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What On-Board Video Camera Are You Using???
« on: January 29, 2015, 11:53:02 AM »
I am getting ready to order a new video camera.  My last one was a GoPro, but that was a couple of years ago.  Currently, I am looking at a Sony Action Cam.  It has on-board GPS, and can show speed.

1http://store.sony.com/action-cam-zid27-HDRAS200V/W/cat-27-catid-All-Action-Cam

They also have one that has a live feed.

http://store.sony.com/action-cam-with-live-view-remote-bundle-zid27-HDRAS200VR/W/cat-27-catid-All-Action-Cam

I am wanting something that has that on-board GPS speed option.  So, what do you have???
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Re: What On-Board Video Camera Are You Using???
« Reply #1 on: January 29, 2015, 01:40:57 PM »
Race Camera - App for an iPhone. Has video and sound overlaid with time, elapsed time, speed, top speed, direction, elapsed distance, G-forces experienced in 3 axis. Plus it tracks the entire run in a data file for graphing with Excel, has "Dash Cam" mode with continuous recording.

Sony Action cam: $299.00
Race Camera: $4.99

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Re: What On-Board Video Camera Are You Using???
« Reply #2 on: January 29, 2015, 03:02:39 PM »
I do not have a smart phone...
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Re: What On-Board Video Camera Are You Using???
« Reply #3 on: January 29, 2015, 03:18:49 PM »
How's that possible if you're under 80 years old?  My grandma has an iPhone.
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Re: What On-Board Video Camera Are You Using???
« Reply #4 on: January 29, 2015, 03:20:41 PM »
Company phone.  And the only non smart phone in the company at that!!!  Trust me, it is not my choice.
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Re: What On-Board Video Camera Are You Using???
« Reply #5 on: January 29, 2015, 06:36:10 PM »
We've used contour. they are about 4" long 1.25" in dia. HD quality easy to use.
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Re: What On-Board Video Camera Are You Using???
« Reply #6 on: January 29, 2015, 10:24:01 PM »
I am getting ready to order a new video camera.  My last one was a GoPro, but that was a couple of years ago.  Currently, I am looking at a Sony Action Cam.  It has on-board GPS, and can show speed.

1http://store.sony.com/action-cam-zid27-HDRAS200V/W/cat-27-catid-All-Action-Cam

They also have one that has a live feed.

http://store.sony.com/action-cam-with-live-view-remote-bundle-zid27-HDRAS200VR/W/cat-27-catid-All-Action-Cam

I am wanting something that has that on-board GPS speed option.  So, what do you have???

  Just got the Sony HDR-AS100VR  has a wristband live view remote to check view angle with remote control and live feed, better image stabilization and sound. My Go-Pro got legs and ran off. Looking to replace it with the silver Go-Pro when salesman thought the Sony was better.
 Also bought the roll bar mount.

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Re: What On-Board Video Camera Are You Using???
« Reply #7 on: January 30, 2015, 05:52:39 PM »
In my opinion it's not the camera that's important; it's where you are starting in the line up and whether to track is dry or wet. If your starting on the the front row it's your choice especially if you think you can hold them off. Wet track always face it backward cause if someone gets in front of you I guarenttee it will mud up....good luck
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Re: What On-Board Video Camera Are You Using???
« Reply #8 on: January 30, 2015, 07:52:22 PM »
JD -- we're talking Bonneville.

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Re: What On-Board Video Camera Are You Using???
« Reply #9 on: January 30, 2015, 09:19:25 PM »
In my opinion it's not the camera that's important; it's where you are starting in the line up and whether to track is dry or wet. If your starting on the the front row it's your choice especially if you think you can hold them off. Wet track always face it backward cause if someone gets in front of you I guarenttee it will mud up....good luck
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Re: What On-Board Video Camera Are You Using???
« Reply #10 on: February 02, 2015, 08:52:43 PM »
As mentioned above, I have also used Contour for five years with favorable results. I can say the audio on others seems to be better if mounted out in the wind but despite being dropped on the salt and cycled a hundred times it always works. They went out of business so I scooped up a couple more (heard they were coming back) and the styles of mounts works on either helmets or frame/forks.

The off shore knockoffs are plentiful with names like GearPro (direct ripoff of GoPro) and under $50 bucks with decent quality reported.

Youtube has lots of brand comparisons for pic quality.
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Re: What On-Board Video Camera Are You Using???
« Reply #11 on: February 03, 2015, 03:15:45 AM »
Don't you use a shaker screen on your in car camera?

huh???
what's a "shaker screen"?

In answer to this threads 1st Q: 
TFA has 2 vid cameras which i bought with our Racepak logging system.
we were just learning how to use them in 2014, so we have no advice.
In 2015 we'll learn how to the data synchronized with the vid.
Hopefully the next vids will show mph, distance down track?, rpm?, wheelspin?

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Re: What On-Board Video Camera Are You Using???
« Reply #12 on: February 15, 2015, 07:42:52 PM »
Contour with GPS. Contour allows for remote mic. Moving to Replay next been talking to reps and seen new units. Also very good cameras. Mounting is ABSOLUTELY the key. Make it solid and in the center of Yaw/pitch if you can.  In short ANYTHING but GoPro..= crappy audio and flimsy mount with the aero of a brick.

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Re: What On-Board Video Camera Are You Using???
« Reply #13 on: February 15, 2015, 09:55:02 PM »
I mounted my GoPro in the headlight bucket with a remote cable to a button in the car.

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Re: What On-Board Video Camera Are You Using???
« Reply #14 on: February 16, 2015, 05:06:27 PM »
For me as just a vivid consumers of racing vids, the videos from cameras mounted in the cockpit is way more interesting as the driver and view through the front screen is putting the viewer really where the action is.