ATC2K Waterproof Action Cam by Oregon Scientific
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Digital camera reviews of ATC2K Waterproof Action Cam
Digital camera Review: Cam Review
Summary: 3 Stars
Its a good idea, I like its versatility. However I bought this to mount to an Army Combat Helmet (ACH). And there was no good way to stabilize it without compromising the integrity of the helmet. Also the sound doesn't pic up that well. Over-all the cam is a good buy though, good for sun or rain... but it makes a better handle bar cam.Digital camera Review: Camara extrema
Summary: 5 Stars
Oregon Scientific ATC 2K Action Cam Flash Memory Camcorder
Esta camara es muy buena y practica, cabe agregar que tiene sonido, en la pagina no se menciona.
Digital camera Review: Camera works, but video is terrible
Summary: 2 Stars
I recently purchased this camera on a whim (called a 1 day sale at Amazon for $50), not with super high expectations, given the price; however, it's going back to Amazon.
I went to the beach yesterday with it. The day was a nice and bright sunny day in Galveston, TX. I set the video to the highest quality: 640 x 480 at 30 fps, which gave me 30 minutes of video time on my 1 GB card. When it played back on my computer, it only captured 24 fps, not 30. When I played it back, the video played as it were running at 125% of the actual speed (sort of like fast forward) and VERY VERY shakey. (No, the camera does not have image stabilization, but this was terrible.) Also, the videos it captured were DARK DARK DARK. I wore a baseball cap at the beach, and my face was a completely dark blur unless I was about 12 inches away from the camera. (I am very light complected.) Also, there is no viewfinder, so you have no idea what you are shooting. The camera itself seems to take video at a slightly higher angle than what you are pointing it toward. Thus my videos of people had their heads in the video and 85% sky. Awful! Now the sound: clearly in order to make it waterproof, they had to seal up the mic. The audio of the camera person was almost inaudible, and the audio of anything else was not captured at all.
I give the product 2 stars because it IS waterproof as advertised, the product did actually WORK well with the included "action cam" straps, etc., but the video quality was so terrible, that I wouldn't even bother trying to use it again.
I've actually seen cell phones take better quality videos than this camera.
My overall opinion: DO NOT BUY.
Digital camera Review: Cheap, but good.
Summary: 4 Stars
It is an amazingly inexpensive device. It works just like described. A more expensive (much more expensive!!) unit might have more shake/vibration control and a backlighting setting, and some way to monitor (?) the picture. But hey - it works and that's fine with me I just need to remember to avoid pointing it at the horizon with a bright sky. It tends to darken the picture.Digital camera Review: Could be better
Summary: 3 Stars
Me and my friends go paintballing a lot, and I had been looking for a helmet camera for quite a while. After stumbling across this one, I did some research on it, and it seemed to be a good buy for the money, so I bought it. Once I received the camera and went paintballing for the first time, I noticed quite a few annoying aspects of this camera.
First, the sound quality is horrible unless you remove the rubber membrane like I did. It only picks up the loudest of sounds, and with bad quality too. There are also a lot of loud klanking sounds when you are moving quickly. Also, there is no image stabilizer with this camera so when you run around a lot, there is an annoying wavy effect on the video. The camera itself is also a bit bulky to be a helmet camera. It sticks off my paintball mask about 2.5 inches and sets it off-balance a bit, which gets irritating after a while. Lastly, the camera has a horrible viewing angle. You can only really see what is going on when you are very far away from the action.
There are mods online that you can look up to fix the camera if you don't mind losing the waterproof feature, but other than these quirks, the camera itself is very useful for the money.