• There were many reasons for the change of the site software, the biggest was security. The age of the old software also meant no server updates for certain programs. There are many benefits to the new software, one of the biggest is the mobile functionality. Ill fix up some stuff in the coming days, we'll also try to get some of the old addons back or the data imported back into the site like the garage. To create a thread or to reply with a post is basically the same as it was in the prior software. The default style of the site is light colored, but i temporarily added a darker colored style, to change you can find a link at the bottom of the site.

Video camera

You guys that already own an action camera, how often did you use them?


I have the camera wih me all the time. Yes. and record a lot of stuff.
I have ContourHD 1080p Full HD.
I have ALL the accessories for it. an extra battery and two 8 GB Micro Memory cards.
I have used my friends GoPro HD.

I mount the camera on my Nolan Helmet for riding on Spyder and mount it on my bicycle helmet for my cycling trips.
I'm into cycling , cycle in the reserves and trails and also city cycling .
recently i did the 42 mile Newyork city ride and recorded it, it was great.
I'm a licensed Pricate Pilot, I fly ( forfun )every weekend , I record every flight of mine.
I'm also into radio controlled planes , I mount it on the planes.
I'm into camping and trekking, I find vholdR easy to record while trekking.
I record while roller skating.
I'm a scout master in Boy Scouts and record most of our outdoor trips.

Over the weekends and evenings, I teach (free) Robotics to kids. I have the camera around my neck on a lanyard and record most of the time.

I literally live with the camera in my pocket. I even record as I walk in Newyork.

ContourHD records in .mov format , which I find easier to play in Apple Quicktime software.
ContourHD also gives Easy Edit Software to manage the videos.
I also use Apple Software to edit.

I'm hearing about Drift Hd170 for the first time, I will check it out in B&H today and write my views here .

Choosing a camera is ultimately a personal choice of ease of use, where you want to mount it, how often you want to use it and stuff like batteries and chargers.

Cheers
:spyder2:
 
Wow Cool you've got a lot of experience and knowledge about the action camera!

I, too, use a Mac (I'll never go back to Windoze) and this will be critical in my choice for a camera. How critical is the amount of megapixel for the action cam?

I'm really glad you wrote in for a subject that just doesn't get that much exposure on any of the Spyder forums and really should. After all, how many of us have been on the rYde and said to ourselves I wish I had a picture of this or that?

Keep us up-to-date please and if you have any video you wish to share I for one would enjoy seeing them. Thanks.
 
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