ATC2K bullet cam issues

[TexasShadow]

Re: the ATC2K bullet cam:
Anyone know how to prevent it from shutting down in vibration conditions? I had it mounted on the Sherpa handlebar and it did fine on tarmac, but once off-road and a bit bumpy, it shuts down.

[WoodButcher]

I don't know that camera at all, but being true to the internet I'm going to offer advise anyway. I've seen this sort of thing happen with GPS units and on them it happens because the battery vibrates away from the contacts. If the battery in this is removeable at all, that may be it. The cure on the GPS's was to add some packing (foam, tape, paper wedge) to keep the battery in place.

That being said, I'll now look that model up and probably discover there is no way that could help. But it might work.

[txbanditrydr]

Yeah... a little foam sheet in the end cap will work just fine. The SD card pops out of it's slot on severe bumps.

[TexasShadow]

I finally used the stupid thing over the two weeks in Big Bend.

1. Put scotch tape around both batteries. Seemed to prevent the automatic shut off when exposed to any vibration.

2. On the Sherpa: attached it to the handlebar before and the results were decent when riding pavement; not on dirt (disaster). This time, it was attached to the left front signal stem because there's no room on the handlebars. There is a tonic 'wiggle' in the videos. Best to use this for pavement only when on handlebars.

3. Helmet: the worst drawback is no way to aim the thing for the best perspective except sheer luck. Out of the five rides, only one was with the camera aimed perfectly. Luckily that ride was on Pinto Canyon Road. Otherwise it's hit or miss. Not good enough for me.

4. Don't bother to use it if you are riding into the sun. I got the entire ride up Green Gulch Road into the Chisos Basin. Into the sun. The video is terribly washed out. Granted, it's an inexpensive cam and doesn't have exposure adjustment like a real camera or camcorder has, so that's just something to be aware of and plan for.

Summary: Fun if you don't have high expectations. The largest negative is guesswork on aiming the cam and lens. It works best on a helmet: motocross or street full-face. Not on a flip-up/modular helmet unless it is put on and taken off the helmet while it is on your head. In other words, you can't flip up the helmet face.

Ultimately, I would like to get a small cam for mounting on the bike (handlebars) and use a good helmet cam that can be aimed properly.

[txbanditrydr]

When you get tired of it I'd love to have the proprietary mount for the rubber strap. I lost mine and can't seem to find a replacement.:giveup:

[klrno2]

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[XoZe]

The VholdR has two lasers to aim the camera, however strong vibration will shut it down as well. Works fine on the helmet or the bars, but on the engine guards the vibration was too much.