Hi All,

Does any one here use a camera on their cars? If yes which ones?

I am considering a few options. Let me know

Cheers!

I do FPV flying , tried a FPV set up on  a  Carisma Nissan Nizmo at home  worked well.
Hopping up my Duratrax Vendetta  should be done by this month  end , have got a system ready for it in terms of FPV , should  be running it by early april.


Sai

^ How heavy is the FVP set up? Details on what fps, battery life and storage pls?

I have key camera. I bought it for 10$ shipped over ebay and bought 4gb card for it for another 10$.
For 20$ a mind blowing camera.

This is link
http://cgi.ebay.com/100-30FPS-SPY-Hidden-Car-Key-Micro-Camera-DVR-720-480_W0QQitemZ180481918984QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item2a058f8808

Here is a cool video with the cam I bought

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKHA3yqAFlk" target="_blank" class="aeva_link bbc_link new_win">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKHA3yqAFlk</a>

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLzsHbBYUig" target="_blank" class="aeva_link bbc_link new_win">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLzsHbBYUig</a>

http://shopping.rediff.com/product/spy-car-key-chain-camera/10460017

its the same thing available in india..........without custom sssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss
this thing uses a micre sd card available for Rs150(1gb) in local market


regds


Kartik

yes, thats it. The only thing is it takes lot of memory. Like in my 4gb card, I can save 50min of video max before the space run out.
Battery life is about an hour, so its perfect. It gets charged by the usb. Plug and play, so no need of any driver or anything.
After me, all my fellow racers are getting one...to view the driver in-car view....must have for the price.

Here I am thinking of buying a GO-Pro for 18k and you guys show me a INR 1k 30fps camera!!   Lucky I didnt commit on the GO-Pro.

I was going through various youtube videos and finally ordered the MiNi MD80 DV cam for 2.8k from Ebay Global, this might be perfect as a helmet cam too. The reviews are fantastic. I believe it has a Lipov powering it for non-stop 2.5hrs recording time, with 2Gigs of storage, upgradable upto 8gigs. Shoots videos at 30fps and the clarity of videos are crisp and outstanding in the dark too(source youtube vids )

Here is how it looks http://www.gamedepot4u.com/images/mini%20dv/MiniDVtopbodyico3.jpg

Guys, I finally received the Mini DVR, MD80. Shoots videos at 30.8fps, this I found while editing the video. I tested it on my helmet and was amazed by the video quality. Here's a link of the video
 

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQgnIGVf8Xk" target="_blank" class="aeva_link bbc_link new_win">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQgnIGVf8Xk</a>

Yet to plonk it on the ST1/ST.

Guys, the Lipo doesnt seem to hold charge. What alternatives do you suggest? It says here on the manual that the Lipo is 3.7V. The cam is so darn small I cannot think of finding a replacement battery thats would fit into it.

 

Bumping this thread up. I stripped the camera to find these specifications printed on the LIPO

JU ZHAO
3.7V , 230mAh.

Apparently this is cheap China stuff which at case works or doest at all. Guys, I need a replacement battery, any thoughts, from where can I source it?

After a lot of looking around on the net and R&D found out this.

The bloody camera circuit does not operate below 3.6V. So all the useful volts below this is of no use.

The charging circuit either through USB or pin hole doesnt serve the purpose of charging the battery upto the true 4.2V. So the battery even though can retain charge (thats something I found out today) is not getting a proper recharge potential and charging current.

Even if the battery gets charged up, there is internal discharge happening as there is no switch to completely diconnect the battery from the PCB.

Solution: Sliced the battery leads soldered to the pcb. Brought out the leads and connected the battery leads to a 6V battery charger. For 5mins of charge the battery potential was at 3.8V (from 1.2V) and I got 23mins of video    (3.8V  minus 3.6V = 0.2 v => 23mins)

The video being recorded is auto completed and the device shuts off at 3.6V.

So no need for a new battery or an external power source.

And I bought a wide angle lens for this camera. Will try to post a video once the battery gets a real charging routine

Guys, here is the vid. Tomahawk ST with a custom tuned pipe.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31R6xxcKZF0" target="_blank" class="aeva_link bbc_link new_win">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31R6xxcKZF0</a>