“Did you get that on camera?!” a fellow Chainless World Championships competitor asked, laughing, as I picked up my twisted cruiser bike off the pavement. It was one of those made-for-POV moments—brake failure plus excessive speed led me to explode into the crowd at the finish line.
And yeah, I got it on camera.
Helmet cams like the POV.HD are indispensable in action sports films these days, but they also create a season-by-season, day-by-day documentary for the everyday ripper. They also enable people to promote themselves through webisodes and video edits where historically a film crew would’ve been required. Sure, POV can be overdone, but it’s fun to ride in another stokologist’s shoes.
V.I.O.’s new HD cam (1080p) stands apart from the competition primarily because it’s so loaded with in-the-field customization and editing capabilities. You can tag scenes while recording from either the recorder or the wireless remote control, and compile tagged scenes into highlight clips automatically. One downfall of lower-end cams is they have a hard time adjusting to different levels of light. The POV.HD features adjustable exposure compensation to improve color saturation and contrast in especially bright or grey shooting conditions. Plus it’s got a wireless remote control.
You can mount the cam a couple ways—a star-shaped Velcro attachment fits atop your helmet, or latch it on to a goggle strap, while the cord runs to the unit. We’d be stoked to see a chest-mount option in the future.
$599.95
