Originally Posted by
rumrunn6
FWIW - got my new quick release helmet mount, mounted. only had white zip ties the right size. was getting ready for the last blizzard when I installed it, so the helmet cover ... looking forward to this mount because 1) it's lower & 2) provides the quick release I like so much for occasional hand holding. same easy in, easy out as the OEM Polaroid QR mount. I'm sure I will still feel ridiculous w the stupid thing on my head
I bought a Polaroid XS100 new in box from ebay with the 20% off deal and used it for the first time yesterday. It comes with that same mount that you have pictured. I experimented with mounting the cam on my helmet, either top or off to the side with the straight and 90 degree mounts, but decided to just mount it on my bar for now (my wife kept joking about how I looked like I was equipping a head-mounted laser). Video quality was pretty good, unfortunately not good enough to capture the license plate of a car going straight through a greenway intersection by my house where cars must turn. For $60 I'm satisfied.
Originally Posted by
rumrunn6
consider the file format the camera creates. for example mine saves ".mov" files so I can use my windows laptop to view them but I can't hear the sound & I can't edit them. for those things I need my MAC
I've found that you can hear .mov audio by using the free
VLC media player on PC/Linux.