Go pro alternative for a budget price?

[pistolpete]

For my riding holiday next month eek! So many have go pro cameras and I can’t justify the cost. Would like some momentos of the beach etc.

 

[kaiserchief]

My son got this one for his birthday and despite the low price the footage is surprisingly good: https://www.bmstores.co.uk/products/goodmans-full-hd-action-camera-410501

 

[Mari]

My son got this one for his birthday and despite the low price the footage is surprisingly good: https://www.bmstores.co.uk/products/goodmans-full-hd-action-camera-410501

What do you attach it to when riding a horse?

 

[kaiserchief]

Hat I suppose - it comes with a hat mount. My son uses it on his bike, both handlebar mounted and attached to his helmet, depending on his mood You may also be able to fashion a chest strap if that was preferred.

 

[pistolpete]

Also are they all SD card storage as I only have iPhone and iPad.

 

[pistolpete]

Akaso keep coming up. Anyone used one? So many YouTube videos on mountain biking and vlogging. Not so many on riding.

 

[feesh]

I have an elderly Apexcam. Takes an SD card, works so-so for my purposes (filming me while I school), but I have weird requirements (battery needs to last on standby for a long time, needs to work in very hot/cold, need a very wide angle, remote control). However, it would work if I want to film my ride - it can attach to a chest harness or a helmet. I think most of the off-brand GoPros are decent enough, and can be mounted on chest or helmet, and the ones I know about all take an SD. I think they all also have an app but I don't use that so don't know much about it. I don't know if they'd work if you want the fancy things like 360?

However, I am planning to "upgrade" to an older model brand-name GoPro this spring. It will have a wider lens angle, better remote control, and more compatibility with specific accessories that I want. And the older used ones are quite cheap around here - not QUITE as cheap as the off-brands, but close. The price of used 3 through 7 range from $50-150 CAD, depending more on how many accessories they're selling with than how old they are, from what I can tell. 8 and up start to get more expensive.

 

[SpotsandBays]

Yes had an Akaso! Video quality is good and I used to attach with mount to either my chest or my hat. It had an app that would Bluetooth to the camera which I could then download to my phone. I used to only take short videos though and sometimes struggled to tell if it was on or off when on my head , but the newer ones might be a bit more user friendly

 

[pistolpete]

Yes had an Akaso! Video quality is good and I used to attach with mount to either my chest or my hat. It had an app that would Bluetooth to the camera which I could then download to my phone. I used to only take short videos though and sometimes struggled to tell if it was on or off when on my head , but the newer ones might be a bit more user friendly

Thank you. I just won’t get the benefit of one that costs £££.