My keychain 8gb camera came today........... - Page 14

Sixter · Oct 13, 2009, 05:04 PM

Going to order a Keychain Camera from E Bay. I filtered it down to New, Buy It Now, and Free Shipping. Also looking at the Sellers rating. From what I have read in this Thread the 720x480, that requires a T F (mini SD) Card is the way to go! There are hundred's of listings! A lot of them are in the $15.00 range. So can someone recommend a seller! It looks as if they are all the same Brand, that is by the picture's posted on the sellers site. Any other advice will be appreciated

Thanks
Bobby

ChrisJ800 · Oct 13, 2009, 05:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sixter

Going to order a Keychain Camera from E Bay. I filtered it down to New, Buy It Now, and Free Shipping. Also looking at the Sellers rating. From what I have read in this Thread the 720x480, that requires a T F (mini SD) Card is the way to go! There are hundred's of listings! A lot of them are in the $15.00 range. So can someone recommend a seller! It looks as if they are all the same Brand, that is by the picture's posted on the sellers site. Any other advice will be appreciated

Thanks
Bobby

I got mine from myzone50 on eBay

randall1959 · Oct 13, 2009, 05:36 PM

Here's a short clip from my 640X480 model. I have the higher res one but I need another micro sd card before I can use it.

http://www.vimeo.com/7051194

quailbird · Oct 13, 2009, 06:07 PM

Not bad at all!

jg4660 · Oct 13, 2009, 06:54 PM

Anybody come across any good online deals for micro SD cards? DX has a 4Gb class 6 for $12 supposedly but it looks like they are actually out of stock from the comments posted.

randall1959 · Oct 13, 2009, 08:43 PM

Heck....2gb is plenty in these cameras and you can get them for ten dollars shipped all over ebay.

kit · Oct 13, 2009, 08:55 PM

Good prices on micro SD cards at Newegg.com.
2gb for $6.59 and $2.99 shipping

http://www.newegg.com/product/Produc...Tpk=micro%20sd

Jaguar_5 · Oct 14, 2009, 04:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kit

Good prices on micro SD cards at Newegg.com.
2gb for $6.59 and $2.99 shipping

http://www.newegg.com/product/Produc...Tpk=micro%20sd

Heres a video from mine

The camera is about a third the weight of the plane and I just used a velcro strap around the nose. Made for a very nose heavy setup, landing was very ugly lol but no damage done!

I also strapped the camera to one of my heli's, but the vibration was so much watching the video causes a headache.

Parkzone Micro P-51 Flight cam (10 min 16 sec)

jg4660 · Oct 14, 2009, 06:32 PM

I happen to stop by Sears today and they have a PNY 2Gb Micro SD on sale for 8.99. I bought one to try out.

Nice vid Jag...was that shooting through the arc of the prop?

Thanks
JG

Jaguar_5 · Oct 14, 2009, 07:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jg4660

I happen to stop by Sears today and they have a PNY 2Gb Micro SD on sale for 8.99. I bought one to try out.

Nice vid Jag...was that shooting through the arc of the prop?

Thanks
JG

Yup, it sure was, next Wednesday I plan on getting another vid, this time flying indoors and I'll place the camera facing rearwards instead

Usually a decent amount of air traffic at our hangar sessions so it should make for an interesting video

Also, some mSR onboard video

I need to try and figure out a way to mount it on my MaxiR without it making me want to vomit due to how shaky the video turns out lol

randall1959 · Oct 14, 2009, 07:43 PM

I bought two of these from different sources. One was advertised as 640X480 and the other was advertised as 720X480. Unusual but it appears that both actually do 720X480. The video from either one isn't exactly what I would call HD but more like widescreen. Both do 30fps. Since I ordered both at nearly the same time I have no idea who sent which. All I know is that one was from myzone and the other from elepotane or something to that effect.

FR4-Pilot · Oct 14, 2009, 10:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NitroCharged

$34.99USD shipped: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=250501514232

I just ordered this one - I really hope it's CCD and 30fps.

I didn't notice this till after I bought it, but way at the bottom of the screen on of the link above:

Q: Hello. Please, could you confirm that it is really a CCD model? Is it possible to see a video sample? Many thanks in advance for your replies, best regar...more
A: Dear buyer it was a CMOS camera(25/2=12.5fps),the CCD is our key word.Please understand,thanks!

I'll be unhappy if it's crappy ....

-John

BD Flyer · Oct 14, 2009, 10:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FR4-Pilot

I just ordered this one - I really hope it's CCD and 30fps.

I didn't notice this till after I bought it, but way at the bottom of the screen on of the link above:

Q: Hello. Please, could you confirm that it is really a CCD model? Is it possible to see a video sample? Many thanks in advance for your replies, best regar...more
A: Dear buyer it was a CMOS camera(25/2=12.5fps),the CCD is our key word.Please understand,thanks!

I'll be unhappy if it's crappy ....

-John

If it is just a CMOS camera and not a CCD, than that is very misleading.

Let us know when you receive it.

randall1959 · Oct 14, 2009, 10:54 PM

I have a very hard time believing any of these cameras are CCD. At 740X480 the sensor would have to be huge. If anyone has one of these that they think is CCD the easiest test would be shooting video through a prop. That will be a dead giveaway. If there are lines it's a cmos.

dghutt · Oct 14, 2009, 11:24 PM

I just received a 720x480, 30fps, no-onboard-memory "808" Car Keyfob cam purchased on eBay for $15.

I've found that the video is actually 640x480 stretched by 80 pixels. If I force 4:3 aspect ratio then everything looks fine, but if not then the picture is stretched. There are now so many different versions of this cam, though, that I'm not assuming this is the case for all of the key fob cams advertised as 720p.

It's shooting at 30.9 fps (which seems strange to me...), and eating up flash at about 62Mb per minute. It works fine with my Lexar 4Gb microSDHC card.

There were no instructions with the cam but I received an email from seller describing how to set the date and time. It's similar to what's been posted in this thread already, but for ease of reference here's what worked for me:

Time set

1) Delete everything on the MicroSD card.
2) Create a text file called TAG.TXT in the root directory of the MicroSD card.
3) Open TAG.TXT and enter the following, correcting the date and time:

[date]
2009/09/27
21:00:00

4) Save TAG.TXT.
5) Eject and power-on the camera. The system will analyze TAG.TXT, then set system time according to what the file indicates. After that the text file will be deleted by the system automatically.

I'd love to be able to get rid of the date and time stamp altogether but it eases my mind to at least have the correct date and time here. I'm happy with the product, particularly at the price.

Dave

Oct 14, 2009, 11:24 PM	#210
dghutt Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Halifax, Canada Posts: 112	I just received a 720x480, 30fps, no-onboard-memory "808" Car Keyfob cam purchased on eBay for $15. I've found that the video is actually 640x480 stretched by 80 pixels. If I force 4:3 aspect ratio then everything looks fine, but if not then the picture is stretched. There are now so many different versions of this cam, though, that I'm not assuming this is the case for all of the key fob cams advertised as 720p. It's shooting at 30.9 fps (which seems strange to me...), and eating up flash at about 62Mb per minute. It works fine with my Lexar 4Gb microSDHC card. There were no instructions with the cam but I received an email from seller describing how to set the date and time. It's similar to what's been posted in this thread already, but for ease of reference here's what worked for me: Time set 1) Delete everything on the MicroSD card. 2) Create a text file called TAG.TXT in the root directory of the MicroSD card. 3) Open TAG.TXT and enter the following, correcting the date and time: [date] 2009/09/27 21:00:00 4) Save TAG.TXT. 5) Eject and power-on the camera. The system will analyze TAG.TXT, then set system time according to what the file indicates. After that the text file will be deleted by the system automatically. I'd love to be able to get rid of the date and time stamp altogether but it eases my mind to at least have the correct date and time here. I'm happy with the product, particularly at the price. Dave

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Oct 13, 2009, 05:04 PM	#196
Sixter American by Birth Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Georgia, United States Posts: 311	Going to order a Keychain Camera from E Bay. I filtered it down to New, Buy It Now, and Free Shipping. Also looking at the Sellers rating. From what I have read in this Thread the 720x480, that requires a T F (mini SD) Card is the way to go! There are hundred's of listings! A lot of them are in the $15.00 range. So can someone recommend a seller! It looks as if they are all the same Brand, that is by the picture's posted on the sellers site. Any other advice will be appreciated Thanks Bobby

Oct 13, 2009, 06:07 PM	#199
quailbird Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Rich Hill Missouri 64779 Posts: 5,928	Not bad at all!

Oct 13, 2009, 06:54 PM	#200
jg4660 RCAPA #299 Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 309	Anybody come across any good online deals for micro SD cards? DX has a 4Gb class 6 for $12 supposedly but it looks like they are actually out of stock from the comments posted.

Oct 13, 2009, 08:43 PM	#201
randall1959 Just an eye in the sky... Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Saint Joseph, Missouri, United States Posts: 3,962	Heck....2gb is plenty in these cameras and you can get them for ten dollars shipped all over ebay.

Oct 13, 2009, 08:55 PM	#202
kit Registered User Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: USA Posts: 588	Good prices on micro SD cards at Newegg.com. 2gb for $6.59 and $2.99 shipping http://www.newegg.com/product/Produc...Tpk=micro%20sd

Oct 14, 2009, 06:32 PM	#204
jg4660 RCAPA #299 Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 309	I happen to stop by Sears today and they have a PNY 2Gb Micro SD on sale for 8.99. I bought one to try out. Nice vid Jag...was that shooting through the arc of the prop? Thanks JG

Oct 14, 2009, 07:43 PM	#206
randall1959 Just an eye in the sky... Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Saint Joseph, Missouri, United States Posts: 3,962	I bought two of these from different sources. One was advertised as 640X480 and the other was advertised as 720X480. Unusual but it appears that both actually do 720X480. The video from either one isn't exactly what I would call HD but more like widescreen. Both do 30fps. Since I ordered both at nearly the same time I have no idea who sent which. All I know is that one was from myzone and the other from elepotane or something to that effect.

Oct 14, 2009, 10:54 PM	#209
randall1959 Just an eye in the sky... Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Saint Joseph, Missouri, United States Posts: 3,962	I have a very hard time believing any of these cameras are CCD. At 740X480 the sensor would have to be huge. If anyone has one of these that they think is CCD the easiest test would be shooting video through a prop. That will be a dead giveaway. If there are lines it's a cmos.