Bought one of these little babies last week with a sports pack for attaching to various things. Have bought new memory cards for it and generaly been experimenting a little but not properly yet.
Has anybody used one of these out skiing and if so any tips or recommendations for how you found it? we're off to Sauze d'oulx in 3 weeks so looking forward to taking a toy out with us to play with on the slopes and capture some cool videos we hope! I'm going to take it out this week and stick it on top of my riding helmet when I go out on the horse and see how it fares!
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Yes.Tried out a muvi clone but comments would still apply.Picture quality was good dispite its small size. The main problem I had was the small buttons ,very very fiddely with cold hands or gloves. I was never fully sure if I was recording or not.Also at low temp-8 the battery gave up so keep it warm till just before use.I fould the bset I could do was rig it up whislt having a coffee and just let it run .I have now decided to buy a Mini DVR h720 which has a small bullet cam and small recorder which I can store somewhere warm,plus the main feature I think is useful,a remote way to control recording.For its size and cost the mini muvi is a good bit of kit.
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I treated myself to a Aiptek AHD Z500 Plus: HD bargain camcorder (http://crave.cnet.co.uk/camcorders/0,39029423,49297242,00.htm), and we took it away to Les Arcs last week. I was very impressed - its not helmet mountable, but easily goes in a pocket and is small enough to ski with it in a hand. The best bit is that I got mine for £99 I will post some footage when I get a moment.
Yeah it is definitely a good price for what is essentially just a bit of a plaything for us! Last holiday my bf and I were trying to film on our cameras and again they did not like the cold at all and generally skiing about with a camera is a bit of a pain. Means the only footage we have is basically straight line skiing or down very steady runs as wobble was too much otherwise so hoping with a bit of jiggery pokery and attaching to heads etc it will be good fun. I was a little concerned about it being fiddly and worrying about it filming or not when you ask it to and hoping for the best but have gathered there are flashing lights of varying colours which should provide some sort of indicator if not 100% reliable! worth a go anyway I hope
If it's a success then I'm sure by all means we would upgrade to something a little flashier!
Would you recommend maybe warming it up again in a pocket with help of a handwarmer or something, or would the extremes in temperature be likely to damage it?
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FiFi - just got a clone version myself. Taking it out at the beginning of April.
How did you get on and which category of micro SDHC card did you use?
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Kitenski - that what I just got - £17 delivered. Video quality looks pretty amazing - considering size and price, that is - although playback is a bit jerky. I drove round nearby streets and it looked like I was doing 60 then barely moving. Trawling through the net for advice - I have decided to pick up a cat 6 micro sdhc card which should give a higher data transfer speed.
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Fifespud, cheers, reckon I am going to order one, £12.88 delivered from that seller I linked to....and yes over on the bikerader forums there is loads of discussion, class 6 card seems to be a must...
One thing to watch out for is cards from ebay. It may be advertised as a class 6 but may be fake.
I use a Peak Performance (not the ski gear) class 6 bought on special from a now defunct shop for my eeepc. Better than a similar priced Sandisk and get 25Mb/sec data speed.
ebuyer is good for specials on cards
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Samsung 8GB Micro SD Plus Memory Card (Class 6) for £16.49 delivered, it supposedly comes with:
10 Year Warranty
Waterproof - Innovative epoxy moulding compound tech helps over 24 hours in sea water
Shock proof - Survives high pressure, including the crush of a 1.6ton automobile
Magnet-proof - Resists over 13 times the magnetic force of home theater speakers
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As I say playback on todays test was jerky but otherwise amazing. Just tried it in the house and it likes natural daylight much better.
I bought a peak cat 6 card on the way home so will try again tomorrow.
You know it makes sense.
You know it makes sense.
Hi all - reporting findings on the Muvi...
managed to get loads of video whilst out in Sauze using 2 8gb and 1 2gb cards. The 8gb were the class 6 cards and were a massive improvement on the 2gb standard card which we had knocking about. the 2gb was really jerky and almopst flickered throughout.
We used the sports pack provided and with my bf's peaked hat, attached it to the front of his head with the elastic strap and it stayed on absolutely no problem at all and having a "base" with the peak seemed to give it some stability. Between us we had a system where he wore the camera and each time we wanted it on I would put it on turn it on and adjust for him and be checking at points throughout the morning/afternoon/period of using camera what the lights were doing (was the card full/battery out etc). We did seriously regret not taking the insruction book with though us as initially we couldn't figure out what lights meant what but we soon grasped it though as it was relatively simple.
Quality wise you do get what you pay for and at the end of the day it was only a £50 gadget and not worth hundreds of pounds so that needs to be taken into account. It could be a little bit jerky and jumpy at times which is partly due to the nature of the sport, clarity was good overall and we had it on some times when snowing heavily and it didn't break or take on moisture at all. Sound wasn't bad in that you could hear what was being said but not amazing. It was not up to the quality of a proper video camera but wasn't far off that of a digital camera but with the bonus of not having to worry about it where it was on your head.
We only used this with the intention of having a mess around and seeing how we looked skiing, hairing it down a few runs, doing some little tricks and things and really just for fun to be able to watch back and reminisce. I'm not sure if I would recommend this for any serious skiing or boarding footage to be honest. That said, for us it really was good fun though and much better than carrying a digital in your hands which we tried the year before and whilst better quality film, it hardly lasted at all in the cold. The little Muvi monster lasted ages out in well below freezing temperatures before we would give it a break and warm it up in the coat pocket during lunch or on a lift. Since being home I have taken this out horseriding and it again was great but didn't like being thrown up and down in trot! long fast gallops looked pretty cool though!
Overall I would recommend this to casual skiiers or boarders or just people in a group wanting to play about filming one another
FiFi x
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Hi , used this with the micro sd card supplied on an overcast day at Cairngorm and I must admit I was pleasantly surprised by the results.Playback was a bit shakey as I had no time to prepare a proper fitting so I simply clipped it onto my jacket with the supplied clip.I am intending to upgrade card to an 8gb class 6 and fit the camera to my helmet.Going by what ive seen already I think this will provide pretty decent results.For the price of the camera and fitting kit I dont think youll get much better , the size is a bonus too.Have fun
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I use a flip and I have to say, its fantastic. One button to start. One to stop... and I have the Mino HD which provides HD video.
And to cap it off... it just plugs directly into any PC and loads up!
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Just completed he test run with the cat 6 sd card. Very pleased with the results. The hardest thing is going to be knowing if its recording and pointing in the right direction.
Mark this thing is tiny compared to a flip - maybe a 5th of the size and only weighs 50g. And it plugs straight into any pc, no drivers required and you can pull the videos off with drag and drop.
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Really? Cool. I'd love some "downhill" footage to add to the point and shoot stuff that my Flip gives me.
There's a great thread on another part of the forum which links to some off-piste stuff. The quality of that is awesome!
mine has just arrived from Hong Kong, can't believe how small it is! I'm thinking of using the supplied clip to attach either to my jacket or my rucksack chest strap and see what happens.....
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There's a less-than-glowing review today over at el Reg:
here's a video I did with my twelve quid ebay device....it was mounted onto the chest strap of my rucksack, think it needs a firmer mount in future.....
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kitenski wrote:
here's a video I did with my twelve quid ebay device....it was mounted onto the chest strap of my rucksack, think it needs a firmer mount in future.....
I bought my muvi a few months ago and the quality was surprisingly good, however now it won't seem to turn on
I'm not sure what is wrong with it but t just won't switch on or record!
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How do you fix it to your helmet? my helmet is very smooth with no holes for fixings. Does it need the waterproof housing?
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I bought my muvi a few months ago and the quality was surprisingly good, however now it won't seem to turn on
I'm not sure what is wrong with it but t just won't switch on or record!
Sat 05 Jun, 10
Greetings and apologise for 5 year delay in responding. Actually I was searching Muvi forums/ references to see if there was any solutions to a problem just encountered with my Veho Muvi micro camera which after 3 years good varied usage has now stopped functioning. The flashing lights no longer come on so all that happens is now steady green light with no recording despite trying 3 separate micro sd cards. This happened a few weeks ago out off Florida coast, when it was inside waterproof case on my head whilst sitting was canoeing in and around mangrove islands. Great shame as I had potential footage of Dolphins and manatees encountered. This lovely little camera has taken great skiing, snorkelling, boating, biking and golfing footage and will be sadly missed. This forum however gave me contacts for cheap EBay clones one of which I have just ordered for £6.23 so would appreciate any comments on fixing my original or whether the clones will work with original veho muni accessories which are very good
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I will post some footage when I get a moment.
