Action Camera

[Unionstreet]

Could anyone suggest an inexpensive way of recording footage. I cycle everywhere and need to record my journey. I haven't got a sd card reader but do have a smart phone.

[Quizproquo]

Can't you just set the camera on your phone to video and mount it on some sort of bracket?

[Zacs-Master]

The potential of falling off ones bike an wrecking a smart phone should of course be considered when evaluating the word 'inexpensive'.

[Unionstreet]

Have thought about doing that but its not waterproof and as it keeps raining it is an issue

[Baldric]

A few ideas here, sorry about looooong link

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[ChillDoubt]

I wouldn't use my phone. I've got several, but mainly I use a Rollei Bullet HD2 attached to the bike and an inexpensive action camera (£20-25 ebay) strapped to my helmet.

The Bullet can be expensive(£100+, shop around though) but is very good and far less obtrusive and wieldy than say a GoPro.

[ChuckFickens]

Hi Union...

The obvious answer is a GoPro, Which is also the stupid answer

Gopro alternatives are...

Xiaomi Yi
SJ4000 (make sure it's a genuine one!)
or.... and the one I'd get the GIT2

[Old_Geezer]

Well that name's a blast from the past.

[Unionstreet]

Thanks . really like the look of theGit2pro.

[jno]

what's stupid about GoPros, Chuck? (Serious question.)

[ChuckFickens]

I'll answer... Jno, despite taking a month :) (i don't come here often)

The GoPro doesn't offer anything tangibly more than several other "action cameras" in any way despite costing 4-5 times as much.

OK, it can do 4k in higher frame rates than a lot of other cameras.... but nearly nobody can edit, process or view 4k, 1080p is fine.

It does do slow-mo better than most... if you want it, but if you want slow-mo then there are better options too. (my phone matches the go-pro on that!)

The go-pro isn't a bad camera, but they are trading on being the first well known one and charging 3-4 times as much as cameras that are 90% as good.

(I say this despite working with them!!)