| Author | Message | ||
     Slowride |
I picked up a Contour HD video camera. Solid state, Micro SD camera with mounts for helmet or bike. It has 2 modes, either HD 970p @ 26 fps or SD @ 30fps. I mounted it up on the helmet and went out for a ride on the CR on Hwy 125 in Missouri. Here is the iPod format of the video. I am working on uploading the full res to youtube. | ||
| Cherry_bomb |
nice footage, but (with all the respect) i would be very frustratet with no mountain or any cool turns. here is mine: made with a helmet mounted (self-made mount) powershot tx1. quality is hd (but compressed here for iphone). the road is in switzerland up to the "grimselpass" (Message edited by cherry_bomb on November 30, 2009) | ||
| Sl33py |
looks good! If you can i'd like to hear the bike AND the music, but not just music. Not sure how much more difficult that is... cool gizmo! I was looking at the new HD Hero as a posibility, but it's much bigger than the Contour! | ||
| Cherry_bomb |
very difficult. you need to place the mic near the engine or exhaust, but still then you hear just wind noise... | ||
| Slowride |
Nice video, what was the output file? 720p or what? I am trying to get the best quality video uploaded to the web. Any suggestions? btw, I like the idea of an all video thread. We ought to keep something like that going. | ||
| Littlebutquick |
GREAT VIDS  | ||
| Gtobill |
Broke my collar bone on that rode down near swan creek. Was doing about 60 MPH on a Honda Interceptor and wiped out on a curve. Rookie mistake. Very good road though. Goes through the Twain National Forest on the south end. Makes me miss Missouri! | ||
| Milleniumx1 |
I thought I missed CA roads until I bought my 09R and purposefully got lost here in S/W Missouri (Ozarks). Turns out there are some NICE sportbike country highways around here, and hardly a cager in sight. I like the M & U intersection area (Jamesville, old church on the corner), and taking U down to A and riding to the river. There's a little Hwy N (Boaz) that connects K & M as well, pretty cool little run. Nice vids guys!! Mike | ||
| Piotr12 |
I really like the Contour HD camera as well. I am still deciding the purchase as the wind noise is a very dominant con of the whole package. After doing some research I found a guy who used a earplug to reduce the wind noise levels dramatically. Here is his write-up: http://www.members.iinet.net.au/~crashman/ContourH D%20Microphone%20modification.htm In addition to the earplug foam he used to aid with the wind I would also line the inner housing with a good quality microphone windscreen instead of the low density foam. The video quality of the Contour is top notch and I feel that with a little creativity and persistence you could eliminate a lot of the wind noise. | ||
| Freight_dog |
You guys kill me. Some of the most gorgeous scenery ever in a helmet cam vid and the geeks (no offense intended) are asking about resolution. I have gots to ride me some Alpine passes! Schweet! | ||
| Slowride |
Freight, Being the OP of this thread, I was very much taken back by the quality and beauty of CB second post. I am in need of some, ahem technical help when it comes to this type of video... sorry for hijacking my own thread  I think? | ||
| Cherry_bomb |
@slowride: if you use a mac, then just upload the video by imovie to youtube, it finds the best resolution and compression. the tv-format is just brilliant, but annoying to watch, the head-movements just brings you a tremendous headache. | ||
| Freight_dog |
I apologize Slow, I was definitely the hijacker. I just gotta be a joker once in a while.  | ||
| Cherry_bomb |
http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/NdQkPOufyVmmu L7bXEm_Vw?feat=directlink http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/g7PeMrWstzq4a UQistQWCg?feat=directlink so, this is the mount and the cam | ||
| Hogs |
Nice Videos guys, But Music sucks.... Lets hear them Engines ... If I want to listen to music I will.. But are these cameras no damn good to hear the real Music???? Got to be a way to fix the wind noise???? |
