Contour HD ordered. Will try it out on the road in my 328 with the window mount and install it in the race Golf with the rollcage mount for Saturday's test at Mallory :thumb:
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Contour HD ordered. Will try it out on the road in my 328 with the window mount and install it in the race Golf with the rollcage mount for Saturday's test at Mallory :thumb:
Don't wanna sound like a cheap-skate mate but these little things have had a good review and the quality looks amazing if you consider it's cost.
All the info is in this thread, quite a few people on PNG had invested in one or two. I'm considering buying one too once the project is completed.
http://www.pngclub.com/forum/showthr...ghlight=Camera
I tried one of these, see my post two above yours ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Nova_Tek
Right, did see that post. Surpiresd it didn't work. Only drawback with the keyfob ones are no remote on/off and lmited to 8GB IIRC. Still anough for 80 mins of driving though
Also limited battery life, don't know where you are pointing it until removed and footage checked, picture quality isn't great, fps is fairly poor, only charge via usb, unreliable....Quote:
Originally Posted by Nova_Tek
Still for £7 you can't expect the world and they are a bargain :thumb:
I guess you've done enough homework about it. But it's deffo good for just using every now and again and some unplanned footage.
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Originally Posted by dhdev (Oli)
You won't be disapointed I have mine mounted on a drop down bracket off the cage upside down using the universal mount that comes with te mount( if you got the mount from dogcam) and it works perfect
Do you run any form of data logger ?
No, the race car is a fairly basic (low budget) Golf GTI, so not much need for data logging. We may install a lap timer to help with analysis of set-up changes though.Quote:
Originally Posted by a1bob
The package I ordered is the motorsport package that includes:-
ContourHD 720p Camera
2gb MicroSD Card
16gb MicroSD Card
Flat surface helmet mount
Goggle Mount
Panavise Suction Mount
Universal Mount Adapter
Cig Lighter Power
3 x Li-ion Batteries
USB Cable
Plus I already own one of their Manfrotto superclamp and Cullman ball and socket mounts, so will use that to mount to the cage as most scrutineers don't like suction mounts.
There is a race technoigies (sp) data logger finishing on eBay tonight, that's what I use and it's a brilliant bit of kit.
I've been playing around with some software called tsx overdrive that let's you overlay the data from the logger onto the videos, mine is just a track day toy but it's all good fun lol
Placed the order for the Contour HD motorsport package with dogcamsport.co.uk yesterday at 12.32pm and it arrived superbly packaged at 8.30am this morning.
I've charged the battery and done a quick test run and I'm a very happy bunny. The window suction mount is very easy to use and very stable. The camera itself is well made and comes in some super fancy packaging! (I have real issues with poorly designed packaging lol) The lasers for alignment of the camera are pretty funky! It also comes with a couple of other mounts, one for attaching to the strap of a pair of goggles (skiing etc) and one for attaching to flat surface/helmet.
The software for the camera allows all sorts of settings to be adjusted (exposure, metering, sharpness, bit rate etc etc) and provides editing functionality (haven't tried this yet)
The footage i got is really clear however it is incriminating so I won't post it PMSL, I'll get some decent footage on Saturday from a test session at Mallory park.
Also found out that the camera uses Nokia BL-5C batteries, so spare batteries and external chargers (DT-14) can be had from ebay/amazon for much cheaper than the 'official' gear :thumb: