Bikers What Cam Do You Use?

wazza300 · 2 Mar 2016 at 12:30

I still haven't got round to mounting it yet,I need to order some sugru

You can tell it's cheap though,and the battery life isn't that great,some folks put an sj4000 battery in which lasts longer

If I was buying again I'd buy the xiaomi yi,soon as I get it mounted I'll put up some footage

lmfy2k · 2 Mar 2016 at 12:57

thanks mate

IC3 · 2 Mar 2016 at 13:59

Xiaomi Yi with 35mbps firmware and couple scripts is a 'gopro killer'.

If anyone wants some RAW footage, I can post it on here.

Junglist · 2 Mar 2016 at 14:37

I'm interested, i'd like to get myself a camera and edging towards a Hero 4

lmfy2k · 2 Mar 2016 at 14:40

IC3 said:
Xiaomi Yi with 35mbps firmware and couple scripts is a 'gopro killer'.

If anyone wants some RAW footage, I can post it on here.

can you provide more info and links please mate?

TallPaul_S · 2 Mar 2016 at 15:29

The Yi is very decent quality, even on normal 1080p 60fps and high settings, so long as you don't need an external mic input.

IC3 · 2 Mar 2016 at 15:34

Will do once I get back home

Kreeeee · 2 Mar 2016 at 15:53

JunglistE said:
I'm interested, i'd like to get myself a camera and edging towards a Hero 4

That has the worst battery life out of any of the available cameras.

IC3 · 2 Mar 2016 at 20:39

lmfy2k said:
can you provide more info and links please mate?

http://nutseynuts.blogspot.co.uk/2015/06/xiaomi-yi-action-cam-custom-scripts.html

35mbps firmware

22 - 23 - 23A - 23S = https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxO_QexYT9EAT2xFWmZQcUtWUVU/view?usp=sharing

22L - 23L = https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxO_QexYT9EAcVdRZy05OWt4alk/view?usp=sharing

RAW Footage with 35mbps firmware and couple scripts, lens rectification OFF, Auto lowlight - OFF and lightning set to: Matrix recorded in 30fps.

https://mega.nz/#!jwQziIQI!ywKvzvQoWlIgvdi5DkobC2ZM1k_VDKkujJ8Wi-PH9rA

TallPaul_S · 2 Mar 2016 at 20:45

And a sample screengrab from a 1080p high quality file.

lmfy2k · 3 Mar 2016 at 12:06

IC3 said:
http://nutseynuts.blogspot.co.uk/2015/06/xiaomi-yi-action-cam-custom-scripts.html

35mbps firmware

22 - 23 - 23A - 23S = https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxO_QexYT9EAT2xFWmZQcUtWUVU/view?usp=sharing

22L - 23L = https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxO_QexYT9EAcVdRZy05OWt4alk/view?usp=sharing

RAW Footage with 35mbps firmware and couple scripts, lens rectification OFF, Auto lowlight - OFF and lightning set to: Matrix recorded in 30fps.

https://mega.nz/#!jwQziIQI!ywKvzvQoWlIgvdi5DkobC2ZM1k_VDKkujJ8Wi-PH9rA

thanks for the info mate, looks good.

Fireskull · 3 Mar 2016 at 12:19

That does look good, tempted to get one as a second cam, cant hurt to try for £50.

TallPaul_S · 3 Mar 2016 at 12:34

I use mine every day for commuting and it's never crashed/stopped recording etc. or corrupted files.

It would be perfect as a 2nd camera if you had something else to record audio with, plus it can record whilst being charged/powered (even without a battery in) so perfect for mounting on the bike with power and just set to record. I get roughly about 7 hours of 1080p 60fps high setting video on a 64gb SD card.

Fireskull · 3 Mar 2016 at 12:46

Tempted to use one as a dashcam in the car also, saw one of the scrips is an auto record on power.

My GoPro is rubbish at audio too so it cant be any worse

wazza300 · 3 Mar 2016 at 12:46

Doesn't the waterproof housing stop you plugging any power leads in though?

TallPaul_S · 3 Mar 2016 at 13:10

It does, but that's nothing that 20 minutes with a dremel wouldn't fix. The micro usb power is at the rear so you'd just need a hole in the door.

IC3 · 3 Mar 2016 at 18:26

Fireskull said:
Tempted to use one as a dashcam in the car also, saw one of the scrips is an auto record on power.

phil675 · 3 Mar 2016 at 21:45

How fast does a memory card fill up with these cameras on 1080p?

TallPaul_S · 3 Mar 2016 at 22:22

On the Yi it splits the video into 1.85gb files which are normally 11 minutes 30 long.

I currently have 230 minutes on my 64gb (59.5gb) card and that's used 37gb, so 22.5gb left.

I think that's roughly 350 minutes for a 64gb card, just under 6 hours. That's on the 'high' quality setting and 60fps.

IC3 · 3 Mar 2016 at 22:23

There's a script to increase the file size limit to 2.25gb or 2.5gb, I can't remember now.