Bullet Cams

[Stinky]

Hi all.

not sure if this is the right place to be posting but if not please move it

when doing the student breakway this year me and a mate want to attach a bullet cam to the side / roof / somewhere on the transit.

what i am wondering is how much is it for a half decent one? and how does the recording work? we will be putting a pc into the transit with all music and all on it, so we could use the HDD to record to. how much storage does a recording take up? as in for say 1min of recording??

regards

 

[acccc]

whats that? high FPS Video camera you mean? for a half decent one you looking at quite a few grand.

 

[SB118]

Or do like everybody else and buy one for £40-£50 from the bay.

Space is all down to the frame rate and image quality you use.

 

[AtlanticP]

Or do like everybody else and buy one for £40-£50 from the bay.

Space is all down to the frame rate and image quality you use.

this tbh

 

[SB118]

First shiney result on the bay <clicky>

Then add a cheapo cctv card to make the process idiot proof

As an after thought, you might want to look at some sort of voltage regulation for the camera, the vans alternator will be trying to push 14v would might not be good for longevity.

 

[acccc]

LOL oh snap, i thought u was talking bout this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIayrDbVdJ0

 

[Stinky]

£50 is that all sounds good.

is it likely to take up huge amount of storage??

 

[SB118]

£50 is that all sounds good.

is it likely to take up huge amount of storage??

Using a cheapo capture card i get 12fps, 32kbs and 15 minutes uses a whole 30meg.

 

[Energize]

12fps, he said video not slideshow!

 

[AtlanticP]

SB118
Wouldn't link to it mate, competitor thing and all that :/

 

[SB118]

SB118
Wouldn't link to it mate, competitor thing and all that :/

I'm safe as long as i don't like to pc hardware, unless Spie is now stocking cameras?

 

[SB118]

12fps, he said video not slideshow!

Well i can turn the card up to 25fps if he wants

Actually 12fps is plenty for video when you watch it back (i just can't be arsed to upload some to youtube to show you )

 

[Dangerous]

Put it into motors has a few members have these in here, including me.

That was a 2 camera setup using DV tapes then put together in editing.

Also see here

 

[Stinky]

what cam model is that?? that would be perfect!!! i read that you paid £120 for the whole setup that is spot on. i think i have a camera that has Video in to! Happy days!!

 

[AtlanticP]

I'm safe as long as i don't like to pc hardware, unless Spie is now stocking cameras?

Sweet , k mate

 

[Zip]

Cany you use an Eye Toy conected to a laptop and running the cable on the roof of the transit where you stick the camera on to?

 

[NightShadow]

I tried webcams when I did a Eurotrip last year. They work ok but the frame rates drop in low light and quality really isnt that great, only 1 cable to run and no worries about power though! I am also looking for some kind of bullet cam setup for this years road trip.

NS

 

[1CE]

Nice little guide you made there Dangerous , 'tis giving me ideas .

 

[Flukester]

lookup 'flycam one v2' on google... takes SD cards and gives quite a nice film. you can see lots of sample films on google

a lot of guys hook this up to bikes / cars now..

cost less than 50 quid.

 

[Lum]

I used a webcam with my car PC, managed to get 25fps but only in black&white and using the HuffYUV codec (which eats space) with a more powerful system the codec shouldn't be an issue and it's the codec plus it's chosen bitrate that will determine how much space it uses.

If you're planning on editing this footage it might be advisable not to use DivX and the like, ideally go with a lossless one like HuffYUV.

Also one problem I found with a webcam was the lack of a polarising filter, I'm planning on making one (out of hotglue and cheap sunglasses) for the webcam when I put the PC in my next car.