head cam action
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Topic: head cam action
Posted By: jpbuzz591
Subject: head cam action
Date Posted: 15 Jun 05 at 8:21pm
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does anyone know how it would be possible to film some of my sailing. Perhaps through a small headcam or securing a waterproof videocam to the mast or something? Any ideas? ------------- Jp Indoe Contender 518 Buzz591 Chew Valley Sailing club Bristol |
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Posted By: hurricane
Date Posted: 15 Jun 05 at 8:44pm
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did any one see the stand at the dinghy show selling the camera that was used for the spitfire video? ------------- lifes to short to sail slow boats! RIP Olympic Tornado 1976-2007 |
Posted By: Scooby_simon
Date Posted: 15 Jun 05 at 9:01pm
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Try this thread on Catasailor.com http://www.catsailor.com/forums/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=Test&Number=38990&Forum=All_Forums&Words=head%20cam&Match=Entire%20Phrase&Searchpage=0&Limit=25&Old=allposts&Main=38990&Search=true#Post38990 - http://www.catsailor.com/forums/showflat.php?Cat=&Board= Test&Number=38990&Forum=All_Forums&Words=head%20 cam&Match=Entire%20Phrase&Searchpage=0&Limit=25& amp;Old=allposts&Main=38990&Search=true#Post38990 Guys e-mail is mailto:hakan.frojdh@bostream.nu - hakan.frojdh at bostream.nu
Or this one http://www.catsailor.com/forums/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=Hobie16&Number=39874&Forum=All_Forums&Words=head%20cam&Match=Entire%20Phrase&Searchpage=0&Limit=25&Old=allposts&Main=39772&Search=true#Post39874 - http://www.catsailor.com/forums/showflat.php?Cat=&Board= Hobie16&Number=39874&Forum=All_Forums&Words=head %20cam&Match=Entire%20Phrase&Searchpage=0&Limit= 25&Old=allposts&Main=39772&Search=true#Post39874
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Posted By: simsy
Date Posted: 15 Jun 05 at 10:06pm
If you do get one that goes on your head, do make sure you judge for that extra room needed to duck under the boom.... ...otherwise you may have a few problems!!!
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Posted By: Jon Emmett
Date Posted: 15 Jun 05 at 10:20pm
Last time I had full on TV gear I capsized getting stuck under the boom  ------------- http://www.amazon.co.uk/Be-Your-Own-Tactics-Coach/dp/0470973218/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1312565831&sr=8-1 - |
Posted By: simsy
Date Posted: 15 Jun 05 at 10:25pm
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that wernt too clever lol did you still get the footage?? |
Posted By: Jack Sparrow
Date Posted: 15 Jun 05 at 11:08pm
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go here;
http://www.extremekiteshop.com/kites/wireless-helmet-camera-p-528.html - http://www.extremekiteshop.com/kites/wireless-helmet-camera- p-528.html ------------- http://www.uk3-7class.org/index.html" rel="nofollow - Farr 3.7 Class Website https://www.facebook.com/groups/1092602470772759/" rel="nofollow - Farr 3.7 Building - Facebook Group |
Posted By: Scooby_simon
Date Posted: 16 Jun 05 at 8:52am
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£149 ------------- Wanna learn to Ski - PM me.. |
Posted By: guytoon
Date Posted: 16 Jun 05 at 9:10am
It seems really cheap to me. It depends on the camera quality of course. ------------- Cherub 2692 "NBS" |
Posted By: Jack Sparrow
Date Posted: 16 Jun 05 at 9:15am
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Alternatively you could be looking at £1500 so I would say £149 is a good
price, esspecially as it is wireless and waterproof. They were at the Dinghy Show. I would say the quality was acceptable, not broadcast or DV quality but more like VHS. ------------- http://www.uk3-7class.org/index.html" rel="nofollow - Farr 3.7 Class Website https://www.facebook.com/groups/1092602470772759/" rel="nofollow - Farr 3.7 Building - Facebook Group |
Posted By: Jon Emmett
Date Posted: 16 Jun 05 at 9:15am
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The footage I did was for a Radial Radials (which was shown on Eurosport). They did not use much of the footage when I wore the camera (I was swearing lots because I was last!) but they used quite a lot taken by Steve Cockerill. ------------- http://www.amazon.co.uk/Be-Your-Own-Tactics-Coach/dp/0470973218/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1312565831&sr=8-1 - |
Posted By: jpbuzz591
Date Posted: 18 Jun 05 at 7:38am
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£150 isn't bad, if the footage is relatively good, but I might need to upgrade it to the 1km range. Going to look into it ------------- Jp Indoe Contender 518 Buzz591 Chew Valley Sailing club Bristol |
Posted By: Garry
Date Posted: 18 Jun 05 at 3:28pm
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Jon
My son uses a cheap camera from the gadget shop (which also takes MPG4 videos) which he bolts to his bike helmet. http://ftmb.net/photos/image.php?imgid=1298 It might be possible to do something similar. Keeping it waterproof might be a challenge (as would low booms). But, you could, for example, bolt something like this to a clip that went round your mast with an arm (like the little hawk?). His camera is not waterproof but you could always see what waterproof cameras were avaialble or make up / buy a perspex box. Garry ------------- Garry Lark 2252, Contender 298 www.cuckoos.eclipse.co.uk |
Posted By: jpbuzz591
Date Posted: 18 Jun 05 at 8:45pm
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Would it fall off the helmet or do you have to drill a hole into the helmet to hold it in? How much do the cameras cost and whats the video quality like? It looks like a cheaper alternative to the £150 camera. Will look into it. ------------- Jp Indoe Contender 518 Buzz591 Chew Valley Sailing club Bristol |
Posted By: pro wannabe
Date Posted: 21 Jun 05 at 7:51pm
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is this for gcse/a level? my mate tryed to set one to his boom, eventually (and 2 cameras later) he found it was best to have some one film him from shore! ------------- Your spinni aint as big as your mouth! |
Posted By: jpbuzz591
Date Posted: 21 Jun 05 at 9:22pm
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no i just wanted to record some of our sailing so we could analyze what we are doing wrong and also just to show our friends (beginners) what to do ------------- Jp Indoe Contender 518 Buzz591 Chew Valley Sailing club Bristol |
Posted By: ssailor
Date Posted: 22 Jun 05 at 9:53am
If you cant get hold of a head cam cheap enough, get a cheap plain
digital vid cam, or borrow one n get someone with a steady hand to
drive the rib real close with sumone filming - works quite well you can
follow and comment on heel, from slighly to the side in front to look
down the shape of the sail, alongside to watch what the sailors are
doing etc
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Posted By: guytoon
Date Posted: 22 Jun 05 at 1:00pm
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I got exactly the same need as I'd like to have picture from us on water to show people the exilarating sensation of a Cherub or an int 14 jumping from one wave to another or some nice triple loots around forestay. My only contraint is I don't want to have an onshore videorecorder or whatever as 1 km to respect is not a lot when you are flyin' such bullets. ------------- Cherub 2692 "NBS" |