My Olfi camera is mounted on the right mirror, as close in as I can get it and it's perfect, sure there's wind noise but I can hear the engine revs clearly, the Sony AS30 I had was terrible for wind noise
The handlebar mount they show is similar to mine, so shouldn't be a problem
Carlos - that camera doesn't have image stabilisation and you need that to get good results, plus only 1 hr battery life
Check out the OLFI at olfi.co.uk, it's the size of a GoPro but is vastly superior, my GoPro cameras were so fecking unreliable it was a joke, 2 replacement units in 10 months, they're a pain when they go wrong, there's only the lens and a micro USB only the little plastic box, no buttons, no nothing, just a crappy plastic box that won't charge or respond in any way
If you bought the Next camera online return it for a refund, the Olfi is £150 and comes in a nice case (£40 for the GoPro) and uses all the GoPro mounts, I bought an alloy base fitting off eBay for less than £5, no more plastic brackets ... The camera also has 4 buttons that allow you to reset it without the need for another device or PC, the top 2 on/off and start/stop for the camera, so it can be switched on sat by the side of the road with your gloves on .... The image stabilisation is by a gyro system and is brilliant ... set the lens angle to wide and there's zero fisheye
PLUS they're made in the UK near Snowdonia so a phone call away if need be
Sweet looking camera with a few nice accessible features that set it apart from the rest, but beware one thing...
The "IPx6 rating" is missing a number and the manual states: "The BikeCam is designed to withstand heavy splashing and rainfall. However, prolonged exposure is not recommended."
It would be nice to hear from people about how durable this camera is in places with frequent rainfall, saltwater air, etc.
Good news is the camera supports loop recording. Not many do.
"Lithium-ion 3.7V / 750mAh (approx. 50mins recording time) Battery design allows the 'Auto Power Off' feature to function in event of power loss upon the bike. It is not intended as an alternative power source to replace the supplied cigarette power adaptor or hard-wire kit."
Carlos, why do you want a camera? Your reason for wanting a camera might help determine the best place for mounting it. For example, if you want to motovlog I'd recommend attaching it to the chin bar of your helmet as it gives the most realistic view of what it's like to be the actual rider and you can easily hard-wire a mic into the helmet from there. If you want to document trackday conquests I'd recommend mounting it to the nose of the bike as I think that's the most exciting camera view for race footage. If you just want a camera for dashcam style documention of what happened in the event of a crash (let's hope that never happens!) then I would just stick it anywhere behind the windscreen.
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