Action camera
Small waterproof camera mounted to a handlebar, chest or helmet
Palm-sized, made to clamp somewhere and then be forgotten: waterproof without a case, stabilized in software, untroubled by rain or a dunking. GoPro, Insta360 and DJI are the three names in the category. Riders, runners and swimmers use one for moving footage a phone cannot get safely, and some models pull heart rate or power from a watch account and burn it into the frame. Mounts multiply fast once people start buying them. Battery life in the cold is the standing complaint.
People on record
Sorted by strength of stance
Does it: documented as part of their own routine. Recommends: explicitly advises other people to do it. Discusses: covered it substantively without clear personal adoption; this can include criticism or disagreement.
- Ray MakerDoes it
Sports tech reviewer · DC Rainmaker
Reaches for a GoPro Hero 13 Black most days to film devices on runs, rides and swims. Quality is half the reason; the other half is the cloud backup, which he says keeps footage from disappearing with a lost SD card. An Insta360 Ace Pro 2 comes out when he needs power or heart rate overlaid, or when the light is poor.
Source: dcrainmaker.com: Photography Gear I Use (Updated 2024 List!)“I use action cams virtually every single day. It’s the main thing I use on runs/rides/swims to capture videos of devices (or me).”
dcrainmaker.com: Photography Gear I Use (Updated 2024 List!) (opens in a new tab) · 27 Oct 2024
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