Check out the Mobius, I have one and its excellent...http://www.techmoan.com/blog/2013/7/8/the-mobius-camera-the-do-it-all-mount-anywhere-1080p-micro-c.htmlIt also has a bit of a scene community and you can get lens ribbon extenders etc so you can maximise how you mount it with the body tucked away and the lens on a remote lead to poke through fairings etcIt also has cheap replacement parts and a capacitor to replace the battery if your using it a lot with power running to it
Again on the Mobius: Is it rain-proof enough or will i need the waterproof case? If yes: Does the case accept the charging cable?
You're not after a gopro but the new budget model is £99, comparing that price to the likes of the Chinese ones or action cams from the likes of aldi, for a bit more money you are getting a guaranteed quality product that has a proven track record.It's a no brainer, they have been very clever with their pricing structure, and let's face it- the video quality it produces is better than their cameras that were £300 3 years ago, but that's advances in technology for you!
I wasn't thinking about the extra cost of memory card!No matter what cam you get the mem card is extremely important, I got a 32gb 50mbps one from currys for £15 or £20, the 50mbps speed is the important thing, anything less and you'll have errors recording at 1080 or a lower res with higher frames per second!
I have a Drift HD, which is just out of the budget, BUT i picked up two refurb Drift HD170 Stealth cameras from Actioncameras.co.uk. They were £50 each and when one of them packed up, they quickly sent a replacement. It has: 1080p at 120 degree field of view (30fps) 720p at 170 degree FOV (30fps) and 720p -- " -- (60 fps)The lens is rotatable, the batteries and mounts are interchangeable with my Drift HD (Which gives you a viable upgrade path without buying all new accessories). You can get a Mic adapter from ebay for about a fiver that will allow you to connect any 3.5mm jacked Microphone. Also the extended life batteries are easy to come by and cheap (£15) because Drift use rebranded Fuji batteries so every man and his dog makes a copy. I used the Stealths on my latest trip to Europe. ALL of the rear views and supplementary views are the Stealth cameras. http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQyyGnBe8Lfc7ETWETUhfa-zWIRbzWM54They have better colour saturation than the first camera I got which was basically a Polaroid XS100 in a different coloured shirt! Here's a video with that one:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ymn1SM3j5TgAs a starter though, it's not bad. But I really wanted the ability to have an external mic to capture my inane wafflings.
Not all 'class 10's' are the same Just don't get one off ebay as it's more than likely a fake with no where near the advertised capacity or write speed
Yeah, I wouldn't worry about your language - http://www.lampkins.co.uk/news/injured-biker-defeats-dubious-defence-with-gopro-video-camera/
You can easily fit an external mic to the SJ4000 as well, looks like a bargain....might even get one for my 20 miles a day commute. http://www.instructables.com/id/SJ4000-External-Microphone-HACK/step10/null/