Best budget helmet cam

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Pipistrelle

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With my birthday fast approaching and family and friends asking what I'd like, I thought I'd ask your advice on helmet cams before I put one on my list!

I don't want anything pricey as I'd only be using it on the occasional hack. Key features are that it produces a good recording (not grainy/blurry) and is small and easy to attach to the riding hat.

Anyone got any recommendations?

Thanks

Pip
 
Pipistrelle said:
With my birthday fast approaching and family and friends asking what I'd like, I thought I'd ask your advice on helmet cams before I put one on my list!

I don't want anything pricey as I'd only be using it on the occasional hack. Key features are that it produces a good recording (not grainy/blurry) and is small and easy to attach to the riding hat.

Anyone got any recommendations?

Thanks

Pip
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Very pleased with this blatant Chinese copy of the GoPro -- and only £68. Plenty of footage on YouTube and a full review here:

http://www.techmoan.com/blog/2014/2/3/the-sj4000-action-camera-review.html
 
Pipistrelle said:
With my birthday fast approaching and family and friends asking what I'd like, I thought I'd ask your advice on helmet cams before I put one on my list!

I don't want anything pricey as I'd only be using it on the occasional hack. Key features are that it produces a good recording (not grainy/blurry) and is small and easy to attach to the riding hat.

Anyone got any recommendations?

Thanks

Pip
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I've just bought a Hedcam 1080 for about £160. Great picture quality, sound not great but not bothered by that. It's 2.5-3" long, comes with lots of mountings including hatband and has a laser pointer that activates when you initially switch it on to help you angle it correctly. They also do a 720 model now coming in just under £100 - I was going to go for that one but the 1080 showed better snow pictures (also want mine for ski trips!) and I had £150 budget. Both cameras are waterproof and the company are great to deal with.

http://www.hedcamz.com/cp/HEDCAM-7Twenty-HD-Action-Camera.asp
 
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