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My new low cost cam

The camera is really small and pretty much sucks using it handheld because of the size.
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The other thing about these cams is they have firmware that you can change and upload to the camera via a windows gui but it's still not an automated thing like with the gopro for example. You have to not be expecting the quality of a $300 camera to be happy with this $40 something one. It's great for what it is but takes some patience and time to figure out how to use it.

There's a lot of information about the keychain form factor on the rcgroups.com forum under aerial photography. This is the #18 one but from what I've read, the #16 is the best one. The #18 seems to be a knockoff of a knockoff (friends worked together but then went their own ways or something like that). I chose it because it was in a form factor I'm familiar with (I have mounts for) and the video quality seemed to be about the same as the #16.

The instructions suck. I don't even think they were written for the cam. Only the top button actually works. I haven't figured out how to get it into webcam mode (I didn't buy it for that) or to take photos with it (or that). It's a $40 camera with pretty good video quality but there are sacrifices made. it's not the upgrade of the D001/MD80 that I was hoping it would be but the video quality is acceptable so I won't gripe about it.

I can send you a link of a video I took of the dawgs with the cam clipped to my jacket/in my hand if you want to judge from that.
 
I would put the $$ in a quality branded one than fiddling and repeatedly buying these cheapo cams that don't have the proper mounting nor the quality and performance. I have 2 of those cheapo cams and I hate them ...
 
yeah, I also have an el cheapo cam, stopped using it two years ago, I just don't like the go pro boxy appearance but I guess this is the best on the market until something else comes up.
 
CrazyBiker said:
I would put the $$ in a quality branded one than fiddling and repeatedly buying these cheapo cams that don't have the proper mounting nor the quality and performance. I have 2 of those cheapo cams and I hate them ...
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That's why I mentioned it. It's not worth the extra $$ to me for a quality branded one. I have no videography skillz :shame: so a more expensive camera would be useless in my hands.

I like the ability of putting multiple cams in different locations and have the time to figure out different mounting solutions--like how to put them on a tripod.

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I chose to have several cheap cams over one branded cam :cheers:
 
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