Filming my ride

[ORen]

http://youtu.be/kOYE9ZNvZJ0

 

http://i.minus.com/jF8rdff4PuAkN.png

 

The Welcome to Singapore sign at the top had the best timing ever hahaha..

Such a SG typical road behavior :

 

http://i.minus.com/jJGNs7S0S6nCd.jpg

[alvinyansg]

PM him he'll give you better info than us : @pandora's Kitten

 

Pandora is her not him...

[ORen]

Pandora is her not him...

 

I met the guy..

[alvinyansg]

I met the guy..

 

oops...tht is her all along...

[greysnail]

Respect for the riders who made thru Spore-China ride....amazing the STX can tag along,looking at the road condition.Loks like off roaders are the best bike for it.Gd clips anyway..

[Al-Simmons]

Fantastic ride !! What is the bridge at 5:27, is it in China, do you remember where ?

The last part riding on the sandy road at night is scary..kudos to you guys

 

Is there a ride report with photos and stories somewhere ?

 

Not sure about the bridge....can vaguely remember it was on the way to Lijiang from Dali...one of the National Road...

 

Anyway the trip report here...

 

>>>> http://www.singaporebikes.com/forums/showthread.php/346731-Lost-In-Yunnan-Province

[danielling1981]

Hi becoz i also wanted to film my ride with e objective of gathering evidence. So just sharing my videos using iphone4.

 

Do skip e front part when i was preparing my gear.

 

My comments is tat for day time e quality is not bad. E angle i feel is not wide enough. Due to e number plate sticker on my windshield, i was unable to position my phone horizontally. But i ve tested e horizontal position separately, not bad but still e angle is not wide enough for my comfort.

 

Night mode is terrible. No details nothing. All i see r red trailing dots in a distance.

 

E mount im using cost $20 bought from MO in sbf. Selling it as doesn't suit my objective of video capture.

 

Note tat my bike has windshield thus e phone not very affected by wind.

 

Just sharing my experience for those who may be thinking of usin their iphones for this purpose.

[ORen]

Not sure about the bridge....can vaguely remember it was on the way to Lijiang from Dali...one of the National Road...

 

Anyway the trip report here...

 

>>>> http://www.singaporebikes.com/forums/showthread.php/346731-Lost-In-Yunnan-Province

 

Thanks a lot ! I wasn't sure Yem_paul was on the trip, now I see he was, will see him soon to catch up, can't wait to hear from him how the ride was!

I'm getting super itchy to get on touring again

[Doremi]

finally taken the plunge and bought hero 2. AMazing go pro camera....will post video when the bigger size memory card arrive

[guangwei]

I've been wanting to film my journeys, not for narcissistic reasons, but more in case anything unfortunate happens. Bullet cams are too expensive right now, and I don't want to attach the camera to the bike in case I forget to take it with me.

 

My solution - a Creative Vado HD attached to my riding jacket. $349 from Creative.

 

I chose HD instead of the normal Vado as I wanted to capture as much detail as possible (e.g. number plates). The videocam can record slighly over 2hours of footage in HD+ format. You can also record in HD and VGA formats.

 

This is how I attach it to my riding jacket:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3322/3482168988_365618a30a_m.jpg

 

Pouch is $2 from Daiso with a hole cut for the lens. I've tried placing it lower (if you look closely you can see glue marks below the jacket logo) but ended up filming my fuel tank instead. So I have to place it as high as I could. That was the highest I could go because I am wearing a flip-up.

 

The pouch is attached to the jacket with velcro to make it removable; however I don't remove the pouch so I could have sewn the pouch directly to the jacket. Yeah, I know it's ugly, but I don't really care I would change to a black pouch if I can find a cheap one though.

 

Here's a video sample:

 

Quality of video - excellent as I filmed in HD+, except the videocam pouch tends to flap about in high speed. So you will get jerky images, which makes it unsuitable for track purposes. However, it's good enough for my purposes.

 

Now, I need to figure out how to attach it to my raincoat...

Whats the name of the pouch? Any keyword I can use to search ebay for it?

[ORen]

She said she just got a $2 pouch from Daiso.

[danielling1981]

finally taken the plunge and bought hero 2. AMazing go pro camera....will post video when the bigger size memory card arrive

 

Hi, hope u will be able to share some info tat i wish to get but unable to find in google. Also wish to buy but due to price, wish to be clear first.

 

1) price?

2) buy where?

3) how u mount on bike? Does is feel secure? Bolt and nut or quick release?

4) night mode? Clarity? Angle wide enough?

 

Sry to bother u with e queries.

[Zhi Ming]

have the same questions too !

[ORen]

Hi, hope u will be able to share some info tat i wish to get but unable to find in google. Also wish to buy but due to price, wish to be clear first.

 

1) price?

2) buy where?

3) how u mount on bike? Does is feel secure? Bolt and nut or quick release?

4) night mode? Clarity? Angle wide enough?

 

Sry to bother u with e queries.

 

1. Check on amazon it's the cheapest so far and you'll save a bit on the local price

 

2. Locally, I can't remember. Search this tread for "gopro" and I'm sure you'll find

 

3. On the bike usually on the handlebar or handlebar brace. Gopro sells a mount for bars. And a tripod adapter so you can screw the gopro on any mount that takes regular cameras. Got mine from an online shop called eyeofmine. Sturdiest mount in the world.

 

Mount locking mechanism varies. Have a look at the mounts out there. Mine is quick release for example. Some can be bolted.

 

The cam can also be fixed on any surface big enough for the 3M mount: fairing, plastic, tank etc.. As well as on the helmet, or on your chest using a strap. So the mounting will really be more a question of personal preference rather than feasibility.

 

Securing the mount is your responsibility. The gopro bar mount feels secure for a 2b bike. Never tried it above 120km/h. Eyeofmine mount can be mounted on a typhoon and not get loose.

 

4. Yes for the gopro2 only. Great. So wide you can get the bike the road the trees the sky and the moon in the same shot.

 

 

Look up the gopro site and YouTube for videos. All specs and reviews are there. You can even find tons of videos shot by bikers riding in Singapore.

[danielling1981]

Nice. I read before cathy selling $499 without mount. How much is urs?

 

And thanks alot for e detailed explanation. Will seriously consider it.

[vespa_xp]

Anyone got lobang to buy Go Pro camera?? Or maybe we can buy in bulk together to get cheaper price....

[alvinyansg]

Is it that difficult to give way????

 

[Morpheuz]

Google "Streamcast Asia". You can find all the authorised retailers in Singapore. Basically all selling same price.

[alvinyansg]

Daily Ride Video Series - 25 May 2012

 

[lycan]

Other than the expensive gopro hd series, what's the next best alternative?

 

Vado Gen 3?

 

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[k3ndokaz3]

http://www.chinavasion.com/sports-action-camcorders/crocolis-hd-1080p-full-hd-extreme-sports-action-camera-waterproof-n1/

[danielling1981]

http://www.chinavasion.com/sports-action-camcorders/crocolis-hd-1080p-full-hd-extreme-sports-action-camera-waterproof-n1/

 

looks not bad. Not yet do research. U using it?

 

 

http://www.amazon.com/Crocolis-HD-Extreme-Sports-Waterproof/dp/B005TZO27S

 

amazon price is 249, chinavasion is 158. ._.

 

http://www.techmoan.com/blog/2011/9/18/the-crocolis-hd-extreme-cam-longest-review-ever.html

just to share. this reviewer send this product "to the moon"

 

 

While researching, found this

http://www.westknoxrc.com/index.php?topic=1123.0

808 HD keychain

e videos looks good and the price is less than $10 ._.

Edited May 29, 2012 by danielling1981

[k3ndokaz3]

not using personally... but it look promising from the review video u post...

 

as for the 808 they got diff version with sky #3 #11 #16

#3 being the standard def (pro = cheap... con = picture zoom in too far out)

#11 & #16 being the same 720 def... #16 claim to be more sharper den #11

[danielling1981]

not using personally... but it look promising from the review video u post...

 

as for the 808 they got diff version with sky #3 #11 #16

#3 being the standard def (pro = cheap... con = picture zoom in too far out)

#11 & #16 being the same 720 def... #16 claim to be more sharper den #11

 

After watching the 808 video. seems tat becoz sky gliding, there's not much details to take, thus a "low detail" video cam is good enough. But i think for our purpose where we may need things like number plate, maybe not suitable.

 

Then the http://www.techmoan.com/blog/2011/9/...view-ever.html video, although daytime looks good. BUT, at the end of the video, he did it in a dark room. Cannot see a thing. I wonder in sg with our streetlights and our bike's headlights, will it be good enough.

 

Currently in my car, i ve a video cam installed. Day good enough, can see number plate up close. Around half to 1 car length away cannot see the number plate already. Night time totally cannot see even with street lamps and car headlights...

 

If anyone using gopro can advise on this?

1) Day time can capture number plate from roughly wat distance? (Rough car lengths)

2) Night time can capture number plates at all?

 

looking at alvin's video, day time roughly 1 car length, the number plate is still blur. Maybe is youtube's quality? Maybe alvin can verify if original is much clearer? (And alvin is using gopro?)

 

edit: some of the answers to my questions can be found in youtube. =D will update once i load finish the videos lol...

Edited May 29, 2012 by danielling1981

[danielling1981]

After looking at some night videos on youtube of 1) gopro,

 

2) Poseidon - Waterproof 720P HD Sports Action Video Camera with Remote Control

http://www.chinavasion.com/sports-action-camcorders/poseidon-waterproof-720p-hd-sports-action-video-camera-with-remote-control-2gen/

 

3) Crocolis HD - 1080P Full HD Extreme Sports Action Camera (Waterproof)

http://www.chinavasion.com/sports-action-camcorders/crocolis-hd-1080p-full-hd-extreme-sports-action-camera-waterproof-n1/

 

it seems tat for night mode, all 3 camera faces the same issues. Bad lighting will be difficult to see anything (Look at the darker edges of the videos). With street lamps, it is still acceptable. All 3 unable to capture number plate.

 

For day video, some of the gopro videos are actually lower quality than the other 2. This could be a quality settings by the uploader. But point is some of the videos by the other 2 cameras r not too bad.

 

2nd Last point is, the other 2 cameras comes with all the accessories including waterproofing case. GoPro will be a additional accessory? (Anyone can verify?)

 

Last point is price. ^^

 

Only issue now is, if i really buy, will i be so "on the ball" always keep and mount everyday. Or become white elephant keep in drawer. lol