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Best camera for a lazy and tight-fisted IT numpty

I know there will be other threads but I figure the tech keeps moving so I would put a new one. Kick me if this is rude.

After being on the receiving end of more needless shitty driving this morning, I think I'm asking Santa for a camera this Xmas. It needs to be easy to use and reasonably priced.

If I do send to the police it will usually be Thames Valley though I am tempted to go and find the bell-ends and give them the chance to respond to the footage first (the worst behaviour is almost certainly from people close to home). Therefore I need to catch ghe plate and preferably the face of the driver.

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hawkinspeter replied to jaysa | 2 years ago
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I've at least been listened to if I calmly state the problem or infraction, explain that it tends to kill people, ask them if they could avoid it in future and thank them.
No-nos are shouting, swearing and banging or otherwise touching their precious tin box.
And for sure send to the police - each submission takes 45 mins now.
Might help that I'm a girl ...

Friday it was a 15cm close pass at 30mph in a 20mph by driver breathing laughing gas from a balloon - driver was so laid back he had trouble forming coherent words at the next lights ...

I've previously tried to talk to drivers, but there's only been a couple where they've appreciated the issue, so I just don't bother nowadays as it just leads to me being angry or frustrated. The police get paid to deal with the public, so I leave it to them.

There's an Ogmios episode that features him inadvertently breathing in nitrous oxide, but I was thinking that was satire.

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Velo-drone replied to hawkinspeter | 2 years ago
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Teentok rear light/camera is v good at about half the Cycliq cost.

Seems to have now been bought up by Techalogic - as far as I can tell it's an identical device, with a slightly better mount and a slightly higher cost.  But I thoroughly recommend, much prefer it to the Cycliq actually - better stability, better app (not intuitive - but once you know what you're doing it works very well, unlike the Cycliq app which never worked reliably) - and much better battery life.

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jaysa | 2 years ago
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Front, back or helmet? Battery life?
Fwiw, I run secondhand GoPros: Hero5 front and Hero 5 Session on the back.

Both are aasy to control from GoPro Quik app, and record number plates fine at 1080p50 linear mode, image stabilised.
A helmet cam would be best for driver pics, unless you can remember to angle a front cam at them.

Hero 5 is a bit of a lump but lasts well, Hero5 Session is neat as but only lasts 90 mins:

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JustTryingToGet... replied to jaysa | 2 years ago
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jaysa wrote:

Front, back or helmet? Battery life?
Fwiw, I run secondhand GoPros: Hero5 front and Hero 5 Session on the back.

Both are aasy to control from GoPro Quik app, and record number plates fine at 1080p50 linear mode, image stabilised.
A helmet cam would be best for driver pics, unless you can remember to angle a front cam at them.

Hero 5 is a bit of a lump but lasts well, Hero5 Session is neat as but only lasts 90 mins:

I was thinking handle bar rather than helmet, and was going to start with front and see if I get on with it before going rear (ooh errr)

It doesn't need a huge amount of battery life as I don't tend to go that far these days

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