Adventure Bike Rider Forum

Hi, I got an Akaso action camera for Xmas. Which I guess is like a cheaper version of a Go pro. So far I have mostly used it strapped to the top of my son's radio control car which is a laugh. It comes with various mounts including a couple of stick on plates. I tried it with one of the plates stuck on the inside on the screen on my CCM and it worked okay but there is a lot of vibration. There is another plate with it and I was wondering whether to stick it on my lid, although my Nolan doesn't have much flat area. My questions to those who have used cameras more, is there any advance to attaching it to your helmet and what are the disadvantages?
Oh it comes with a remote to start and stop filming which I can attached to the bars which is handy.
Thanks Jak

I used the sticky patches to hold my camera to my helmet and didn't have a problem, as such. I backed up the fastening by connecting it to my chin strap with a couple of cable ties wrapped in insulation tape. Worked a treat. The only problem I found was because it's one of the cheaper cameras it is physically bigger than say a Go-Pro and sometimes I would accidentally dislodge it when putting my helmet down somewhere.

Nick.

There are velcro attached chin plates available or you can make your own,

Jak, I mount my road cam I use on the handlebars with an old inner tube wrapped around the handle bars. Little or no vibration from this one. I've also got the Gopro Side Mounted on my helmet. Here's some footage.

I find th biggest disadvantage to being attached to the helmet is the noise, if you ride ont he road at motorway speeds. Its noisy!

I can't wear it on the motorway. It feels like my neck's being ripped off.

Andi_Archer wrote:There are velcro attached chin plates available or you can make your own,

Are these any good? I've been looking at one for ages.

I think the best place is not fitted to the body etc as if you came off would you really want that pushed into your face?

Mount it where you want, but realise that 90% of videos made with them are sh*te.
You need to edit any videos really well, and change around the camera points - so have a mount on your helmet, handle bar, under the seat, on a pole, on a tripod at the side of the road, on a drone, get your mates to film you, swap cameras with a mate, use their footage as well...

Dave

Dave DRZ wrote:Mount it where you want, but realise that 90% of videos made with them are sh*te.
You need to edit any videos really well, and change around the camera points - so have a mount on your helmet, handle bar, under the seat, on a pole, on a tripod at the side of the road, on a drone, get your mates to film you, swap cameras with a mate, use their footage as well...

Dave

Good advice here, vary the mounting points. Loads of GoPro options on EBay.
I use MovieMaker to edit my videos, it's free with Windows Essentials and quite easy to use.