On-bike Cameras
From GummyCarbs
Video Cameras
DV in
- Panasonic PV-GS85 - no AV in
- Panasonic PV-GS320 - no AV in, no S-Video in.
AV in
- Sony DCR-HC96 - AV in/out, S-Video in/out (adapter), DV in/out ($509.95)
Digital Video Recorders
Solid State
- Sting by Sonic. Custom DVRs made by Sonic were used in Long Way Round.
- Cylon Systems provides complete, Archos-based kits to UK police.
Hard Drive-based
- Archos
Bullet Cameras
- HelmetCamera.com offers several types of waterproof camera. All use Sony CCDs.
- 380 - $169
- 480 - $259
- 560 - $299
- StuntCams has a 520-line Sony CCD camera with pre-wired composite, mini-mic, and battery pack for $185.
Resources
- This thread mentions LANC which allows external control of video cameras.
- This page mentions that nearly all Sony camcorders support video-in.
- Hooli-Cam, a page on setting up an on-bike camera.
- DogCamSport, in the UK, has a list of cameras with AV inputs. Note that the information may not be accurate for the US market.
- http://www.ovrlnd.com/DoItYourself/ProjectHooli-cam.html a page on setting up an on-bike camera.