The ones they wore are a technology from, what, a decade and a half ago?

That shape - well, there are plenty. Contour, Sony Action Cam, the Olympus Tracker for a few.

I have 2 £30 HD bullet cams which I think are fantastic. Search ebay "F9 mini cam" I use mine with Drift Ghost mount which makes a great combo for top of Helmet. They come with mounts which are all ok, I just use drift ones as I have a drift cam.

Very well made been dropped and survived.
Battery lasts well.
Video is good.
The sound is rubbish.
It is splash proof.
Takes mini sd cards

The first part of this footage is the bullet cam, excuse the music it's some youtube stuff https://youtu.be/pWWUkIM8wjc

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Well obviously they used technology which was available at the time, but I'm assuming that if they are still in the business then the technology being used would be reasonably up to date.
However the lack of any response from the Sonic company leads me to assume they are not!


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I'll check them out. Many thanks.


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My thoughts were much the same as yours, I liked the Sonic Comms system for its streamlined helmet mounting and remote PVR. After some persistence with emails and phone calls to them I got a response and product data sheet but then they lost interest and despite further prompting I couldn't get prices or detailed specs, so I gave up. That said I'm not sure it would have been useful to pursue it as their website suggests their core markets are police and security services, which in turn suggests their products will be on the pricey side and not suitable for anyone on a non movie star budget.

So I turned elsewhere, and again like you have shunned the Go-Pro route. As cameras they are good, and the battery life isn't bad. In fact you see plenty of TV motoring programmes where they have rigged up Go-Pros round the vehicle so the quality is evidently top notch. But for bike cameras I don't like them. Too big, too obtrusive, particularly as helmet cams.

What I've come down to is using a Drift Stealth 2 as helmet cam with wifi remote (wrist mounted). The battery and memory isn't as good as the GP but you can easily get round that. Set the camera to "tagging" mode so it only records a predetermined amount of footage when you press the remote. Mine is set on 1 minute so when you hit the button you get the previous minute, plus the current minute and the next minute. So a total of 3 minutes footage including a little time before you hit the button! Ideal if you want to record an incident or a particular bit of road without needing to edit down hours of uneventful footage, and thereby doesn't clog the memory card. Battery life is also a bit restrictive but you can charge it up each time you stop.

For extra footage without needing to worry about charging up stuff I'll be getting one of the neat little on-bike camera systems from Innovv. This can be powered from the bike's electrical system and do front/rear recording or both, with very unobtrusive cameras. This is more like a conventional dashcam and again you can do tagging with a handlebar mounted button - otherwise it does permanent loop recording.

A word of warning though. If you are engaging in "spirited" riding be aware the police can and do seize camera footage to use as evidence against you.

Links for anyone who'd like to find out more

sonic-comms.com - Motorcycle Communications

Drift | No matter what moves you, capture it best with Drift - Drift Innovation

Motorcycle Camera | Motorcycle Traffic Camera | INNOVV

Yes it's a very strange response (or in my case complete lack of any) from their company. However I notice from their website that they're into many convert surveillance systems, so maybe your thoughts about their choice of clientele is correct.
Thanks for your suggestions about alternatives though. Much appreciated.


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I have two cameras (ok three if you count the crappy one in the tablet I travel with, cavemen drawing on walls with burnt sticks make better images than that camera)
1: cannon ELPH point and shoot I found ON SALE at a local target store.
2: VEHO MUVI I picked up off amazon that was also on sale.

Crunching the numbers, the MUVI even though it's 32GB max card, the record time equals the battery charge with set on 1080i.
the point and shoot has some nifty options that have proven useful.

Besides, GoPro's are too expensive for my need/use.

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