Mini keyring-sized digital camera/camcorder

jmc007 · 16 Apr 2010 at 08:45

agnes said:
So, aiming for a 4gb micro SD card is the way?

Cool, hopefully, I will pick up one this weekend and before sunday Will record a nice ride along the A339 for you lot

chris

Yes.
Nice one.

No one risking ridicule/harrassment/arrest for some...http://www.youtube.com/user/spycam10?blend=1&ob=4

*Edit. Yes mines just arrived in good order; charging now.
Sorry, yes Frenzy, 8gb would be better I guess; though dearer.

ScarySquirrel · 16 Apr 2010 at 10:10

I recorded my drive to work this morning but I was left with an .AVI which was 0 bytes, and obviously didn't play. Only problem is that even after deleting it my memory card apparently has over 500mb used space, even though there is nothing on there

RobH · 16 Apr 2010 at 11:58

ScarySquirrel said:
I recorded my drive to work this morning but I was left with an .AVI which was 0 bytes, and obviously didn't play. Only problem is that even after deleting it my memory card apparently has over 500mb used space, even though there is nothing on there

Chuck Lohr said:
● Zero Length AVI file - If the AVI file is zero length because the battery died while recording, don't plug the camera into the PC without turning the camera on. Press and hold the power button for a few seconds till the light comes on and THEN plug it into the PC.

Don't know if it helps.

ShakenNstirred · 16 Apr 2010 at 12:17

Mark A said:
Should be between 2-3 weeks, if you ordered from HK.

Gah, beaten!

mine was here in 5 days from HK.

took it to work where we cant take cams or phone though security, went though no problem lol
works well in low light and mic picks everything up

Radiation · 16 Apr 2010 at 13:01

Another week with no interesting videos to be found...

Martin_Man · 16 Apr 2010 at 15:35

mine came today WOOP WOOP, do i have to now buy a memory card in order for it to work?

PiKe · 16 Apr 2010 at 15:40

Martin_Man said:
mine came today WOOP WOOP, do i have to now buy a memory card in order for it to work?

Er yes, what's it meant to save the file to?

Martin_Man · 16 Apr 2010 at 15:44

s*** now i got to wait another few days before i can even use it. *throws it away*

Daveyboy · 16 Apr 2010 at 15:45

Can this be charged with a blackberry wall plug charger?

Its the same size USB cable didn't know if it might charge quicker than plugged into the PC or bork the battery completely

FatBoyObese · 16 Apr 2010 at 15:46

Radiation said:
Another week with no interesting videos to be found...

ScarySquirrel said:
GF is staying at mine tonight. She currently does not know of this camera's existence.

Jackpot.

I'm waiting for ScareySquirrels video :eek:

twe · 16 Apr 2010 at 16:18

I ordered one as my friend bought one and its pretty decent.

ScarySquirrel · 16 Apr 2010 at 16:39

RobH said:
Don't know if it helps.

Ball sacks, I formatted the drive

Any chance of recovering it?

FatBoyObese said:
I'm waiting for ScareySquirrels video

I won't be posting that one online

PiKe · 16 Apr 2010 at 16:40

ScarySquirrel said:
Ball sacks, I formatted the drive
Any chance of recovering it?

I won't be posting that one online

Use Recuva to get it back and don't write anything else to the card in the meantime.

twe · 16 Apr 2010 at 16:43

Sorry if this has been asked before but do you guys know what the standby time is? I.e. if you don't use it for 2-3 weeks will the battery be dead? Thanks.

PiKe · 16 Apr 2010 at 16:46

twe said:
Sorry if this has been asked before but do you guys know what the standby time is? I.e. if you don't use it for 2-3 weeks will the battery be dead? Thanks.

Li-ion doesn't drop its charge, it'll be good to go.

ScarySquirrel · 16 Apr 2010 at 16:46

PiKe said:
Use Recuva to get it back and don't write anything else to the card in the meantime.

Thanks, I'll give it a go, but I've already recorded other stuff.

jmc007 · 16 Apr 2010 at 17:20

Hotwired said:
I'll check with the little "Apple" adaptor and see if speeds from the camera are any different later.

How did you access the card via the camera?
"Apple adapter"?
:confused:

*Edit.
Sussed it, used my old Nokia mini usb and it works.

RobH · 16 Apr 2010 at 17:27

jmc007 said:
How did you access the card via the camera?

You need a USB-A to USB Mini-B to connect it to your computer, it's a very common cable that you get with things like cameras and mobile phones, my camera came with the lead. A few people said the one that comes with the camera is very cheap though and sometimes doesn't work. Another thing I noticed was that it sometimes took a good minute or two before it would appear on my computer as a drive.

Daveyboy said:
Can this be charged with a blackberry wall plug charger?

Its the same size USB cable didn't know if it might charge quicker than plugged into the PC or bork the battery completely

I used an Apple iPhone 3G charger and it seemed to work fine, not sure if it charges any faster though.

agnes · 16 Apr 2010 at 18:14

Well, bought a SD card for 10 quid, 2GB, just went for a few tests on the bike, uploading the one with the best position. 550 megs for a 8 min clip though!!! Going to take over a hour to upload.

chris

edit: converting to wmv, sod the quality lol.

[Death] · 16 Apr 2010 at 18:33

bah still cant find a good uk retailer for a #3, anyone know any other listings that are reliable, still after another for my nephew