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Permalink Reply by Anthony Bee on December 10, 2009 at 6:05am

FlyCamOne 3 $130
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Permalink Reply by Jay Smith on January 12, 2010 at 11:11am

Are you using the flycamone III? What do you think about it?

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Permalink Reply by Morli_ on December 10, 2009 at 6:13am

Sony Webbie seems to be popular choice

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Permalink Reply by Oliver Giess on December 11, 2009 at 2:55am

Thnx for the suggestions

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Permalink Reply by Morli on December 11, 2009 at 4:30am

@Oliver,
going for standalone cam with built in DVR or going for FPV type setup also makes difference in choice some times. You might want to look at RC switch for cams too to switch on and off your cam remotely

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Permalink Reply by Wayne on January 13, 2010 at 10:30am

I know another couple other popular options are the smaller types like the KX171 and KX191 I also just saw a nice HD helmet cam get used dont recall the name of it but it may be just out or just around your price range. Also the FlyCamOne 2 gets used alot but the FlyCamOne 3 I do believe has more movement options with the lens (pan/tilt) than the FlyCamOne 2 model.

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Permalink Reply by Dave Whittington on January 15, 2010 at 1:41pm

I'm using the "gumstick" video camcorder since it can fit easily into the EasyStar canopy - just cut a rectangular hole that is on the canopy downslope center and you end up not seeing the nose (unless you really want to). The camcorder can be found for about $35 with 2 gb of MicroSD - which gives maybe 40 min of 640x480 (15 or 30 fps - not really sure). The EasyStar doesn't seem to create vibration to the camera mounted like this - no wavy motion. It is only 18g in weight - really easy to use. Some examples of it (remember that the original AVI has more detail) are on Vimeo. See these:
http://vimeo.com/8766337
http://vimeo.com/8766442
I would like it to focus a little better in the distance - so far I simulate that by using the "sharpen" filter in Vdub.

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