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Cheap tiny video cameras - what works best?
Just a few points on problems with interacting with the 808
microcameras via your computer. First, supplied USB cables are very poor quality. If having problems, first change to a USB cable that you know works well. Second, the memory cards should be formatted outside of the camera. Do not format the cards when they are in the camera. Third, when formatting your cards, use FAT32. These eliminated most of the issues I was having. Also, the techy websites about these cameras emphasize these same three things to eliminate most issues. Guy |
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Don't know what tiny and cheap is supposed to mean but I have a Kodak Play Sport camera that does 1080p video and also shoots stills at 5 MegaPixels I think. Easy to use in the air holding with one hand and has a nice sized screen to view your pics. Cost about 150 bucks if I remember correctly. Also waterproof to 3meters. Excellent video quality and sound.
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Cheap tiny video cameras - what works best?
On 2/7/2011 3:33 PM, Walt Connelly wrote:
Don't know what tiny and cheap is supposed to mean but I have a Kodak Play Sport camera that does 1080p video and also shoots stills at 5 MegaPixels I think. Easy to use in the air holding with one hand and has a nice sized screen to view your pics. Cost about 150 bucks if I remember correctly. Also waterproof to 3meters. Excellent video quality and sound. Cheap = less than $30 or so Small = size of a pack of gum I also intend to get a small, wide angle HD camera for cockpit and external use that can run 8 hours and log it's internal GPS with the video and audio. These are currently in the $250 to $350 range. A 3 axis G sensor also desired, but not a show-stopper. -- Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA (change ".netto" to ".us" to email me) |
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Cheap tiny video cameras - what works best?
Hui Eric
I purchased a Panasonic Lumix TZ10 for the wide angle HD + GPS camera part. Have not flown with it yet. Bruce On 2011/02/08 4:54 AM, Eric Greenwell wrote: On 2/7/2011 3:33 PM, Walt Connelly wrote: Don't know what tiny and cheap is supposed to mean but I have a Kodak Play Sport camera that does 1080p video and also shoots stills at 5 MegaPixels I think. Easy to use in the air holding with one hand and has a nice sized screen to view your pics. Cost about 150 bucks if I remember correctly. Also waterproof to 3meters. Excellent video quality and sound. Cheap = less than $30 or so Small = size of a pack of gum I also intend to get a small, wide angle HD camera for cockpit and external use that can run 8 hours and log it's internal GPS with the video and audio. These are currently in the $250 to $350 range. A 3 axis G sensor also desired, but not a show-stopper. -- Bruce Greeff T59D #1771 & Std Cirrus #57 |
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Cheap tiny video cameras - what works best?
On 2/7/2011 11:32 PM, BruceGreeff wrote:
Hui Eric I purchased a Panasonic Lumix TZ10 for the wide angle HD + GPS camera part. Have not flown with it yet. Eric Greenwell wrote: I also intend to get a small, wide angle HD camera for cockpit and external use that can run 8 hours and log it's internal GPS with the video and audio. These are currently in the $250 to $350 range. A 3 axis G sensor also desired, but not a show-stopper. It looks like a very nice upgrade from Panasonic TZ5 camera I have, and the newest TZ20/ZS10 looks even better. The kind of "flight recorder" camera I'm interested in are like the ContourHD GPS and the SBX1100. The SBX1100 is HD, but they have an HD version coming out "soon", according to the company. I envision them being mounted permanently on the glider and recording the entire flight, so recording duration is more important than image quality. The ContourHD is weatherproof, an adavantage for external mounting; the SBX1100 style isn't weatherproof, and more suited to the cockpit. -- Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA (change ".netto" to ".us" to email me) |
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