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Oregon Scientific ATC-2000 Helmet Cam

Oregon Scientific ATC-2000 Helmet Cam

Item # 768685
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Go anywhere and record everything! Strap the Oregon Scientific ATC-2000 helmet camera to a helmet, leg, arm or bike and capture all the action!

  • This hands-free, wireless helmet cam is both shock- and splash-resistant for use in challenging conditions
  • From mountain bike trails to big wall thrills, this camera goes with you, yet stays out of your way, quietly capturing all your best moves
  • Compact design fits nearly anywhere, recording to internal memory and/or SD flash memory card (sold separately); captures video or still images
  • Simple three-button design and LCD display control recording start/stop, shooting modes and resolution, date/time, file deletion and microphone
  • Operates on two AA batteries (sold separately), shooting at three resolutions: 640 x 480 (VGA), 320 x 240 (QVGA) and 160 x 120 (QQVGA)
  • Video can be shot at a full 30 frames-per-second (fps) for smooth and seamless playback or at 15 fps to gain more recording time from memory
  • SD card slot supports card sizes up to 2 GB for 60 min. of full 30 fps VGA resolution; card must be formatted in FAT16 format before filming
  • Condenser microphone captures sound; video is captured in .AVI format for easy importing and editing in most video editing applications
  • Included TV cable allows instant replay on the big screen while USB connector allows quick uploads of footage and stills to computer for editing
  • PC computer with Windows 2000/XP will recognize camera as a removable storage drive upon first connection and automatically load required driver file
  • Use of lithium batteries optimizes performance in cold conditions

Package includes: camera, handlebar mount, helmet mount, silicon rubber helmet strap, quick-release clip, short and long rip-and-stick straps, USB cable, AV cable, rip-and-stick and rubber adhesive patches, and silicon grease for O-rings.

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Item 768685

Oregon Scientific ATC-2000 Helmet Cam Specs

Specification

Description

Megapixel1.3
Zoom rangeNo
LensVGA CMOS sensor
Lens focal lengthFixed
Memory storage typeSecure Digital (SD)
Included memory(Internal) 32 megabytes
Self timerNo
Movie modeYes
InterfaceUSB
Power source2 AA batteries
Weight (without batteries)4.4 ounces

Oregon Scientific ATC-2000 Helmet Cam Customer Reviews

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Oregon Scientific ATC-2000 Helmet Cam
 
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May

15

2008

(17 of 17 customers found this review helpful)

 
4.0

Fun!

By garooob

from Swansea, IL

About Me Hobbyist/Enthusiast

Site Member

Pros

  • Great Features

Cons

  • Button operation

Best Uses

  • Outdoor sports

Comments about Oregon Scientific ATC-2000 Helmet Cam:

You can have a lot of fun with this thing. I use it for paintball, mountain biking and recently, a video of my first motorcycle ride! Video quality is decent; not professional, but hey. Make sure you test your setup first, or you'll be filming the ground. The menu is a little difficult to navigate and the buttons are sometimes hard to push (especially with gloved hands) but getting it started only takes two button presses.

Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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Oct

8

2008

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

 
3.0

Nice for the price, but not perfect

By JohnLa

from Northridge, CA

About Me Casual User

Site Member

Pros

  • Durable
  • Great Picture Quality

Cons

  • Complicated To Operate
  • Poor low-light video
  • Poor Sound

Best Uses

  • Motorcycle CAM

Comments about Oregon Scientific ATC-2000 Helmet Cam:

I bought this camera to protect myself in the event someone causes an accident while I'm riding my motorcycle. I think riding with the camera makes me a safer rider since I know I'm being recorded.

It is a good quality camera and comes with a good mount suitable for handlebar mounting, however the vibrations of my 600CC Honda motorcycle cause the video to have a weird "under water" type effect, especially under acceleration. Not the fault of the camera, but still a consideration.

The video is usually clear and records about 1.5 hours at 15 FPS. The camera takes a long time to adjust when going from Bright sunlight to shade, and shows a very dark picture for about 5 seconds. Nighttime is worthless. You can't see anything at all. Since I commute mostly during the daylight hours this is not a major problem for me.

The menu is very hard to understand and once you understand, the controls are very hard to use. This also is not a major problem since I always use the same settings, but be warned... it's easy to accidentally delete your videos.

The transfer times are SLOW. Almost an hour to move a 1 hour video using the supplied USB cable. If you use a USB 2.0 card reader, this is cut to about 5 minutes, but you will need to remove the SD card from the unit.

Battery life seems to be about 5 hours using alkaline batteries. You are limited to SD cards of 2GB or smaller.

The sound of the motorcycle completely overwhelms the mic on this thing and makes it pretty much worthless. I don't even record sound anymore. If you are using this device on a bicycle or skateboard, it might be OK.

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Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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