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General => General => Topic started by: Skinbeatersam on 02 June 2012, 01:13:03 am

Title: Look at my stupid videos of bad driving (including my own) and other irrelevant
Post by: Skinbeatersam on 02 June 2012, 01:13:03 am: I nearly had some quite serious near misses, and I thought to myself 'If I am going to die, I should really have that on film . . . . . .might be funny'

So got meself a helmet cam. Anyway, I am still alive so in the meantime I thought I'd upload some amusing things I see on me journeys . . .

http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZvDNwIOONW1EwsJx615U8g/videos (http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZvDNwIOONW1EwsJx615U8g/videos)
Title: Re: Look at my stupid videos of bad driving (including my own) and other irrelevant
Post by: Grahamm on 02 June 2012, 01:55:21 pm: Good videos (stupid idiots, thought!)

What cam do you use?
Title: Re: Look at my stupid videos of bad driving (including my own) and other irrelevant
Post by: Skinbeatersam on 02 June 2012, 05:28:47 pm: Drift X170. Recording in 720p. Not HD (and annoyingly no room for an external mic, so no vlogging!!!) but, works well.

:-)
Title: Re: Look at my stupid videos of bad driving (including my own) and other irrelevant
Post by: Grahamm on 02 June 2012, 10:26:36 pm: Thanks. I'm looking for one with an external mic, but they're not easy to get hold of, except at prices higher than I want to pay...
Title: Re: Look at my stupid videos of bad driving (including my own) and other irrelevant
Post by: Skinbeatersam on 02 June 2012, 11:02:50 pm: Some guy did this, if your a bit handy, then maybe give it a shot. My Drift was just £80

Drift X170 Microphone Mod (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTpTfT_iYj8#ws)
Title: Re: Look at my stupid videos of bad driving (including my own) and other irrelevant
Post by: Buzz on 03 June 2012, 12:42:15 pm: Can't believe you followed that taxi home.. "I was just a bit confused"...classic.
Title: Re: Look at my stupid videos of bad driving (including my own) and other irrelevant
Post by: Skinbeatersam on 03 June 2012, 12:59:52 pm: Yea, I was confused (as well as a little shocked :eek )
Title: Re: Look at my stupid videos of bad driving (including my own) and other irrelevant
Post by: Skippernick on 04 June 2012, 07:27:58 pm: You really are nice and chilled :z aren't you with regards to the taxi.
Title: Re: Look at my stupid videos of bad driving (including my own) and other irrelevant
Post by: Skinbeatersam on 04 June 2012, 07:36:31 pm: Well, I am not screaming at him and being a dick . . . . .
Title: Re: Look at my stupid videos of bad driving (including my own) and other irrelevant
Post by: Lawrence on 06 June 2012, 12:17:32 pm: Those are some good videos, see that sort of driving on a daily basis unfortunately :rolleyes

How does that cam attach to your lid and how long do you get out of a charge? Thinking of getting one but don't want to spend hundreds...
Title: Re: Look at my stupid videos of bad driving (including my own) and other irrelevant
Post by: Skinbeatersam on 06 June 2012, 05:06:54 pm: I bought a Drift x170 for about £80, as it isn't HD.

It attaches to my lid with a sticky bit that it comes with, however, I have also neatly used gorilla tape to add to the stickiness, as I didn't trust it. It has stayed on pretty well in all weathers and I have been over the ton and it has stayed on fine . . . . . .

I record in the highest quality possible (720) and it seems to use 1gb for every 30mins of recording and I use a 16gb SD card. The internal memory is shite, you WILL need an SD card.

With regard to batteries, it takes 2 AA's and it is supposed to record about 4 hours in the energy saving mode before replacing.

I put rechargeable ones in. Is a bit fiddly taking them in and out.

Annoyingly, no external mic, is quite big, attachments ain't that strong.

Good bits:- Is cheap as it's discontinued, not bad quality although not HD, pretty tough, water resist so it won't break in the rain (unless you drop it in a very deep puddle)