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Camera install
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Rattlebars
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In your camera settings, you should be able to turn the mic off. If not, load your movies into Movie Maker and set the audio to nothing. Or, replace it with music.
tashcraft36
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How's the camera setup holding up? Are you pleased with the quality? Is it good enough for recording an easy, long ride? I'm looking for something to record my daily commute. It would mainly be looping until I caught something "interesting" on it.
Valkrocket
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Mounted my GoPro Hero8 on my left mirror casing. Drilled a tiny hole in mirror casing and mounting pad(had to file the bolt head square to fit snug) and used a #6 nut & #6 32 x 1" bolt, as well as the 3M adhesive to secure the base plate in place. (these cameras are not cheap to replace). Can use either a rigid mount or a Ram swivel mount if I want to change the camera perspective. Pics below show permanent base mount to mirror, rigid mount and Ram mount with short arm. Added a USB splitter in the glove box and have both the Iphone and the camera powered 24/7. Ignore bottom 3 pics.
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billybovine
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I am actually very pleased with how the camera is working. Mine keeps looping, writing over the oldest files, until I want to get a video of something that happened. I carry a spare SD card and swap it out.
Only issue is that there are 2 power connections. Switched and unswitched. It does put a drain on the battery. If it sits for 2 or 3 weeks without being on the tender. It may need a boost. I am going to change that and see if it works.
Spyder Hawk
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Great job billybovine! I thought about getting the same kit but all I wanted was to be able to see behind me. I ended up creating my own setup. I had to source parts from half a dozen different manufacturers but in the end I made it all work. It works great on city streets at night. It's all illuminated like it was daytime thanks to the night vision camera.
MrSchaefer
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Have you pulled footage off your camera to your computer at all? I have a Blueskysea XB701 dual camera system on my ST and have not been overly impressed with the video quality - despite settings it always comes out artificially sharp and has required fairly extensive post editing to get it to a usable state.
I did notice the same issue with the battery drain even when off and installed a rocker switch to isolate the system and allow me to fully disable it .
I did notice the same issue with the battery drain even when off and installed a rocker switch to isolate the system and allow me to fully disable it .
opcorn: I'm interested in knowing more about the quality issue. Isn't much use to me if it doesn't provide useful 'evidence' in event of a legal dispute.
MrSchaefer
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My system would help to defend you in a legal situation (largely why I installed it) - but I wanted to also be able to use it to record specific routes and ride videos and it doesn't even compare to a GoPro in quality for that use..
For example - this is a video shot off of my XB701 - after significant adjustments to sharpness, contrast, color depth.. this was about as good as I could get it
Very helpful. Thanks.
It seems this unit is the newest in this manufacturer's (BlueSkySea) lineup and has some nice features, including built in GPS and 3 inch monitor, justifying the $100 additional cost. https://www.amazon.com/Motorcycle-Waterproof-Blueskysea-Monitoring-Adjustable/dp/B08Q3YJFH2
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MrSchaefer
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That is the exact unit I have and I would not recommend it. It's several years old but a few people have been listing it as new on Amazon (how I bought into it).
According to their site, these are the current products (https://www.blueskysea-inc.com/products/)
MrSchaefer
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I've also seen some very good initial reviews on the products from Innovv - specifically their K3 model.
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