Cheap Chin-Mount action camera blog

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I thought I'd chronicle the little work I did getting the cheap Orskey Action camera to fit on the front of my Motorcycle helmet.

Hope it's useful to anyone wanting to Chin-Mount a camera,

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Nice image quality from such a cheap camera, and nice and stable.

You can see why GoPro are struggling to sell their over priced cameras, when ones like this for a perfectly good job for a tenth of the price.

I'd used my SJ4000 cam on a little bracket on my fairing. Wind noise is always a problem

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Yeh the wind noise is less when I used the Waterproof cover but I found it much easier to use without it.Also since making those videos I've found some more small holes on the bottom of the case that I think are letting in the Wind noise at speed as well.I've put a bit of tape over them and will try it out tomorrow as it looks like a nice day for a ride :)


Also whilst googling around I know some people have hacked the Mic wires and fitted a 3.5mm socket so an external mic can be used.I have one of those small,"Lavalier " mics

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Clip-on-Lapel-Mini-Lavalier-Mic-Microphone-3-5mm-For-Mobile-Phone-PC-Recording/263620477916?hash=item3d610143dc:g:XpgAAOSw8d5ZXfP p

around somewhere so might do that some time in the future.

Then I could rig it to the rear of the bike or somewhere to catch better engine sounds :)

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If you're going to use one of those, you'll need something like this to dampen the wind noise

https://www.ebay.co.uk/i/182247029572?chn=ps&adgroupid=13585920426&rlsatarget=aud-133395220626%3Apla-142405577586&abcId=&adtype=pla&merchantid=107461816&poi=&googleloc=9045063&device=c&campaignid=207297426&crdt=0

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If you're going to use one of those, you'll need something like this to dampen the wind noise

https://www.ebay.co.uk/i/182247029572?chn=ps&adgroupid=13585920426&rlsatarget=aud-133395220626%3Apla-142405577586&abcId=&adtype=pla&merchantid=107461816&poi=&googleloc=9045063&device=c&campaignid=207297426&crdt=0

Yikes!!!!
It's a Merkin Tribble :smt005

Thanks for that Maviczap but I've done a lot of home recording over the years as one of my other skills is a Guitarist/Song writer so have used,"Pop/Wind socks" a lot :)

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Went out for a morning ride and got back in time for the Match :)

Did several more videos but DAMN! I forgot to put the tape on those extra holes :(

Anyway.Still lovin' this little Gizmo,


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Oh well.The bit of extra tape didn't make a difference.No biggy as I drop the volume in Handbrake.You can switch the Volume off but then the videos just seem lacking.

Here's another with that extra bit of tape,

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