BAM!



Getting ready for autocross season... and sold off my Panasonic MiniDV camera and won't be using the headrest mount anymore either.

But what would anyone else do when they get a new toy like this on a nice day? Uh... go test it of course! I mounted it to my door under the mirror - the thing is solid too. The giant suction cup is going nowhere. Plus there are a few different mounting options and attachments to pretty much mount and swivel it any way you want.

Here's the vid:

Normal Quality: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaGclAFvQRs
High Quality: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaGclAFvQRs&fmt=18

The audio sucks at first, but there's another thing I can do to improve it. I'll probably be trying again tomorrow or this weekend and have another video with hopefully better sound. This camera is TINY too. It fits an SD card and 2 AAA batteries... barely. Outside of the casing, the camera is less than 2" tall and probably less than 3" long... just over 1" thick at the battery door. Crazy.

BTW... This is the GoPro Motorsports Hero Wide and I got mine off of eBay, new, for $165-ish with a free 2 GB card (not $200, listed on the site).

 

thats pretty sick

 

Ya, it's damn cool so far. But I can't wait to get a good daylight test of it. Not to mention its waterproof so I can run it in the rain if I want. But I will probably just mount it inside with the rain... don't know.

 

thats pretty dope!

 

thats so tight, i dont even auto x and i want one

 

Thanks for showing me yet one more thing I want to buy for autox season As if ss-p's and another set of tires wasnt enough!!!!

 

man...i gotta getz one a those!

 

I'm just hoping it stays nice out today so I can get another video after work of actual sunlight and maybe a different mounting position. I'm thinking the front bumper...

 

No more videos today.

Was crazy overcast when I got out of work... even though it was super warm out (compared to lately). Actually got above 60 today!

 

nice

 

GoPro makes some really good stuff!

glad that you got yourself a nice cam dude!

 

Ya... I am seriously impressed. I'm really considering getting a second one to do some kick ___ editing. Two different shots for every run? That would let me get some good use out of this new version of iMovie.

 

yea.. my friend has the non-wide version
(mostly because he got it awhile back ago and they didn't even have a wide version yet)

and it performs really damn well for its size.

pretty sure he got a nice deal off ebay too and it came with plenty of connectors and mounts too as part of the deal.

it's a good cam... if you want a 2nd one.. i'd say go for it if you can afford it

 

sweet brother sweet

 

I've been wanting to get one of these for a while now. It's a really reasonable price for what you're getting. Can't wait to get this and get some canyon runs on video. It looks cool even with everyday driving around the city.

 

I want!

 

you were going fast !

 

i think you ran a stop sign. it would be sooo sick to mount one on the bumper and mirror, and picture in picture edit while racing. makes me want to autocross. gotta get some suspension first.

 

I really wasn't going incredibly fast in any part of that. Maybe just a tiny bit over the speed limit... and I may have rolled through a stop sign or two.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqtELCI-o9Q