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12 Jun 2011
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VIO POV HD Camera
I've been looking at the VIO POV HD cameras for a while. Lots of good reviews of them on YouTube (13Mordeth, Svengalie). They are easy to set up, rugged, and the image quality is excellent. The down side is the price...normally around £500. I've just bought one on eBay for around £350 including postage. It may be too good to be true, but the seller has really good feedback. Anyway the link to the camera I got is here:
V.I.O. POV. HD 1080P Helmet Cam Camera VIO POV NEW | eBay UK
They still have some available.
I will write back when the camera arrives to let you know how I find it!
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12 Jun 2011
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I have the VIO POV 1 and it's great. Been thinking about upgrading to the HD but the price is still ridiculously too high for me.
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IF REQUESTED WILL MARK AS GIFT/LOW VALUE FOR INTERNATIONAL BUYER... INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL VAT
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I'd be interested to see if you do have to pay anything extra on top when it gets to the UK and if so how much. Keep us posted.
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12 Jun 2011
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I've been looking at the VIO POV HD cameras for a while. Lots of good reviews of them on YouTube (13Mordeth, Svengalie).
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Sven has done loads of reviews of cameras and taken lots of great footage with his POV1, mostly of him crashing/falling off his KTM though
I'd be interested what you think of it.
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20 Jun 2011
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The camera arrived today...and I didn't need to pay any additional tax!!  I've unpacked it but not used it yet. It's pretty much as I expected it to be from seeing others unpacking it online. The recorder is surprisingly light, I'd imagined that it would be heavier. The carrying case it comes in is really nice and gives a sense that it is a quality product. Overall I'm very happy with it so far, and I got it at a bargain basement price!
I'll post some clips once I've had a chance to have a quick play, which will probably be tomorrow evening.
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20 Jun 2011
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The camera arrived today...and I didn't need to pay any additional tax!! 
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That's very good news. Did you give the seller any specific instructions?
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20 Jun 2011
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Great quality - but the battery is not good
Hi Guys - I have had my VIO POV HD for a couple of weeks now. It seems to be a very nice camera with great quality image. Focus is a little soft far away, but everything with in 25 meters is sharp and crisp.
My Problem with the unit is the battery time. I get not much more that 1-1,5 hours of operation time on 4 AA batteries. I have now bought the 12v connector, but is still need to add and remove the AA batteries depending on if I want to use the AA batteries or the 12v. This could have been done smarter.
I really like is besides this, but I really wish this was made differently.
Anders
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Originally Posted by Anders-McTraveller
Hi Guys - I have had my VIO POV HD for a couple of weeks now. It seems to be a very nice camera with great quality image. Focus is a little soft far away, but everything with in 25 meters is sharp and crisp.
My Problem with the unit is the battery time. I get not much more that 1-1,5 hours of operation time on 4 AA batteries. I have now bought the 12v connector, but is still need to add and remove the AA batteries depending on if I want to use the AA batteries or the 12v. This could have been done smarter.
I really like is besides this, but I really wish this was made differently.
Anders
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Have you tried lithium batteries such as Energizer Ultimate ?
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25 Jun 2011
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upgrade the firmware and it should be be good.
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I have that option for my vio as well. Bulky and yet another wire to contend with. But it works
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Ps I meant 5 hours of continuous recording.
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