In-depth & Hands-on review of the Viosport POV1
Greets-
If anyone is interested, our full review went live a few weeks ago over at Helmet Camera Central. Raw video clips, frame grabs, usability, tons of insight and details. Overall the POV1 is a winner, but there are some usability issues and videophiles will have a few things to say.
I'm very stoked on this unit. Many helmet cam vendors are jealous (and worried), and for good reasons. Someone finally got it right.
Someone quoted $900 earlier... you can get these for less than $825 and with free shipping too. Even then, the price seems steep, but it's a fully integrated, dvd resolution system, that is fully waterproof out of the box (the whole thing, not just the cam). It comes with a 1 GB sd card, batteries, carrying case, and a camera mount. It has one battery system, one cable, wireless remote, tapeless, rugged. I'm telling ya, the hidden costs of typical helmet cam systems.... A complete analog system with all the bells & whistles that are included with the POV1 - will set you back at least $700 - and you'll end up with a cheap PVR (or camcorder), multiple batteries, wires galore, connectors that were not designed to be stuffed in backpacks, duct taped connections, and the list goes on.
Seriously, check out the review: http://helmetcameracentral.com/2007/...-video-system/
chad @ helmetcameracentral.com
In Car Video footage mount help needed
I am running the POV1 as an in car video setup with it mounted on the dashboard area facing the roadway. The problem is the reflection from the dashboard is showing up in the footage.
Is there anyone out there running some sort of swivel mount or a different type of mount from the top portion of the windscreen facing the roadway so as not to get any reflection in the footage from the dashboard?
Any assistance would be much appreciated.