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stevegrab:
Very interesting product, I've had a GoPro (Hero4) for a few years now and really enjoy watching the videos I've recorded, be they more action (twisty riding, following others) or just the interesting scenery and odd sites you see on a ride. I've considered using it as a dashcam and will turn it on sometimes when in congested areas. Even without that I've caught near misses with animals, cars, even one lady on a horse that shot across the road in front of me.

Yes battery life is a consideration, so would recording space as I've found a 5min HD video is about 1GB. I carry 2 cards 32 & 64GB, and also have large flash drives to offload video on trips, I carry 3 batteries, and generally have one last until lunch, then swap and good until end of ride. Depends on how long the camera is on, I have it on most of the time while riding, so I can record when needed.

Seems there is now a market for dash cams, because that is really what is being sold, with everything you need and at a good price.

Daboo:

--- Quote from: Brick on August 07, 2018, 06:58:38 AM ---...DaBoo is it coincidence that your BMW and the one in the companies add are the same? Are you associated with them? ...
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That's interesting!  Would you mind posting a link?  I just did a search on the camera and only came up with the Amazon web site.  The bikes there are some kind of cruiser bike, it looks like from the handlebars and an above view of a sport bike.


No, I'm not associated with them in any way.  But you certainly have my attention!


My involvement with them is that I researched the different cameras on the market and made a choice just like you would do.  When I ran into some issues with the camera, I contacted their customer service.  I suggested they replace the camera, and they willingly agreed to.  I had a new camera in two days.  It works fine, and I think there was something wrong with the first one.  They bent over backwards to make sure I was a satisfied customer.  That's rare these days.


I'm just one of these people who like to share what I call "good deals".


Chris

Brick:
Chris,
I’m very pleased that you posted this. I believe the view from above is a white BMW like yours. I’ve been wrong before so obviously it’s possible again.

BTW it’s not a problem either way.


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Daboo:

--- Quote from: stevegrab on August 07, 2018, 10:41:47 AM ---Very interesting product, I've had a GoPro (Hero4) for a few years now and really enjoy watching the videos I've recorded, be they more action (twisty riding, following others) or just the interesting scenery and odd sites you see on a ride. I've considered using it as a dashcam and will turn it on sometimes when in congested areas. Even without that I've caught near misses with animals, cars, even one lady on a horse that shot across the road in front of me...
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Steve, you'll find the video quality isn't up to Hero4 standards.  It all depends on what you're hoping for as to whether this will work for you, or not.


I loved my Sena 10C.  I found it on sale a couple years ago, just before Christmas.  The cost was about $280, which put it just above the normal price for the 20S.  At the time, I didn't know what I'd do with the video recording capabilities, but I figured what the heck, and bought it instead.


While the Sena 10C isn't perfect, it was pretty good.  I found that there were times when I would see something on the side of the road that I wanted to capture, but wasn't able to stop to take a picture for.  I could capture that on the Sena 10C either in the video or with a still snapshot, and not miss the memory.  I really never used the Sena 10C to take videos and watch them later like you do.  Storage became an issue.  Eight hours of riding, generally filled a 32GB card.  So on one of my trips, I'd transfer the video to my laptop...then I found 32GB of video files will fill all the free space on your laptop after a couple days of riding.  And posting them online was not practical.  That gets real costly in short order when you have to pay a monthly fee for cloud space.  Besides, no one else really cared.


Battery life was an issue.  When new, the Sena 10C would last about 2 hours when recording.  Less if you were playing the FM radio as well.  I found I could plug in a cell phone battery pack to it, and it would record all day like that, even in rain.  But that USB connection is not made for being used continually and it is getting loose internally.  Sometimes, it is charging, and sometimes it isn't.  And of course you can't see while you're riding, only when you get the "battery low" voice in the helmet.  :(


But my Sena 10C has just about died.  The BT portion is about all I can count on.  And maybe Sena will come out with the updated version.  The Sena 10C seems to be out of stock everywhere.  And the replacement, the Sena 10C Pro is "coming soon".  Same with the Sena 10C EVO.  I gave up on them.


Shortly after I bought the Sena 10C, and while I was still exploring what to do with this thing, I came across some forum posts where they were saying they used their Sena 10C as a dash cam.  It made sense to me.  While I rarely have anyone pull out in front of me, I'll be surprised if it doesn't happen some day.  I've come to think of the Sena 10C as being like my air bag vest.  Something I use, but hope to never need.


And since the Sena 10C is dying...that's why I went in search of a replacement.  No one makes something as practical as it with both a decent (not perfect) video camera, with the ability to use it all day, and combines a Bluetooth headset in one package.  So I had to compromise. 


That's where the HaloCam comes in.  It's a compromise.  I no longer can capture those scenes that grab my attention off to the side when I can't stop.  The video quality is decent...but not perfect.  But, I get the dash cam capability, which is what I used the Sena 10C for most of the time anyway, and I get a rear facing camera to capture that moment when someone comes crashing into you at a stop.  And I no longer have to worry about the extra power cords and if they are actually charging or not.  Bike goes on, camera goes on.  Bike goes off, camera goes off. 

Daboo:

--- Quote from: Brick on August 07, 2018, 11:25:47 AM ---Chris,
I’m very pleased that you posted this. I believe the view from above is a white BMW like yours. I’ve been wrong before so obviously it’s possible again.

BTW it’s not a problem either way.


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I see what you're saying.  But it has dual exhausts.  Different mirrors.  It looks like an older BMW sport model, but it could also be a Suzuki.  The Hayabusa has that single headlight and the mirrors look close.  Or it could just be a generic sport bike picture.


Chris

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