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]]> By: Fat Cyclist » Blog Archive » Something Old, Something New http://www.fatcyclist.com/2006/12/17/wherein-i-geek-out-and-buy-myself-a-present/comment-page-1/#comment-2435 Fat Cyclist » Blog Archive » Something Old, Something New Mon, 12 Feb 2007 19:43:41 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2006/12/17/wherein-i-geek-out-and-buy-myself-a-present/#comment-2435 [...] Preliminary Report on the ATC-2000A couple months ago, I mentioned that I was buying an ATC-2000 video camera to be able to do first-person video of riding. Well, it’s arrived, and I mounted it on my handlebar for the Gooseberry ride. As I slalomed through the beautiful slot canyons and desert scenery, I kept thinking what awesome footage this would make, and how cool it would look on my blog. [...] [...] Preliminary Report on the ATC-2000A couple months ago, I mentioned that I was buying an ATC-2000 video camera to be able to do first-person video of riding. Well, it’s arrived, and I mounted it on my handlebar for the Gooseberry ride. As I slalomed through the beautiful slot canyons and desert scenery, I kept thinking what awesome footage this would make, and how cool it would look on my blog. [...]

]]> By: RevBudGreen http://www.fatcyclist.com/2006/12/17/wherein-i-geek-out-and-buy-myself-a-present/comment-page-1/#comment-1140 RevBudGreen Thu, 21 Dec 2006 17:14:29 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2006/12/17/wherein-i-geek-out-and-buy-myself-a-present/#comment-1140 I bought a Tony Hawk helmet cam for something like $35 from woot.com a few months back. Works fine. Not the best video, but it's decent. Same style as this one...Sort of a tube that attaches to the helmet w/ a big rubber band. Uses two AAA batteries. Then, I got a Border Collie puppy which we found on a trip to the Berryman Trail (best trail between the Rockies and the Appalachians). Puppies like electronic gizmo's. Now my $35 Tony Hawk helmet cam attaches with duct tape. Still works, though. You can buy it here: http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?cookie%5Ftest=1&product_id=322254 for $49.99. I bought a Tony Hawk helmet cam for something like $35 from woot.com a few months back. Works fine. Not the best video, but it’s decent. Same style as this one…Sort of a tube that attaches to the helmet w/ a big rubber band. Uses two AAA batteries.

Then, I got a Border Collie puppy which we found on a trip to the Berryman Trail (best trail between the Rockies and the Appalachians). Puppies like electronic gizmo’s. Now my $35 Tony Hawk helmet cam attaches with duct tape. Still works, though. You can buy it here: http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?cookie%5Ftest=1&product_id=322254
for $49.99.

]]> By: Ryan Cousineau http://www.fatcyclist.com/2006/12/17/wherein-i-geek-out-and-buy-myself-a-present/comment-page-1/#comment-1124 Ryan Cousineau Wed, 20 Dec 2006 22:21:10 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2006/12/17/wherein-i-geek-out-and-buy-myself-a-present/#comment-1124 Joe Mama: 640x480 isn't phone-cam resolution for MOVIES. In fact, 640x480 is the standard video resolution (more or less; but don't make me get overly-technical here) on most MiniDV camcorders. I have some videos that argue that 640x480 is plenty for web video, and good enough to make a DVD of. Low-res googleized version: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8807298203427826170&hl=en That video was shot with a fairly nice consumer-grade Panasonic MiniDV camcorder. Alas, all 640x480 is not alike. The kicker here is that aside from the quality of the pixels ( a product of the quality of the lens and the sensor, with the software able to help or hinder), there's also the matter of the quality of the compression. Compression is both a matter of compromises against size and the ability of the coder, with the power of the embedded system (amount of memory, raw CPU power...) also factoring in. This camera is likely to make some pretty clumsy compromises to get to its nominal 1.25 GB/hour compression rate. One thing I'm curious about: this is listed as having a 15/30 fps frame rate. Anyone know if it can really do 30fps at 640x480? I am really interested in seeing a review of this camera. Raw video, darnit, I need raw video! Joe Mama: 640×480 isn’t phone-cam resolution for MOVIES. In fact, 640×480 is the standard video resolution (more or less; but don’t make me get overly-technical here) on most MiniDV camcorders. I have some videos that argue that 640×480 is plenty for web video, and good enough to make a DVD of.

Low-res googleized version:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8807298203427826170&hl=en

That video was shot with a fairly nice consumer-grade Panasonic MiniDV camcorder.

Alas, all 640×480 is not alike. The kicker here is that aside from the quality of the pixels ( a product of the quality of the lens and the sensor, with the software able to help or hinder), there’s also the matter of the quality of the compression. Compression is both a matter of compromises against size and the ability of the coder, with the power of the embedded system (amount of memory, raw CPU power…) also factoring in.

This camera is likely to make some pretty clumsy compromises to get to its nominal 1.25 GB/hour compression rate. One thing I’m curious about: this is listed as having a 15/30 fps frame rate. Anyone know if it can really do 30fps at 640×480?

I am really interested in seeing a review of this camera. Raw video, darnit, I need raw video!

]]> By: jim g http://www.fatcyclist.com/2006/12/17/wherein-i-geek-out-and-buy-myself-a-present/comment-page-1/#comment-1119 jim g Wed, 20 Dec 2006 17:37:35 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2006/12/17/wherein-i-geek-out-and-buy-myself-a-present/#comment-1119 Not bike specific, but you can find a whole range of compact camcorders and pocket cams from $10 to $100 at http://2fidelity.com/. I use the $20 Pencam SD with a 512Mb SD card [http://www.2fidelity.com/product_PCSD13.htm] to snap bike-trip photos and videos (no sound though)... http://flickr.com/groups/pencam-bike http://sfcyclotouring.blogspot.com/2006/08/ride-videos.html A riding pal rigged up one of these on a helmet mount, too... see http://www.cyclofiend.com/video/ Not bike specific, but you can find a whole range of compact camcorders and pocket cams from $10 to $100 at http://2fidelity.com/. I use the $20 Pencam SD with a 512Mb SD card [http://www.2fidelity.com/product_PCSD13.htm] to snap bike-trip photos and videos (no sound though)…

http://flickr.com/groups/pencam-bike

http://sfcyclotouring.blogspot.com/2006/08/ride-videos.html

A riding pal rigged up one of these on a helmet mount, too… see http://www.cyclofiend.com/video/

]]> By: Alaskan Dave Down Under http://www.fatcyclist.com/2006/12/17/wherein-i-geek-out-and-buy-myself-a-present/comment-page-1/#comment-1111 Alaskan Dave Down Under Wed, 20 Dec 2006 07:27:19 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2006/12/17/wherein-i-geek-out-and-buy-myself-a-present/#comment-1111 That is just so cool. I'm hoping it works, I may have to either get one for myself or rig up something with the old camcorder and duct tape (ala Red Green). That is just so cool. I’m hoping it works, I may have to either get one for myself or rig up something with the old camcorder and duct tape (ala Red Green).

]]> By: Fred http://www.fatcyclist.com/2006/12/17/wherein-i-geek-out-and-buy-myself-a-present/comment-page-1/#comment-1108 Fred Wed, 20 Dec 2006 00:56:28 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2006/12/17/wherein-i-geek-out-and-buy-myself-a-present/#comment-1108 Thanks for the tip! and thanks to my buddy Jenne for letting me know about your blog! I'm hooked (ok, so I need to get out and ride more, who doesn't) Oh yeah, I want that cam! http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20061219/look-mom-im-a-cameraman-also-i-can-make-this-jump-probably/ Thanks for the tip! and thanks to my buddy Jenne for letting me know about your blog! I’m hooked (ok, so I need to get out and ride more, who doesn’t) Oh yeah, I want that cam!

http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20061219/look-mom-im-a-cameraman-also-i-can-make-this-jump-probably/

]]> By: Lurch http://www.fatcyclist.com/2006/12/17/wherein-i-geek-out-and-buy-myself-a-present/comment-page-1/#comment-1082 Lurch Tue, 19 Dec 2006 12:57:38 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2006/12/17/wherein-i-geek-out-and-buy-myself-a-present/#comment-1082 Fatty, The boys are ganging up on you. Just saw that Landis is thinking about Leadville too. Now I believe you can handle LA and FL, but if Basso gets in the mix too, I think the oddsmakers in Vegas are going to change you from a 9-5 favorite to a LONGSHOT! Fatty,
The boys are ganging up on you. Just saw that Landis is thinking about Leadville too. Now I believe you can handle LA and FL, but if Basso gets in the mix too, I think the oddsmakers in Vegas are going to change you from a 9-5 favorite to a LONGSHOT!

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