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I'll admit, I love what helmet cams have done to bring POV action to us.
But...I also think the idea of a small box mounted on the top of a rider's helmet is sort of nuts from a safety standpoint. (Of course, it's a different story when it comes to 360 cams.) They're also not ideal for roost, center of gravity, etc.
When do we see the form factor change, so that they can be easily mounted under a visor, or onto the side of a helmet (variable camera view for horizontal or vertical?) or closer to the rider's line of sight?
Just file this under stuff I wonder about when I'm not out shooting...
But...I also think the idea of a small box mounted on the top of a rider's helmet is sort of nuts from a safety standpoint. (Of course, it's a different story when it comes to 360 cams.) They're also not ideal for roost, center of gravity, etc.
When do we see the form factor change, so that they can be easily mounted under a visor, or onto the side of a helmet (variable camera view for horizontal or vertical?) or closer to the rider's line of sight?
Just file this under stuff I wonder about when I'm not out shooting...
I really don't like to use the camera on the helmet(the extra weight is really annoying) and it's actually against the rules at the races here in Finland. Our helmets don't pass the pre-race inspection if there is a helmet camera mount mounted on the helmet.
I've seen that some people have been able to mount the smaller GoPro session camera under the visor. But i haven't seen any footage with that view.
The Shop
See the above post for the goggle camera, also the GoPros (especially the sessions) can all be mounted on top, side, nose, under visor on helmet and also on chest, handlebars, rear fender, front fender, etc...
Pretty much every basic video editor I have played with allows you to rotate the video in 90 degree increments (though I guess the aspect ratio will be off of course). Also, GoPros do have an option to have video flipped in case they are mounted upside down.
To the safety concern of helmet cameras. Sorry, but just like Fox's new magnetic visor, I'm not buying that the small amount of force it takes to rip a visor or helmet camera off effects the torsional rotation in a significant magnitude to determine if you receive a head injury or not. Btw I wear Fox gear so its not like I'm just picking on Fox. Now, I'll admit that I haven't done specialized testing in a lab to give a definitive answer, but just from some critical thinking I can't see it resulting in a concussion or more serious concussion then without the camera or standard visor.
I got one of the cheapo ones. I didn't want a Go-Pro knock off , but more along the lines of the old HD Replay camera , like Canard was wearing. Definitely not the best , but it came with everything I need and only cost me $45.00. Can't wait to try it out.
Personally, I like the bullet kind above. What kind is that?
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B073JFPW3T/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_…
Pit Row
I was dreaming of something like this. Much more low-profile.
Whatever it is, the latest tech has made the footage less enjoyable to watch as it changes the perspective/speed on the fringe too much. I prefer older GoPro pro footage for some reason and I think it’s that.
Here’s how I did mine. I’m not sure how familiar you are with the GoPro line, but all of their cameras use the same sticky mounts like this one, and it hasn’t changed throughout the years at all. There are other types of mounts, but this is basically the standard that uses some sort of pressure sensitive adhesive I’d assume. Keep in mind that my visor is pretty flat in this area luckily, but I’ve done it on curved visors as well and it seems to hold just fine since the sticky part of the mount is slightly compliant.
A quick couple tips on helmet cams since this is your first one. Set the camera to record just a bit above your line of sight. If you point it down or level with your eyes, you’re going to get a lot of fender and not much track. Also, try out the camera you bought and see what you think, but I don’t think anything compared to a quality helmet cam like the gopros. Guys will swear up and down that just because the specs are the same the cheap ones will perform just as well, but from what I’ve seen it’s just not comparable. Also, be prepared to be humbled because watching yourself from helmet cam footage is generally not an ego stroking experience!
Here you can see it’s not really in the way of my eyes, I never notice it while riding. Plus it’s a single button for on/record and off/stop. Push the button once and the camera is on and recording, push it again and it turns off, perfect for capturing moments on the fly.
About 70 or so, you feel like someones pulling on it some, and for that I'd rather run a bullet kind.
I don't really care for the angle of view from under the visor as much as the view looking out and just over the top end tip of visor.
Chest mount views are horrible IMO. Too much bike, tank, legs, arms, etc in the shots.
Here's a clip at milestone testing out/abusing a 2018 YZ125:
Also pretty good excuse to post this again haha
Now fit it into my oakley sunglasses for when I am mountain/road biking and take my money!!
Before i go to a mountain bike race i watch youtube videos of the trail, and guys have in the corner of the video, speed, cadence rpm, power/watts, and heart rate.
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