Action cam attempt number 2

[murankar]

I just pulled the trigger on the runcam hd 2. I was going to order it from the main company but after seeing a 3 week lead time I said nope. I saw on face book that flitetest.com started carrying them in their store. So I ordered it and paid for priority even though I could drive there and buy it. Short story shorter, I finally got a decent action can.

[Derek]

That's cool, Matthias! I'm needing a new action camera. I've had, and destroyed, 2 Mobius cams. Now I have a $30 720p action camera, from HobbyPartz, that is Gopro style. It's very bulky on the nose of my quad. I just really like the smaller cams but I haven't decided if I want a new Mobius or maybe get a Runcam.

Choices choices....

[murankar]

Well if younger them from flitetest then younger them right away. If you order from the manufacturer then it's a 3 week wait at least. I don't want to keep sinking money into a camera. This should have a GoPro style mount so I can mount it to a hat, plus Wi-Fi for Shit composure.

[murankar]

My runcam cam in today, woot woot. It is charging at the moment so I will shower and get ready for the day while it does that. I think I may have hit the jackpot with this camera, only time will tell. As of right now I think my hat that I choose will work great as the camera hat. Not much modifying to get it to work. Just a small bit of dremmal work and that's it. If the bill has the right angle then all I need to do is velcro strap it on the bill. Second plus is all the hardware from that crappy camera works on this one. So I have all the gopro mounts that I need to get this working for my needs. One mount that wont work is the camera specific housing clip and the belt buckle attachment.

[murankar]

Okay so the hat is not all that stylish. Its a hat we use at work called a bump cap. Basically its like a hard hat but not as beefy as a hard hat. Just enough so you dont bump your head. This hat has a stiff visor that can hold the extra weight. If I had too I could just mount it to the top through the plastic insert.

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[Derek]

It's bigger than I thought it would be. I hope it works out for ya!!!

[murankar]

Yes it is bigger than I thought too. But for what I am using it for its going to be just fine. Now for video testing to see how clear it will be. I also will have to work on some lighting issues here at the house.