Comments on: MotoComm Ridercam 30F for helmets and handlebars – Review

By: Average Joe Cyclist

Average Joe Cyclist — Sat, 21 May 2011 21:46:50 +0000

In reply to Clark. Cool, thanks Clark!

By: Clark

Clark — Wed, 18 May 2011 06:17:07 +0000

I just found this comparison of several wearable cameras.

http://www.bikemag.com/videos/showcase-pov/

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Thu, 05 May 2011 10:09:46 +0000

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By: Average Joe Cyclist

Average Joe Cyclist — Thu, 05 May 2011 03:40:19 +0000

In reply to Clark. Thanks Clark. This is pretty technical stuff ... but thanks for the links, I will check them all out.

By: Average Joe Cyclist

Average Joe Cyclist — Thu, 05 May 2011 03:37:58 +0000

In reply to dcee604. I believe that GoPro is made by the same company as the POV 1.5. - V.I.O. I saw videos taken by all of them here - it was pretty impressive .

By: dcee604

dcee604 — Wed, 04 May 2011 15:11:03 +0000

I think the camera most people are using nowadays is the GoPro camera. Takes great videos from what I’ve seen.

http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-ca/go-pro-camera.aspx

By: Clark

Clark — Wed, 04 May 2011 05:05:21 +0000

Something to be wary of is what they call the “jelly-cam effect’. It’s because it uses a CMOS chip instead of a CCD chip. CMOS chips scan from top to bottom (Called Rolling Shutter) whereas CCDs take the whole image at once.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEaDrS-yzIE
The VIO POV.HD uses a CMOS chip. Have a look at the Portugal bike ride on their website.
http://theviovoice.vio-pov.com/user-generated/pov-hd-bike-ride-portugal/

This is an issue in recent years in the world of video because CMOS chips are cheaper to manufacture and have less noise than CCDs they’re becoming very common. Not a problem most of the time but when the camera’s in a shaky place this effect shows up. Anyway, it might not be too much of a factor if there are other things to consider.

I recently read a blog posting where a guy was using a camera mounted on his chest. It was way smoother than mounting on a helmet or handlebars.
http://rantwick.blogspot.com/2011/04/im-back-and-im-chesty.html