Helmet cam first try.....creek jam

[special fx]

I picked up an Oregon Scientific waterproof video cam and tried it out for the first time last weekend. I was scared to try it in the surf the first time since I wasn't too sure about the mounting system, so I tried it out on a creek ride.

Where I ride there's an incredible series of creeks cut through the marsh land in the back bays. Some are no wider than your ski and I've spent years scouting them out to find a really fluid one tank cruise with no dead ends. It gives us about 1 1/2 hours of continuous cranking turns. The video clip below is a small section we call "hidden creek" ('cause it was so damned hard to find originally) and is a killer section where you can drill corners wide open on the larger 90 degree turns and then it has a couple of hard tight 180's thrown in to break your rythmn.......lot's o' fun!

Don't know how many people are into creeks, but it's a freeride element of it's own........one I enjoy almost as much as waves.

Check it out and sorry for the crappy video but it was my first try!

YouTube - Hidden creek (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8UOcEUtVNo)

[Lurker]

That footage is great. It looks exactly like what I ride in 50% of the time .After seeing that I want to go out tomorrow and rip some trails!

You were lucky to get such a high tide.

[cdubb]

SWEET I would love to ride somewhere like that. cool video,,thanks for sharing. Cant wait to see what yall do with it, I predict some awesome footy coming from ya

[jetskee]

That would be fun.

I'd get lost and not be able to find my way back out. :bigeyes:

[BlowStuffUp]

out at the colorado river theres trails that branch out from the river like that only theyre lined with super tall toolies so you cant see what the next turn is like. kinda dangerous i guess and theyre supposed to be no wake zones, but its fun to get a crew of like 4 guys pinnin it through there all in a line,

[keegan]

where did you get the camera? I would like to know what all you have as to run it, etc...and how long can you film?

[special fx]

Camera is from Oregon Scientific. I paid around 120 bux. There's info on this site about it, that's how I found out about it. I got a 2gig chip and it gave me about an hour of video at the highest resolution and shutter speed. It uses SD chip and 2 AA batteries and for the money it's pretty damn cool.

[jetskee]

Camera is from Oregon Scientific. I paid around 120 bux. There's info on this site about it, that's how I found out about it. I got a 2gig chip and it gave me about an hour of video at the highest resolution and shutter speed. It uses SD chip and 2 AA batteries and for the money it's pretty damn cool.

Found a link...this camera looks pretty awesome for the price
and what it does. It looks VERY self-contained.

This link is JUST for the camera....you would need to buy a 2GB
SD card to go with it (30-40 bucks, maybe).

http://www.heartratemonitorsusa.com/Pages/OREGON/AT18-camera.html

[yamaslut]

fyi - you need the faster 10x version of that 2gig card..



I made a few movies w/ mine, here are two:

this one is a vid I threw together real quick of me riding on a crappy choppy day...

YouTube - yamaslut pole cam (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Qu8tVfnSL0)



this is a trip to dissappearing island using Beirut "Postcards from Italy" as music.... I wanted to capture the feel we had on the trip...

YouTube - trip to the island (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWK0sDqolnc)


oh yeah.... the quality of the movie is way better than You tube displays it as... Mine is shot in 640 x 480 @ 30fps and is very clear when watching the original..

[yamaslut]

I picked up an Oregon Scientific waterproof video cam and tried it out for the first time last weekend. I was scared to try it in the surf the first time since I wasn't too sure about the mounting system, so I tried it out on a creek ride.

Where I ride there's an incredible series of creeks cut through the marsh land in the back bays. Some are no wider than your ski and I've spent years scouting them out to find a really fluid one tank cruise with no dead ends. It gives us about 1 1/2 hours of continuous cranking turns. The video clip below is a small section we call "hidden creek" ('cause it was so damned hard to find originally) and is a killer section where you can drill corners wide open on the larger 90 degree turns and then it has a couple of hard tight 180's thrown in to break your rythmn.......lot's o' fun!

Don't know how many people are into creeks, but it's a freeride element of it's own........one I enjoy almost as much as waves.

Check it out and sorry for the crappy video but it was my first try!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8UOcEUtVNo

we have tons of spots like that down here... fun as hell!!!!!!!

[WAB]

trails are hella fun. Some good tight ones in Jacksonville

[Conquistador]

Nick. Where did you mount it in that 1st vid? Forgive me if you stated it in the vid, but I have no sound @ work.

[accbr]

Can you put a 4GB card in it?

[special fx]

Nick, I have the 10x chip. Am I not setting something up correctly? Remember it is post youtube, it definitely looks better when I run from my PC.

[#ZERO]

Cool :fing02:

I just bought one on feBay for $79.99 + 9.99 for shipping. http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-Oregon-Scientific-ATC-2000-ATC2K-ATC2000-Camera_W0QQitemZ190132450115QQihZ009QQcategoryZ506 25QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I just read the manual and it says to use the regualar SanDisk or SanDisk Ultra II SD Cards up to 2GB.

It would be nice if the 4GB cards would work?

[yamaslut]

Mick, I have the 10x chip. Am I not setting something up correctly? Remember it is post youtube, it definitely looks better when I run from my PC.

oh sorry.... I was just putting a disclaimer w/ my video... I wasn't implying your vid was lower quality... It looks like the same quality as mine....

[#ZERO]

How about the 20X version, SanDisk Extreme III SD 2GB; will this work with that cam? :scratchchin:

http://www.sandisk.com/Products/ProductInfo.aspx?ID=1973

[yamaslut]

How about the 20X version, SanDisk Extreme III SD 2GB; will this work with that cam? :scratchchin:

http://www.sandisk.com/Products/ProductInfo.aspx?ID=1973

yupper...

[sea-dude]

Make sure you attach that sucker. One of the guys I ride with lost his the first day!
I cut the handle bar mount in half and used a stainless through bolt.
Here is a little Vid:
This was my first time in 12' surf so I kept turning my head to make sure I wasn't gonna get rolled.

YouTube - NW Surfriders March 2007 Freeride #9 (http://youtube.com/watch?v=v2QBLKzfVm4)

[#ZERO]

BTW... all those videos are awesome. :biggthumpup:

The first one looks and sounds real cool with the wind rushing past the camera microphone. :cool2:

Nick... that was a great music choice on your second video.

I can't wait to start making my own videos now.

[spence]

looks awsome to ride through that suck up alot of weeds?

[special fx]

Weeds are a fact of life back in these creeks. For the most part you stay clear, but if you screw up your definitely stuck with a wad of weeds in your pump. If it's not too bad you can clear them by bunny hopping (they fall out) and if that doesn't work you can get going as fast your clogged pump will allow and then hit the kill switch. This will usually back flush the pump and clear it. If that doesn't work then your stuck with clearing by hand.

The best part of these rides is when someone eats it in a turn and ends up 20 feet up on the sedge bank with mud war paint on their face!

[stanton]

thats sick!
thers that kinda stuff around here but people would freak if they saw a ski!

im definetly going to get one of those cameras, 90$ is a deal!!!

[Idok]

that was way cool!!!

we have areas like that here as well..just have to watch out for oyster beds

[#ZERO]

I just got my camera delivered to the door yesterday that I purchased from that eBay link and it's pretty cool for the money.

Now I'm just waiting for my 2gb chip to show up so I can start using it.