Buying In Car Camera - Page 2

Don Eckel 111 · 03-09-2011, 12:04 PM

I have the GoPro Wide. I did one video last year with it so far. Comes with some mounts and you can buy/make more if you need to. Works really well. Just buy some rechargeable batteries. Here is the video. It's a little bright because the sun was low in the sky at that point.

Andrew Hill · 03-09-2011, 12:06 PM

For those of you who have it, how big is the GoPro. Small enough to be used on a helmet inside a racecar?

savoyracer · 03-09-2011, 12:43 PM

Kyle Seipel is selling them for 190 bucks.

BobUnkefer · 03-09-2011, 01:26 PM

We use the RePlay XD in Brogdons PS car and have since last April when we got one of the first ones out. Have loved the results. used them mounted on the roll cage, mounted on the helmet and use a second one to monitor the wheelie bars/rear suspension on every run.

Thing I like best about them is they will run for 90 minutes on a charge. Don't need to keep batteries on hand. Everything downloads onto a micro SD card. I download the videos after every run, takes me about 10 minutes to download & edit a couple of videos.

The Comp guys are loving them!

Unk

Hefler · 03-09-2011, 04:37 PM

I had bought a cheapo flip camera to put on my brothers dirt car ( did not want to spend a lot of $$ to see it get ran over haha) , they are $99.00 from best buy...I mounted mine on my brothers mini sprint dirt car and was blown away by the quality of the picture and the sound (for being on a rough dirt track)..It has 1/4 mounting thread on the bottom, i used a L bracket that i hose clamped to the cage and then used wide masking tape to make sure it did not fall off haha.I really think it has a picture as good as any but its not as easy to mount as others, its cheap though and very tough.
I will post a link to the video below, and also a link where i mounted it rather quickly ( and way to low ) in the car i was driving at the bracket final in Ennis..

It actually takes till about 2.40 into the video before the race actually starts

Drag race video (can not see much and i did not put maskin tape on it so its not real steady)

And oh yeah this one is kinda neat with the camera facing backwards..The track is very tacky and he has a pretty good engine in his car which shines on a tacky track ( Can not do any thing to the engines, so yes it has a few stock eliminator tricks LOL!) Turns the engine 16,200 rpm.

The heat race starts about 2.00 into the video below.

Jeff Hefler

John Kelley · 03-09-2011, 05:08 PM

http://cgi.ebay.com/rePlay-XD-Helmet...76078278046342

I found this on eBay......
Costco has a GoPro for about $170..

Fred Connell · 03-09-2011, 05:28 PM

If you really want something compact take a look at the web site i-kamXtreme.com
The camera is in the SUNGLASSES they are only 160.00 . They have a video to show you. You plug it into your laptop and play it back. Got some myself. I am going to use it on our racecar when we go testing Sunday. Nothing to hold you just put them on they last for 3 hours before having to charge.

JoAnn Connell

Lew Silverman · 03-09-2011, 11:04 PM

Racing Electronics had a camera on sale at SGMP this past weekend -

1.3 Megapixels
640X480 resolution (VGA)
Built-in 64MB memory, expandable to 8 gig
Built-in lithium battery

They were $50, so I bought one. We'll see how it works in a few weeks!

Lew

WRENCH · 03-09-2011, 11:35 PM

South has a Go Pro and it works fine . You can buy it at Jegs and it is under 200.00 dollars . You can mount it in any position , even upside down

Todd Geisler · 03-10-2011, 10:59 PM

I looked into the GoPro and almost bought one. What I didn't like is the format in which it saves the files takes some very powerful (and possibly expensive) software to edit.

From what I read, some didn't have luck editing, others it took some time to learn.

I want to be able to edit as if you look at alot of the videos, you see alot of dead time before and after the run. This just wastes viewers time as well as wasting bandwidth.

Need to be able to edit the run down to staging and the run, no need for anything else.

03-09-2011, 12:04 PM	#11
Don Eckel 111 Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Piscataway, NJ Posts: 78 Likes: 10 Liked 91 Times in 15 Posts	Re: Buying In Car Camera I have the GoPro Wide. I did one video last year with it so far. Comes with some mounts and you can buy/make more if you need to. Works really well. Just buy some rechargeable batteries. Here is the video. It's a little bright because the sun was low in the sky at that point. __________________ Don Eckel 1985 COMP

03-09-2011, 12:06 PM	#12
Andrew Hill Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 701 Likes: 446 Liked 174 Times in 39 Posts	Re: Buying In Car Camera For those of you who have it, how big is the GoPro. Small enough to be used on a helmet inside a racecar? __________________ 3207 D/SA, C/ED

03-09-2011, 12:43 PM	#13
savoyracer Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Myrtle Point Oregon Posts: 92 Likes: 3 Liked 9 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Buying In Car Camera Kyle Seipel is selling them for 190 bucks.

03-09-2011, 01:26 PM	#14
BobUnkefer Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 465 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Buying In Car Camera We use the RePlay XD in Brogdons PS car and have since last April when we got one of the first ones out. Have loved the results. used them mounted on the roll cage, mounted on the helmet and use a second one to monitor the wheelie bars/rear suspension on every run. Thing I like best about them is they will run for 90 minutes on a charge. Don't need to keep batteries on hand. Everything downloads onto a micro SD card. I download the videos after every run, takes me about 10 minutes to download & edit a couple of videos. The Comp guys are loving them! Unk __________________ Bob Unkefer 4409 STK

03-09-2011, 04:37 PM	#15
Hefler Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 84 Likes: 3 Liked 4 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Buying In Car Camera I had bought a cheapo flip camera to put on my brothers dirt car ( did not want to spend a lot of $$ to see it get ran over haha) , they are $99.00 from best buy...I mounted mine on my brothers mini sprint dirt car and was blown away by the quality of the picture and the sound (for being on a rough dirt track)..It has 1/4 mounting thread on the bottom, i used a L bracket that i hose clamped to the cage and then used wide masking tape to make sure it did not fall off haha.I really think it has a picture as good as any but its not as easy to mount as others, its cheap though and very tough. I will post a link to the video below, and also a link where i mounted it rather quickly ( and way to low ) in the car i was driving at the bracket final in Ennis.. It actually takes till about 2.40 into the video before the race actually starts Drag race video (can not see much and i did not put maskin tape on it so its not real steady) And oh yeah this one is kinda neat with the camera facing backwards..The track is very tacky and he has a pretty good engine in his car which shines on a tacky track ( Can not do any thing to the engines, so yes it has a few stock eliminator tricks LOL!) Turns the engine 16,200 rpm. The heat race starts about 2.00 into the video below. Jeff Hefler Last edited by Hefler; 03-09-2011 at 04:47 PM.

03-09-2011, 05:08 PM	#16
John Kelley Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Tightwad,TEXAS Posts: 911 Likes: 6 Liked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Buying In Car Camera http://cgi.ebay.com/rePlay-XD-Helmet...76078278046342 I found this on eBay...... Costco has a GoPro for about $170..

03-09-2011, 05:28 PM	#17
Fred Connell Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Nashville,Tn Posts: 73 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Buying In Car Camera If you really want something compact take a look at the web site i-kamXtreme.com The camera is in the SUNGLASSES they are only 160.00 . They have a video to show you. You plug it into your laptop and play it back. Got some myself. I am going to use it on our racecar when we go testing Sunday. Nothing to hold you just put them on they last for 3 hours before having to charge. JoAnn Connell

03-09-2011, 11:04 PM	#18
Lew Silverman VIP Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Newport News, VA Posts: 1,435 Likes: 371 Liked 129 Times in 59 Posts	Re: Buying In Car Camera Racing Electronics had a camera on sale at SGMP this past weekend - 1.3 Megapixels 640X480 resolution (VGA) Built-in 64MB memory, expandable to 8 gig Built-in lithium battery They were $50, so I bought one. We'll see how it works in a few weeks! Lew __________________ Lew Silverman #2070 "The Wagon Master" N/SA

03-09-2011, 11:35 PM	#19
WRENCH Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Punxsutawney,Pa Posts: 75 Likes: 6 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Buying In Car Camera South has a Go Pro and it works fine . You can buy it at Jegs and it is under 200.00 dollars . You can mount it in any position , even upside down

03-10-2011, 10:59 PM	#20
Todd Geisler Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 328 Likes: 64 Liked 345 Times in 149 Posts	Re: Buying In Car Camera I looked into the GoPro and almost bought one. What I didn't like is the format in which it saves the files takes some very powerful (and possibly expensive) software to edit. From what I read, some didn't have luck editing, others it took some time to learn. I want to be able to edit as if you look at alot of the videos, you see alot of dead time before and after the run. This just wastes viewers time as well as wasting bandwidth. Need to be able to edit the run down to staging and the run, no need for anything else.