helmet camera suggestions ?

[BigAlan]

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  )

You expecting trouble?

Are they bike powered and permanent?

[Rusty]

Drift HD Ghost .... around £250 from Amazon. I don't use one but have seen the very latest footage and it is quite simply amazing. Not saying any better than the Go Pro lot but smaller and newer. if I ever get one it would be a Ghost.

[Kylinski]

You expecting trouble?

Are they bike powered and permanent?

Four have separate power packs. 2 are into a separate 12v aux (not the standard one)

Not all of them are filming at once. It's usually 2 forward facing, 1 rear facing, ( Left & Right bank) I also carry spare batteries. My helmet cam gets a battery switch after 3 hours.

I delete after 3 hours and when I return home . . . Unless I manage to film aliens!! 

[viper]

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

Cheers

Paul B.

that my friend could be the answer , similar to the police set up , a helmet mounted lens hooked up to a remote and protectable recorder . Thankyou

[Tay]

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.

The Virb 30 comes in a plastic waterproof case, however, I wasnt overly impressed  with the battery life, and couldnt see a way to remote power it.

I'm still using my Garmin Virb Elite, its got 3hrs battery life at 1080p/30fps, it does Gmetrics if that floats your boat.  Nice ergonomical design suitable for a lid mount I didnt like the Virb X/XE   or the Go Pro style, they just seem wrong to me for a lid.

If you use a Garmin Sat nav such as the LM 590 etc you can also remote control the cameras or cameras! No need to fire up the mobile. 

The Drift GhostS I've used previously and that had great battery life too.

I am looking at something a little more permanent but not seen anything that delivers great unattended performance.

I've tried Sony cameras, often the quality is superb but battery life sucks, Contours from a few years back were good but battery life again was poor and so was the support.

I've looked at the Innovv's but the quality of the output really doesnt look that great to me, although I like the idea, it just needs a refresh, and the fact the controller has a screen on it is good but also bad, its not water proof!! 

Currently about to flog a Dogcam Bullet R+ on Ebay with 1.5hrs battery life, in the more normal bullet format with a remote control for it, but I still prefer the GPS and Gmetrics stuff or I may have been tempted to keep this and get an external  battery pack or hardwire kit which it supports.

[Tay]

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  )

Maybe you should :)

[Kylinski]

Pic shows some of my Drift camera positions and helmet cam.

[Tay]

Pic shows some of my Drift camera positions and helmet cam.

I'm sure you could probably get a couple more on there, I dont think your trying hard enough :)

[Kylinski]

I'm sure you could probably get a couple more on there, I dont think your trying hard enough :)

Did I mention I have Contour Roam 2 on the other side of my lid and a Muvi body cam? 

You can never have enough cameras. . . . And let's not get started with my car   

[Tay]

One of these on your lid and you're sorted..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0dKfplTYZg

[viper]

One of these on your lid and you're sorted..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0dKfplTYZg

you guys are really missing the point that it needs to be capable of hard wiring 12v and still remain weather proof

[Tay]

Yeah sorry, we got sidetracked..

The problem is there isnt any great cameras that offer both, quality and external power.  They have them for cars (I use the Roadhawk HD) but simply not weather proof. 

The Innovv (there are lots of other brand names but they are all the same, Koonlung, Amberalla) comes somewhat close, its Chinese and not been updated for sometime, none of the connections are waterproof, and neither is the Screen/DVR itself.  There are questions about the bit rate with the two cameras attached. 
Stationary and slow footage looks fine, but the bitrate seems to fall off after that, it could be youtube and shit compression, but certainly doesnt come across as 1080p 30fps as its claimed.

If I thought it would have done the job I'd have one already.   If you happen to find one, please let us now.

[Kylinski]

Surely the Drift cameras are sort of hard wired through USB ( 2 of mine are). And waterproof.

Simples!

[viper]

Surely the Drift cameras are sort of hard wired through USB ( 2 of mine are). And waterproof.

Simples!

to hard wire through the usb you need to open a weather proof flap thus making it not weather proof

[viper]

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

that's pretty much all ive found that ticks all the boxes , the hard wire is through a waterproof gland .