First Test of DogCam Camera

This is my first commute where I have swapped the normal Archos helmet camera with the Dogcam 550/580 Sony HQ1 camera.
The data is still recorded on the Archos 404 which limits the resolution. However, comparing the footage to previous footage shows there is a marked improvement...

(The bitrate setting on the archos was set to 2000kB/sec. The archos can record 2500k/sec. I will correct this in all future videos)

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Dogcamsport
• 550/580
• Sony
• HQ1
• cycle
• commute
• Glasgow
• Clyde
• Tunnel

[deekaysk]

Hi,

how do you record the sound? I have the same solution: dogcam and 605 and unfortuneately there is no preamplifier for themicrophone. Do you use the archos helmet camera for sound?

[magnatom]

The microphone I have connects into the AV connector along with the video. No need for a preamplifier. Look at the dogcam website for the microphone.

[snowsnowvw]

How do you edit your fotage from the archos,I have 4 hours of fotage and cant edit nothing.

Please help anyone

[magnatom]

I use windows movie maker (comes with XP). You will need to install codec software (video file decoder). I use Divx (google).

4 hours of video will produce huge files!!

[freddotu]

That's a great video and splendid quality too!

Is this the classic situation where the rider in front is thinking, "I must not let him overtake me", whilst the rider in back is thinking, "I must overtake him"?

That type of thinking gives me additional speed when I must make a climb and also increases my heart rate to the maximum. A good workout!

[magnatom]

Nah! You should look at my other tunnel videos, I usually go through a lot faster! However, there isn't much space to pass, so I usually hang behind them so long as they are going at a reasonable speed.

It is a good workout though! :-)

[skatepeak]

That's the tunnel from where zombies will emerge, on december 21 2012 :)

[bikecam16]

does it record in .WMV or .MP4, do you have to convert the file to allow it to play on windows media player?

[itsazy]

you doing much speed down that tunnel? certainly looks that way :D

[urbanmanc]

As far as I know you just need a 3 plug phono to AV plug cable . I've just bought an Action cam ( 520 ), my recording source is a sony digital tape cam, I'll have to get an archos 404.

Tom , how long does the 8 cell battery pack last ?

[snowfruit]

Did you need any extra cables etc. to hook the camera up to the Archos 404? I'm considering getting one of these for myself to record my MTB trips, but I'm unsure whether the Archos supports external cameras out of the box.