me 

very good quality, I'm impressed, and you say that wasn't filmed in HD, so I can only assume that the latest model HD camera is even better 

There was some pretty rough stuff on that trail and I certainly wouldn't want to take a detour over the edge to the right

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWXspRc6aFE

[O.C.]

Some time ago I purchased one of these

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Key-Fob-Ring-Chain-Spy-Hidden-Mini-Camera-DVR-Keychain-Cam-Supports-up-to-32GB-/221164818311?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item337e734f87

They are very cheap but do provide a reasonable picture, the big advantage is that I can velcro the fob to one of the fork legs on a classic bike and get really good film, well reasonably good film, without the trouble of clamping brackets etc to the bars

Personally I've never been a fan of cameras on helmets and especially not the Go Pro as it is quite bulky, but one of the new generation smaller cameras is a different proposition

Anyhow I can't a££ord another camera just now so it'll have to wait