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Old 04 October 2010, 20:20   #1
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Web cams as action cam...

...Does anyone know if this is possible? My thoughts were to use an adaptor between USB and my camcorder.
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Old 05 October 2010, 07:10   #2
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Can't see why not, quality may be an issue though...
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We have a waterproof digital camera and was pondering fitting a mount for it on the console so that videos could be taken while on the go. No idea if it would have worked and currently boatless!
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Web cams mostly have no storage (they use the PC hard drive) and are powered via the PC.

Not sure about using a webcam as an "extension cam" to a cam corder.


I have a vision of a dell PC strapped to the A frame, with a petrol genny on the back deck and a 240volt 6 way extension lead connecting the 2

this looks interesting.
Water Proof cam with GPS
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Old 05 October 2010, 16:44   #5
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I have my eye on a HD Webcam for my new PC and was trying to justify the heafty pricetag. If however I could connect this to my DV Camcorder then the price would be more viable and I'd have something that would be far more flexible.
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Oregon Scientific Action Cam 2 in Morrisons reduced to £29.98, bought one for my son, but won't be able to try it out before the weekend.
Waterproof to 3metres and comes with lots attachments.

Hope this helps.

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I dont see why it wouldnt work!
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I dont see why it wouldnt work!
Cause you need a computer....
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Oregon Scientific Action Cam 2 in Morrisons reduced to £29.98,Waterproof to 3metres and comes with lots attachments.
Wow, any more available, cant see on the Morrison's website.
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I have checked my local morrisons and no luck, i have ordered a MDV 80 clone, but noticed these after, they look more waterproof than the MDV 80 clone. Class 6 mini sd card needed.
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Old 08 October 2010, 16:28   #11
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I was checking up on eBay there and they have another version of that Oregon scientific camera, takes an sd card which will give u in the region of 2 hours video and audio.. A d I think it's the same one, it's submersible up to 3 metres or so.. ( hopefully u won't need tha unless you're diving!!) .. I think it's in the region of 160 pounds or so.. Looks pretty cool.. It's even got a little LCD screen on the back to view what you've recorded and it comes with a few brackets.. There's one for your bicycle handlebars which I'm sure could be used on top of an a-frame!! I think that there's a HD version of the camera on the market too!
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