Cedric: I saw something about your camera (think it was another thread here on video cameras). I’ve taken a look at the kickstarter page and I’m thinking about getting one.
I’ve used a Contour (HD?) off and on with pretty much a similar idea. Based on my experience with it, some questions:
Commuters are or will soon be riding much of their commutes at dusk or in dark. How well does the Rideye work in low light conditions? (Contour was disappointing).
Field of view vs. resoultion & frame rate are challenges. Higher is better but more $. The one time I was glad I had the Contour on and running (buzzed by someone going through an intersection who was not noticing the lanes were all shifting slightly left, or didn’t care I was already using the right one!) it was difficult-impossible to resolve the license plate, even trying frame by frame and zooming in. Since this is part of Rideye’s prime use case, how well does it work?
Audio pickup – my Contour was mounted under the handlebars. It picked up a lot of bike noise, some road noise, and not much else.
Orientation – the Contour was really good at allowing sideways and upside down mounting. Is the rideye as flexible? The Contour’s pointing light was a handy feature for alignment in absence of a screen (and if I wanted a screen, I’d have purchased a GoPro)
Mount idea (and maybe someone has done this). A Barfly-type mount (Garmin Edge 500 in my case) with a camera mount underneath? (I saw something on a post from Interbike showing a barfly or similar mount with an integrated handlebar-diameter tube for lights, so someone may have solved it already.
Thanks!
.
