GoPro Camera

[James Chimney]

I was thinking about getting one, is any one using it and what are the pros and cons? I ran one on my car a buddy loaned me last year at Auto Cross, I love watching those old races and I have DE coming up in June at Lime Rock
what is the real time on the battery, it claims 2.5 hours? can it be recharged from a lap top not plugged in?
thanks

[Litesonic]

on the charging, yes.... if you have a USB (which most do of course). Not sure how long it would take, and how it would drain the battery on your laptop.

[fiat22turbo]

The HD ones take great video as they have a wide angle lens built in. the earlier non-HD ones had the wide angle option.

The major drawbacks seem to be the sound, which could be better as there is only a single little mic built into it. If you want really nice audio to go with it, you'll want to find a better way to record the audio. Plus the single button control can be tricky to sort out. Otherwise they seem rock solid.

[vdubr928]

You could get a power inverter to feed the laptop or the charger that comes with the camera. 100$ or so at walmart

[Rasta Monsta]

Here's a bit I just took with one. . .I like the camera, and the sound seems fine to me.

YouTube - ‪EC Miata vs. #14 Mustang‬‏

[Aufgeladen944]

I have a camera from oregonscientific. It's awesome.

Picture quality isn't exactly HD, but I don't care too much about that. It's mostly just to review and see if I can improve anything.

It was about $100 four years ago.