Dash Cam not Helemt cam
Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2018 9:53 am
So not wanting to put up with extra wind noise or buffeting from a helmet camera I looked for an alternative for bikes and found this one on Amazon for £35 plus the cost of a Micro SD card.
It took a couple of hours to fit including figuring out where / how to mount the unit and cameras and hide the wiring. I took the power feed from the RT's fairing mounted accessory socket which is only live when the ignition is on. (I don't use the socket so cut the wires and soldered and heat shrink wrapped the connections and zip tied the spare wire under the fairing. The camera can be disconnected (three plugs, two cameras and one for the power) and removed from the bike or I can just pop it into the lockable storage bin on the r/h side of the fairing.
The picture quality is as good as most helmet and dash cams(sound quality is not so hot but its not meant for making a feature film) Test footage taken in the garden can be found on the Dengie100MCC facebook page https://www.facebook.com/Dengie-100-Mot ... 529170462/
It took a couple of hours to fit including figuring out where / how to mount the unit and cameras and hide the wiring. I took the power feed from the RT's fairing mounted accessory socket which is only live when the ignition is on. (I don't use the socket so cut the wires and soldered and heat shrink wrapped the connections and zip tied the spare wire under the fairing. The camera can be disconnected (three plugs, two cameras and one for the power) and removed from the bike or I can just pop it into the lockable storage bin on the r/h side of the fairing.
The picture quality is as good as most helmet and dash cams(sound quality is not so hot but its not meant for making a feature film) Test footage taken in the garden can be found on the Dengie100MCC facebook page https://www.facebook.com/Dengie-100-Mot ... 529170462/