helmet camera suggestions ?

[viper]

I'm after some helmet camera suggestions. Ive got a Gopro set up at the moment but I'm thru with the bulk , low battery life , reliability and general fiddly-ness.

I want something that is more streamline with the helmet , must have good quality images and must have perm 12v power capability . Don't mind something expensive if it ticks all my boxes.
What are you guys using ?

[Lonewolf]

Would the Drift or Drift Ghost be of any use. I see more and more people using the Drift cameras over Go Pros these days for the simple fact that they are more discreet and the support you get for them is better than Go Pro's support department.

[Biker Bugs]

I've just installed 1 of these;

http://www.nortek.co.uk/bike-bro-dual-camera-motorcycle-dvr/

Quality looks good from their footage.

I have also become a distributor and will off er members a 10% discount off their normal retail price and postage at £7,50, saving 25%.

[Icefever]

I went for the Drift Stealth.....works for me,  tho that Biker Bro looks good.

[viper]

Would the Drift or Drift Ghost be of any use. I see more and more people using the Drift cameras over Go Pros these days for the simple fact that they are more discreet and the support you get for them is better than Go Pro's support department.

cant do a weather proof perm 12v supply with those , battery life is 3 hours at best , we were out for 5 hours yesterday , it has to be hardwired for power

[viper]

I've just installed 1 of these;

http://www.nortek.co.uk/bike-bro-dual-camera-motorcycle-dvr/

Quality looks good from their footage.

I have also become a distributor and will off er members a 10% discount off their normal retail price and postage at £7,50, saving 25%.

Image quality is poor with that system

[BigAlan]

I also am almost at the point of giving up on the go pro, even connected to my USB port the damm battery won't charge up continually and GTR a few hours it goes flat meaning I have to carry spare batteries.

I have looked at the next base 312 GW dash cam for the car which gets good write ups but no idea of its waterproof or if they do a "outside" version.

Interested in others recommendations.

[Lonewolf]

Nextbase do do a motorcycle version. Have a look at Halfords web site.

[PaulB]

The Garmin Virb and Virb Elite are both waterproof, and fine on a motorbike. (You'd need to get a dive case if you want to take it completely underwater for any length of time.)

I can only assume the Virb XE and Virb Ultra 30 are also waterproof, being the newer models: I have no experience of these.

I'm not going to BS and make false claims about superior video quality or longer battery life, but for me, they have one major advantage: I can stop/start recording, or even take a photo, from my Garmin Zumo sat-nav screen. The Virb Elite also lets you "remote screen" onto your mobile phone which is also useful when mounting it somewhere awkward, and you can't see the inbuilt screen. Like on your crash helmet, for example

Cheers

Paul B.

[BigAlan]

Nextbase do do a motorcycle version. Have a look at Halfords web site.

This seems like a decent system but a bit on the large size, I shall have to go into Halfords and take a look.

Alan

[viper]

we have the next base car kits front and rear in both our cars , excellent bit of kit . If the bike version is small enough and hcan be hardwired I may go that route

[viper]

I also am almost at the point of giving up on the go pro, even connected to my USB port the damm battery won't charge up continually and GTR a few hours it goes flat meaning I have to carry spare batteries.

I have looked at the next base 312 GW dash cam for the car which gets good write ups but no idea of its waterproof or if they do a "outside" version.

Interested in others recommendations.

Completely lost patience with my go pro . went out yesterday and even with an extra battery pack didn't get an hour . whey too bulky for helmet mounting as well
Its all going on ebay , I'm done

[viper]

The Garmin Virb and Virb Elite are both waterproof, and fine on a motorbike. (You'd need to get a dive case if you want to take it completely underwater for any length of time.)

I can only assume the Virb XE and Virb Ultra 30 are also waterproof, being the newer models: I have no experience of these.

I'm not going to BS and make false claims about superior video quality or longer battery life, but for me, they have one major advantage: I can stop/start recording, or even take a photo, from my Garmin Zumo sat-nav screen. The Virb Elite also lets you "remote screen" onto your mobile phone which is also useful when mounting it somewhere awkward, and you can't see the inbuilt screen. Like on your crash helmet, for example

Cheers

Paul B.

Thanks paul but yet again this camera does not have weather proof ability to hard wire , like the stealth you have to open a weather flap to access the usb point

[PaulB]

Thanks paul but yet again this camera does not have weather proof ability to hard wire , like the stealth you have to open a weather flap to access the usb point

How about the Innovv C3? As recommended by someone on here, I have it bookmarked. And they're available on eBay.

Cheers

Paul B.

[Kylinski]

I swear by Drift cameras. So much so, I have 6 on the bike, one on my lid and a Stealth 2 shoulder mounted.

6 of the cameras have separate remote controls.

You can never have enough cameras 👍

(No, I don't work for Drift  )