Oregon Scientific ATC2000 Action Cam

[Black Busa]

As title,

Good or bad idea to buy one for crimbo?

Thanks

[Asterix]

Green font not good...have gone blind.

Re, cam...does it have an external mic input...if not, sound will be "difficult" if placed in windstream.

I went RF concepts camera pack 5 early this year...recommended

[peterg]

Tisn't the green print that's made you go blind          

[JeffC]

I just  bought  mine from Fast films, looks a decent piece of kit and gave disount so bit  cheaper than rf concepts, had some issues with the first cam being faulty , will have new one for the weekend will let you know how I get on  

[Black Busa]

Now on Black font  

This is the spec:

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

Full-function, hands-free, digital recording

Waterproof up to 3 meters and shock-resistant for extreme conditions

Mounts easily on helmets, handlebars, and other sports equipment

Selectable resolutions (640x480, 320x240, 160x120)

Video clip file format: AVI – 640x480, 320x240, 160x120

Two frame rates (15fps and 30 fps) for all three resolutions.

PAL A/V out for showing the video in the TV With built-in memory and SD card slot for memory expansion

Low battery detection

Power-saving management

Firmware upgradeable

Features: Multiple mounting design (bike, helmet, …etc)

32MB internal memory (NAND flash)

SD memory card support up to 2GB

USB interface

A/V out interface

Operated by 2 x AA batteries

Compatible with Windows XP/2000/Me Window Vista

Price is £80 which seems cheap if it will give decent results.

[SparkyB]

I bought mine a month or 2 ago and for the price I'm very happy with it.  Video quality is pretty good (doesn't handle light/dark transitions well though) but the sound is dire (mine is fitted on the RAC rollbar diagonal bar behind a full screen).

The memory cards are good and cheap too (£10 for 2gb ie 2 hours recording)

[FW500]

... so can it have an external mic (I've ordered 2 of these too)

[SparkyB]

Nope

They have made it a sealed unit so that it can be used underwater, but that means no external inputs.

[Liam]

Bought my lad one for B'day. For less than £100 it is good. Used it on Lemans trip with decent results and he straps it to his helmet ( so he tells me      ) when downhilling, with good results. Sound only seems to record four letter words, sounds of bodies hitting trees/ground, louder four letter words and groans  

[Barry Ashcroft]

I went RF concepts camera pack 5 early this year...recommended

2.9mm or 4.3mm lens ?

Jeff what did you buy? Link

[JeffC]

I went RF concepts camera pack 5 early this year...recommended

2.9mm or 4.3mm lens ?

Jeff what did you buy? Link

https://sslrelay.com/s139675....pscript

[Barry Ashcroft]

Link no good which product was it

[fordy]

Ive got one - ran it on a few sprints this year - as already mentioned, sound is dire - but picture is pretty good, frame rate is fine, etc.

Mines fitted on the rac bar -found that is wasnt quite wide angle enough - so i can set it in a position where i see both front wheels, AND the steering wheel.

Other thing i found with it, is unless you take a laptop with you, or a TV - there is no way of watching anything whilst your at an event.

I kept forgetting to turn it off after each sprint, and hence the card ran out quickly - no way of re-winding,etc - only option is to delete the last video in its entirety.

Other than that - waterproofness is fine, proven in this years fine weather!!!!!

Quick release bracket it comes with is good.

Price is good (got mine from ebay US - paid 50 quid for it ($99), and then just had to pay a small import charge - all in, inc delivery, import, was 80 quid - cheaper than anywhere i found in the UK.

[JeffC]

Link no good which product was it

think its the 520 ex  

[Charles King]

I've been wanting one of these cams for a while.

Can anyone upload a sample video?