Any point and shoot digital camera with a video/sound mode will do the job. The key is how to fit it on the handlebars. Matt Blackburn pointed me in the direction of these.
Make sure you have a nice big memory card (1-2 GB) as video takes up a lot of space. My camera is a Fuji Finepix F31fd, but as I said most will work fine.
You might check out Sheldon Brown’s Kodak v570 which he mounted on his handle bars filmed a clip of one of his rides here (you have to scroll down a little ways on the page):
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1 Hoipoloi // Sep 23, 2007 at 11:46 pm
Thanks for that Jack, I really enjoyed it (first bike ride I’ve been on for a long time where I haven’t puffed and panted).
2 onionbagblogger // Sep 24, 2007 at 5:55 pm
Well that looked more fun than the Freewheel…
Good luck with the new studios and the show.
3 Charlie // Oct 7, 2007 at 1:23 pm
Hi Jack
I want a camera like yours. What’s the spec?
Ch
4 Jack // Oct 7, 2007 at 2:13 pm
Any point and shoot digital camera with a video/sound mode will do the job. The key is how to fit it on the handlebars. Matt Blackburn pointed me in the direction of these.
Make sure you have a nice big memory card (1-2 GB) as video takes up a lot of space. My camera is a Fuji Finepix F31fd, but as I said most will work fine.
5 Dave // Oct 8, 2007 at 9:10 pm
You might check out Sheldon Brown’s Kodak v570 which he mounted on his handle bars filmed a clip of one of his rides here (you have to scroll down a little ways on the page):
http://sheldonbrown.org/kodak-v570.html
Apparently its wide angle feature and built in stablizers help make for a smooth mounted camera.
By the way Jack, your show is excellent.
Dave in rainy Vermont, USA
6 Sabrina // Oct 10, 2007 at 10:27 pm
I really enjoyed that, I am very impressed with your riding. There’s no place like London!
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