I bought one of these for a christmas present for Dad. He manufactured a mount in the rear of our Clio sprint car. I think its excellent - some
footage from a recent track day.
please ignore the driving quality, It was a shakedown, and I'm driving poorly after a year off! (thats my excuse and i'm sticking to
it)
I've had my GoPro 2 for over 2 years now, and I love it. Admittedly I bought it in the US when on holiday (and paid in $ what it costs in £
over here), but I love it. There are plenty of accessories for it too, so I've yet to come across a situation where I couldn't use it if
I wanted to. Yes, the latest model is dear, but have a look on eBay for everyone selling older models to upgrade to the latest one. There's
nothing the older one can't do with an accessory that the new one does if you're that fussed about it, and they're not too dear
second hand. The only accessory I would advise from the off is either a second battery, or extended battery backpack for it.
Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity!
I've tried a couple of the cheap options which kind of did the job but weren't really up to it and was about to order a SJ4000 until I
found new GoPro White editions on eBay for £152 delivered.
Now it's arrived I can see why people rave about them as it seems a real cut above the cheaper stuff and probably actually worth the additional
expense.
I've bought an external mic for it which I can position out of the wind and get quite nice sound too which is a bonus with the GoPro.
I've had a couple of cheap ones ~£50-£60 quid from ebay. I really wouldn't bother but this was for snowboarding not in car.
Go Pro's really are a cut above so if you can afford one get one, we used them on our R300 racecar and the lad from motors tv used them for all
there on car work.
You want 720p as a minimum, I like 60fps for slow mo feedback and wide angle len 170 deg.
If you dont' go go pro, the drift hd or sony action cam are both very good. Think one of them now has gps build in for overlays.
The cheapies work ok so if you are really strapped on budget you'll get adequate results.
You can buy used Go Pro's Hero2's for £120-£150 on Ebay and usually come with some useful accessories. They are the best and the remote
mike is a must to cut down the wind noise.
quote:Originally posted by DavidW
I tested my go pro with an external mic over the weekend and it's fantastic.
Bear in mind the hero 3 versions have wifi and you can use your iPhone as a remote control and viewfinder using a free app.
The 3's are very nice with the gizmo's but the OP doesn't want to spend £300 + on his camera. Guess he's like me and would
rather spen d his money on trackdays
quote:Originally posted by DavidW
I tested my go pro with an external mic over the weekend and it's fantastic.
Bear in mind the hero 3 versions have wifi and you can use your iPhone as a remote control and viewfinder using a free app.
The 3's are very nice with the gizmo's but the OP doesn't want to spend £300 + on his camera. Guess he's like me and would
rather spen d his money on trackdays
As above, I paid £152 for my white edition which I think makes the £70 camera seem poor value.
