sorted the mic on the atc1000! (well, at least as good as i think i’m going to get it)
will sort out the video i got from the track yesterday and put some up on youtube/google when i get a chance.
basically i opened the unit up at the front exposing the little mic at the top. wrapped it in dynamat, and then put some more inside in the lower section too to reduce the distortion from vibration.
still not perfect but you can actually hear the engine now rather than just static. at low revs its a bit on the quiet side (sub 6k) but at the top end its pretty loud and still reasonably clear.
I was also thinking about getting one of these but i was a bit disapointed with the sound issue. I’ve been looking through that actioncam site that rusty posted up and I’m quite impressed with the digital hero 3. It’s a tad more exspensive but looks pretty good. Takes good quality photos as well and you can plug straight into your tv if you want, no pc required. http://www.actioncameras.co.uk/Digital_Hero_3.html
The only problem I can see with it is how to mount it to a bike. I had a look through youtube to see if there was any videos and only found a couple with it on a bike. How he’s got it on there I don’t know.
So think I may go for this one, not sure yet but the videos look very good and it’s handy being able to adjust the mic record level. Just found this site with sample videos http://gopro.vsocial.com/#87555
Looks like the camera is strapped to crashbar. Nice thing about the strap is u can put it practically anywhere like indicator stems, mirror stems, even the forks problyDoes look like good quality and no sound probs
Just found this site with sample videos