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(Msg. 1) Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2004 6:16 am
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2004 1:22 pm
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On 10 Jan 2004 05:16:50 -0800, rtaule.DeleteThis@multidom.net (Tio Rico) wrote:
>Any advise before buying a helmet cam ? I want to make sure is worht the money.
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>Thanks for your help.
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>Tio Rico
My suggestion would be that if you already have a camcorder with the right
connection to just go up onto EBay and get a lipstick camera. I got a nice
one for $60... much cheaper than after the "value added" of the helmet cam
guys. Use them for the unique things a la carte... mounts and such. Have
fun.
M
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Yours respectfully,
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2004 5:18 pm
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"Tio Rico" wrote in message
> Any advise before buying a helmet cam ? I want to make sure is worht the
money.
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> Thanks for your help.
Me and a buddy split the cost of one and share it. We bought from
helmetcamera.com . They have 2 models the 380 lines of resolution and the
480 lines of res. We went with the 380. We both have big screens and think
the image is good and are glad we didn't spend more money for the higher
resolution model.
The camera lens attaches with velcro to the helmet. We bought extra
pieces of the heavy duty velcro so we could have multi mounts. It's much
cheaper to buy it at Radio Shack or somewhere else.
After we had it for a few months we spent a little more and got the
remote control button. This was way worth the money.
I would see if you have a buddy that would split the cost with you cause
chance are you won't use it all the time, that helps with cost.
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2004 5:18 pm
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Rex, do you have any "real-life" videos from it that you've made you could
point me to on a website or something? The <a rel="nofollow" style='text-decoration: none;' href="http://www.helmetcamera.com" target="_blank">www.helmetcamera.com</a> site has
only 5 videos, and the bike ones are street bikes. I'd like to see what a
real user on a dirt bike records before I buy one. Thanks.
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"Rex McKinney" wrote in message
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> > Any advise before buying a helmet cam ? I want to make sure is worht
the
> money.
> >
> > Thanks for your help.
>
> Me and a buddy split the cost of one and share it. We bought from
> helmetcamera.com . They have 2 models the 380 lines of resolution and the
> 480 lines of res. We went with the 380. We both have big screens and
think
> the image is good and are glad we didn't spend more money for the higher
> resolution model.
>
> The camera lens attaches with velcro to the helmet. We bought extra
> pieces of the heavy duty velcro so we could have multi mounts. It's much
> cheaper to buy it at Radio Shack or somewhere else.
>
> After we had it for a few months we spent a little more and got the
> remote control button. This was way worth the money.
>
> I would see if you have a buddy that would split the cost with you
cause
> chance are you won't use it all the time, that helps with cost.
>
> Rex McKinney
>
> >> Stay informed about: Helmet cams ?????????? |
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2004 7:35 pm
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"Andy Waddell" wrote in message
> Rex, do you have any "real-life" videos from it that you've made you could
> point me to on a website or something? The <a rel="nofollow" style='text-decoration: none;' href="http://www.helmetcamera.com" target="_blank">www.helmetcamera.com</a> site has
> only 5 videos, and the bike ones are street bikes. I'd like to see what a
> real user on a dirt bike records before I buy one. Thanks.
Andy I don't have any downloaded on servers for quick upload or viewing.
I can email you a small one if you like, it looks like you have cable so it
wouldn't take long to recieve. Let me know if you would like it and I'll
send it.
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2004 7:35 pm
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Sure. Send 'er through. Thanks!
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"Rex McKinney" wrote in message
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> > Rex, do you have any "real-life" videos from it that you've made you
could
> > point me to on a website or something? The <a rel="nofollow" style='text-decoration: none;' href="http://www.helmetcamera.com" target="_blank">www.helmetcamera.com</a> site has
> > only 5 videos, and the bike ones are street bikes. I'd like to see what
a
> > real user on a dirt bike records before I buy one. Thanks.
>
>
> Andy I don't have any downloaded on servers for quick upload or
viewing.
> I can email you a small one if you like, it looks like you have cable so
it
> wouldn't take long to recieve. Let me know if you would like it and I'll
> send it.
>
> Rex McKinney
>
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(Msg. 7) Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2004 7:45 pm
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They have come a long ways since we duct taped a huge camera to a mountain
bike helmet, they guys neck hurt for a week cause of the weight!
"Tio Rico" wrote in message
> Any advise before buying a helmet cam ? I want to make sure is worht the
money.
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> Thanks for your help.
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> Tio Rico >> Stay informed about: Helmet cams ?????????? |
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(Msg. 8) Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2004 9:14 pm
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(Msg. 9) Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2004 9:14 pm
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As I had asked Rex, any way I can take a look at some "real world" video
your riding partner shot with it? Looking for real users (as opposed to
company people who'll know all the tricks to set it up perfectly to make it
look great) on dirt bikes (which vibrate and hit big bumps as opposed to
street bikes on smooth roads). If you want to email directly that's fine by
me...I have cable modem so big files are no problem. Thanks!
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"Pobirsm" wrote in message
> My riding partner has one and it can be a lot of fun.
> I would however recomend going with a wide angle lens for full effect. >> Stay informed about: Helmet cams ?????????? |
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(Msg. 10) Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2004 10:09 pm
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On Sat, 10 Jan 2004 15:43:53 -0500, "Andy Waddell"
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>As I had asked Rex, any way I can take a look at some "real world" video
>your riding partner shot with it? Looking for real users (as opposed to
>company people who'll know all the tricks to set it up perfectly to make it
>look great) on dirt bikes (which vibrate and hit big bumps as opposed to
>street bikes on smooth roads). If you want to email directly that's fine by
>me...I have cable modem so big files are no problem. Thanks!
Check out the following site:
<a rel="nofollow" style='text-decoration: none;' href="http://www.videowow.com/index.htm" target="_blank">http://www.videowow.com/index.htm</a> >> Stay informed about: Helmet cams ?????????? |
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(Msg. 11) Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2004 10:09 pm
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Just did. Rex provided that link to me also. Looks good. Looks like the
helmetcam works just fine even by "mere mortals" on dirtbikes.
Now a related question...any recommendations for an inexpensive vidcam? I
have an old Super VHS one that's about 10 years old. The batteries for it
won't charge any more, and I can't see putting a hundred bucks plus into a
couple batteries for the dinosaur when a newer machine that's a lot lighter,
a lot better, records longer and uses less power can probably be had in the
$250-500 range. I'll probably use it almost exclusively for the helmetcam
stuff, so keep that in mind when giving recommendations. I don't have kids
or any other activities where I'd use the camera, and I can't convince my
wife that we need to make an "art film" <g>, so using it for dirt biking
will be probably 98% of it's usage.
If anybody can steer me toward an inexpensive yet adequate vidcam for
helmetcamming I'd appreciate any direction. Thanks!
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"scrape.at.@.nc.dot.rr..dot.com" wrote in
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> On Sat, 10 Jan 2004 15:43:53 -0500, "Andy Waddell"
>
> >As I had asked Rex, any way I can take a look at some "real world" video
> >your riding partner shot with it? Looking for real users (as opposed to
> >company people who'll know all the tricks to set it up perfectly to make
it
> >look great) on dirt bikes (which vibrate and hit big bumps as opposed to
> >street bikes on smooth roads). If you want to email directly that's fine
by
> >me...I have cable modem so big files are no problem. Thanks!
>
> Check out the following site:
<font color=purple> > <a rel="nofollow" style='text-decoration: none;' href="http://www.videowow.com/index.htm</font" target="_blank">http://www.videowow.com/index.htm</font</a>> >> Stay informed about: Helmet cams ?????????? |
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(Msg. 12) Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2004 12:12 am
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I too would love to see it.
I have been wanting one of my own for a while now.
If you dont mind, My email address is
Thank you 
Dave
"Rex McKinney" wrote in message
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> > Rex, do you have any "real-life" videos from it that you've made you
could
> > point me to on a website or something? The <a rel="nofollow" style='text-decoration: none;' href="http://www.helmetcamera.com" target="_blank">www.helmetcamera.com</a> site has
> > only 5 videos, and the bike ones are street bikes. I'd like to see what
a
> > real user on a dirt bike records before I buy one. Thanks.
>
>
> Andy I don't have any downloaded on servers for quick upload or
viewing.
> I can email you a small one if you like, it looks like you have cable so
it
> wouldn't take long to recieve. Let me know if you would like it and I'll
> send it.
>
> Rex McKinney
>
> >> Stay informed about: Helmet cams ?????????? |
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(Msg. 13) Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2004 5:45 am
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"Rex McKinney" wrote in message
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> Andy I don't have any downloaded on servers for quick upload or
viewing.
> I can email you a small one if you like, it looks like you have cable so
it
> wouldn't take long to recieve. Let me know if you would like it and I'll
> send it.
>
> Rex McKinney
>
Rex, I wouldn't mind that same email, if you wouldn't mind...
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(Msg. 14) Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2004 6:20 am
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(Msg. 15) Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2004 6:27 am
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Mike W. wrote in message ...
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> >Any advise before buying a helmet cam ? I want to make sure is worht the money.
> >
> >Thanks for your help.
> >
> >Tio Rico
>
> My suggestion would be that if you already have a camcorder with the right
> connection to just go up onto EBay and get a lipstick camera. I got a nice
> one for $60... much cheaper than after the "value added" of the helmet cam
> guys. Use them for the unique things a la carte... mounts and such. Have
> fun.
>
> M
>
>
>
> --
> Yours respectfully,
> Robert Falcon Scott
Mike,
First, before I forget, WTF is with this RFS sig?
But more to the point, can you describe this "right connection" on the
camcorder? I'm going to be trying to create one of these setups too.
To the original poster,
I haven't gone to this site yet, just saw the ad in DirtBike
ragazine...
<a rel="nofollow" style='text-decoration: none;' href="http://www.viosport.com" target="_blank">www.viosport.com</a>
maybe competitive product, maybe not. HTH.
TIA,
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