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EJID Serious Thumper Offline Work to ride and ride to work. Posts: 1536 Pocatello, ID Gender:	Test Video 08/11/11 at 13:17:20 Just testing the video capabilites of the $25 camera setup I recently got. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=370455240732&ssPageName=ST... MY SAMPLE VIDEO (Going to have to mount differently, on the bars you see the w/s strap in the middle)
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ALfromN.H. FSO Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Dragon Slayer Posts: 1421 Rochester, New Hampshire Gender:	Re: Test Video Reply #1 - 08/11/11 at 15:37:11 Looks good except for the windshield bracket thing. I had the same problem so I mounted mine on the left side highway bar. It worked okay but not the best place. AL http://vimeo.com/13852052
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Re: Test Video
Reply #2 - 08/11/11 at 15:45:26

Yeah, I think I will be happy with it for the type of shooting I am going to try and do. I saw how you had yours mounted before and planned to put it down there. I just wanted to put it on the handlebars for the first try to make sure the bracket wasn't going to come loose right away. I mounted it on the guard too and it looks like it will be solid. I'll see what I can get loaded after my trip this weekend.

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Re: Test Video
Reply #3 - 08/11/11 at 19:25:07

Exact same one I have. The one thing I don't like about it is unscrewing the cap to turn on the main power. The buttons are pretty easy to use while riding, except its sometimes hard to verify that the light is flashing to be sure its on. But overall, I'm happy with it for a cheapie. I think I paid even less than yours.

The good thing is, the video is good and clear and they give you lots of mounting options. On my handlebars, mine aims through my windshield ok, but I do get a bit of glare and the w/s bounces a little. Its still the best mounting place for me. I don't like the highway peg because I can't reach down to turn it off and on. The base of one of the signals wasn't bad, but its a little far forward on the bike and the video doesn't "feel" right.

So I guess I'm saying experiment and find us both a good spot! haha Oh, and have fun!

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mmosel Senior Member 2005 No Login Offline My bike is officially THUMPING now. Posts: 415 NW Oregon Gender:	Re: Test Video Reply #4 - 08/11/11 at 19:26:13 Wow that's a pretty cool little camera! Wish it was hi-def, but for 25 bucks. Might be good to have one in the car too, for recording who knows what. Perhaps even for traffic stops to record the police interaction. They record us, so citizens should as well.
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Re: Test Video
Reply #5 - 08/16/11 at 10:37:46

Tried again, this time mounting it basically right where Al did, but just around the edge of the bend on the engine guard. So it is actually on the vertical portion of the guard closer to where he has his highway pegs mounted. I think this location has given a better POV but it transmits the engine pulses to the point that it's not tolerable to me. I will still give it a try on the turn signal and see how it goes there, then I have a harness type thing that I think I can rig up on my helmet which I'm sure will be the smoothest, but I would rather leave it attached to the bike.

(video to come-soon)

edit: video now attached

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EJID Serious Thumper Offline Work to ride and ride to work. Posts: 1536 Pocatello, ID Gender:	Re: Test Video Reply #6 - 08/16/11 at 12:40:07 And here is another try today at lunch with the camera mounted on the front turn signal stalk. Next time I will try putting it on the helmet or me somehow...
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Re: Test Video
Reply #7 - 08/22/11 at 08:35:44

Ok 2 last attempts for the best possible shake-free recordings...

This was using a strap that mounted the camera to my helmet, found out afterwards that the camera was tilted to the side and pointed down a little from I would have liked it to be.

This one was mounted back on the engine guard again, but this time I wrapped the guard with a piece of rubber inner tube to insulate some of the vibrations. (Almost as good as the helmet mount and it doesn't keep turning all over like my head does Roll Eyes

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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28663 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Test Video Reply #8 - 08/22/11 at 09:24:47 I like the helmet shot best... nice to see a bit of bike in the shot, and it's the smoothest... ...
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EJID Serious Thumper Offline Work to ride and ride to work. Posts: 1536 Pocatello, ID Gender:	Re: Test Video Reply #9 - 08/22/11 at 09:46:03 Serowbot wrote on 08/22/11 at 09:24:47: I like the helmet shot best... nice to see a bit of bike in the shot, and it's the smoothest... ... I agree, I will just have to get it mounted more straight next time so I don't have to tilt my head to watch the video
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Re: Test Video
Reply #10 - 08/22/11 at 10:32:50

The master cylinder mount I used last time seemed to work out ok, aside from being a little tilted. I was able to straighten it out with a rubber square.

But I'm thinking of mounting a bracket on the lower tree in the center for a camera mount. That and a helmet mounted one for cut away shots. otherwise I'll have a lot of people pukin' their guts out. Grin

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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Test Video Reply #11 - 08/22/11 at 10:52:25 I think a windshield mount would make a good strt for a camera mount.
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Re: Test Video
Reply #12 - 07/10/12 at 14:15:00

Reviving an old thread here rather than starting a new one since I am still trying to get things figured out. This new video is with my Christmas present ContourHD.

(I used Windows Live MovieMaker to downsize the video file, but it is still very large. I will have to keep trying to determine what it takes to make viewable video...aka...what setting to use, with reducing the file size)

A couple noteable points of the video...
3:45 - zipping through a roundabout that is designed to slow you down Grin

6:00 - crop duster treating a field next to me, but in the distance
9:00 - audio/video of a good hard acceleration from a corner
12:10 - crop duster again, but a better view
14:30 - walkaround the bike after the ride back to work at lunch

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heroicseven Full Member Offline oops, I broke it. Posts: 245 San Diego Gender:	Re: Test Video Reply #13 - 07/10/12 at 14:23:41 my buddy just got one of these and they are sweeeet. not $25 sweet tho. http://gopro.com/products/?gclid=CImV1OSAkLECFcEXzQodE2hYlg
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Re: Test Video
Reply #14 - 07/10/12 at 14:34:11

heroicseven wrote on 07/10/12 at 14:23:41:

my buddy just got one of these and they are sweeeet. not $25 sweet tho.

http://gopro.com/products/?gclid=CImV1OSAkLECFcEXzQodE2hYlg

My last video I posted was with this camera I got last Christmas http://www.amazon.com/Contour-1300-ContourHD-Helmet-Camera/dp/B002QGSYZ4
I picked it up for $89 during one of Amazon's "lightning deals" Grin

retail was $149.95 at the time.

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