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Gadjet
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#11 Unread post by Gadjet »

Dragonhawk wrote:A DVD-R camcorder might be a good alternative to MiniDV. Then you could use DVD-RWs over and over, instead of tape, with no dropouts. Sony has about 5 models of DVD-R camcorders.
Not a viable option for bike mounting. I've already looked into this and talked to Sony - the DVD Camcorders can't handle the vibration from the bike - you will either get a really bad recording that is incredibly choppy or it just won't record at all. DVD Camcorders need to be nice and stable, and preferably tripod mounted in order to function properly. The rep that I talked to (who also did video editing) actually recommended that I go with the MiniDV tape model or a solid state (memory card) model in order to get clean recordings. Tapes and memory cards won't skip like a DVD or CD (or hd potentially) will.
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#12 Unread post by dr_bar »

Dragonhawk wrote:In fact, a company named Archos seems to make some very good ones at:
www.archos.com

So, I'm thinking a setup like this might be sweet as hell:
Archos AV 500 30GB Pocket Digital Video Recorder
Archos AV 500 Digital MiniCam
then to protect the camera, go to www.HelmetCamera.com and get:
A1- XTREME ALUMINUM HELMET MOUNT

And to prove it's an all weather camera...
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Two wheels move the soul!"
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