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Mine takes a 32Gb, and I was lazy & bought it from Argos for £17 or so.
Decided not to look on ebay to see how cheaply it could have been bought!§
Thanks will get one ordered
Has this ship sailed, can't find stock anywhere ?
I was surprised to find stock when I looked on Friday - no surprises that they've been snapped up.
I have been trying to find out the minimum requirements for the memory card.
Any one know what data speed requirements there are of the class 10 card?
Looking on 7dayshop I can get a sandisk 32gb 30MB/s card for £13.24 but the next speed up from that is the 80MB/s and that one is a whopping £31.99
The only pics I have seen have had the Sony M2 card rather than a micro SD and that was a 40MB/ card.
I was surprised to find stock when I looked on Friday - no surprises that they've been snapped up.
I'm not convinced they're all been snapped up. They went from available in all 10 of the nearest Argos to me to zero availability. Seems more like a rethink by Argos.
I've just searched all London stores, can't find any. Anyone know of any stock?
[quote=timmys ]I'm not convinced they're all been snapped up. They went from available in all 10 of the nearest Argos to me to zero availability. Seems more like a rethink by Argos.
Ah - that is possible I guess - exactly the same happened here. That or there's something funny about the way they're showing stock for this.
I rang the helpline.
I think one in Pontadarwe? one in Stornoway and all of Ireland have stock.
Oh well...
I just ordered mine off their website for delivery rather than a specific store.
It says none available for home delivery, collect in store only. Did you order yours last week?
I didn't spot that part. I ordered it on Saturday. Initially I got a message saying I'd receive an order confirmation within 24hrs, which I did with an order conformation number. I selected delivery on Tuesday (it cost an extra £2.99) so I guess I'll find out tomorrow if it arrives.
I think when they run out of stock at the warehouse, they don't drag in branch stock, they just let it sell out, hence the stock being left in stores in the arse end of nowhere (no offence!). I have an AS15 already and have bought the new lightweight casing. Adapted it to take GoPro mounts etc and a custom modified chest harness. I just wanted the GPS feature of the AS30. I'm actually readying my AS15 for sale soon (any offers?). I want the AS100!
Apparently some more in stock at the following locations.
In stock in
Blackpool
Workington
Whitehaven
Carlisle (Lowther St)
Coventry (City Arcade)
Keighley
Burnley (Market Square)
Leeds Headrow
Worth keeping an eye on [url= http://m.hotukdeals.com/deals/sony-hdr-as15-possibly-as30-full-hd-action-camera-built-wifi-99-99-argos-1941211?page=8 ]this[/url]thread on hotukdeals as stock seems to be coming in.
Stock in a few stores in Bedfordshire now, my brother is collecting mine for me tomorrow 🙂
Picked one up from Hinckley on Saturday, shot this on Sunday
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Good quality footage. Cannock looks like it sucks though. Needs a fat bike that does.
@kimbers-glad to hear you've found one. They're really good!
@Rusty-Mac - any Class 4 or above card will be fine, I'm using an old 32gb class 4 card in mine and it's perfect.
how much footage can u fit on the 32gb cards?
I only have an 8gb card and it reckons it can fit 1hr20 of 1080p @ 60fps. So 4-5 hrs at a guess on a 32gb card.
My 32gb says 4 hours 25 mins in 1080p or 11 hours in 720
That's mine just arrived today. The Argos stock labels clearly says AS15 but it is, indeed, an AS30.
Touched it to my new (Sony) phone with NFC and it automatically downloaded the Android software. one password later and I have a remote view for the camera 🙂
I'm really impressed with the app.
Bought one of these on Friday. Not sure if I'll use it much though now. As it's excluded from argos money back guarantee, I would sell if I can get my money back.
It's been opened and tested indoors for 1 minute.
If anyone's struggling to get hold of one, I'll do it for £100 posted or £120 posted with a brand new 32gb sandisk ultra micro sd.
Well got mine but no battery !
Did everyone else's have the battery in the camera or was it separate in the box ? cheers
Separate - in the box
andyflaw - dropped you an email.
Sighhhhh off to the Alps on Monday, don't think I'll have a chance to get to Argos,
Just seen replacements in PC world so had to order for pick up on Saturday!
Are these now £99? Got them in the Blyth store.
I have one reserved at the Howard St, Rotherham Argos held till 1800hrs tonight if anyone wants it?
Res No 018709.
How does the camera link to the phone when your out on the trail
It uses WiFi direct.
Thanks. Does that mean I can use it abroad with the internet on my phone turned off or will I end up with a big bill.
Thanks. Does that mean I can use it abroad with the internet on my phone turned off or will I end up with a big bill.
I'm hoping I'm not missing irony here...
Wifi Direct disables normal wifi. Maybe take your sim card out when abroad because airplane mode disables all wifi.
Thanks
Just turn off mobile data and leave wifi on. Surely that's an option on all phones (is what I do if worried about data usage)?
Wifi direct only disables normal Wifi in the same sense that connecting to a Wifi Access Point disables normal Wifi (with other access points).
its out of stock all over Glasgow and not in stock for delivery either now
Bonus of having an office in Stornoway! Got one there
[quote=poah ]its out of stock all over Glasgow and not in stock for delivery either now
There was one in Livingston at the weekend
One in:
Acocks green Birmingham
Middleton Oldham
It's taken me ages to get around to uploading. The Youtube quality is poor. The native file looks pin sharp on a 40 inch tv at full hd. Notice the image stabilisation, that's the main advantage. Works amazing compared to the GoPro.
This is my AS15 in action:
Gave mine its first run last night. A great bit of kit. I spent twice as much on a decent 32Gb memory card (which gives over 4hrs of recording) and a bundle mount pack including a handlebar mount, wrist mount and an adjustable angle mount. The quality of the mounts are very good - a lot bigger and chunkier than Go Pro mounts, which may limit some applications. Also the handlebar mount attaches horizontally so the camera screws in a good 3 or 4 inches away from the handlebar rather than on top of the handlebar as with a Go Pro. Its pretty firm and works well though I have noticed some high frequency vibration when you're going over some terrain, which I guess is the whole mount waggling up and down. It only lasts for a few seconds so doesn't really detract from the overall quality that much. The quality seems as good as any Go Pro quality i've seen - but I've not got a trained eye - I don't know what barrelling is.
Overall for an outlay of £200 i'm chuffed. The battery life seems to be superior to a GoPro, it seems easier to use than a GoPro and i've now ordered a GoPro conversion mount so can use GoPro mounts. The GoPro is still the daddy, but this thing makes it look very overpriced - at £99 at least.
The WiFi mode works well. I left it on the bike on the roof bike rack and through the App I could see what it was seeing on my iPhone when driving. Also while driving I could turn on and off recording.
It has GPS but i'm not sure what it actually does, but i've only just started playing with it. Anyway thanks to the OP for the heads up - a nice little gadget. I've been wanting a GoPro for ages but not wanting to pay for one, but this is an excellent alternative at this reduced price.
what memory cards are people using?
mine wont recognise a sandisk class10 micro sd hc
but it does work with a sony memory micro m2 card
I got a Sandisc Extreme Plus 32gb. It cost me £51 but I got it from Manchester Airport Duty Free as I was impatient so I'm sure you could get it cheaper. Over 4hrs of full HD footage at 30fps. Just think of the volume of dreary singletrack footage I can take!
I'm really pleased with it, it works, to all intents and purposes, every bit as well as a GoPro. The mounts are a bit bulky, but you can get an adapter to use GoPro mounts so that sorts that problem out.