Helmet Camera?

[Ravioli]

Snowboarding season is closeing in and i have to get all my stuff ready. This year i want to film everything i do for the entire season and make a movie at the end! So i want to buy a helmet camera which you attatch to the helmet and it films everything you see. I have looked around a bit but cant find any! Could anyone please help me find a good one that is durable and not TO expensive! Also i wonder if some cameras only works with some helmets or if they work with all? just to make sure it really is attatchable to my helmet. I can take pics of it later if its needed!


Thanks alot if anyone could help me!

EDIT: Also, is there a way to attatch a camera to the actual snowboard?

 

[Raxxman]

duct tape?

as for actual fittings, do have a budget in mind?

 

[AH_Viper]

I use the DogCam Pro 550 Zoom (http://www.dogcamsport.co.uk/Pro_digital_zoom_helmet_cameras.htm) from Dog Cam Sport (http://www.dogcamsport.co.uk/)

They've got a whole range to cater for everything from you integrated digital recorder (http://www.dogcamsport.co.uk/atc-2000.htm) that records to solid state memory inside the small unit itself all the way up to the broadcast quality used on shows like Top Gear (http://www.dogcamsport.co.uk/sony-hq1-550-helmet-camera.htm)

The disadvantage of the latter and the likes is that you need a separate camcorder to record the actual video from the camera but obviously has better quality.

If you do decided to go for one then I HIGHLY recommend getting the LANC remote which allows you to start and stop your camcorder recording without having to go into your bag. I didn't have the first time I went out to Austria snowboarding and had about 5 hours of video of sitting around

As for mounts: you've got a couple of choices. Goggle mount, velcro tape or suction cups.

The goggle mount I didn’t like for snowboarding or skiing as it was hard to get centered on your target. Suction cups don’t work that great on my helmet so I went for the velcro tape (which the Universal Mount comes with) - it's solid and survived plenty of crashes. I put the camera right on the top middle of my helmet. Also black duct tape does the job nicely

Also, the goggle mount has the disadvantage of always getting your goggles in the shot. I made a video of my sniping at Airsoft (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcaOXZjI-lk). Although the angle is quite sweet for it - it can be a bit annoying on anything else.

Oh yeah, also get the UV filters. For some reason they don't recomened it with the "snow package" but I found them pretty useful for cutting out a lot of the glare from the snow

 

[Dekstar]

http://www.iwantoneofthose.com/action-camera/index.html

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