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Reply #15 - 03/08/12 at 11:03:59

justin_o_guy2 wrote on 03/08/12 at 10:09:34:

You may be arrested or worse

You may be arrested
Laser users are frequently arrested for aiming at airplanes or helicopters. It is surprisingly easy to find you. And as authorities take laser incidents more seriously, they are putting more effort into finding perpetrators:

speaking of which, in some states coppers get mighty upset about being taped... Shocked

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Reply #16 - 03/08/12 at 11:07:13

spacepirates wrote on 03/08/12 at 11:03:59:

justin_o_guy2 wrote on 03/08/12 at 10:09:34:

You may be arrested or worse

You may be arrested
Laser users are frequently arrested for aiming at airplanes or helicopters. It is surprisingly easy to find you. And as authorities take laser incidents more seriously, they are putting more effort into finding perpetrators:

speaking of which, in some states coppers get mighty upset about being taped... Shocked

TOOO darned Bad,, they are public servants operating in public with no expectation of privacy,,

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Reply #17 - 03/08/12 at 11:15:50

LostArtist wrote on 03/08/12 at 10:20:34:

it has a remote . . . the turning lens and screen so I can make sure it's lined up right . . . but it's just so big . . ugly . . ugh I think it's still better than the GoPro though in looks anyway, I think it has a microphone option, wireless maybe? so I could put it inside my helmet or someplace better protected from wind. . idk, but it's cool Cool

The Drift looks real good.. I like the standard tripod mound, small lcd screen, and remote... looks sturdy too...

Best luck in your choice... Wink

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Reply #18 - 03/08/12 at 12:16:16

Brief read at the laser pointer safety site is enlightening Roll Eyes

The least offense they can get you for is causing a distraction.

After a few calculations..

a green 5 mW is distracting up to 2 miles
a red 5 mW is distracting up to 1 mile
a blue 5 mW is distracting up to 1/3 mile

So be aware what you're pointing at
or you could be labeled a "dangerous idiot"

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Reply #19 - 03/08/12 at 12:38:51

spacepirates wrote on 03/08/12 at 11:03:59:

justin_o_guy2 wrote on 03/08/12 at 10:09:34:

You may be arrested or worse

You may be arrested
Laser users are frequently arrested for aiming at airplanes or helicopters. It is surprisingly easy to find you. And as authorities take laser incidents more seriously, they are putting more effort into finding perpetrators:

speaking of which, in some states coppers get mighty upset about being taped... Shocked

Yeah I could care less if they dont like getting taped, they go around all day recording all kinds of people that probably dont want/deserve to be taped.

However, the ones that do deserve to be taped make for great television. Grin

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ALfromN.H. FSO Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Dragon Slayer Posts: 1421 Rochester, New Hampshire Gender:	Re: helmet cam?? Reply #20 - 03/08/12 at 16:58:43 On my contourHD, the laser pointer only stays lit for a few seconds. Just long enough to see where it's aimed.
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Boofer Serious Thumper Offline Nearly too old. Posts: 1760 N Ms Gender:	Re: helmet cam?? Reply #21 - 03/08/12 at 22:58:14 Thanks Serow and guys. I am a good photographer but not a videographer. I don't understand the specs of digital cameras, but with your help, I may get it. We own a couple of digital PAS cameras. I think I'll practice with them before getting into special cams, Thanks again. Boofer
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LANCER Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Savage Beast Performance Parts Posts: 10803 Oklahoma Gender:	Re: helmet cam?? Reply #22 - 03/09/12 at 03:35:02 justin_o_guy2 wrote on 03/08/12 at 09:57:52: I like the laser sight idea... I think I'll buy a dollar store laser and add it to my mount. That sounds very handy for set-up... Dont look up at any airplanes.. Excellent idea
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spacepirates Serious Thumper Offline Igni Ferroque Posts: 515 Pittsburgh, PA Gender:	Re: helmet cam?? Reply #23 - 03/09/12 at 05:28:37 ALfromN.H. FSO wrote on 03/08/12 at 16:58:43: On my contourHD, the laser pointer only stays lit for a few seconds. Just long enough to see where it's aimed. Sorry if i made it seem otherwise, but the ContourROAM is the same way. The laser level only shows up for a few seconds, it doesn't stay on all the time.
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Reply #24 - 07/15/12 at 09:28:52

I picked up a $4.29 (including shipping!) camera mount on eBay. It isn't the most solid but much better than I expected. I mounted my Canon SD1000 to my handlebars and took it for a test recording. Not the best, by far, but not bad considering the price. I may need to look into a better mounting system if I am going to do this more often.

The one I bought: http://www.ebay.com/itm/320908850419?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m...

YouTube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmp544TnTUg

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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 29301 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: helmet cam?? Reply #25 - 07/15/12 at 09:45:39 Looks good, Greg... ... $5 is a bargain way to get into ride viddies... What's the view if you turn it around to yourself?...
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Greg Serious Thumper Offline Molon Labe Posts: 1251 Southeast PA, uSA Gender:	Re: helmet cam?? Reply #26 - 07/15/12 at 09:50:13 Serowbot wrote on 07/15/12 at 09:45:39: What's the view if you turn it around to yourself?... Really ugly!
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 29301 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: helmet cam?? Reply #27 - 07/15/12 at 10:10:07 Greg wrote on 07/15/12 at 09:50:13: Really ugly! Now,.. cummon'... that's not what I meant... ... It's nice to see the rider once in a while on a viddie... ... Ps... PA is soooo green!... ...
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Greg Serious Thumper Offline Molon Labe Posts: 1251 Southeast PA, uSA Gender:	Re: helmet cam?? Reply #28 - 07/15/12 at 10:37:28 OK...I added one. It is the raw AVI file. I will not host it on any social media sites though! http://files.thebenics.com/bike/bike-ride-ugly-side.AVI
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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: helmet cam?? Reply #29 - 07/15/12 at 16:34:15 Video looks real good Greg.
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