Cheap digital camcorder

2008-09-02 15:35:19

#1

Brasso: member; +1,549|6898

I'm looking for a cheap good digital camcorder to record biking footage. Something small and handheld, preferably rugged. Yes actually, it has to be rugged.

Please try to keep the price under...$200? Thanks all.

"people in ny have a general idea of how to drive. one of the pedals goes forward the other one prevents you from dying"

2008-09-02 15:36:18

#2

Microwave: _; +515|6923|Loughborough Uni / Leeds, UK

*interested in thread*

2008-09-02 15:36:41

#3

Brasso: member; +1,549|6898

james@alienware wrote:
*interested in thread*

fellow mtb'er

"people in ny have a general idea of how to drive. one of the pedals goes forward the other one prevents you from dying"

2008-09-02 15:44:38

#4

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6465|Winland

1: Get smallest sub-$200 SSD camcorder you can find
2: Get some plastic foil
3: Get some bubble wrap
4: Wrap camcorder in plastic foil and bubble wrap
5: Strap it onto your bike
6: Record biking footage

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2008-09-02 15:51:13

#5

FatherTed: xD; +3,936|6768|so randum

haffeysucks wrote:
james@alienware wrote:
*interested in thread*
fellow mtb'er

save up and get a headcam, the footage from them are

Small hourglass island
Always raining and foggy
Use an umbrella

2008-09-02 15:58:54

#6

Microwave: _; +515|6923|Loughborough Uni / Leeds, UK

I nearly got a headcam when I went to Morzine this summer.

OH YEAH, forgot to make a thread about that.... I ended up in hospital 2nd day

On topic... I use the 4mp camera on my N82 which records at 30fps which is pretty decent.

2008-09-02 16:03:22

#7

Gooners: Wiki Contributor; +2,700|6900

https://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p292/haffeysucks/0829082149.jpg

But you hurted ur self! U can't go mountain biking!

2008-09-02 16:09:11

#8

Microwave: _; +515|6923|Loughborough Uni / Leeds, UK

OOOH nice.

Random biking injury - the only one I have a picture of....hospital over night job + crutches, it was mainly my leg, but this looked worse

https://farm4.static.flickr.com/3048/2557682469_24a4202806_b.jpg

Mmm, swollen

2008-09-02 16:17:12

#9

Brasso: member; +1,549|6898

james@alienware wrote:
OOOH nice.

Random biking injury - the only one I have a picture of....hospital over night job + crutches, it was mainly my leg, but this looked worse

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3048/255 … 2806_b.jpg

Mmm, swollen

nah that was when i tripped on the toolbox. most biking injuries for me are pretty small (never broken a bone in my life either). that looks pretty bad.

FatherTed wrote:
haffeysucks wrote:
james@alienware wrote:
*interested in thread*
fellow mtb'er
save up and get a headcam, the footage from them are

too bouncy most of the time/we wont be able to film jumps as well (it's nicer if you get a side angle). but if they're cheap maybe i'll get one too. most of the ones ive looked at are over $100 which is too much for just a headcam imo.

Freezer: thanks, ill look into SSD camcorders.

Last edited by haffeysucks (2008-09-02 16:19:36)

"people in ny have a general idea of how to drive. one of the pedals goes forward the other one prevents you from dying"

2008-09-02 16:24:29

#10

Microwave: _; +515|6923|Loughborough Uni / Leeds, UK

Yeah, I've not broken any bones. Quite lucky actually.

Short clip of where I normally ride. I fell on the second bit of that video before the tree where I messed up my leg and did that^^^^

2008-09-02 16:28:24

#11

Brasso: member; +1,549|6898

james@alienware wrote:
Yeah, I've not broken any bones. Quite lucky actually.

Short clip of where I normally ride. I fell on the second bit of that video before the tree where I messed up my leg and did that^^^^

very nice. i'm building a track in the backyard so i'm looking to add a lot of fun terrain like that balance ramp.

"people in ny have a general idea of how to drive. one of the pedals goes forward the other one prevents you from dying"

2008-09-02 16:34:34

#12

Microwave: _; +515|6923|Loughborough Uni / Leeds, UK

Nice, I wish I had the space to do that. Get lots of old wood and you can build some northshore skinnies to practice on.

Last edited by james@alienware (2008-09-02 16:36:52)

2008-09-02 16:40:09

#13

Brasso: member; +1,549|6898

james@alienware wrote:
Nice, I wish I had the space to do that. Get lots of old wood and you can build some northshore skinnies to practice on.

maybe a c-box and nice jumps too. see-saw as well.

"people in ny have a general idea of how to drive. one of the pedals goes forward the other one prevents you from dying"

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