Thread: Action camera

Whats the best action camera that can be attached to a helmet or on a headstrap, however it must be able to run for a couple of hours.
Also looked at rifle cams but its got to fit on a Pulsar Duo thermal.
Any ideas.
Thanks

DJI Action 4 has the best battery out of them all and doesn't overheat and shut down like go pros do also has the best stabilization and can do 4k120fps if slow mo is required in the edit no worries there

This is my footage from a Action 3 and its bloody awesome but now have the 4 so better HDR 10 bit colour and bigger lens etc so footage on that is even better(colours low light etc)
This is mine out hunting the output bitrate is alot lower just for file size etc but can be right up there, so you can see how good the rock steady stabilization is give its mounted on my cap its pretty smooth
also has horizontal balance on so always level - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GtNiojH43E

Carbine
Yep thats what I'm after, good price as well.
How did you mount yours, I gather on a headstrap of some kind.

Originally Posted by RCQ

Carbine
Yep thats what I'm after, good price as well.
How did you mount yours, I gather on a headstrap of some kind.

camera mount screwed to my hunting cap works fine handled dozens of falls and probably 500+km of hunting will post a pic tomorrow

recharges from 0-80% in 18 min aswell so dont need extra batteries unless you dont have 20min to recharge it for another hour(minimum) of recording
just plug in to battery bank while having a brake or durry

also spent 30$ on 2x bike handle bar mount for the action 4's and have them mounted on my 308 bush rifle and .22 for spotlighting

Carbine
So how long does it run for if left going non-stop.
Thanks.

normal temps like 20-30c over 1hr but thats on 4k120 never record on 1920x180 but alot less information getting written to sd card so alot longer

from dji
"2.5 hours
Ultra-long Battery Life,
With over 2.5 hours of use, never miss a beat. When you finally do need to recharge, fast-charging has you covered. In just 18 minutes, charge up to 80%"

Carbine
I suppose it depends on the size of the SD card as well. I gather the bigger the card the more you fit on.
Thanks.

i have a 256gb hold up to 5hrs of 4k50fps footage so go 512 to have no issues

Originally Posted by RCQ

Carbine
I suppose it depends on the size of the SD card as well. I gather the bigger the card the more you fit on.
Thanks.

should mention can also run it of a small power bank as your recording so then it can record as long as the memory card has room, afew guys mount them on their boats and run a usb power supply to them and then use voice commands to record and stop record pretty sweet setup on a boat no bobbing around or any of that with their great stabilization so you dont get sea sick watching fishing footage on your 65" big screen

Carbine
Thanks for all the information, it looks like a DJI action 4 will fit the bill.
I have a power bank so will attach it if we run over a couple of hours and run the largest SD card that is available.

@Carbine will these cameras take an external mike? No biggie but might pick up a camera this week.

yeah mate usb.c to aux adapter is needed for action camera/small microphones or a usb c microphone

Originally Posted by Happy Jack

@Carbine will these cameras take an external mike? No biggie but might pick up a camera this week.

here's a clip with the dji action cam 3 - no added microphone just factory microphone to gauge audio quality, now have a dji action cam 4, better vid quality and audio as you can hear with the squealing sika
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GtNiojH43E&t=1s

Thanks Carbine

Picked up an action4 today, micro SD card will be in my mailbox when I get home Tuesday or Wednesday and then the fun begins learning to record and edit videos