The good: This is a revolutionary camera system allows affordable professional filming while coming in a small pack and has everything that you need to get going. The wireless remote and software package included is new to the market. This kit is all good!
The bad: The memory can only be extended to 2Gbs max.
The Action Cameras bottom line: This is the greatest camera to hit the market and the price shows the quality of it, which is fair because of the value that is received in the quality of the POV.1
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The good: Handy underwater enclosure; low distortion; good white balance; and takes stills plus videos.
The bad: Sluggish; takes very soft images; quality only for internet/ computer viewing.
The Action Cameras bottom line: The GoPro Digital Hero 3 is a cool idea that could be fun if you’re swimming or any other time you need to dunk a camera underwater
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The good: Handy waterproof enclosure; low distortion; good white balance; mounts easily onto the helmet and handlebar; and takes stills plus videos.
The bad: Sluggish; takes very soft images; quality only for internet/ computer viewing.
The Action Cameras bottom line: For a small, reasonably priced, user-friendly camera for biking… this is it.
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The good: Handy underwater enclosure; low distortion; good white balance; mounts really well and is small enough to be concealed if necessary; and takes stills plus videos.
The bad: Sluggish; takes very soft images; resolution only good enough for viewing on the internet/ computer.
The Action Cameras bottom line: The GoPro Motorsports Hero is a great extra toy to add to your racing car, motorbike, helmet, go-kart, or anything to capture the speed and fun that you get up to!
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The good: Compact design allows hands- and wire-free digital recordings, shock-resistant and waterproof to 10 feet, inexpensive compared to other video cams
The bad: Internal memory provides only 1 to 2 minutes of video recording time, video can be choppy depending on what you’re doing, poor sound quality, interface buttons hard to push, small LCD menu screen
The Action Cameras bottom line: For an entry level camera for capturing decent “foot”age without costing an arm and a leg, the ATC2K is leaps ahead.
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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.
See here for more details and order details
It’s been a fine start to the year for actioncameras and, with plently of UK based skiers looking to get helmet cam footage of their fun in some European powder, the POV1 has found some true fans.
It’s no suprise it’s been a bestseller this month - the people who are buying it are after something that is really tough, produces very good quality of footage (close to DVD) and is really simple to use. Its got a wireless remote control function which is really handy to start and stop recording and is something unique to this camera.
This camera was originally designed for the US Special Forces but due to its rugged design and high quality it is very popular within the action sports market.
If you’re using one and have some great skiing footage please leave a message here and we’ll show it to the world!