This video has given me new ways to record my footage. I was intending to use GoPro but I forget they are big and bulky, even more, they are expensive. The review was on point to the needs. Danke shon
Thank you for the review. I have always hated GoPro's because of how big and clunky they are. When I use to play paintball I ran a R7 Replay XD mounted to the rail of my helmet. I have been considering getting into airsoft and been looking at cameras. I really like this camera expect that it is only 1080p, so it would be a pass. I hope they come out with a 4K version soon.
If anyone has issues with videos not saving properly or red light blinking fast and cam not recording. Try to change settings to record in 1080p30fps, it worked for me.
so that you have basically the same image quality with worse runtime, filesize and harder time to edit? No thanks. Rather up the bitrate, improve the lens, compression algorythm and maybe increase the sensor size if possible. There is no need for 4k60p on such a cam.
Thanks for the video ! One question, is the camera recording straight when you hit the ON button, or do you need to connect in the app to set the recording ?
Nice video! Bought mine a few weeks ago, and ran into an issue with the battery being stuck inside. How did you guys manage to remove it? Planning to replace the battery but I cant find a way to remove it without breaking the thing. Thank you!!
You need to give it a certain "hit"/impact (but not too heavy in order not to damage the camera!) Mine was stuck, too, thats why i damaged the insulation. But you can et it out this way :)
Actually, I wonder why so many people complain about bad sound quality on their helmet cameras, as mine did not have any problems with that. What you hear in the video is 1:1 sound from the recording, not edited. Of course, there is not so much going on to hear in the sample, but some background noise should be noticable in theory... which obviously is not the case here. Strange :D
@@atashli Hello there! I did not have it on mine, but unfortunately, some other users report the same in the comments. Maybe one of them knows a solution? I even wonder why mine seemed to be alright though ...
@@mikelondres3874 Hi, thanks for your comment. Unfortunately, i can not tell because i never did more disassembly than removing the battery :/ But maybe some of the other viewers can help here :) Have a good one!
@@rummbolt thank you, might just have to test my luck and get the flat ones then, im planning on using the camera for the silo event coming up and i dont know if i'll have time to order the batteries once the camera comes 😅
Just got it, but it only works when connected with a USB. I think it's the battery, but I charged it for 1 hour and it still doesn't work remotely. Is the USB Type C connector only for data transferring purposes or is it also a charger?
@@rummbolt could be, I messaged the support and hopefully they can sort it out. I got it to work with WiFi and to record when it was connected to the electric power, it says that the battery is at full capacity and the moment I disconnect it, it all shuts down
@@rummbolt I opened up the whole thing and the battery came out. It had the correct position, but it does not fit tightly at the +, it has some free space, the cap at the back doesn't push it all the way in and it could be that. I'm working on it
Hi, can you help me ? I got the camera but when i turn it on with an sd card inserted the red light keep blinking fast and when i connect the camera to watch the footage it hasn t registered nothing and the sd card is empty. I tryed to change 3 sd card but no result, i tryed update the camera firmware but is already the last version; i don t know what to do. Do you have Ideas or it happen to yourself too?
@@mariocasiraghi8505 I'm sorry, i do not have experienced this issue by myself. Maybe, some of the other viewers or the Runcam Customer Support can help here :)
Here in Germany, it's not as hot as in Mexico so i could not test this yet. From my experience, heat has never been an issue - but that's probably not the most valuable information for you 😅
Anyone else having problem getting the battery out? I just bought one (with extra batteries) but when I tried to remove the battery I noticed it is stuck in there..
You need to give it a certain "hit"/impact (but not too heavy in order not to damage the camera!) Mine was stuck, too, thats why i damaged the insulation. But you can et it out this way :)
The description of your problem is not very specific, so it could be caused by several reasons. Empty Battery? No SD card inserted? SD Card full or broken? Defective Camera? Maybe it´s one of those reasons :)
Oh wow! The price is decent, even considering that the video quality is not flawless And you could just 3D print a rail mount that actually fits your helmets, if own/know someone who owns a printer
Yeah, true! A 3D Printer makes airsofting a lot easier in many aspects :D I still like the ideas behind the camera; also for more experienced players or RU-vidrs, it can be a nice addition I think.
@@rummbolt a 3D printer is a must-have to anyone who is well invested into the hobby, it just makes life easier Also about the camera, I'm afraid that branches hitting it might move the 'arm' and ruin your footage But the wifi functionality would allow it to be used to peek around corners 😉
@alexreitler I used to have one 3D Printer, too. But because of the smell, my landlord didn´t like it so much, so it had to go :D Concerning the "misalignment" due to branches or such: I think it is more likely to happen on this helmet camera than on a gopro Style Camera for example. But i experienced the same issue on those cameras as well, it´s maybe just a question of "how likely it is to happen" :)
@@rummbolt sorry to hear that, some landlords suck And thanks for the info, I'm currently looking for a camera (that's why I clicked on the video) to keep memories from my matches. But I think I will stick with the 'old school stuff', as my NVG mount will not be occupied by something else for the foreseeable future Also, subbed because you actually make videos on interesting topics
@@alexreitler Thank you for the subscription and your kind words! I think RunCam also made a new action cam which supports 4k. It´s called "RunCam 6", maybe that one is for you? Have a good evening :)
God, what garbage and not a camera, such quality was on phones 10 years ago, someone tell runcam what video stabilization is. gopro still maintains the quality bar
@@NewYorkStar1337 Good point, especially for beginner players :) There is another video yet to come on a budget scope camera with interesting features on my channel - stay tuned if you are interested :)
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