decent barrel camera
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may i please direct you here:
press release here
http://www.ukscenario.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=23638
thanks
http://www.ukscenario.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=23638
thanks
I will argue that this is more suited to paintball's requirements (but at the same level): http://contour.com/products/contour-gps
We are using a go pro ATM and they do work. They do have a slight fish eye lens though. The cases do mean it can take direct shots, ours has and it has lived to tell the tale. Also you can get loads of mounting solutions, barrel, helmet, etc.
I have also used a contour HD and it does have a slightly bigger native resolution no fish eye lens but no case. I have not looked if you can get one though. Be prepared to spend some decent funds though, the £60 eBay affairs are just not up to it
Ed
I have also used a contour HD and it does have a slightly bigger native resolution no fish eye lens but no case. I have not looked if you can get one though. Be prepared to spend some decent funds though, the £60 eBay affairs are just not up to it
Ed
I saw one of these last saturday at NPF... Or should I say THE one of these. There is only one in the UK at the moment and I believe it has Mr Murray's name on it for CTD3 (Can't wait for the footage on that one) I have to say the build quality looks top notch and the fitting options seem to be as many in number as the torches they sell. The picatinny barrel mount I will be looking to get is the mutt's nuts.
My £7 ebay cam took a direct close range hit on saturday and of course, did not survive. For the same reason, neither did my footage from what I believe could have been my best show in woods so far. A triple mugging, two long shots and a double mugging all inside of a minute... Gutted.
I thought the lense had separated from the pcb, it hadn't. The lense had separated from itself in a thousand tiny pieces !
I am attending paintfest and will be heading over to this stand, more than likely with money burning a hole in my pocket and a cheque book on emergency standby.
Can I ask for a discount after the shameless promotion...? ;-)
See you at paintfest
cheers for suggestions
i bought one of these a couple of months ago..
http://www.dogcamsport.co.uk/dogcam-bullet-hd-camera.html
really nice. but will probably put it up for sale this week or next
i bought one of these a couple of months ago..
http://www.dogcamsport.co.uk/dogcam-bullet-hd-camera.html
really nice. but will probably put it up for sale this week or next
I have used, head cams barrels cams and lots of them....( check out videos on youtube with the same username ie gambo47...)
Without a doubt the best two were the back eye cams and the contour for robustness and image quailty. The only problem is that I reckon 100% are produced for a mass market ie not just paintball and most have therefore fitted a wide angle lens for use to capture scenic video of bikers, rock climbers etc etc Now there lies the problem..they are not robust enough on their own to withstand direct hits, they are "stick out targets" and increase a risk of hits, trees and bunkers are "fisheyed" and most action is at a distance too far away to be recorded for posterity. What you need is either a barrel cam that records good sound, can withstand hits and has a 70degree or less lens not 120, 180 etc either spend a lot and get something really good or buy real cheap and be prepared to replace it when it has been hit. OR a headcam that you wear in the centre of your goggles.
I really have lost count on the brands, types, of cams I have tried ( barrel cams aren't as good as head cams as they don't capture the sound well and film lots of ground,, sky and barricades etc headcams are easiest in my opinion and the black eye cam took the best footage overall as the lens was not as wide as the contour. ( PS contour DO not accept the warranty for direct paintball hits..no matter what you think you see or read on their site) I adapted the underwater cover for my contour for paintballing.
good luck
Without a doubt the best two were the back eye cams and the contour for robustness and image quailty. The only problem is that I reckon 100% are produced for a mass market ie not just paintball and most have therefore fitted a wide angle lens for use to capture scenic video of bikers, rock climbers etc etc Now there lies the problem..they are not robust enough on their own to withstand direct hits, they are "stick out targets" and increase a risk of hits, trees and bunkers are "fisheyed" and most action is at a distance too far away to be recorded for posterity. What you need is either a barrel cam that records good sound, can withstand hits and has a 70degree or less lens not 120, 180 etc either spend a lot and get something really good or buy real cheap and be prepared to replace it when it has been hit. OR a headcam that you wear in the centre of your goggles.
I really have lost count on the brands, types, of cams I have tried ( barrel cams aren't as good as head cams as they don't capture the sound well and film lots of ground,, sky and barricades etc headcams are easiest in my opinion and the black eye cam took the best footage overall as the lens was not as wide as the contour. ( PS contour DO not accept the warranty for direct paintball hits..no matter what you think you see or read on their site) I adapted the underwater cover for my contour for paintballing.
good luck