Clip-on / wearable cameras

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Clip-on / wearable cameras

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I searched the forum and did not find this topic discussed. I am searching for something to clip on my jacket or shirt. I found the brand name Serene Life that might perform adequately for hiking. I am concerned about battery life, length of videos, rain resistance, long distance, and quality of pictures. Has anyone ever used any such camera, have any information or recommendations? Thanks in advance.

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Hi Gail, what exactly are you hoping to use the camera for? Do you want to record video while you're walking? Or do you just want something that clips up to leave your hands free?
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Check out Insta360 GO 2. I wear it on the brim of my hat it is so small. It's only 2.7K image quality but I find it good enough. It's easy to use, can be carried in a pocket and all the work to get a good result is done when you get home. Dropping it in the snow would probably be the end of it but so far I have had no problems.
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There's a variety of police style bodycams available.
I can't recall the one I have on my kit right now, but it's small, light, tucks into a pen pocket and has a clip. Can either do still or video. Lasts about 8 hours, battery is the limiting factor, not storage.

Really depends on what you want and why. But camera solutions are cheap these days.
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Chelsea wrote: Mon Jan 03, 2022 1:53 pm Hi Gail, what exactly are you hoping to use the camera for? Do you want to record video while you're walking? Or do you just want something that clips up to leave your hands free?
I want to be able to get video hands free while hiking.
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CBinmt wrote: Mon Jan 03, 2022 4:21 pm Check out Insta360 GO 2. I wear it on the brim of my hat it is so small. It's only 2.7K image quality but I find it good enough. It's easy to use, can be carried in a pocket and all the work to get a good result is done when you get home. Dropping it in the snow would probably be the end of it but so far I have had no problems.
Thanks. 🤔 I can look at that.
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pvnisher wrote: Mon Jan 03, 2022 7:17 pm There's a variety of police style bodycams available.
I can't recall the one I have on my kit right now, but it's small, light, tucks into a pen pocket and has a clip. Can either do still or video. Lasts about 8 hours, battery is the limiting factor, not storage.

Really depends on what you want and why. But camera solutions are cheap these days.
Thanks. I saw one like that. It seems pretty good. I can't remember much about it, but I'll give it another look.
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I have used GoPros while climbing technical areas with it clipped on my helmet. There is also a strap on type thing that attaches to your chest/shoulders that I have used while doing Tough Mudders. It works great but make sure you select a lower quality than the highest 4k 60fps for long hikes.
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