Best freeride helmet camera

[Fro Diesel]

I have used various incarnations of the go-pro for years, later switching to the cheaper sj6000 legend. What camera is everyone using for freeride?

Before on pulled the trigger on another sj6000 i want to see what you guys are using. I also plan to use it for some wintersports adventures so cold weather batterylife is important.



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[Pro-pulsion]

There have been multiple iterations of this Sony Action Cam since I bought mine, but the one I use is the first link, the HDR-AS10. Battery life with the higher end battery (which Sony supplied with the cam) will last for a good 2+ hours and quite honestly, the video quality is rather excellent for a first gen camera. I am looking at another newer to me but older version that is IPX6 rated when out of the case, and fully protected down to I believe 300 feet in the case. As mentioned, the first link is my current cam, I love the image quality, great stereo sound (even when in the case) and image stabilization. The only real downside to this first gen model is the heat it generates. It produces just enough heat to fog the inside of the protective case after about 15 minutes. I have tried just about everything to prevent it with limited success. The new cases from what I understand have cured the fogging issue. When I was able to keep the fog out on those rare occasions, I could go a full 2 1/2 hours of ride time with about 1/3 - 1/2 of the battery remaining.

HDR-AS10
https://www.sony.ca/en/electronics/support/action-cam-hdr-as-series/hdr-as10

These are the newest models...
https://www.sony.ca/en/electronics/action-cam/t/action-cam

A little Wave Blaster 1 video I quickly put together of a buddy and I last year in late October using the HDR-AS10, you can see it getting foggy toward the end of the video and it does look better still when not going through youtube to watch. I think because I chose not to allow ads on my channel they kick the video quality down a notch.

P.S. : This was my second time on a Blaster in rough water...I like my SuperJet much more after that day

 

[Quinc]

Hard to beat GoPro stabilization. You can pick up a hero 4 or 5 straight from GoPro fairly cheap as well.

 

[Pro-pulsion]

The GoPro 4 has nice image quality. My buddy on the red Blaster has one, I'm still waiting for him to give me the memory card to make a new quick vid from this past October.

 

[Fro Diesel]

Thanks for the thoughtful posts! I pulled the trigger on another sj6 legend for 130 on amazon, we will see how it works this weekend in the snowy mountians. I will be returning if image quality is lacking and grabbing a hero5

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[Whateverguy]

What are people using for helmet mounts these days? I would be devastated if i lost a $300+ camera to the river..

 

[fx1mark]

If I am mounting a camera in a situation where I am afraid of losing it I have a spool of stout string. I will tie a leash from the camera to what I am mounting it onto. It has saved my camera's a couple of times. Most of my waterproof cases have a place you can tie on to. I recently bought a runme r3 and I had to drill a hole in one of the ribs on the case to run the string through. Make sure the leash is short enough not to flap into the field of view.