hammer5 Posted August 15, 2010 Author Share Posted August 15, 2010 Would it not be better viewing pleasure to attach it too the bike then you won't get all the helmet movement?BB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest philgale Posted August 15, 2010 Share Posted August 15, 2010 just gaffa tape it to the fairing...http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm99/tmbf_photos/Cadwell%2028%2010%2009/JH4Q5105.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polecat Posted August 15, 2010 Share Posted August 15, 2010 i may have ago at bike mounting it ...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammer5 Posted August 26, 2010 Author Share Posted August 26, 2010 I received my mini dv S80 rip off from Ebay (HK) £7 inc p&p last night, powered it up popped in a 16gb sd card and its pretty impressive for the price, it's not HD but its pretty damn good.Downside is the power, 2hrs at the most but i am looking at either locating an external usb powered battery pack or something to enable me to use the power from the bike or easier just buying two more which will give me 6hrs recording for £21!!BB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeamMCS Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 I received my mini dv S80 rip off from Ebay (HK) £7 inc p&p last night, powered it up popped in a 16gb sd card and its pretty impressive for the price, it's not HD but its pretty damn good.Downside is the power, 2hrs at the most but i am looking at either locating an external usb powered battery pack or something to enable me to use the power from the bike or easier just buying two more which will give me 6hrs recording for £21!!BBBlimey you got 2 hrs out of yorus/ Mine barely lasts for 45.... I may either have to fabricate a USB charger or run another cable to the battery. thing is I dont want usb cables running all over my bike! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest philgale Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 with my MD80 i have recorded a full days worth of track action without charging it.try a smaller memory card coz mine only takes upto 2gb so fitting a bigger one may drain battery a bit quicker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammer5 Posted August 26, 2010 Author Share Posted August 26, 2010 is your md80 the copy version or the real version? copy version retails at £2 from ebay not so good batt length..edit: I've just uploaded the video (edited) from this morning onto my facebook page;Linky: http://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php? ... 0308064030 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polecat Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 I received my mini dv S80 rip off from Ebay (HK) £7 inc p&p last night, powered it up popped in a 16gb sd card and its pretty impressive for the price, it's not HD but its pretty damn good.Downside is the power, 2hrs at the most but i am looking at either locating an external usb powered battery pack or something to enable me to use the power from the bike or easier just buying two more which will give me 6hrs recording for £21!!BBHow have you mounted yours?I am still having trouble getting the correct horizon ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammer5 Posted August 26, 2010 Author Share Posted August 26, 2010 Not mounted it yet as the bikes in the garage for a replacement starter motor. I have tried it clipped into the nose guard thing on the helmet and it looks well but its going to be pointing where i am looking, which if the wife sees the video and catches me looking at all the women then that's a problem as i can't stop window shopping Once i get the bike back i will give it a go and let you know.Got me thinking, could you not connect it to a laptop set it as live view then play around till you get it right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest philgale Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 honestly its not difficult to get it right by just looking at it.have a look at your fairing from the side and see where the straightest part is, then tape it on.have it on centre stand/paddock stand so its level, tape it on and then look from the side you will know if its pointing skywards or not.i peel mine off in between sessions and stick it on diff bike with no problem, dont need to plug into lappy and play about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 i peel mine off in between sessions and stick it on diff bike with no problem, dont need to plug into lappy and play about.not heard of velcro.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammer5 Posted August 27, 2010 Author Share Posted August 27, 2010 How have you mounted yours?I am still having trouble getting the correct horizon ! Polecat, have you managed to play your video's on say a PS3 or Xbox? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest philgale Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 i peel mine off in between sessions and stick it on diff bike with no problem, dont need to plug into lappy and play about.not heard of velcro.... no, whats that, some new up and coming invention?just a quick question, is this velcro stuff you talk off ok at holding stuff on a bike at 150mph???? bloody good stuff if it does Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 i peel mine off in between sessions and stick it on diff bike with no problem, dont need to plug into lappy and play about.not heard of velcro.... no, whats that, some new up and coming invention?just a quick question, is this velcro stuff you talk off ok at holding stuff on a bike at 150mph???? bloody good stuff if it doeswouldnt know, never done 150mph... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polecat Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 How have you mounted yours?I am still having trouble getting the correct horizon ! Polecat, have you managed to play your video's on say a PS3 or Xbox?I do not own a game console, I just play them on my laptop sofar.Fixing to a Bike would be releativly Easy....Its when its on the helmet it gets tricky !SOmetimes it films just road sometimes just sky and sometimes Just right.I have tried marking the mount ect but It is Such a small amount of movement on the camera between all sky or all road that it is hard to get consistent filming.A Nice suprise when I get home and the perfect film though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest philgale Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 wouldnt know, never done 150mph... you mean google wont tell you either...i cant believe thats never been tested Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 wouldnt know, never done 150mph... you mean google wont tell you either...i cant believe thats never been testeddidn't google it, but i do know that a numberplate with velcro comes of past 70mph... not streamlined you see...I would rather have some form of bracket for removal/replacement than tape each time though, cycle light style... clips in and out.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mealexme Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 i peel mine off in between sessions and stick it on diff bike with no problem, dont need to plug into lappy and play about.not heard of velcro.... no, whats that, some new up and coming invention?just a quick question, is this velcro stuff you talk off ok at holding stuff on a bike at 150mph???? bloody good stuff if it does I know for fact it holds a numberplate on a car at 140mph However that is a car that is kept in the garrage when it rains, so i suspect if you use the self-sticky stuff it will fail when wet. I think tape would fail when wet too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techno Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 ooooo we have a challenger to walney simons all factory excellence....is it 70 is it 140, what were the circumstances do we care......err no so please try to get this back on topic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 28, 2010 Share Posted August 28, 2010 sarcasm is wasted on me...anyway on topic..if I get one of these Micro DV Cams from china, how does it work, do I have to pay Import charges..?? or does anyone know of a good place in the UK.. or reputable Eb@y trader. Thanks.. only needs to capable of staying secured up to 70mph, though.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammer5 Posted August 28, 2010 Author Share Posted August 28, 2010 sarcasm is wasted on me...anyway on topic..if I get one of these Micro DV Cams from china, how does it work, do I have to pay Import charges..?? or does anyone know of a good place in the UK.. or reputable Eb@y trader. Thanks.. only needs to capable of staying secured up to 70mph, though.. Leave it Arry!!!!Basically you can either buy it from Ebay http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190427462198&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT for about £2 + £5 for p&p wait a week or two - no import tax required.You need to get hold of a mini sd card minimum 8gb (1gb per 10mins) but for quality/speed http://www.amazon.co.uk/SanDisk-microSDHC-Amazon-Frustration-Free-Packaging/dp/B002NTP06K/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1282996532&sr=8-1, slip in the card power it up for a few hours and press record.If you want one let me know and i will order one for you (excluding the SD card) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mealexme Posted August 30, 2010 Share Posted August 30, 2010 0:22. easy solution Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammer5 Posted August 31, 2010 Author Share Posted August 31, 2010 Ok finally got around to editing the video from my rideout to Harrogate Sunday afternoon once the downpour finished. The video can be seen via the link below.The good points are its lightweight easy to fit easy to use the quality of the footage & sound recording is very very good for £7. The bad points it stops recording when it feels like it so trust is a major issue, i did some really nice roads through Harrogate and surrounding area's - got home loaded the video's and a good 2hrs worth of recording was missing; gutted.I would hate to do a track day or say the highland's get home plug it into the laptop and nothing, that's the only bad point i can think of.Overall its a pretty decent bit of kit for £2+ p&p but for me i think i will get the GoPro HD from Santa edit: Its lost allot of picture quality on the upload to Youtube, it does look better locally.Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w80sF8XZfRM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mealexme Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 Ok finally got around to editing the video from my rideout to Harrogate Sunday afternoon once the downpour finished. The video can be seen via the Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w80sF8XZfRM LOVE the commentry! haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammer5 Posted August 31, 2010 Author Share Posted August 31, 2010 LOVE the commentry! haha. You should of heard the full 50 minutes, the wife reckons i need locking up!BB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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