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Mad Mart
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Camcorder
Can anyone recommend a budget (£50ish) camcorder capable of 1080p. My Sony Handycam developed a fault and will cost £80+ to fix. I only use it for track days.
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Re: Camcorder
If it's for track days, is a dash cam any use? I like my Transcend DP200.
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Toledo Man
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Re: Camcorder
Mart, check out YouTube. There's a bloke from Manchester who goes under "Techmoan" and he's reviewed various video cameras. It might be worth checking out his reviews. Depending upon where you mount it, your smartphone might be up to the job. Mine is a Nokia Lumia 830 which does 1080 at 30fps. My recent YouTube vids were filmed with this phone so take a look. Other phones to consider are the Samsung Galaxy S3 and the Sony Xperia Z which record in 1080 at 30fps both of which run Andorid (my Nokia is rinning Windows Phone). Newer models will do higher quality video but I've found 1080 at 30fps to be half decent.
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Meetings take place on the first Wednesday of the month at 8.00pm at The Railway, 1 Birstall Lane, Drighlington, Bradford, BD11 1JJ
2003 Volvo XC90 D5 SE (PX53 OVZ - The daily driver)
2009 Mercedes-Benz W204 C200 CDI Sport (BJ58 NCV - The 2nd car)
1991 Toyota Celica GT (J481 ONB - a project car)
Former stable of SAY 414M (1974 Toledo), GRH 244D (1966 1300fwd), CDB 324L (1973 1500fwd), GGN 573J (1971 1500fwd), DCP 625S (1977 Dolomite 1300) & LCG 367N (1975 Dolomite Sprint), NYE 751L (1972 Dolomite 1850 auto) plus 5 Acclaims and that's just the Triumphs!
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Mad Mart
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Re: Camcorder
Er! Smartphone??? I've got a Samsung SGH G600. You can make and receive telephone calls on it. I'll check out the reviews.
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Re: Camcorder
His YouTube page is HERE
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West Yorkshire Area Organiser
Meetings take place on the first Wednesday of the month at 8.00pm at The Railway, 1 Birstall Lane, Drighlington, Bradford, BD11 1JJ
2003 Volvo XC90 D5 SE (PX53 OVZ - The daily driver)
2009 Mercedes-Benz W204 C200 CDI Sport (BJ58 NCV - The 2nd car)
1991 Toyota Celica GT (J481 ONB - a project car)
Former stable of SAY 414M (1974 Toledo), GRH 244D (1966 1300fwd), CDB 324L (1973 1500fwd), GGN 573J (1971 1500fwd), DCP 625S (1977 Dolomite 1300) & LCG 367N (1975 Dolomite Sprint), NYE 751L (1972 Dolomite 1850 auto) plus 5 Acclaims and that's just the Triumphs!
Check my blog at http://triumphtoledo.blogspot.com
My YouTube Channel with a bit of Dolomite content.
"There is only one way to avoid criticsm: Do nothing, say nothing and BE nothing." Aristotle
West Yorkshire Area Organiser
Meetings take place on the first Wednesday of the month at 8.00pm at The Railway, 1 Birstall Lane, Drighlington, Bradford, BD11 1JJ
2003 Volvo XC90 D5 SE (PX53 OVZ - The daily driver)
2009 Mercedes-Benz W204 C200 CDI Sport (BJ58 NCV - The 2nd car)
1991 Toyota Celica GT (J481 ONB - a project car)
Former stable of SAY 414M (1974 Toledo), GRH 244D (1966 1300fwd), CDB 324L (1973 1500fwd), GGN 573J (1971 1500fwd), DCP 625S (1977 Dolomite 1300) & LCG 367N (1975 Dolomite Sprint), NYE 751L (1972 Dolomite 1850 auto) plus 5 Acclaims and that's just the Triumphs!
Check my blog at http://triumphtoledo.blogspot.com
My YouTube Channel with a bit of Dolomite content.
"There is only one way to avoid criticsm: Do nothing, say nothing and BE nothing." Aristotle
Re: Camcorder
Techmoan is a great channel, I'm a regular subscriber!
I bought the SJCAM SJ5000+, partly because it came with a fully waterproof case so that I could use it on my boat and motorbike, and it's been pretty faultless. Downside is the price is a bit higher than you asked for, not Gopro high, it was £100 all in including lots of mounting brackets.
I bought the SJCAM SJ5000+, partly because it came with a fully waterproof case so that I could use it on my boat and motorbike, and it's been pretty faultless. Downside is the price is a bit higher than you asked for, not Gopro high, it was £100 all in including lots of mounting brackets.
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Re: Camcorder
I have come across this chap before, when I was looking for a dash cam.
I was actually looking at these:-
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/191754186926? ... EBIDX%3AIT
Probably a knock-off but I thought for the money...
Then there is this...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/261868669240? ... EBIDX%3AIT
your thoughts?
I was actually looking at these:-
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/191754186926? ... EBIDX%3AIT
Probably a knock-off but I thought for the money...
Then there is this...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/261868669240? ... EBIDX%3AIT
your thoughts?
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Definitely a knock off Mart, the real SJ4000 will have SJCAM logo on them.
Throwaway cheap though, but probably at that price due to poor battery and a low end CMOS sensor that will struggle with light level changes, which will be an issue when you're moving along.
In theory all these cameras on the published specs alone look like they will do the job for you, but personally if can't get to see an example of a recording on Youtube (eg) then I would personally steer clear.
Throwaway cheap though, but probably at that price due to poor battery and a low end CMOS sensor that will struggle with light level changes, which will be an issue when you're moving along.
In theory all these cameras on the published specs alone look like they will do the job for you, but personally if can't get to see an example of a recording on Youtube (eg) then I would personally steer clear.
Current fleet: '75 Sprint, '73 1850, Daihatsu Fourtrak, Honda CG125, Yamaha Fazer 600, Shetland 570 (yes it's a boat!)
Past fleet: Triumph 2000, Lancia Beta Coupe, BL Mini Clubman, Austin Metro, Vauxhall Cavalier MK1 & MK2, Renault 18 D, Rover 216 GSI, Honda Accord (most expensive car purchase, hated, made out of magnetic metal as only car I've ever been crashed into...4 times), BMW 318, Golf GTi MK3 16v x 3
Past fleet: Triumph 2000, Lancia Beta Coupe, BL Mini Clubman, Austin Metro, Vauxhall Cavalier MK1 & MK2, Renault 18 D, Rover 216 GSI, Honda Accord (most expensive car purchase, hated, made out of magnetic metal as only car I've ever been crashed into...4 times), BMW 318, Golf GTi MK3 16v x 3
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Re: Camcorder
My little VCam dashcam takes perfectly adequate film. I've not uploaded anything anywhere yet from it but i've got all last years CC footage on the computer and it looks good on my 19" monitor. Dunno if its 1080p or what, it doesn't say and i've lost the instructions!
My only complaint is it chops the footage into 122 second segments. Cost about £17 on the bay, Christmas before last. And I had to buy a much bigger SD card for it which was another £5 IIRC.
That video camera looks bang on, does everything my JVC does but mine cost £140! A bit overkill for trackdays but at that price.......
Steve
My VCam also came with a multi adjustable screen mount and a lead to plug into a fag lighter socket so battery life is not an issue.
Edit, Data on the computer says its 1920x1080 and 24fps if that helps.
My only complaint is it chops the footage into 122 second segments. Cost about £17 on the bay, Christmas before last. And I had to buy a much bigger SD card for it which was another £5 IIRC.
That video camera looks bang on, does everything my JVC does but mine cost £140! A bit overkill for trackdays but at that price.......
Steve
My VCam also came with a multi adjustable screen mount and a lead to plug into a fag lighter socket so battery life is not an issue.
Edit, Data on the computer says its 1920x1080 and 24fps if that helps.
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According to The Oxford English Dictionary, Samsung SGH G600 means:Mad Mart wrote:Er! Smartphone??? I've got a Samsung SGH G600. You can make and receive telephone calls on it. I'll check out the reviews.
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence
Having been in existence for a very long time
Showing or feeling signs of age or wear
Now guess the word that rendered those definitions.
Smartphone as a dashcam. Great idea, I'll try that this weekend.
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Ancient?
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Carledo
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I'm uploading a segment to photobucket, 284mb, its been uploading for 10 mins now and not a quarter done yet! Anyone know how to get it from PB to the forum?
Steve
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'73 2 door Toledo with Vauxhall Carlton 2.0 8v engine (The Carledo)
'78 Sprint Auto with Vauxhall Omega 2.2 16v engine (The Dolomega)
'72 Triumph 1500FWD in Slate Grey, Now with RWD and Carledo powertrain!
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'78 Sprint Auto with Vauxhall Omega 2.2 16v engine (The Dolomega)
'72 Triumph 1500FWD in Slate Grey, Now with RWD and Carledo powertrain!
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Pippin wrote:Ancient?
Ancient it is.
At least I have a smartphone, I'm just too dumb to know how to use it.
Looking forward to using it as a dashcam, I have a decent size, fast sim card in it too.
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If this works it'll be a miracle, if it doesn't, i'll try uploading it to youtube!
Steve
Edit, thats not it, that's a photo.
Steve
Edit, thats not it, that's a photo.
'73 2 door Toledo with Vauxhall Carlton 2.0 8v engine (The Carledo)
'78 Sprint Auto with Vauxhall Omega 2.2 16v engine (The Dolomega)
'72 Triumph 1500FWD in Slate Grey, Now with RWD and Carledo powertrain!
Maverick Triumph, Servicing, Repairs, Electrical, Recomissioning, MOT prep, Trackerjack brake fitting service.
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'78 Sprint Auto with Vauxhall Omega 2.2 16v engine (The Dolomega)
'72 Triumph 1500FWD in Slate Grey, Now with RWD and Carledo powertrain!
Maverick Triumph, Servicing, Repairs, Electrical, Recomissioning, MOT prep, Trackerjack brake fitting service.
Apprentice served Triumph Specialist for 50 years. PM for more info or quotes.