 Poster: A snowHead
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I bought a helmetcam recently and today gave it a go for the first time. I've uploaded a bit of footage to snowMedia, but a few apologies: the video file is quite large as I don't have the right software on my laptop to compress it; the footage is quite long as I didn't have time to edit it down; and the sound is atrocious because of wind noise from the microphone. When I get home I'll do a better job of editing it and will sweeten the sound before re-posting. If anyone is thing of buying a helmetcam I'd say do it, as they are impressive little things 
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Edit: I've added another little video, this time taken with a regular videocamera. The plan is to cut the two bits of footage together.
Click here for more video
Last edited by Poster: A snowHead on Mon 26-03-07 18:06; edited 1 time in total
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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any details on the kit you used??
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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The helmetcam was one of these, plugged into a Sony PC109. I used a Lanc controller to turn the camcorder on and off remotely (it was in my backpack, with the lanc controller fed through the strap where the drinks tube would normally live).
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It's impressive output, even compressed, not much camera shake etc!! Bit worried when I saw the stairs at the start....
Now I hope you had it recording for last weeks deep powder!!!
Cheers,
greg
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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| kitenski wrote: |
Now I hope you had it recording for last weeks deep powder!!!
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Too busy enjoying it to mess around with camcorders!
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rob@rar, Superb. Many thanks I really enjoyed it. When someone asks me what its like to ski I shall show them that vid.
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Frosty the Snowman, glad you enjoyed it.
Agenterre, she doesn't have a problem with that young lady. I think she might be more worried about me skiing into a tree.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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| rob@rar wrote: |
Frosty the Snowman, glad you enjoyed it.
Agenterre, she doesn't have a problem with that young lady. I think she might be more worried about me skiing into a tree. |
... while distracted by the fair mermaid (or rather mountainmaid)
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brian
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rob@rar, you're an awful long way from the piste, must be knackering doing that trek every morning. 
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You know it makes sense.
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I've added another bit of video (link in my first post), this time taken holding a videocamera in one hand as I ski. Great respect to Graham Bell when he does his race piste videoing. I was on a gentle blue going quite slowly and was still scared stiff of falling and breaking the videocamera!
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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rob@rar, nice video, and a lot smoother than the stuff I got with mine.
I put up a thread in the apres zone last night where I mounted the camera on my boot.
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Poster: A snowHead
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rob@rar, Ya need a furry condom.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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rob@rar, great video! you were flying past people all over the place !
Was thinking of buying a helmet cam for next trip so good to see actual footage before purchasing.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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| Wear The Fox Hat wrote: |
rob@rar, nice video, and a lot smoother than the stuff I got with mine.
I put up a thread in the apres zone last night where I mounted the camera on my boot. |
Yeah I saw that, I figured that I hold my head steadier than my legs which will be bouncing around all over the place.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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rob@rar, me and Mr Leis thoroughly enjoyed your vid dude. We both sat there transfixed and enjoyed every moment. I even liked the wind noise - added to the atmosphere I reckon. Thanks for sharing. 
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rob@rar,
Great pics...The line-up of the helmut cam work well..was it hard to set-up and do you have a fixed position so you get that typ of angle everytime from the helmut cam?
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Is that one attached to a German bloke?
Based on this thread I have just made a purchase
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| Wear The Fox Hat wrote: |
rob@rar, nice video, and a lot smoother than the stuff I got with mine.
I put up a thread in the apres zone last night where I mounted the camera on my boot. |
Sounds like a boot cam. Not to be confused with a 
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BGA, Well done  I found the movie fascinating escpecially where you can see Robs shadow in front.
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| JT wrote: |
rob@rar,
Great pics...The line-up of the helmut cam work well..was it hard to set-up and do you have a fixed position so you get that typ of angle everytime from the helmut cam? |
I bought a fabric velcro mount that the helmetcam slips into, then stitched the fabric mount onto a spare pair of goggles I have. This way I can use it with or without a helmet (should really call it goggles-cam!). Using it this way keeps it pointing in more or less the right direction, although I'll want to experiement a bit with placement so I get the best feld of view (the stuff I took yesterday was pointing a bit too low for my liking).
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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rob@rar, I've just bought the same camera, and I obviously need to experiment with the positioning. I was wondering if you'd tried just placing it centrally on top of your helmet (stop sniggering at the back) or whether it needs to go on the side as most of the pictures on the camera shop's website indicate.
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BGA, the standard lens that these things come equipped with has a very wide field of view, so if you placed it at the top of the helmet (in the middle rather than the front) I think that you would probably see the helmet in the bottom part of your video picture. I have mine mounted onto my goggles strap, initially about two inches back from the frame of the goggles, but even that close to the front the goggles still intruded into the video frame. I've now moved the helmetcam much closer to the goggles frame and it is (mostly) out of shot.
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You know it makes sense.
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Thanks rob@rar, I'll play around with it tomorrow when it arrives. I was thinking about just trying to put it as far forward and as central as I could but I take your point about the FOV. I take it the video you posted was taken with the standard lens?
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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| BGA wrote: |
| Thanks rob@rar, I'll play around with it tomorrow when it arrives. I was thinking about just trying to put it as far forward and as central as I could but I take your point about the FOV. I take it the video you posted was taken with the standard lens? |
Yes, I didn't order anything special (I think you can get replacement lenses with longer and shorter focal lengths than the standard one).
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Poster: A snowHead
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rob@rar, nice video. it brought back memories from Feb. I think you even stopped at the same cafe as we did for lunch
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Mosha Marc, glad you enjoyed it. Did you eat in the crepe place in Vallandry?
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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rob, just about every day - it's right next to where the kids get dropped off after ski school.
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Mosha Marc, they do very nice buckwheat galettes
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nice vids rob@rar. You look pretty good.
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Frosty the Snowman, Mrs Frosty clearly has good taste: married to you AND a Paolo Conte fan! Tips gratefully received - I need all the help I can get.
PisteHead, that's kind of you to say, although I have to confess that the wide-angle lens on the helmetcam does tend to exaggerate the speed.
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FAQ
last section, the Foret blue down to Vallandry (lift 14)?
booger'm 
Not too sure about that bloke in the red suit though 
