** £15 track day camera!! ** Cheap Ultra Small Camera - probs interest all!
08 February 2010, 11:30 PM
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** £15 track day camera!! ** Cheap Ultra Small Camera - probs interest all!
hi guys found this on another forum, thought it'd interest you guys, ive just bought one. should be good for weekend drives/meets/trackdays.
I know it's not going to set the world alight and you get what you pay for and all that but it's worth a shot for only £15 delivered. It's basically a copy of the Muvi cameras which sell for about £50
DVR Sports Voice Recorder Video Camera Spy Cam Mini DV on eBay (end time 04-Feb-10 11:08:21 GMT)
or £17 buy it now (search his other items)
One of the guys that has already got his has tried it out and the vids from it are below
day
YouTube - Audi A4 with Mini Dv
night
YouTube - Audi A4 night
forgetting about the price for a minute i would be happy if i can get the same quality in the daytime vid from a £50-100 camera let alone a £15 one
anyway i've just ordered one to give it a shot (looking to use it on trackdays) but i'll get a video up when i've tried it out if anyones interested.
You'll need to get a micro SD card for it and you can get an 8gb 6 speed card for between £10-15 so it's not bad for £30max all in
Note. everyone who has tried it has mentioned that you cant skimp out on the sd card and must get a class 6 one so it is quick and you'll get a better recording with sound - link below to the one i have bought
PEAK 8GB MICRO SDHC + SD ADAPTER CLASS 6 RETAIL | Ginger6 Wolverhampton West Midlands UK
cheers
p.s. i think it'll be awesome cable tied to the grill or something
look at the size - only 5.5cm long !
also note, it is not waterproof!! so only mount outside when its dry. otherwise behind rear view mirror would be good.
battery life is 2 hours! so will run out before your 8 gig card is full.
and roughly 40mins recording to 1 gig to give you an idea of what 8 gig card will give you!
Eddy
I know it's not going to set the world alight and you get what you pay for and all that but it's worth a shot for only £15 delivered. It's basically a copy of the Muvi cameras which sell for about £50
DVR Sports Voice Recorder Video Camera Spy Cam Mini DV on eBay (end time 04-Feb-10 11:08:21 GMT)
or £17 buy it now (search his other items)
One of the guys that has already got his has tried it out and the vids from it are below
day
YouTube - Audi A4 with Mini Dv
night
YouTube - Audi A4 night
forgetting about the price for a minute i would be happy if i can get the same quality in the daytime vid from a £50-100 camera let alone a £15 one
anyway i've just ordered one to give it a shot (looking to use it on trackdays) but i'll get a video up when i've tried it out if anyones interested.
You'll need to get a micro SD card for it and you can get an 8gb 6 speed card for between £10-15 so it's not bad for £30max all in
Note. everyone who has tried it has mentioned that you cant skimp out on the sd card and must get a class 6 one so it is quick and you'll get a better recording with sound - link below to the one i have bought
PEAK 8GB MICRO SDHC + SD ADAPTER CLASS 6 RETAIL | Ginger6 Wolverhampton West Midlands UK
cheers
p.s. i think it'll be awesome cable tied to the grill or something
look at the size - only 5.5cm long !
also note, it is not waterproof!! so only mount outside when its dry. otherwise behind rear view mirror would be good.
battery life is 2 hours! so will run out before your 8 gig card is full.
and roughly 40mins recording to 1 gig to give you an idea of what 8 gig card will give you!
Eddy
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09 February 2010, 09:30 AM
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lol yeah ive got a proper £150 trackday camera.. but for £30 tops here you cant go wrong for just clowning about and not worrying if it breaks etc.
loads of people praising it on the other forums as long as u have the class 6 sd card and a good mounting position.
loads of people praising it on the other forums as long as u have the class 6 sd card and a good mounting position.
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09 February 2010, 12:55 PM
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heres another sample video
YouTube - Time Lapse Drive
its fast fowarded as the guy thought speeding it up was better then watching 40 mins, with not much happening. lol
just to show quality i think really
09 February 2010, 04:49 PM
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Foehn & Hirsch Tiny DV Camcorder 30fps 720x480 - Smallest in the world - Ebuyer
Same thing methinks....
Same thing methinks....
09 February 2010, 07:44 PM
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Does anyone know if it over writes when the SD is full or does it just stop??
I would like to leave it running in the cab window to capture any incident/accident for insurance purposes.
I have questioned the seller but as yet, no reply.
I would like to leave it running in the cab window to capture any incident/accident for insurance purposes.
I have questioned the seller but as yet, no reply.
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Whats up eggy! Hows things?
This looks like a great little device, which i'm sure some may get in trouble using in certain rooms of the house!
Tim, that cat idea sound fun, but i imagine the camera may never return!
This looks like a great little device, which i'm sure some may get in trouble using in certain rooms of the house!
Tim, that cat idea sound fun, but i imagine the camera may never return!
09 February 2010, 11:15 PM
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not sure of it overwrites though, will have to do some testing when i recieve it
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lol @ ur idea of using it as a spycam - typical bloke thing to do lol
09 February 2010, 11:18 PM
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think it's 2 - 5 days free delivery from what i recall when i did it.. but its defo free says 0.00 under price.
10 February 2010, 12:29 AM
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i'll ask on the other forum for you mate
heres another vid showing quality.. mounted to the lower gril of a cliosport.
YouTube - Clio 172 Cup - MD80 Mini DV
heres another vid showing quality.. mounted to the lower gril of a cliosport.
YouTube - Clio 172 Cup - MD80 Mini DV
10 February 2010, 12:46 AM
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just saw this and have just brought one for £18.99 and a genuine 8 gb sdhc card for £19,not bad for under £40,the footage on youtube is outstanding for the price and i cant really see why you need anything better,cant wait to try it,think i will be mounting it with velcrow on the back of my rear view mirror,
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thats strange? i dont know then
b13bat: here are the replies..
eggy - i think the unit just goes into standby mode so it just won't record if the memory cards full, you would need to wipe it everytime
Correct, it's not fancy enough to manually over-write existing data.
I use mine for the purpose mentioned by eggy790 and just plug it into my PC every morning at work (free electricity to recharge the battery ftw) and clear the files off. There's enough battery life and memory to record both ways of my journey. Difference is I cycle to work, not drive, and use it to record any idiots along my way lol.
b13bat: here are the replies..
eggy - i think the unit just goes into standby mode so it just won't record if the memory cards full, you would need to wipe it everytime
Correct, it's not fancy enough to manually over-write existing data.
I use mine for the purpose mentioned by eggy790 and just plug it into my PC every morning at work (free electricity to recharge the battery ftw) and clear the files off. There's enough battery life and memory to record both ways of my journey. Difference is I cycle to work, not drive, and use it to record any idiots along my way lol.