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As title really. The Mrs bought me one for Christmas and tbh I've never in 10yrs or so been inclined to film what I ride (this didn't go down exceptionaly well on Christmas Day with the Mrs, when I mentioned the fact).
Anyhow she can't return it, as its past 14 days and I feel a real £@%¥ about the whole thing, so I'm thinking of giving it a go, what I'd like to ask is-
What advice on setting it up can you offer?
Which 32g memory card (thats what it recommends, size wise) are some better than others?
Easiest way to transfer from said card and to where and which editing video software to use?
Do you just save it on the Pc/laptop like you would photos?
Anything I've missed?
I suppose its going to be trial and error but some wisdom shared will be grateful
Cheers
Carl
I have the Drift HD 1080 - same unit but can record at 1080 or 720.
Get a class 10 32Gb card, it reads/writes fast and means less chance of lag/delay whenb capturinbg the perfect scene (or any scene!). a 32Gb card will give you several hours of filming - far more than the battery can take...I get about 2 hours from the battery if left on and used, but starting/stopping tends to give me longer. I bought the cheapest named-breand memory card and not had any issues yet.
Plug USB cable into back of camera and into the PC, switch camera on and it becomes a new drive on the PC and you can copy the video over.
The file format is .mov, so if you are using pre=Windows 7, then the Windows Movie Maker won't work with that file type. I run a Windows 8 PC and use WIndows Movie Maker for my editing - I'm not very good but I seem to get a twisted sense of satisfaction from it. Windows Movie Maker is free and pretty easy to use (as well as being pretty basic).
If I'm feeling brave, I then upload it to my YouTube account.
It is pretty easy to use. They have just releases a chest strap for the unit which allows you to mount the camera on your shoulder - not good if you use a backpack but not a bad idea if you don't.
Helmet mount seems to work for me, I've yet to try it mounted on the bike.
Make sure it is running the latest firmware, go to driftinnovation.com, find your camera and check latest firmware date then compare with camera (and update if required). Very good video on the site on how to do that, about 4 steps to it.
Cheers DB, sounds easy enough to set up and edit etc... at least easy enough that I'll manage to do it
I'll pop onto the Drift site when I get organised with it and have a read on there too.
Whats the weight feel like on the helmet mount and is it a side or on top fitting?
Cheers
Carl
I normally use GoPros but had a Contour +2 for test and used it on a ride this week. Due to its size/weight I mounted it on the seat tube and i worked really well with some nice shots. Facing it backwards was a great idea as the footage was pretty good. Trying different mounting points makes for a better video when you edit it all together. Editing isn't difficult but you do need quite a bit of footage just to get a few minutes of watchable video.
I use 32GB class 10 on the whole. 16GB will probably do just as well.
Memory Card categories explained - http://www.unsponsored.co.uk/press/?p=1836
If using the drift mounting kit it feels fine on top of helmet...but the mounts dont work well on vented xc lids soyou need to get creative. I also have a go pro helmet kit and adapter for the helmet and i do feel it but if moves the camera away from the helmet and it sticks out a bit more. Not heavy but you do notice it to begin with.