Originally Posted by rkkennard

One thine I have to have is a sturdy unit that can stand some vibration. I plan to use it on a motorcycle with a bullet cam. Not racing, just road ridding.

You may want to look at a simple $15 Gum Cam at first. A Buddy of mine taped a gum cam to the mouth piece on his helmet and it looked very nice considering its cheap price.

My Neuros MPEG4 came in and I confirmed it records static! Whoo Hoo!

And wouldnt you know it.... Forcast for tomorrow..... RAIN....

Today i received my new recorder..It is a Pinnacle Video Transfer.
My JXD 981 was not so good in recording video..
Here is a ex.

Kattfjordvannet 19.11.2009 (16 min 12 sec)

I hope to try the Pinnacle tomorrow

Originally Posted by Deltadeville

Today i received my new recorder..It is a Pinnacle Video Transfer.
My JXD 981 was not so good in recording video..
Here is a ex.
http://www.vimeo.com/7843579

I hope to try the Pinnacle tomorrow

Now this looks interesting. And the price is right.
Question: Does the USB port on this unit provide enough power to run an external hard drive ? iPod ? toaster oven

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OK I found a manual and the USB port should power devices.

But I couldn't find voltage requirements for this unit. 5V, 12V ??

Seriously thinking about ordering one.


thanks

Originally Posted by SoMoney

You may want to look at a simple $15 Gum Cam at first. A Buddy of mine taped a gum cam to the mouth piece on his helmet and it looked very nice considering its cheap price.

I do have a Gum Cam and like it a lot. Works very well even with lower lighting.
But I don't think it would be practical for using on a motorcycle trip.

... ooops

pinnacle transfer seems a good idea...but only 1.5mbps top quality
video: http://www.pinnaclesys.com/PublicSit...o+Recorder.htm
good find Deltadeville keep us posted with result and video !
manual here : ftp://ftp.pinnaclesys.de/Manual/Pinn...eo%20Transfer/

rkkennard+SoMoney :gum camera are OFF topic, because FPV user want
to record on the ground... i think that the AP section of the forum is more
appropriate to suggest your idea

i had 1 solution in mind: a mini notebook:
http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/ca/en...4-3979293.html

i already own a pinacle USB stick video capture device
and the record file is perfect with my actual laptop :

pro:
--not sot expensive, since you can use it for other task (370$ can)
--windows XP=better match most software
--should work with EAGLE EYE via usb
--the laptop have an incredible resolution + 10" display
--you chose the codec you want ! mpeg2 with 5 mbps...divx...
--the record file is easy to edit with mpeg2 above

con:
--display lag,even before you start recording (about 0.5 sec lag)
so i cant fly with the onscreen image even if its the perfect resolution
--rely on so many software+hardware...not 100% failsafe...
so we need a second screen !

Aw heck, I ordered one of the silver ones with buttons...........

Originally Posted by rkkennard

Aw heck, I ordered one of the silver ones with buttons...........

The BR3002? One touch record?
You should be happy with it, it's a decent recorder, don't forget you still need a 2.5 harddrive for it.

Originally Posted by galaxiex

The BR3002? One touch record?
You should be happy with it, it's a decent recorder, don't forget you still need a 2.5 harddrive for it.

Thats it....

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=260506874897

Different seller than before, earlier seller had lousy feedback.

I have a 160gb SATA drive I'm not using anyway. And this way I only need to carry the BR3002, bullet cam and battery pack. With the other unit, I would have had to have recording media too.

if you guys don't mind the weight

i just bought one of these



its on sale at the office depot for $89.99
http://www.officedepot.com/a/product...mcorder-Black/
its a re branded Toshiba S10
it records in HD 1080P
top loaded SD Card
A/V out, HDMI out and USB
Weight 87g (without battery)
USB powered
screen rotates and closes facing outside to allow recording while closed
this way you can record you videos without ugly OSD data
its great for outdoors with plenty of light!

there is a thread about this with sample videos and a tear down!
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1149147

Originally Posted by rkkennard

Aw heck, I ordered one of the silver ones with buttons...........

Aw heck PART II...

Well I was just notified by the seller that the specifications on their latest batch are different. At first they said they could only use up 160bg hard drive.

I told them what ChinaVasion told me the other day, that they were not selling the recorder anymore but they show an item in the same enclosure, buttons and all, that is for playback and storage, not listed as a recorder.

My seller issued a full refund.

So now I'm back to looking at a Pinnacle Video Transfer...............

Pinnacle Video Transfer uses 5V power input..So i try to power it up with 3 cell lipo and a 5v Ubec...
Also test my new video-splitter...

http://cgi.ebay.com/A79-New-1-to-4-m...item335820dce9

Hope the weather is good tomorrow...

Thanks

Originally Posted by rkkennard

Aw heck PART II...

Well I was just notified by the seller that the specifications on their latest batch are different. At first they said they could only use up 160bg hard drive.

I told them what ChinaVasion told me the other day, that they were not selling the recorder anymore but they show an item in the same enclosure, buttons and all, that is for playback and storage, not listed as a recorder.

My seller issued a full refund.

So now I'm back to looking at a Pinnacle Video Transfer...............

So the seller just admitted that their description and photo for the item
simply doesn't match what they have in stock? Or they have no
stock and would have tried to order direct from the manufacturer?
Or you just scared em into thinking they had the wrong thing?
I'm sure there's someone who's still got some of these around.
They were being sold in bulk lots originally.

ian