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Helmet mount reconsidered
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I was pondering how to mount it on the helmet, but when I checked the body weight, I found that drivepro20 was slightly heavier than DDR-S100. I did not check enough.
If the simple bracket included with the drivepro20 is attached to the helmet, the weight of the drivepro20, including the bracket, will be slightly lighter than that of the DDR-S100 attached to the helmet, but the level of weight will be almost the same. However, the Level is likely to be almost the same.
I was disappointed because I was thinking of something lightweight in consideration of the burden on my neck. It is inevitable because I did not check enough. For the time being, I would like to use it attached to the car body.
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For HelmetCamera.
I bought it because the DAYTONA DDR-S100 I was using for Front was going bad.
When I first purchased the DDR-S100, I used it attached to my helmet, but after a long ride such as a touring trip, the weight and air resistance made it hard on my neck and shoulders, and sometimes left me with fatigue the next day or later, so I changed to using it attached to the car body. However, since I have a cheap CHINA 2-Camera DriveRecorder attached to the body, I wanted to use a sub-camera attached to the helmet if possible.
The conditions for purchase were:reliability to work properly in case of emergency, high image quality so that the number of vehicles passing nearby can be read, and small type lightweight so that it can be easily operated even when attached to a helmet, The candidates were Transcend's drivepro20 and DAYTONA's M777D.
In terms of price, drivepro20 can be purchased at a lower price, but M777D comes with RearCamera. Both cameras have the same built-in Sony STARVIS for image quality, but the M777D has a brightness of f1.8 while the drivepro20 has a brightness of f2.8. Other, M777D does not have GSensor, and drivepro20 can be used while charging, but it does not have a waterproof charging cord. After comparison, we found that the M777D is inexpensive, the RearCamera is not necessary because we intend to use it attached to the helmet, the Lens can tolerate a little darkness because we rarely ride at night, the GSensor is better, and the DAYTONA has difficulty connecting to the iPhone and Wi-Fi, I chose drivepro20 for the following reasons:DAYTONA is difficult to connect to iPhone and Wi-Fi, there is information that settings cannot be made from the app, and waterproof seems to be manageable with some ingenuity.
I installed drivepro20 on my vehicle and used it for an early morning ride. Since I was in the neighborhood, I used the drivepro20 on battery power, and it ran on battery power for less than 2 hours. Of course, I was able to record without any problems, the picture quality was as expected, and the brightness was a little dark as expected.
The bad thing is that GSensor seems to be quite sensitive, and even with the setting set to Low, it reacts to the slightest vibration, causing the camera to record Events. I think it might be robust enough for helmet mount (Large), but I think it is necessary to turn off GSensor when installing it on a car body. Also, as I knew in advance, it is not activated when the power is turned on like a normal DriveRecorder, but it needs to be activated by switch operation, so you need to be careful not to forget to turn on the switch.
For use while supplying power, I purchased an additional OptionPower Cord for the M777D and used the outer cap part to make a waterproof cable. I would like you to sell WaterproofCable as an option since it is possible to use it while supplying power to the device.
I am now considering how to attach it to the helmet, and I expect that it will work as intended since it is much smaller and lighter than the DDR-S100.
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