# \[UPDATED w/ video\] Bought a $20 Helmet Cam..... **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Automotive\ **Created:** [April 27, 2010, 9:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/updated-w-video-bought-a-20-helmet-cam/251808 "2010-04-27T21:03:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 21
**Author:** ![RocketPunch](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rocketpunch/32/6429_2.png) [@RocketPunch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RocketPunch)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2010, 7:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/updated-w-video-bought-a-20-helmet-cam/251808/21 "2010-05-21T07:18:40Z")
> [@Spotted: Blue RX8 Driving Like a Douchebag](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/spotted-blue-rx8-driving-like-a-douchebag/32076/31): > > not bad for $20. How long does the battery last on it? and can you put a larger card in? I got the GoPro Hero not that long ago and from what i’ve heard, it chews through batteries and can only hold a 2 gb card for now. The battery should last about 1 hours, but the 2 gb card only give you 30 mins of recording as the format it records in makes the file very large; I processed the video with windows video maker set in variable bit rate at high quality. The five minutes video end up only around 110 MB. The photo of the the unit may be a little deceiving, as the camera is literally the size of your thumb. It had a built in rechargeable Li-Ion battery, but honestly once the battery is dead it will probably cost you less to replace the unit than replace the battery. :lol > [@Sibling Rivalry](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sibling-rivalry/32027/80): > > Quality is actually really good for the price, I think. Do you have pics of it mounted on the helmet? It’s hard to tell from the quick glance into the rearview. Check the youtube video again, at one time near the beginning of the video, I intentionally looked into the rear view mirror so i can get the unit in shot. I basically Velcro it to my visor. I really don’t know how well it will work at 130 mph…:lol This camera takes really really really bad indoor video, the FPS drops to like 8 in low light conditions. So I would say outdoor use only. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/updated-w-video-bought-a-20-helmet-cam/251808)._