18 replies to this topic

[Jakeclubby]

Can anyone suggest a good but cheapish small video camera that can stick or fix on to the outside of the car in different places so i can record vids and whack em up?? (im very bored lately if u havnt realised)

[Jakeclubby]

Oh and any mounts or anything i may require

[MaxAndPaddy]

Get one of those kids bouncy unbrakeable jobbies

Great for minis, then just get the duc tape out and stick it wherever you want

Another TMF dilemma sorted

[Shifty]

You've been drinking haven't you??

[Jakeclubby]

You've been drinking haven't you??

Hahaha not this time :L

[mattbeddow]

not exactly cheep but the gopro cameras (£100-£200) are very good. they get used on top gear for mounting on cars etc and are waterproof, dustproof and generally life proof.
they also do a great selection of mounts

or if you want a small cheap camera, maplins do a few "action cameras" and little video cameras that are ok and you could probably find cheaper elsewhere

[minimaxie]

ive literally just bought a veho muvi hd7 from amazon the other day to record stuff in the mini heres the linky

http://www.amazon.co...l/dp/B004A91DYE

i know from reviews and personal experience theyre brilliant lil cameras! cheap too

max

[ALEXANDERBELL_10]

Recently bought a go-pro hero 2 myself.
not neccesarilly cheap but will let you know how it is once used on my sons helmet when riding motocross.
But google, JAMES STUART GO PRO. gives a good realistic vision.
Cost £225 from amazon however you need also to have a memory card not included but most people will have one on a didital camera anyway.

Edited by ALEXANDERBELL_10, 04 June 2012 - 11:35 PM.

[JakeJakeJake]

Get a gopro

[charie t]

http://www.ebay.co.u...=item484518a88d

These offer amazing quality for their size and price, much cheaper if it does get lost, damaged or fall off too

[Turbo Nick]

if you just want a cheap one to dick around with then these aren't bad for a tenner.

http://www.ebay.co.u...=item1e6e4262e6



If you want something good then you'll need a gopro

[charie t]

there's a chipmunk in your car nick

[mini93]

same type of camera as nicks



gets a bit of interferance but not too bad for the sub £20 including a 4gb card

[jbs.998]

I'm looking into buying one of these, seem good for the money!

[MiniSprite93]

I'll be the first to admit the the GoPro's are amazing, but they're a heck of a lot of money. For my latest video (shown below) I literally just used the Velcro hand strap on my normal camera, and wrapped it round the rear bumper, then to make sure that it was super secure, I smothered it in whatever I could find in the back of my mates car, in this case a load of plasters and bandages from his first aid kit. The good news is it didn't fall off! Did the same job as many of the top end mounts and stuff, but cost the price of a couple of elastoplast! Obviously I would use proper tape if I didn't it again, as that was a fairly terrible idea in hindsight, but this was a spur of the moment thing, so we used what we had

As for the video, it's not all shaky, so the "mounts" were doing their job nicely, but the video quality isn't great, mainly because we did it at night, so it was struggling to focus. The sound quality was fine as well. Dare I say you could have probably got a similar level of quality with a mobile phone camera? Especially the newer ones who's recording quality is well up there with the big boys! Although if you're anything like me, my phone is pretty much an extension to my hand, so I wouldn't be so willing to risk that!