MadManMike Posted February 23, 2014 Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 Alreet chaps? I'm looking for a cheap and cheerful camera I can mount in my car, whilst I'd like decent quality video it doesn't need to be GoPro full HD quality. The market seems to have been flooded with replicas from £10 to £200 and I'd like something half decent at the lower end of the scale. So, anyone got a suggestion? Also, if possible, I'd like to run it off my cigarette lighter socket in the car and use an SD or micro SD card (Which I assume they all use?) Cheers, Mike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dann2707 Posted February 23, 2014 Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 (edited) I'm surprised you haven't seen mine mate. http://www.youtube.com/user/dann2707/videos Some of my latest vids show it. Came to £55 I think with a 32gb micro sd card. The quality is amazing and they do lots of attachments for it too. Called the mobius action cam. It is fully programmable too with smartphone or computer software, so i've set mine up so that it auto records as soon as it gets a 12v voltage such as the one that comes from ignition in your car. Lots of other little secrets too its ace. Review here. Edited February 23, 2014 by dann2707 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted February 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 Looks like it's about £40 here too, bargain! http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mobius-ActionCam-Full-HD-Sports-Camera-1080P-30FPS-720P-60FPS-Pocket-Camcorder-/151071891306?pt=Camcorders_Professional_Video_Cameras&hash=item232c961f6a Thanks for that mate, I'll keep that one bookmarked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dann2707 Posted February 23, 2014 Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 That's where I got mine from actually but this one http://www.ebay.com/itm/32GB-Mobius-ActionCam-Full-HD-Sports-Camera-1080P-30FPS-720P-60FPS-Camcorder-/181168320228?ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT Came within a week too which is fantastic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted February 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 Why's there a $30 difference in price? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dann2707 Posted February 23, 2014 Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 32gb memory card mate The one you posted is just on its own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted February 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 You can get a class 10, 32gb micro SD for £12.99 mate, should have bought separately Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinJI Posted February 24, 2014 Report Share Posted February 24, 2014 (edited) I've got a Sony HDR-AS15 which has been spot on. Very similar spec to Go-Pros (1080p, 120fps, 30m waterproof etc.). It streams live and very smoothly to phones, both when setting up and still when recording. The lens is a hugely wide 170deg viewing angle, but that can be cropped down to 120 and keep 1080p, plus when cropped you can set it to smooth the video by moving the frame around to steady the shot, which works really well. Plus it mounts to a standard tri-pod mount, which is nice and universal. I'd have said it's a better camera than the go-pro 1/2 and would sit somewhere between the black and silver 3s. However at £170 in my eyes it was way better value than any of the Go-Pros. Example video, not sure what the rattling is, the sounds generally very good on it. The camera was rigidly mounted, and you can see the bonnet moving around as it steadies the shot to keep the view in front smooth/level: Edited February 24, 2014 by RobinJI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dann2707 Posted February 24, 2014 Report Share Posted February 24, 2014 You can get a class 10, 32gb micro SD for £12.99 mate, should have bought separately You can get a class 10, 32gb micro SD for £12.99 mate, should have bought separately That's only like £1 less than what I paid?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted February 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2014 Ah yeah I thought it was $30 difference, not $20. Fair point then. Robin - sorry, I missed your post yesterday, cheers for the info but I'm looking at a tighter budget than that. The one Dan linked seems more in my budget. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfboy Posted February 24, 2014 Report Share Posted February 24, 2014 Another vote for the mobius. I have 2 from that very seller also. Bizarrely the second one, although newer, only works with certain microSD cards unlike the first so you may want to order the card at the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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