I bought one of the keychain cams but made the mistake of not properly reading the link you gave us and ended up with a version 1. I sold it to a workmate and ordered a version 3.

Anyhow since the keychain was no good I made another clip with my act5k. It's a little dissapointing for picture quality, it's big, it's heavy and it was kind of expensive for what it is. On the up side it is meant to be shock resistant ( offset by being big and heavy ) and waterproof to 3m ( or something ). I know youtube is not good for camparisons but anyway.....

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Not bad panda, you can tell there's some weight on the onboard view lol.

So I take it you are waiting for the V3 keychain to arrive?

You can really see the suspension working in that video, certainly makes for a more interesting way to do an action video.

Yeh, I'm guessing another week to receive the V3 keychain. I like where I live for lots of reasons but waiting on mail is not one of the good points :zzz:

We got a new one. Lets start the process over again. :smile:

Turnigy 30FPS Ultra-Mini DigiCam W/ 2GB SanDisk Micro SD

http://www.hobbycity.com/hobbycity/s...dProduct=10973

http://www.hobbycity.com/hobbycity/s...alog/TR800.jpg
http://www.hobbycity.com/hobbycity/s...og/TR800-1.jpg
http://www.hobbycity.com/hobbycity/s...og/TR800-2.jpg

Includes Fast spec SD memory for smooth high rate video recording.
Unlike similar cameras sold elsewhere, our Ultra-Mini DigiCam includes SanDisk fast spec memory to provide smooth jitter free recording.
Features:
Ultra-small size alloy housing
Support AVI video format
Low illumination,high resolution video recording
Support 720*480 30 fps/s and 320*240 30fps/s
High speed USB 2.0 interface
Support TF card up to 16GB.
Build-in high capicity rechargeable lithium bettery lasting for 70 min and standby time about sound trigger for 50 hours
Flexible installation with clip and bracket
Specification:
Size: 57x21x19mm
Weight: 19g incl. battery
Video: 640x480 pixel
Battery: 200mAh Lipo
Resolution: VGA
FPS: 30 (True Rating)
Camera lens: 2-million CMOS
Angle of view: 72 degree
Photo format: JPEG 1600x1200
Audio format: Wave
Minimum illumination: 1LUX
Continuous video recording time: 80min
Voice-activated standby time: 250 hours standby time
Power consumption: 150mA/3.7V (max.)
Storage temp.: -10~70C
Operating temp.: -10~60C
Type of memory card: Micro SD card (TF card)
Capacity of memory card: Can support upto 16GB (max.)
Player software: Media player / KM player
USB interface: USB1.1/2.0
Operating system: 2000/XP/Vista 32
Storage consumption: 1GB/40min
Charge period: About 2 hours

Included accessories:
Turnigy 800 camera
Micro SD card (2GB) (Fast spec memory)
Protective Silicon cover
1 x Lipo Battery
Mounting plate
USB Cable

Looks better then the other one? Sounds like the battery is removable?

Who will be the guinea pig?:whip:

Great find Riley!

This one looks to be the same as the MD80 thumbcam, which I had and mentioned in post #24. So this new one should have much better video I hope. I'll have to look it over better later. Could be a good alternative to the keychain cams which are hard to get consistent specs on.

I do believe I'll be a guinea pig :yes:

Lets hope so!

http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbycity/s...ct=1097#review

Looks like it takes pretty good video. Much better then the camera I have now does at least! This will probably be my next digital media purchase. :intello:

edit - another good review - http://terracode.com/AEE_MiniDV/AEE_Mini_DV_P1.html
This review says it only accepts 8gb sd cards where the hobbycity review claims 16gb. :neutral:

It also looks like it records a little fast. I would like to see a video of a stopwatch or similar to see if the time is right. It just might be the framerate is too slow so it looks fast..

The review I linked to stated they used a nice class 6 SD card (which the card included at hobbycity might be??) and they didn't quite get 30fps. The quality is good enough for me and my $20 tho!!

Yeah looks like they're trying to avoid some of the same issues that plagued the HK52.

The battery is non removable, but my plan is to scrap those and use a DC-DC converter to power multiple cams. That will eliminate having to charge the cams via USB. I was very impressed with my MD80 before I wrecked it, and $20 is 5X less than I paid, and half the price of the HK52!

I just ordered a camera; I used regular slow shipping. Now RCM has two guinea pigs. :lol:

Not only will this be good for onboard videos of RC trucks, planes, and e-bikes,, but I hope to use this for other video recording also. Hopefully it functions good as an all-purpose camera.

I'll make a new thread too; I'll post a link

New thread here - http://www.rc-monster.com/forum/show...414#post348414