Anyone use these weather proof helmet cams?

Go here: http://www.atc2k.com/

I have one of these and it's a fun little camera. Shoots 640x480 motion jpeg. Not the best quality, but works. I also have 4 of them out with a fire house in Nashville. I have the fireman wear them into the fires they are fighting (Helmet Cam) & use the video for training.

For $100 you really can't go wrong.
 
Thanks guys!

I was looking at the atc5k :
http://www2.oregonscientific.com/shop/product.asp?cid=6&scid=14&pid=943

It has an lcd and is only $244.00 -

Here is my situation, this up coming spring I will be producing another tornado / storm chasing tv show, this year we will have guys on off / on road enduro motorcycles chasing tornadoes through fields deploying micro camera pods in the tornadoes paths. The pods will have HD camera's in them and the guys riding the motorcycles will have small hd camera's on them and they will also be filmed by several guys with hvx's but I need some really small easy to set up POV camera's, the image doesn't have to be the best, the more shaky / stuttery it is it will be more dramatic by adding to the scense of speed. I want to put about 5 of these on each motorcycle, show the riders shifting gears, pulling in the clutch, rpm gauge in the dash etc. Just a cheap B-roll camera.

Any other recomendations for a camera like this? I know the POV helmit cam ($995) has a seperate recorder and you have to run cables, I do not want to do this for 5+ camera's per motorcycle.

These will be really quick shots for 2 seconds or less at a time.

I really appreciate the input, thanks!
Chip
 
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Honestly, I looked at the POV cameras for a project I've been working on, and I wish I had spent the money on that over the ATC2K. The shaky/stuttery thing works to a point, but I honestly felt the footage from the ATC2K was unusable.
 
Would you happen to know what the highest quality weather proof pov helmet cam type camera on the market is that is all one small unit and does not have a cable you have to run to a seperate recorder?
 
I saw a demo of GoPro's stuff at a trade show last year. Footage looked pretty good, but I've never used one.

--SM
 
ChipG said:
What about this camera?
http://www.goprocamera.com/

Watch the video on this page, it dosen't look to bad.
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hehe

ask Jeff aka Surfdad

http://www.wakeworld.com/MB/Discus/messages/87668/677670.html?1240677199
videos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XXHuihKgF8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Alszq9Czsgc

he bought it, mount it, like it ..... and ... lost it :laugh:


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