Helmet Cam

Discussion in 'Australian Motorcycles' started by Benno, Oct 13, 2004.

  1. Benno

    Benno Guest

    Get a decent webcam, Logitek 4000 springs to mind, then a notebook
    and download VirtualDub. Put the notebook in a backpack, gaffa the
    webcam to your helmet, have someone help you start recording.
    The main problems with this are, the webcam footage will be 15fps and
    if you use full resolution (640 x 480) it will generate an enormous
    file. Try one gig for 4 minutes. Also, you may have to fool the
    notebook so you can close the lid without it going into "hibernation"
    mode. Advantages are, very portable, you will already have a digital
    file and importantly, its cheap!
     
    Benno, Oct 13, 2004
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  2. Benno

    Iain Chalmers Guest

    But it'll hardly produce the close-to-broadcast quality footage they're
    after...

    Not a bad solution if you just want some cheap fun on-bike footage
    though (well, its cheap if you've already got most of the bit you
    need)...

    big
     
    Iain Chalmers, Oct 13, 2004
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  3. Benno

    Jules Guest

    Yikes, what a crap idea!

    My sub $400 digital camera could be easily taped to my helmet (or just
    about anywhere, it's so small) and happily films away at 320x240x30fps
    until the 512mb memory card is full (about half an hour) and the
    resultant footage looks a lot better than any webcam I've seen.

    Jules
     
    Jules, Oct 13, 2004
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  4. Benno

    i-Central Guest

    Guys, I'm pretty serious about setting up a decent rig.

    Mates tell me that you need the cam @ wheel level to get any degree of
    realism.
    I'm open to suggestion.

    Would a fibre optic camera b required >?
    I have access to IDE to Compact flash convertors -- so no moving parts in
    the HDD.

    4Gb CF --- think about the possibilities....
    - = [ troy ] = -
    www.i-central.com.au
     
    i-Central, Oct 19, 2004
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  5. Benno

    i-Central Guest

    i-Central, Oct 19, 2004
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