Helmet Cam Quality? at DVinfo.net

Neil Fisher · May 25th, 2003, 08:35 PM

Was just wondering if anyone has had experience with helmet cams, and what they thought of the quality.

After looking at this cam, and its 1/3"CCD I'm thinking of getting one.

http://www.rushcam.ca/

Although the first specs you see, states a 380 lines of res, there's a second option towards the bottom of another cam supporting 480 lines.

Rob Lohman · May 26th, 2003, 08:00 AM

I did a little search and saw you already posted a similar question
a while back. Also I found these two threads:

http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthrea...&threadid=4754
http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthrea...&threadid=6246

I can't imagine that such things will have a very good image
quality unless they are very expensive. But I might be wrong
here. Never used one myself....

Christopher Go · May 26th, 2003, 08:25 AM

One of my friends purchased a helmet camera from Helmet Camera and mounted it on his motorcycle. It was adequate for his purposes and did provide a suitable picture considering it was on a race track. I was impressed considering how small the cameras are.

However, I saw the footage on the LCD of his Sony camcorder. Overall it compares with similar helmet camera footage you see now on reality TV shows. If you're aiming for the web they're more than adequate I think (check out Helmet Camera's video gallery). If you have the money it should be a fun purchase, I'm tempted to get one myself.

Rick Spilman · May 26th, 2003, 09:04 AM

I use the 380 line cam from Helmet Camera and am generally happy with it. If I color correct and boost the chroma a bit I can usually intercut between the helmet cam and my PD150.

Here are some vacation clips that I shot with the helmet cam.

www.meridianmultimedia.com/wwkagain.wmv
www.meridianmultimedia.com/floridahcam.wmv
www.meridianmultimedia.com/wphc.wmv

May 25th, 2003, 08:35 PM	#1
Neil Fisher Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Saskatoon SK Canada Posts: 136	Helmet Cam Quality? Was just wondering if anyone has had experience with helmet cams, and what they thought of the quality. After looking at this cam, and its 1/3"CCD I'm thinking of getting one. http://www.rushcam.ca/ Although the first specs you see, states a 380 lines of res, there's a second option towards the bottom of another cam supporting 480 lines. __________________ neilfisher.com

May 26th, 2003, 08:00 AM	#2
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	I did a little search and saw you already posted a similar question a while back. Also I found these two threads: http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthrea...&threadid=4754 http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthrea...&threadid=6246 I can't imagine that such things will have a very good image quality unless they are very expensive. But I might be wrong here. Never used one myself.... __________________ Rob Lohman, visuar@iname.com DV Info Wrangler & RED Code Chef Join the DV Challenge \| Lady X Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Buy from the best: DVinfo.net sponsors

May 26th, 2003, 08:25 AM	#3
Christopher Go Major Player Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Honolulu, HI Posts: 429	One of my friends purchased a helmet camera from Helmet Camera and mounted it on his motorcycle. It was adequate for his purposes and did provide a suitable picture considering it was on a race track. I was impressed considering how small the cameras are. However, I saw the footage on the LCD of his Sony camcorder. Overall it compares with similar helmet camera footage you see now on reality TV shows. If you're aiming for the web they're more than adequate I think (check out Helmet Camera's video gallery). If you have the money it should be a fun purchase, I'm tempted to get one myself.

May 26th, 2003, 09:04 AM	#4
Rick Spilman Major Player Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Jersey City, NJ Posts: 366	I use the 380 line cam from Helmet Camera and am generally happy with it. If I color correct and boost the chroma a bit I can usually intercut between the helmet cam and my PD150. Here are some vacation clips that I shot with the helmet cam. www.meridianmultimedia.com/wwkagain.wmv www.meridianmultimedia.com/floridahcam.wmv www.meridianmultimedia.com/wphc.wmv