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Location: Titletown, USA | Thinking about mounting a couple dash cams in my rig next season. Has anyone tried this?
I do quite a bit of solo fishing & have been using an HD Flip camera on a HatCam hat for a couple years with limited battery life & outdated/obsolete software (Flip went out of business).
I'd like to try some front- & rear-facing stationary, continuously running HD cams.
Definitely not going to shell out $400+ each for a couple of GoPros & all the requisite accessories.
Any thoughts, suggestions, models, mounting advice, or alternatives would be appreciated.
Tight Lines! |
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Posts: 833
| I went the go pro route, and it cerrtainly takes wonderful footage. However, the issue I have is ease of use. My water time is precious and I want to spend it fishing, not clunking around with a camera every single spot. I'd find one that is easy to use, ie has a remote and can be turned on/off with simplicity and ease. |
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Posts: 994
Location: Minnesota: where it's tough to be a sportsfan! | Does anyone know if there is a remote on/off camera out there without going into the commercial versions? I would love to have just a floor button switch to activate the camera (s) when action is pending. |
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Posts: 87
| i think the new go pros (black edition i think) come with remotes. I'm not sure if you can add the remote to an existing go pro or not so don't quote me. I also am thinking about getting a video camera as well. i have a cheapo sharper image one ($20) but you get what you pay for… i think when i save up enough coin I'm going to get the vio pov. that thing is nice. |
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Location: oconomowoc, wi | i use an HD DRIFT 180... has a remote the size of a car key fob. takes great video. comes with a couple different mounting options. i think i bought it for less then $300 fish. |
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| I've been using a Go Pro HD Hero II mounted to the wind screen on my Lund. The camera is mounted on a spotting scope mount for a car window. When I start to fish I turn the camera on, and let it go. If the batteries run out, I put fresh ones in. This is usually enough to cover me for an entire trip. The only issue that I've run into is that I usually have the camera pointed towards where I'm casting to get the hook set on video. If the fish takes me to the opposite side of the boat I have to remember (often I don't!) to swing the camera towards the opposite corner of the boat to catch the footage. Its usually not a problem to do this, I just have to remember to do it in the heat of that battle! HTH, Fred K. in Utah. |
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Dash Cams in your rig?