Cheap tiny video cameras - what works best?

On 2/7/2011 11:32 PM, BruceGreeff wrote:
Hui Eric

I purchased a Panasonic Lumix TZ10 for the wide angle HD + GPS camera part.
Have not flown with it yet.


Eric Greenwell wrote:
I also intend to get a small, wide angle HD camera for cockpit and
external use that can run 8 hours and log it's internal GPS with the
video and audio. These are currently in the $250 to $350 range. A 3 axis
G sensor also desired, but not a show-stopper.

It looks like a very nice upgrade from Panasonic TZ5 camera I have, and
the newest TZ20/ZS10 looks even better.

The kind of "flight recorder" camera I'm interested in are like the
ContourHD GPS and the SBX1100. The SBX1100 is HD, but they have an HD
version coming out "soon", according to the company. I envision them
being mounted permanently on the glider and recording the entire flight,
so recording duration is more important than image quality.

The ContourHD is weatherproof, an adavantage for external mounting; the
SBX1100 style isn't weatherproof, and more suited to the cockpit.

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