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Archos Helmet Camcorder (500876)

Manufacturer : Archos Inc. dba Archos Technologies
In Stock : 10

List Price:	$149.99
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Features

Plugs directly in to, and draws power from, your Archos 404, 504, or 604 portable digital media player, instantly turning it into a portable digital camcorder
Small and lightweight enough to go anywhere, or mount to a helmet so it records whatever you are viewing, making it perfect for extreme sports and professional applications
Has a light sensitivity of 1 lux, with an f1.2 and a fixed, pinhole lens that is 3.6-millimeters in diameter
Uses a 0.25-inch Sony Super HAD color LCD CCD sensor to provide 420 TV lines of resolution, with a field of depth of 5 to 33 feet
Features automatic focus and white balance, and records in MPEG-4 format up to VGA (640 x 480 pixels) resolution

Product Description

The Archos 500876 Helmet Camcorder allows you to turn your Archos 404, 504 or 604 portable digital media player into a portable digital camcorder. This sleek little unit is so small and lightweight, you can mount it to a helmet so that it records whatever you happen to be viewing, making it perfect for extreme sports and professional applications. The Archos helmet camcorder plugs directly into and draws its power from your Archos media player. This unit has a light sensitivity of one lux with an f1.2 and a fixed, pinhole lens that is 3.6-millimeters in diameter. The Archos helmet camcorder uses a 0.25-inch Sony Super HAD color LCD CCD sensor to provide 420 TV lines of resolution with a depth of field of 5 to 33 feet. This camcorder features automatic focus and white balance, and records in MPEG-4 format up to VGA 640 x 480 pixels resolution, either in the NTSC system at 512 x 492 or in the PAL system at 500 x 582. Free codec available Transfer via USB 2.0 directly to a computer Slow motion capability 1/2, 1/4, 1/8 speeds in order to detail actions Light Sensitivity - 1.0 Lux / F 1.2 420 TV Lines Resolution 1/4-inch Sony Super HAD color LCD CCD Lens - fixed Pinhole 3.6mm Depth Field - 1.5 to 10 meter Auto focus and white balance Records in MPEG-4 format up to VGA 640 x 480 resolution Model NTSC - 512 x 492 resolution Model PAL - 500 x 582 resolution

Amazon.com Product Description

The Archos 500876 Helmet Camcorder allows you to turn your Archos 404, 504, or 604 portable digital media player into a portable digital camcorder as well. This sleek little unit is so small and lightweight that it can go virtually anywhere, even mounting to a helmet so that it records whatever you happen to be viewing, making it perfect for extreme sports and professional applications. The Archos helmet camcorder plugs directly in to, and draws its power from your compatible Archos media player. This unit has a light sensitivity of one lux, with an f1.2 and a fixed, pinhole lens that is 3.6-millimeters in diameter. The Archos helmet camcorder uses a 0.25-inch Sony Super HAD color LCD CCD sensor to provide 420 TV lines of resolution, with a depth of field of 5 to 33 feet. This camcorder features automatic focus and white balance, and records in MPEG-4 format up to VGA (640 x 480 pixels) resolution, either in the NTSC system at 512 x 492, or in the PAL system at 500 x 582.

Customer Reviews

Average Rating of 3.50 out of 12 reviews

Rating :
Awesome item. - Lisa Lirones, Dec 31, 2007

Awesome, having a blast with this item. Difficult to transfer image to other systems.

Rating :
Does What It Says On The Tin - M. G. Chisholm, Dec 25, 2007

First off I will give a slight proviso on the five star review. When I bought this I didn't expect HD quality video or even as good as a standard mini cam, therefore the video quality is above my personal expectations. So, it does what it says on the tin - it's a helmet cam which gives much better quality video results than all of the other "action" type devices that are within reach of mortal mans' pockets. The actual standard of build is bloody excellent with a high quality feel to the alloy camera housing. The helmet/head strap works very well with loads of adjustment and really securely holds the camera. It works amazingly well in low light and it seems to cope well with reasonably fast movement. Now it is fair to say that you live and die with the Archos multimedia player which is not going to take much punishment before it's busted. Fortunately the camera cord is long enough to be able to stow the Archos player somewhere safe. I used mine on a motorbike - I taped the camera to the body and stashed the Archos recorder under the seat out of the way. Worked fine. There is a start and stop on the camera cable and a mike as well. Operation seems to be okay although I'm never quite sure I've got it set up right each time which ends up with me having lots of video of itself whilst I check it's working. It will certainly video for over an hour on a full charge so you tend to get bored before it runs out. One small irritation is that there is a bug in the system. If you shut down the camera function, leave it connected and then restart the Archos the battery appears dead and it shuts down. I've always had to unplug the camera before starting up to avoid this error which even happens on a fully charged unit. If it does show up then you have to turn off the Archos and unplug the camera before restarting. It all goes back to normal then.

Rating :
Archos Camera - Craig Marshall, Dec 23, 2007

Archos helmet camera is great for the work that i'm doing, good resolution and easy to use and download.

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No Zoom? - K. Wells, Nov 15, 2007

Great Product... Decent Picture, very portable. Not as high quality as an actual camcorder, but does the job. Couldn't find any way to zoom, which to me, is kinda important.

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Cool - Works well - C. Panno, Aug 09, 2007

I do not use it as often as I thought I would, but it's cool and I am glad that I have it. When I do remember to bring it along, it's fun.

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