I remember seeing a thread recently about whether or not they're a necessity on the road nowadays & while bouncing across some arse-pipe's bonnet after the pulled out in front of me the other night I decided one actually might be handy...
Can't find the original thread, so what's out there - cheap ebay specials / gopro / an-other? I'm reckoning the helmet mounted option would be the most versatile as it's capturing what you're looking at as opposed to what the bike's pointing at, any suggestions? Don't want to look like Lucas Brunelle.
I'm fine - few scrapes & bruises and a bit stiff (oo-er), bike's in the shop being looked at - hopefully just the front wheel needing trued. Have the guy's details & reported it to the local constabulary so just waiting to see what the bike needs before taking it further, couple behind the guy that pulled out gave me their details too so that's useful if I need a witness statement
Cheers!
John
Been using one of these
https://www.probikekit.co.uk/sports-cameras/shimano-cm-2000-action-sports-camera-1080p/11583222.html
Good price for an HD cam. Lots of features that I don't use, like Di2 compatibility, but the vids are decent quality - enough to read plates. Battery life is probably short of 2 hrs, which isn't great.
Phone app is good, so you can clear down the memory card - if it runs out of space it just stops filming, not overwrite like some do.
Where'd that go?
I said PS. Glad your accident wasn't too bad and it's disappeared... hmm.
Loads of Chinese cheap cameras provide the quality you'd need in decent light.
Same exterior format as the GoPro but lighter ... and I don't really notice the weight once its on a helmet on my head. (It feels like it should before you start using it but then you quickly forget)
I don't use one for commuting but filming the kid when on singletrack
When the better quality/expensive stuff differentiates is IMHO in low light.
Just got an actual go pro for XMAS but mainly for the video quality. The voice command is actually kinda cool though but that's mainly because of turning it on/off etc. if it was just set on a loop for commuting it wouldn't matter.
Our cheap £40 one is an Amkov 4000 ... came with every mount and waterproof case (thats been used snorkelling to 30' which is where my ears stop but the case didn't let a drop in - unlike my ears)
If I was commuting in the light I'd use the cheaper one as its lighter... and you don't need 4k resolution or 60 fps for that. I'd also be trying it in darker conditions on low resolution...
Although video is a bit crappy in low light for making an actual video (sunset in woods) but I'd reckon its "good enough" for recording traffic stuff and better when you don't try and squeeze high resolution out.
This is just the one I bought.... I reckon many will be similar. The genuine SJCAM S4000's are meant to be a lot better if not GoPro but do you need it?
Cheers chaps - will have a look at those, good discount on that Shimano one! Decent low light performance is probably quite important, although even on dark, rainy nights there should be enough incident (get it) light to see what's what...
j
Spend the money on better lights and visibility.
Rather than spending your time checking its on, charged, the card isn't full etc.
Spend that time concentrating purely on not getting run over.
Yes motorists could do a better job of looking but we all get caught out.
No saints here
Sage advice there - for years i'd been going out trying to get hit by cars... walloper
Aldi have a action cam that looks like a gopro hero copy at the moment. £30 or thereabouts and a free scars.
I got a gopro hero session 5 (the little cube thingy) it's pretty good. I got it with my bike through the cycle to work scheme so I didn't feel the hit of spending so much on it all in one go.
There is a Chinese shopping site called "Wish". If you google it you'll find it. Loads of stuff on there at good prices.
I’d not go the ‘nobber’ angry YouTube cyclist look (as my m8 calls it) and spend a bit more and get last Gen Cyclic fly front light with built in camera.
You then get a reasonable light and the camera features which makes it worth the farf of charging and it’s specifically designed for bike so it keeps recording if bike goes over and does the overwriting so you never need to bother until you need to pull footage.