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Safety camera with replaceable battery

 PJay
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I love my little bar mounted GoPro Session 5, it's perfect for an unobtrusive safety camera except that the battery life isn't great (& never was). I pop it on when I think it's needed but after a really scary close pass last ride, when I didn't have it on, I realise that I probably need to have a camera on permanently & my GoPro is years old and not going to last for ever.

I'd like something reasonably small. It doesn't need a built in screen & 1080 @ 25/30fps would be fine; not too pricey would be nice.

Drift & Cycliq look promising but I'd really like something with a simple replaceable battery (not something that requires heat guns & soldering irons).

What should I be looking at?


 
Posted : 31/05/2025 7:00 pm
 nbt
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Chili tech do something like that, but swapping the battery will reset the date stamp


 
Posted : 01/06/2025 10:06 pm
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Ive had a GoPro, Drift Ghost XL and a Chilli cam 

The GoPro was great but battery life was poor

Drift Ghost XL had good battery life but was bulky esp when mounted on a helmet

Chilli cam has great battery life, easy to use and fits nicely on a helmet, battery is removable, only downside is the quality isnt great, fine for daytme use only 

If you want the std 1080p Chilli cam they are £70 from them or under £20 for the exact same camera on Amazon


 
Posted : 02/06/2025 5:16 am