Decent helmet camera that doesn't break the bank (Cycling)? 9 May 2020 at 5:40PM in Public transport & cycling 6 replies 501 views

JustAnotherSaver

I tried to do a bit of Googling but all the articles seem to return cameras that are £300, £400, £500 and for the amount of cycling i do, i can't justify that. I didn't even spend that on my cars dash cam, which was about £200 all in.

All i want is something sleek that takes a decent video. It doesn't need to have a 10 year battery as if i nip out on the bike then i'm not doing laps of the UK so something like a 2 hour battery would suffice. Image quality just needs to clearly show what is out there and ideally vehicle licence plates without the need for me to have the camera 10cm from them.

I was initially thinking handlebar cam but then the downside is if anything did happen this doesn't really prove whether i looked both ways or behind me etc so i'm looking at helmet cams.

vitaweat

I've not used it before but this is meant to be a decent camera at a decent price:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07K55FL73/ref=dp_prsubs_3

I don't ride much on roads but I've friends that do that swear by these.  If you're serious then getting a rear light camera could be worth it too as getting rear ended by a driver on their phone or trying to pass too close is a pretty common way of getting wiped out.

sand_hun

JustAnotherSaver said:

I was initially thinking handlebar cam but then the downside is if anything did happen this doesn't really prove whether i looked both ways or behind me etc so i'm looking at helmet cams.

Yeah don't bother mounting on handlebars, footage would be too shaky - wearing it on a helmet is better for over the shoulder observations etc. But there aren't many options available at the moment, many of them seem to be chunkier square models that aren't especially discrete. Maybe see if you can find something more 'bullet' style, similar to what motorcyclists wear on their helmets. 

wongataa

sand_hun said:

Yeah don't bother mounting on handlebars, footage would be too shaky

No it isn't.  I have a camera on my handlebars as the footage is in no way too shaky.  This is on a road bike.

JustAnotherSaver

Now that we seem to be differentiating between bikes, i have a hybrid and i stick to the road. Back roads if i can but i've started throwing in a little A road on my journeys.

For the most part motorists have been fine but i have had the odd one or two who for no reason have come very close to me. Probably the 'all cyclists should get off the road' mob who try and frighten cyclists by damn near clipping them with their side mirror.

I saw this one https://www.amazon.co.uk/Drift-Innovation-Stealth-Resistant-Accessories/dp/B00MCWWL0G which looked like a sleeker style rather than the blocky go-pro style.

When clicking that it was suggesting this https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sena-PT10-10-Action-Camera-Motorcycle/dp/B07F95SW4H/ref=pd_lpo_421_t_1/261-8737824-2767939?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B07F95SW4H&pd_rd_r=38bfbb43-4640-488e-bcaa-af294933405d&pd_rd_w=9ISep&pd_rd_wg=N210J&pf_rd_p=7b8e3b03-1439-4489-abd4-4a138cf4eca6&pf_rd_r=MWSWE1W19Z5KEJ8V7X0R&psc=1&refRID=MWSWE1W19Z5KEJ8V7X0R but then as this would be for cycling and not motorcycling, i guess portions of that camera would be no good (the external mic for example).

sand_hun

wongataa said:

sand_hun said:

Yeah don't bother mounting on handlebars, footage would be too shaky

No it isn't.  I have a camera on my handlebars as the footage is in no way too shaky.  This is on a road bike.

Fair enough. Either way, I'd rather mount it on a helmet as it covers more angles and is arguably better for reporting of punishment passes. 

wongataa

sand_hun said:

Either way, I'd rather mount it on a helmet as it covers more angles and is arguably better for reporting of punishment passes. 

No argument there.