ianbc 0 Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 I received a head cam setup to play with. I mounted it to my goggles and went for a ride today. Worked pretty good a little long and boring vid but neat. riding is on Whistler. i think this thing was built for Japanese trees. Link to post Share on other sites
Domokun_72dpi 0 Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 Thanks for posting the vid mate. it was the next best thing to being there =) Great setup, the pic was contunually nice, focussed and quite steady. Looked like some great runs mate! Link to post Share on other sites
nzlegend 1 Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 not too shabby Ianbc, not too shabby. What was the recording device? Link to post Share on other sites
tsondaboy 0 Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 How much did the complete setup cost you? Link to post Share on other sites
Kasto 0 Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 Nice work! Looked like fun. Link to post Share on other sites
ianbc 0 Posted December 23, 2007 Author Share Posted December 23, 2007 it plugs into a hard drive. http://www.vio-pov.com I have it for a product review so no costs. the vid is 2 runs, the second one starts with the skier. Its a loooong ride, I cut out a lot. Thanks Link to post Share on other sites
warhawk 0 Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 awesome stuff. beats trying to hold a digicam steady with one hand! Link to post Share on other sites
OkemoLoon 0 Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 pretty good picture, comparable to most helmet cams I have seen. Those darn face shots covering the lens. Link to post Share on other sites
Domokun_72dpi 0 Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 Originally Posted By: warhawk awesome stuff. beats trying to hold a digicam steady with one hand! Duct tape dude. Link to post Share on other sites
warhawk 0 Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 haha the budget version! I might give it a go Link to post Share on other sites
SirJibAlot 0 Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 Looks sweet - can you snap a pic of the pack? Link to post Share on other sites
Mantas 3 Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 Originally Posted By: warhawk awesome stuff. beats trying to hold a digicam steady with one hand! Depend on the user. My mate took a top of the line helmet cam over last last season. About 99% of the footage was unusable. Luckily I backed it up with my $300 digicam. I stapped it to my glove and learnt to shoot while riding. The camera was constantly being smashed with snow. sometimes my hand with the camera strapped on was trailing in the pow. Link to post Share on other sites
SirJibAlot 0 Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 so did the digicam survive? and if so, post footage bro! Link to post Share on other sites
warhawk 0 Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 Mantas, I'm definitely gonna give it a go next time. I might try a top of the shoulder thing if the hand doesnt work out. I'm only riding in one direction atm so it might be ok. Did you have your cam strapped to your trailing arm, or were you riding switch? Link to post Share on other sites
Domokun_72dpi 0 Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 I am currently training a monkey to sit on my shoulder and hold a camera. if it works, i am going to patent the idea. Link to post Share on other sites
warhawk 0 Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 Hmm, can you patent a monkey? Link to post Share on other sites
Domokun_72dpi 0 Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 yes, with a paintent brush Link to post Share on other sites
warhawk 0 Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 oh dear... Link to post Share on other sites
kokodoko 67 Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 that thing makes pretty good pics. It would be interesting to see it at full speed going downhill, and see how it handles blurring. Link to post Share on other sites
boardbaka 3 Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 cool - i liked it -thanks - what is the song/ artist -? its good Link to post Share on other sites
Mantas 3 Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 Originally Posted By: warhawk Mantas, I'm definitely gonna give it a go next time. I might try a top of the shoulder thing if the hand doesnt work out. I'm only riding in one direction atm so it might be ok. Did you have your cam strapped to your trailing arm, or were you riding switch? I had it strapped (just the strap provided) on my trailing hand, which was fine because I'm left handed and I ride goofy (right foot forward). It actually died 3 times, I'd have to shake all snow out of it after each run. I wouldn't recommend it with a good cam. I had surprisingly good control of it with my gloved thumb. When you want to shoot, you flip the screen out with your thumb hold it up and out in front of you, keep the subject in the centre of the screen, finish the shot, flip it back in again and bust up some pow yourself. Honestly, you would be surprised how easy it is and how good quality of footage is too. It blew my mates helmet cam footage away. Link to post Share on other sites
Mantas 3 Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 Here's a bit of it. The punters don't do it justice. But hey, you gotta work with what you've got. Link to post Share on other sites
kokodoko 67 Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 mantas, that was excellent, mate. nice camera work. tidy bit of editing as well. job well done, mate. Link to post Share on other sites
Mantas 3 Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 probably not the best example of using a hand held cam. I did get some other really good footage with it. Like I said, My mate didn't use his helmet cam very well. Ultimately a combination of both would work best IMO. Link to post Share on other sites
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