Comments on: Oregon Scientific Action Cam, for thrifty stunt fiends

By: Marcos

Marcos — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 04:14:12 +0000

Hi i just got one of these for getting some good footage on my motorbike but like the guy above im having the same problems and it happenin straight out the box will only record for about 5mins or less then shuts off. i left it recording on my window sil and it only recorded for 30mins and it just eats batteries like no tomoro. im guessing i got the faulty one but im very disapointed with it.

By: Greg Paterson

Greg Paterson — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 02:26:48 +0000

Have had one of these for about a year and use it for some sailing action, the first few times have been perfect, great vision, easy to use and download cool stuff to youtube etc
But the last few times have had some issues like not recording, switching off after a few minutes, and then when it does record i get very poor quality and now it has only 34 minutes available recording time after completely deleting all files, also "o" rings are worn out
Maybe I have drowned it a few times too many
Anyone know where I can get repairs or service for the cam in Sydney
Thanks

By: vapor

vapor — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 21:33:11 +0000

Thanks for the write up Cowmoo. I’ve been looking for a cam I can mount on my motorcycle that can also be mounted on a helmet.

By: cOwMoO

cOwMoO — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 05:10:42 +0000

@ ADZ:
I recently bought one of these cameras and use it to film my dirt biking adventures (or mishaps :p).

For video quality, here's a vid that I took http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QfZVT2OKec (I lost my makeshift helmet mount tightener-thingy a few minutes beforehand so it's shakier than usual).

Battery life: with 2 AA rechargeable 2800mAh batteries, it lasts maybe a little under 3 hours (I carry more than one set so I've never run them completely flat)

Recording time: using Sandisk and Sandisk II Ultra, I get around 1 hour with both, on max settings (640x480 30fps)

Pros:
Works quite well in low light
decent battery life
easy-to-use interface
very rugged (have crashed and landed straight on it, didn't even skip a frame)

Cons:
The field of view is very low*
could use a sturdier mount for the more rugged stuff

Pros/Cons:
captures very crisp frames, good for snapshots, bad for smooth video.**

*I just found a disposable camera on eBay for $~35, which has a wide-angle lens around the same diameter as this cam, so I'm gonna try to mount that on the front, and see how that goes.

**Haven't tried interpolation in any of the videos I've taken, that could help out.

By: Adz

Adz — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 00:00:34 +0000

Why do i like this?

It's not for the stunts I want to do, but might have to.

Like cars cutting me off on my bike commute, who then abuse me for their bad driving. Video evidence at accidents would help prove reckless driving.

Would be interesting to know the recording time for different SD cards and battery life.