A new point of view.

A Viosport POV.1 helmet cam arrived on my desk this morning to be used for a shoot this weekend for a very large motorcyle company (to be named later!). Despite my limited experience/debauchery with helmet cams, I can say that this setup blows others out of the water for the following reasons:

1.) Self contained unit - all you need is the helmet cam and the cpu/recorder. No extra battery packs, or small miniDV cameras to lug in a seperate backpack. The cpu/recorder would fit nicely in an Ogio-type vest with minimal restriction/weight.
2.) Resolution options - there are different quality options that can be set (by why not always use highest?) as well as aspect ratios. Being able to record in true widescreen format is a big plus for combining it with HD widescreen footy in post production
3.) Wireless remote - typical helmet cams require a wired LANC controller to the miniDV camera. The wireless remote that comes standard with it is perfect for mounting to handlebars, etc.
4.) Memory cards - cheap and easy. Supports up to 2Gb cards, and a 1Gb card holds 43 min of footage at the highest resolution.

The only downside I see is the price. At a high ticket price of $699, it might be more than most want to spend. But you dont need to shell out money for a small miniDV camera or extra accessories like a remote or mounting hardware...so I say its worth it.

Check out some pics of what comes stock:

BNQT.com and Lucent

Ryan Denehy and the guys at BNQT.com have stepped up and are assisting with the web distribution of Free Delivery. What does this mean? Higher quality versions of each segment for download, and hopefully some additional content that you won't see anywhere else! For now, check out the blog post by Ryan on FD.

Free Delivery - Sea Otter DS

Dual Slalom rocks, and Sea Otter has one of the best DS courses out there.

Here are some screen captures of some footage that will be seen in the Sea Otter DS segment.

Mick Dundee slayed it and came out on top at the end of the day.

Jill Kintner gettin artsy fartsy.

CVD and Lopes battlin it out.

Cedric Gracia

FD- Update

Started doing some updates to the Free Delivery Site. What you see now on the site is what I'll be building off to put together the final layout.

Editing is still going strong, I have half pretty much edited right now: The Wham Bam Jam, US Open, Trumpores, and Dave Smutok's segment are almost dialed in. Still tryin to secure some more music which is holding me back right now, so i'll deal with what I can! Still shooting for a release the first week in March, so check back for more updates!