ATC5K Water Resistant Action Camera

Comments about Oregon Scientific ATC5K Water Resistant Action Camera:

The camera has a lot of included brackets, and quality on the camera it self are very good. Perfect for rough users, outdoor activities.

The sound and picture quality is not the best, however average for f.e youtube clips.

Comments about Oregon Scientific ATC5K Water Resistant Action Camera:

you can strap it to just about anything and the remote control is possibly the coolest thing ever. it eliminates the use of a timer function on most digital cameras. You just set it up and click, ba bam! Same with the video. If the thing is strapped to your head it could be difficult to push that button but the remote makes it way easy. the picture and sound quality is top notch for a camera like this. I also own the ATC2K and the 5k has much better sound and video. The only things i do not like is the fact that is has slits on the bottom and there appears to be a speaker there so i don't know how waterproof i actually is (i have yet to test that feature) and that the black piece of plastic that connects the camera to the attachments is very difficult to turn. So, say you strapped the camera to the side of your head, it would be quite difficult to turn the camera so your video was not sideways.

Comments about Oregon Scientific ATC5K Water Resistant Action Camera:

Using the camera on bicycle handlebars resulted in a wobbly picture - not just from the expected movement of the bike, but a wobbling within the movie itself, almost like a wave effect.

Comments about Oregon Scientific ATC5K Water Resistant Action Camera:

This was the one and only item I was determined to gift my son with for the holidays. He has progressively advanced, over the last several years, towards a career in the snowboarding industry and presently competes in several tournaments a season on a semi-professional level.
He and his friends had been rigging up video cameras on tripods out in the middle of the mountain trails in an effort to critique their skills with a view toward advancing their styles and expanding their abilities as terrain park boarders as well as all-mountain terrain boarders.
This helmet cam was the perfect gift and a total surprise to my son.

Since he has started using the equipment, we have viewed footage of his abilities on several venues at several different mountain terrains. The camera is perfect both day and night and accurately depicts his life as a snowboarder.

He and his associates are at the Dew Tour as I right this review and I have spoken with him several times. With Helmet Cam firmly strapped on, they have been riding the mountain trails with Shaun White, Keir Dillon, and several of the other contestants on the Tour.

In my opinion, this experience is what this Helmet Cam is meant for. They will ride along side the world's best; observe and learn from their incredible styles; and have video footage of parts of interst to view and learn from at a later time.

My son has been fortunate enough to have developed casual meet and greet relationships with many of the riders over the past few years and views competitons such as the Mountain Dew Tour as yet another opportunity to learn even more about the sport of his life. When he is not outfitting snowboarders; he is riding with and learning from them what they view as important to their sport in terms of everything from outfitting to equipment to different venues, etc.

And at the forefront of this wonderful sport is.....media. I strongly recommend the Helmet Handi Cam for any avid sportsfan who knows that taking that extra step of documenting their progress is nothing if not beneficial....who knows where it could lead some day.

Thank you for being there when I needed you, just 2 short days before Christmas, when I thought my Christmas wish for my son was never going to happen. And, a hearty two thumbs up from the resident snowboarders in this group, for an invaluable member of their team - the Helmet Cam.

Comments about Oregon Scientific ATC5K Water Resistant Action Camera:

I bought the ATC5K because the field of vision is larger then my old 2K and with the screen it is easier to adjust the aim. The camera is a definite improvement over the older camera. But Oregon Scientific should be ashamed of the extras that come with the camera. The peripherals are excellent examples of cheap [...]design. For example, without any vibration the webcam stand isn't strong enough to support the weight of the camera. The tolerance of the base grip is so limited it is nearly impossible to attach any of the peripherals. It is nearly impossble to mount the camera securely on the side of a helmet because the camera won't turn well inside the yoke. The handle bar grip has no trace of metal in it and I would never trust it to hold the camera. OS would have been better off to have made better but fewer peripherals. The question is asked would I recommend this product. The camera yes but only if you have some mechanical ability to mount it without using the items provided.