Track Day Camera

[PSI38L]

Hey Guys we are about to get this in stock, here are few pics just to give an idea of size. I will try get a video up tomorrow.

The price will be $249.00 you can contact me on 0407 012 891 or john@compfriction.com.au

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t279/PSI38L/Camera.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t279/PSI38L/DSCF0865.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t279/PSI38L/DSCF0866.jpg

[35R]

INTERESTING!

will be good to see some example vids

[NickS]

Looks great John, as Dunc said ... any chance of a demo vid ???

Edit ... :headbang: ... just realised you said you will put a video up, sorry, brain hasn't switched on yet.

:D

[PSI38L]

here is some footage from the website. as soon as we get a kit with the motorsport brackets I will put our own footage up.

http://gopro.vsocial.com/#84582

[lautray]

That is surprisingly very clear vision. Is the mic separate? Not much wind noise picked up on that vid.

[NickS]

That is surprisingly very clear vision. Is the mic separate? Not much wind noise picked up on that vid.

That's the main thing I noticed, compared with the handy cams (e.g. Scotty cam ...) that's sensational ... I'm keen.

:yep:

[BOMI]

Looks good, Im keen for more than just automotive use, would possibly be good at work.


Troy :)

[T_Kiwi]

im keen for one of these:)

[MY Racing 221]

Could quite possibly be interested too... love to see some local tests... when you guys down at Wakefield again?

[Goanna]

Wow...i would love to know how something that small, that cheap can produce such good vision... Thats better than alot of the stuff i install being from the security industry. Looking forward to seeing some local stuff to confirm!, but if its as good as that then your on a winner

[Scotty]

John,

do we have an update on these?

[BOMI]

John,

do we have an update on these?

If I remember correctly John is expecting these about the 17th DEC so not long now.

You gonna get some hell scotty cam action going again Scotty? :D


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Troy :)

[NickS]

:lmao:

I love that clip ... got a sore tummy from laughing now.

Can't wait to try out these mini cams ... :bravo:

[PSI38L]

hey guys sorry for the delay here is a link to a video I took with the Camera. this was at the "Drive Bathrust" event. I'm trying to load up the in car stuff but its being difficult I will let you know when its up.

-bc3rfzNLAI


on another note, driving flat out around bathurst was the best thing i have ever done!

[lautray]

That's great John. Looks wicked. Would love to hot-lap Bathurst. Every red-blooded Aussie male's dream. Seems the camera works a treat too.

Were you backing off down Conrod or was it just the wind noise in the mic louder than the engine?

[NickS]

I think "Drive Bathurst" in an absolute must do ... that was great John, thanks for posting. I'm still amazed at how little wind noise there is, very impressive.

A few Q's ...

When are these cameras available ?

How fast did you get up to down Conrod ?

:cheers:

[PSI38L]

I was limiting myself down conrod, it get pretty light over the hill! the speedo showed 220ish but its out a bit so i'm thinking 230ish

Cameras are available now!

[NickS]

Cameras are available now!

:bravo: ... email sent

[Scotty]

John,

What comes with the camera? mounting etc?

What accessories are available and how much?

Thanks

[2 cylinders shy]

Just to clarify
What mounting bracket is included.
What is the price of postage to Melbourne?
Can you PM me your bank details

[PSI38L]

it come with a suction mount and many other different adapters. the price is $260.00 freight to Melb would be $12.00 or you can collect from our Melb shop (Brooklyn).

best thing to do is email me john@compfriction.com.au and I can send details.

Nicks I have not seen an email come through

[OZY 260]

hey that was some great footage of mt panorama. As Lautray stated i think everyone who enjoys motorsport would love to drive that track flat out. Well done again.

Brett

[BOMI]

I picked up mine today and I have not tested it yet (Apart from in the lounge room), but it looks the goods, very solid components and construction. Good instructions and is very simple to use.

The mounts look great and give you many different angles, the SUCTION cup mounts is massive compared to the size and weight of the camera :yep:


Troy :D

[PSI38L]

Here is the in car footage.

http://s162.photobucket.com/albums/t279/PSI38L/?action=view&current=DriveBathurstInCar.flv

[NickS]

Camera has arrived ... very cool.

:bravo:

Thanks John.

Edit ... just been having a play (how hard is it to work this close to Christmas !!!) ... this is awesome, I can't wait to get it on the car and try it out. Very, very light and the suction cup is super strong, I couldn't pull it off my window at work no matter how hard I tried. You can mount the camera upside down and then switch something in the settings so it will keep the picture the right way up ... and it's water proof !!!

:D

[CarlFST60L]

Sorry if i missed it, but what type of memory do you need, or is it built in?

Either way, i'll take one.

[NickS]

Sorry if i missed it, but what type of memory do you need, or is it built in?

Either way, i'll take one.

Email John mate ... they sell 2GB memory cards for $40 inc GST.

I'm going stick mine in the front bumper for the trip home today ... see if I have everything working properly.

:D

[NickS]

Quick question for you John ... will the camera record until the memory is full ? I stuck it on the front of the car on the way home, but it turned off at 10m:30s. The file size is only 350mb so there is heaps of room on the card ???

The picture up till then was sensational ... :bravo:

Any ideas ?

:cheers:

[35R]

Nick can you post the original on the web somewhere? I would like to see the quality of the vid

[Kyle]

Yeah me too please Nick :)

If you need webspace i can pop it on my site.. plenty of room!

[NickS]

Yeah me too please Nick :)

If you need webspace i can pop it on my site.. plenty of room!

Kyle ... can you PM me some instructions on how I do that mate ? As yet I have no idea how to cut down a video (to make it smaller / shorter) and I don't know where I can put 350mb.

:confused:

I have to learn this stuff I think ... :yep:

[NickS]

Nick can you post the original on the web somewhere? I would like to see the quality of the vid

Here is a much shorter one I did this morning, keep in mind it is very overcast and grey, the video I had yesterday was much clearer because it was nice and sunny.

I'm really impressed ... if you hadn't noticed yet.

Edit ... just realised, it looks pretty crap after moving it to youtube, the original file is MUCH better quality then this ... anyway, it gives you an idea.

:D

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[CarlFST60L]

Yes, ill take one

[BOMI]

Here is a much shorter one I did this morning, keep in mind it is very overcast and grey, the video I had yesterday was much clearer because it was nice and sunny.

I'm really impressed ... if you hadn't noticed yet.

Edit ... just realised, it looks pretty crap after moving it to youtube, the original file is MUCH better quality then this ... anyway, it gives you an idea.

:D

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Cool footage Nick!

For a clearer view for all that dont have it, save your footage to the TC media Gallery then post the link in here.


Also did you use the suction cup for that or one of the sticky mounts?


Troy :)

[NickS]

For a clearer view for all that dont have it, save your footage to the TC media Gallery then post the link in here.


Also did you use the suction cup for that or one of the sticky mounts?

Why didn't I think of that !!!

Suction pad ... it's on the drivers door.

[Kyle]

Nick+Kyle to the rescue :D

Raw footage is in, just a quick 1km sprint up the road and back in teh gts

60mb file.. right click and save as

http://www.kylesharpphoto.com/misc/PICT0001.AVI


Enjoy :bravo:

[35R]

quality is pretty good! although the apsect ratio a little odd

[NickS]

quality is pretty good! although the apsect ratio a little odd

Not sure what you mean mate ?

It looks square-ish as there is a fair bit of car in the shot, when it was front mounted you can see heaps ... I'll try and get one of these shots in good light tomorrow.

[35R]

Not sure what you mean mate ?

It looks square-ish as there is a fair bit of car in the shot, when it was front mounted you can see heaps ... I'll try and get one of these shots in good light tomorrow.

thanks Nick. Does anyone else notice the image it a little "taller" than most? Probably doesnt matter at all.

These units look excellent value, good stuff.

[NickS]

thanks Nick. Does anyone else notice the image it a little "taller" than most? Probably doesnt matter at all.

These units look excellent value, good stuff.

That's what I meant by square-ish ... it doesn't look wide screen I guess. Considering the size of the camera it has a very wide shot, I was amazed how much it fits in.

As I said, the image looks more normal when the camera is mounted on the front, I just wanted to see what the wheel looked like. I reckon that would be an awesome shot on the track. If you aimed it a bit lower you would pick up all the flexing of the tyres on the rim.

I'll be having more of a play tomorrow ... I'll get some more up after that.

:yep:

[35R]

That's what I meant by square-ish ... it doesn't look wide screen I guess. Considering the size of the camera it has a very wide shot, I was amazed how much it fits in.

As I said, the image looks more normal when the camera is mounted on the front, I just wanted to see what the wheel looked like. I reckon that would be an awesome shot on the track. If you aimed it a bit lower you would pick up all the flexing of the tyres on the rim.

I'll be having more of a play tomorrow ... I'll get some more up after that.

:yep:

Actually the shot was really good Nick, worked extremely well where you can see the wheel. Awesome stuff. Does anyone know if you can get a wide-angle for this kit? (now i'm getting greedy!)

[BOMI]

Nick+Kyle to the rescue :D

Raw footage is in, just a quick 1km sprint up the road and back in teh gts

60mb file.. right click and save as

http://www.kylesharpphoto.com/misc/PICT0001.AVI


Enjoy :bravo:


Oh, only 60 MEG.... Yeah that's 6% of my monthly limit :whip:



Troy :D

[Kyle]

Yeah it's not much of mine either...lol.. 150gb/month is awesome!

[Aeron]

I've gotta have one of these!!!! :yep: :yep: :bravo:

[BOMI]

Yeah it's not much of mine either...lol.. 150gb/month is awesome!

Ahhhh I was trying to be sarcastic Kyle, 60 meg is massive man!!


Troy :)

[NickS]

Ahhhh I was trying to be sarcastic Kyle, 60 meg is massive man!!


Troy :)

:lol: ... you need to shop around mate, 60 meg is nothing these days.

[BOMI]

:lol: ... you need to shop around mate, 60 meg is nothing these days.


I know I know but im on contract with Telstra and it's wireless and the most they have is 2 gig I think and thats bloody pricey :eek:

Ill be getting what you guys have once I get a place in Sydney.

What connection do you have? Is it the Telstra VeryHighSuperMegaUltra Cable Extreme?


Troy :)

[Scotty]

I want one...

I wonder what Sophia is getting me for Christmas?....

[Kyle]

I want one...

I wonder what Sophia is getting me for Christmas?....
Scotty, let me guess..... :D:D

Troy, I pay $65/month and get 150gb downloads with TPG on adsl2... awesome plan!

[Hazza]

WOW! Considering the size of this camera the picture quality is very good and sharp. And it is ultra portable enough to put anywhere. And waterproof too!! What more could you want.

The only thing I could pick a little on it, would be the framerate. Even though I see the sample footage is stamped 30fps in the header, but it seems to be around 20fps as it's a little jerky sometimes. But still for its size it is very good as most other micro ones do 15fps tops. Also it has an interesting image stabilisation system. If you look at John's in car video, over bumps etc it actually smoothes the picture out by removing pixels (electronic stabiliser as opposed to an optical one?). Watch the passenger airbag cover (or the windscreen) and notice how it shrinks and stretches in vertical size to absorb camera shake. In such a small device, this is actually a great feature.

Does it use miniSD/microSD? From Nick's clip it seems the native res is 512x384, is this changeable? The codec it uses for recording seems to be MJPG (motion jpeg), are there quality settings like high/low (ie Nick's was obviously the highest as it is around 4mbps which is a great quality stream)? Also I assume it is a fixed lens, so no zooming. Are wide angle attachments available (ie is there thread on the inbuild lens)?

Also what does the wireless video camera mean? If it records locally to SD card, what is the purpose of the wireless? Does it come with a receiver and allow realtime viewing (or recording to another device) too?

[Hazza]

Troy, I pay $65/month and get 150gb downloads with TPG on adsl2... awesome plan!
Now now Kyle. Its 69.95 a month!!! :p But yeah what a plan.

[PSI38L]

Does anyone know if you can get a wide-angle for this kit? (now i'm getting greedy!)

Duncan, I think there is one available I will get back to you once I find out.

[PSI38L]

Guys we are closed untill the 7th. But if you call me 0407 012 891 or email john@compfriction.com.au I can get them sent out or answer any questions you have.

Cheers,

John

[BOMI]

WOW! Considering the size of this camera the picture quality is very good and sharp. And it is ultra portable enough to put anywhere. And waterproof too!! What more could you want.

The only thing I could pick a little on it, would be the framerate. Even though I see the sample footage is stamped 30fps in the header, but it seems to be around 20fps as it's a little jerky sometimes. But still for its size it is very good as most other micro ones do 15fps tops. Also it has an interesting image stabilisation system. If you look at John's in car video, over bumps etc it actually smoothes the picture out by removing pixels (electronic stabiliser as opposed to an optical one?). Watch the passenger airbag cover (or the windscreen) and notice how it shrinks and stretches in vertical size to absorb camera shake. In such a small device, this is actually a great feature.

Does it use miniSD/microSD? From Nick's clip it seems the native res is 512x384, is this changeable? The codec it uses for recording seems to be MJPG (motion jpeg), are there quality settings like high/low (ie Nick's was obviously the highest as it is around 4mbps which is a great quality stream)? Also I assume it is a fixed lens, so no zooming. Are wide angle attachments available (ie is there thread on the inbuild lens)?

Also what does the wireless video camera mean? If it records locally to SD card, what is the purpose of the wireless? Does it come with a receiver and allow realtime viewing (or recording to another device) too?


Hazza, SD card, normal one. Wireless as in there are no wires attached, thats all I can answer for now.

Im taking mine wakeboarding on Thursday (remember to attach some foam so it floats Troy) so well see how it goes in a marine environment.


Troy :)

[Hazza]

Gee Troy thanks for the helpfull answers.. NOT!!! LOL..

I know it uses a normal SD card. My question is, is it normal microSD or normal miniSD haha.. And also, of course there are no wires, it records locally to memory. But this is usually called standalone, not wireless. Wireless means it communicates to something else using wireless signals. Just wondering what it communicates to? John any ideas?

Hazza, SD card, normal one. Wireless as in there are no wires attached, thats all I can answer for now.

Im taking mine wakeboarding on Thursday (remember to attach some foam so it floats Troy) so well see how it goes in a marine environment.


Troy :)

[BOMI]

Hazza, SD card, normal one. Wireless as in there are no wires attached, thats all I can answer for now.

Im taking mine wake boarding on Thursday (remember to attach some foam so it floats Troy) so well see how it goes in a marine environment.


Troy :)

Gee Troy thanks for the helpfull answers.. NOT!!! LOL..

I know it uses a normal SD card. My question is, is it normal microSD or normal miniSD haha.. And also, of course there are no wires, it records locally to memory. But this is usually called standalone, not wireless. Wireless means it communicates to something else using wireless signals. Just wondering what it communicates to? John any ideas?



John, SD card, as in an SD card as in not a micro or mini or tiny or small. I dont know what to call it but SD card, if it were a micro I would call it Micro etc :lmao:

Wireless, hmmmmm Its not as far as I know in the terms that you use above.


Troy :cheers:

[Hazza]

Ah okay Troy. Original SD, gotcha. Thought with the size of the thing it must have been one of the smaller successors.

So, probably not really wireless then? (ie it doesnt come with a receiver) No drama's.

[PSI38L]

Ah okay Troy. Original SD, gotcha. Thought with the size of the thing it must have been one of the smaller successors.

So, probably not really wireless then? (ie it doesnt come with a receiver) No drama's.

Hazza, sorry for not answering this earlier (Troy is doing a good job of filling though!)

no it does not have a receiver sorry and yes it takes a standard SD card (2GB max)

[Aeron]

hey guys sorry for the delay here is a link to a video I took with the Camera. this was at the "Drive Bathrust" event. I'm trying to load up the in car stuff but its being difficult I will let you know when its up.

-bc3rfzNLAI


on another note, driving flat out around bathurst was the best thing i have ever done!


I got mine this morning, thanks John!

Just a quick question, in your video from Bathurst was the sound recording setting on HI or LOW?

Thanks!

[PSI38L]

you need to have the sound on "lo" otherwise they pick up to much static noise.

Cheers

[CarlFST60L]

I just got mine, the thing is great. Shame I rushed out to use it without reading the manual. I did some video's, only to download them and find it was in picture mode :headbang:

I want to mount it over my shoulder like the video below (that was using a different camera which had a helmet strap, i just strapped to the head rest). Any ideas how to do it easily?

Basically i just want to see the speedo/tacho and out the front. I tried sticking the suction cap to the drivers window which kind of worked, but you can hardly see out the front, most the steering wheel and dials, and the left side of the road.

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[NickS]

I want to mount it over my shoulder like the video below (that was using a different camera which had a helmet strap, i just strapped to the head rest). Any ideas how to do it easily?

I guess you don't have a sunroof mate ? That works perfectly, just flip the picture and hang it from the glass.

Otherwise, have you tried extending the arms as much as you can and using the passenger side rear window, you should be able to get a pretty good angle from there ... maybe.

:confused:

[CarlFST60L]

I guess you don't have a sunroof mate ? That works perfectly, just flip the picture and hang it from the glass.

Otherwise, have you tried extending the arms as much as you can and using the passenger side rear window, you should be able to get a pretty good angle from there ... maybe.

:confused:

Ahhh, yes, no sun roof here. Will try some extensions out and see what happens. I might make up a bracket to mount on the head rest... on second thoughts, thats never going to happen :lol:

[PSI38L]

you can also hang them upside down and change the settings if that helps with mounting

[NickS]

you can also hang them upside down and change the settings if that helps with mounting

That's exactly what I did from the sunroof ... works a treat.

BTW ... sent that package yesterday or today John (can't remember ???), sorry about the delay, I kept leaving it at home !!! Sent express so you should have it tomorrow ... if you don't have it already.

:confused:

[PSI38L]

got it yesterday, thanks Nick

[VooDoo]

Got mine the other day, how much does this thing ROCK! I wasnt expecting it to be so small and have such mounting options with it. Also got some TS3000 racing pads for the car while i was there :D

[CarlFST60L]

Can anyone give me some advice on how to get this thing to see my speedo and out the front window? (CBF uploading pic) Looking over my shoulder, the speedo display is BLACK, out the front window looks great. As far as i can tell, the camera cannot handle contrasting lux levels very well.

[NickS]

Can anyone give me some advice on how to get this thing to see my speedo and out the front window? (CBF uploading pic) Looking over my shoulder, the speedo display is BLACK, out the front window looks great. As far as i can tell, the camera cannot handle contrasting lux levels very well.

Can any camera ? That's a shit load of light pouring in the front window and a very small speedo in a very dark little area ... I doubt you could get any camera to focus on both in the daylight.

:confused:

Maybe you need 2 cameras mate ... :D

[CarlFST60L]

Can any camera ? That's a shit load of light pouring in the front window and a very small speedo in a very dark little area ... I doubt you could get any camera to focus on both in the daylight.

:confused:

Maybe you need 2 cameras mate ... :D

2 cameras is a good idea, actually, three would be nice, looking out the front, feet, speedo/tacho

The Oregon scientific one i had did ok (youtube videos above), i got that one for $180ex for my old work, but had to give it to a customer. This camera is a much nicer unit with more features, easier to use, good suction mount etc.

[Muncha]

Bump

Just wondering if any one has used these at night? If so how did it turn out?

Thinking of getting something like this to use at the drags to see what im doing wrong....:driving:

[Westie]

Muncha,

You can see how it is at night at the top of this page by CarlFST60L, and its at the drags even. Looks pretty good actually.

If you want one send me an email, i have them in stock.

Cheers,

sales@goprosport.com.au

[Muncha]

I think he may have used a different camera in that video...

Thanks i will send you a email soon. :cheers:

[BOMI]

Muncha,

You can see how it is at night at the top of this page by CarlFST60L, and its at the drags even. Looks pretty good actually.

If you want one send me an email, i have them in stock.

Cheers,

sales@goprosport.com.au


Ahhhhh Westie, this is the offers and products forum and you are offering to sell a camera in a thread by another person, John, same camera differnt person selling them. Im sure its no biggy but ahhhh yeah. Johns thread for the camera dude :D


Troy :)

[Westie]

Sorry, my bad.

[Aeron]

Has anyone had a problem with one of the buttons not working properly? On mine the button that you press to start filming doesn't spring back out after you press it? :(

[Smokin SS]

Just wondering what program everyone is using to edit their videos?

[VooDoo]

Mine stopped working a while ago. Put in new batteries etc and it wont power up or make any sign its alive :(

[35R]

Just wondering what program everyone is using to edit their videos?

I just use windows movie maker. Good enough for basic editing i reckon.

[GTS Listy]

I just use the windows movie maker. Simple movies but that is all I need.

I am in the process of making up a 4 camera in car 2009 CAMS approved system. It will be with help from our IT side of the company I work for. I am planning to be under $600 total. I will make sure it has ability to patch into the performance box when I get that too. All solid state so no heavy things and using very light but hi res off the shelf camers. 4 camers will run all togeather and record all togeather.
I estimage about 2 months before final testing. I will put one in the GTS to test for race conditions and one in the ave for normal street use to test for that too. It will be two forward and one out each side all wide angle. Also will have a run on feacture so records for a set time while you are in carparks etc for breakings and people damaging cars in carparks. Low power use so easy to do.
I have the cameras and the digital recorder already just need mounting systems, testing and the IT blokes work out the cumputer side stuff. The company has access to world wide resources for IT systems and they buy direct so you would never get the cameras for the price they pay hence the mission to get it all under $600.
I will update over time.

[GTS Listy]

I should have the first one sorted in about 2 weeks. I can only use the avalanche for road use for now but once the GTS back I will get some track time in with it set up in there.

Basically it will be
4 camera input, one mic input, solid state DVR both vibration and impact resistant, relatively light. Has full run on and also motion sensing
Removable 3.5inch, 250G HDD
2 bullet style camera at 420 TV lines (with option of 2 more camera at extra $150 odd)
Zoom style microphone with wind resistance
20 meters of high quality wire and connectors included. Easy to make up leads to the length you want.

Base 2 camera package it will be about $550 to $650 plus freight. Extra 2 camera it will be about $150. Need to make sure the camera are spot on before firming price.

Mounting systems depending on roll cage, no cage, cams requirements or just street use. Price will vary on this but my intention is to offer many options at the best price.

Installation costs will vary. You can do it yourself depending on what you want. I am going to set the avalanche up to record on start up and for 6 hours after ignition off under the motion sensing setting so trips to the shops in case some bugger wants to break in then I will have his mug on camera. The GTS will be just on start up and shut off.
Total maximum power draw will be 1.1 amps@12Vdc with 2 cameras and 1.4 amps with 4 cameras. Depending on your amp hour rating of your battery would depend on how long your could record.
This will be found out during the testing. Est would be about 6 hours.

I am also doing a test on remote GPS tracking system that I might be able to plug into this camera system. Still not sure yet. That will be about $500 plus a $10 month sim card fee. (you own the card). For example your car alarm goes off, you get a sms from the tracking system saying alarm, you would be able to call your car and have a look at what is going via your mobile phone.
I am working on that one.

I will let you know how it all goes.
BTW these would be good for in the home too if you wanted one for car and one for home. Just some different cameras with IR would be required. Just a tad more for the cameras.

[Northy]

sounds fantastic, cant wait to see the finished product as I have been looking for a setup like this for a while.

[GTS Listy]

I just had a look at the start of this thread and where it was located (I did a search under incar cameras but did not look what section it was under) . It is in offers and products so my imput is in the someone elses thread. I made the error as I though it was general discussions for incar cameras.

Big sorry about where I put this information. Remove my informaiton if you deam it not suitable please trackchat bosses
My bad.

[Scotty]

I just had a look at the start of this thread and where it was located (I did a search under incar cameras but did not look what section it was under) . It is in offers and products so my imput is in the someone elses thread. I made the error as I though it was general discussions for incar cameras.

Big sorry about where I put this information. Remove my informaiton if you deam it not suitable please trackchat bosses
My bad.

Without making it too complicated, why don't you just start a new thread with your posts 45624 and 47240 and we can then delete these ones.

I look forward to seeing your progress on this... my only suggestion with the startup routine on the GTS, you may wish to have a couple of minutes after ignition in case you stall in the outfield and have to turn off the car before restarting.. I experienced this with the driftbox...