Whats anyones thoughts on this camera

[Angry Blonde]

http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/111181617297 I fancy a cheap camera for the coast to coast

 

[sight-pin]

It would be nice if they mentioned what the expected battery life is, and added a demo video showing the quality of the image maybe.

 

[Angry Blonde]

That was the reason I asked the battery life.... theyve sold over 750 was wondering if there was something half decent about it

 

[sight-pin]

I bought a Mini DV camera from Menkind. It was £29 but they had a sale on so i got it for £19, stuck a 16gb sd card, clipped it on my jacket for test ride. The results wasn't bad for the money but only used it a couple of times as the mounts isn't very good imo (five minute wonder with me lol.
So if it's anything like that, i would think it'll give you a good insight to maybe advancing to a GoPro in the future should you wish get into it deeper.
Hope that helps

 

[jhphotographer]

Looks ok with the water proofing and all that. You should message them about the battery life though.

 

[Angry Blonde]

Its just one toy I havent bought yet haha

 

[sight-pin]

This is the type of results i got, obviously it would be a sharper image if i wasn't moving at the time. not great but what's expected

 

[Dragonwight]

Is it the thumb cam? I bought one from Gizoo for £29 a few years back and its still going with a class 10 16gb SD card.

 

[sight-pin]

It looks like it yes, but this one never came with a mini SD card.
This one > http://www.menkind.co.uk/mini-digital-video-camera

 

[Dragonwight]

That`s the one, mine didn't either, had to buy one, it had to be class 10 otherwise the video is jerky. Quality not that good but sufficient for what I want.

 

[BSRU]

Best to spend a little more and buy a camera that has replaceable batteries.

 

[Dragonwight]

That HD camera is also available from Amazon for £52.

 

[Globalti]

We got a helmet cam and fitted it to Gti Junior when he was skiing aged about six. When we viewed the video, his recklessness scared us so much that we never used it again!

(Actually the video was terrible quality!)

 

[mr_cellophane]

Ambarella chip which I think is a good thing. Techmoan reviewed a similar one. I recall him saying the camera wasn't tight in the mount.

 

[Cyclist33]

This is the type of results i got, obviously it would be a sharper image if i wasn't moving at the time. not great but what's expected View attachment 43619

Lot of purple fringing in that still.

Might record better in b&w?

stu