Small / micro video camera's

[Ward P]

It really depends on how small you want to go.

I just bought the GoPro HD Hero, which measures 42mm x 60mm x 30mm and weighs 167g including the waterproof (to 60 metres!) housing.

I wear it on my helmet, but it can also be attached to your tank/fairing/worn on your chest, etc.

It records in 720p, 960p and 1080p. It will hold any size SD card, up to 32GB. (I use a 16GB SDHC card, which records around four hours of HD film. The picture quality is amazing!

Check this out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFSDiOB0EhE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HfOQV2L72I

Those are made with the exact same model of camera that I have.

http://www.goprocamera.com/index.php?area=2&productid=29

I have seen on Aussie EBay the gopro camera for $180 from an Aussie camera shop in Sydney .

That was the old (non-HD) model. As good as it was, it has nothing on the HD version. I did some pretty extensive research before buying and I found that pretty much everyone says the GoPro HD Hero is the best of the lot. Pashnit now sells them.

I blew these out to full screen at 1080 (2nd one, 1st was only 720p) to check quality on a HDTV.
Not bad! I am impressed, these seem a great little unit for the money. chuck in the fact that they sound virtually indestructable and they seem perfect for bike videos.