Another interesting story we found when looking through the action camera sales …
As the summer competition season draws nearer more and more riders are turning to helmet mounted cameras to record training at home and away. ActionCameras.co.uk have noticed a 190% increase in sales to riders from this time last year. They believe it’s in the anticipation of good weather for the competition season as more and more people compete on the local and regional circuit.
From the rider’s point of view it enables them to analyse their approach when riding cross-country or show jumping, and record outings as a reference for future competitions to improve on previous outings.
Riders need a camera to be shock resistant, waterproof and lightweight as well as being able to capture quality footage. The VIO POV1 fits the bill for all riders and retails at £549.99 from online retailer ActionCameras.co.uk.
Sab Jhooti of Actioncameras.co.uk said; “The increasing competition for riders leads many to look for any advantage they can get. Our cameras, especially the POV1, enable riders to analyse their riding from the comfort of their own home and clearly see where they can improve.”
The helmet-mounted cameras are easy and safe to wear, and come with a multitude of fittings. They can record up to several hours with sound and connect to PCs and Macs via a USB cable.
wow, what a month! Our cyling story set the country on fire and, as a result, we’ve had huge amount of helmet cam enquiries and orders. This month top seller is the Helmet Hero, seen here. It’s clear that a good deal of people are looking at helmet cams for their immediate use and also their potential use. So, they arrive at action cameras looking for a commuter’s helmet and realise, once speaking to our staff, that there are plenty of other options available. That’s where the Helmet Hero comes in … it also happens to be waterproof and is the same camera we loaned to BBC Radio One for thier celebrity lap videos!
The Helmet HERO 3 is the ultimate waterproof action camera, waterproof down to 30 meters. It’s is based on the popular Digital Hero 3 but comes with a range of mounts to easily attach it to a helmet so you can easily take point of view video without having the hassle of cables.
The Helmet Hero also comes with the added feature that it can be used as a 3 mega-pixel waterproof camera, taking still photos and with a built-in 16Mb internal memory, which is expandable to 2Gb using a 2Gb SD Card. It also has the capacity to shoot 56 minutes of colour TV resolution video (512 x 384 pixels) and sound with an optional 2GB SD card.
The Helmet Hero is a perfect way to capture some awesome action shots that were never possible before, at a great price.
They filmed our case study Sue Archer who did brilliant job of exaplaining how the helmet cameras are used. Of course they neglected to mention us here at action cameras - the ones who gave them the story. But if raises awareness of how important it can be to wear helmet cameras then so much the better.
Maybe they could be polite enough to mention us and not simply speak to our case study direct and claim the story as their own but ho-hum …
When action cameras noticed that more and more cyclists were buying their helmet cams to record their commutes we thought it was a good story for the media. So we told them about it and they agreed. The story has been covered on London TV, the Evening Standard, the Daily Mail and more. Yesterday the story was on BBC Radio York. It’s a shame a good deal of these organisations don’t mention action cameras by name … after all it’s us who gave them the story. None the less - it’s all good news for cyclists as the message gets out that “motorists we’re watching you!”
