INNOVV Motorcycle Camera- The K1 with GPS overlay

The group riding across Taiwan during Chinese new year holiday. The K1 installed on front and rear of motorcycle. People are interested in the K1 motorcycle camera system and they have been looking for a good motorcycle recording system for a while.

INNOVV K1 Motorcycle Camera Video Clips

Motorcycle is a lifestyle, Riding is for fun, Sharing makes riding more fun!

The motorcycle video clips shared by people as below, 

Night time footage of my INNOVV K1 Motorcycle camera by VeryFastRodi from Netherlands.

The day time clip from VeryFastRodi

The testing ride from Andy Appleton,INNOVV K1 motorcycle camera was mounted on his Honda VFR800.

INNOVV K1 Motorcycle camera Installed On 1997 Harley Davidson Road King

1997 Harley Davidson Road King.

Wiring for the taillight provided me with a keyed power source, fortuitously located right under the seat. There was also a almost-perfectly sized spot for the GPS unit to be sticky-taped in the same area.
Score!

Recording unit mounted very nicely on top of a connection block behind my right side panel. I have to remove the hard bag in order to pull the cover; not a huge pain in the ass but it's not as simple as lifting a seat.

I'm going to pick up a 128g Micro SD card to minimize swapping cards.

Question: Can I adjust video quality to improve recording time?

I absolutely did not want to mount the cameras in a way that detracted from the aesthetics of the bike...more difficult than I thought. There's not a lot of options that give a good view without looking very out of place.

After some trial and error, I bought some corner braces to use as mounts for the cameras, and bent/cut/drilled them to size.

Front camera is attached at my lightbar mounts. I shortened one side of the corner brace and bent the whole thing towards the center of the bike then straight, to clear my turn signal.

The rear camera is attached to a quick release anchor for my top box. The first version used an 'L' bracket but I decided it needed to be closer to the rear of the bike so I bent one side of a corner brace at a right angle.

The taillight is a bit too bright when recording at night, so this may swing the decision to get a smoked lens for it. A few I've seen have opaque sides which would help a lot.

All in all I'm very pleased with the install. The recordings themselves are perfectly adequate for insurance use, but I'm going to use them to record fun rides with friends in addition to/instead of a GoPro or Contour.

I figure with a 128 card I should get a couple hours before I have to worry about recording over footage.

I've been riding it for a week or so now and no one has asked about or even mentioned the cameras.

INNOVV K1 2 Channel motorcycle recording system is fun, is it?!

The installations on BMW K1300GT by Marko from Finland.

The front lens installed.

The rear lens installed.

The recording unit installed.

The recording video clips. 

The ridding videos recorded by INNOVV C3

The collection of ridding videos shared by riders, for fun.

INNOVV C3 test drive, Yamaha FZ1-N

Metcalf Trail 2

VZ800 marauder INNOVV C3 Camera

First test ride with INNOVV C3 dashcam and nearly got wiped out by an idiot in a lorry!!

Innovv C3 Review -The Wired Lens Mini Camera- By Techmoan

Cube shaped action cameras aren't suitable for all situations so Innovv thought outside the box when designing their new camera to allow for greater flexibility in camera placement.

If you've got the time (31 mins) you can click the video below to see my full review of the C3 Mini Snake Camera.

One thing that I didn't mention during the review was how this could be considered to be the first Motorcycle 'Dash' Camera. Over the years I've reviewed plenty of Car DVR Dashcams, but whenever people asked me if something similar was available for motorcycles I've always drawn a blank....until now. The C3 has all the necesssary features to make a great bike DVR . It has the ability to loop over the oldest video on the memory card, the water resistant camera can be lashed to the frame or hidden away in a fairing and the control unit can be stowed seperately in a dry area of the bike - perhaps under the seat, powered from a switched 5V USB. 

My bike already has a switched 12V power socket fitted, but if you need to fit one I believe that aFuseblock is a device you can install to get switched power and then add a 12V to 5V USB 1 Amp converter for the Innovv C3.

But that's just one use for a C3, but I'm sure you can think of many others. 

DOWNLOADABLE CLIPS 

You can download samples clips from Dumptruck or Mega . Do not stream these as this downgrades the quality - you have to download the clips and then play them back from your computer to see their true original quality. If these doesn't appear to be working the problem is at your end - try a different browser or wait a few more seconds.

More details, learn from Techmoan's blog from below link,

Innovv C3 Review -The Wired Lens Mini Camera

Innovv C3 HD Action Cam/Snake Cam Unboxing Review, Using and Test Clips- By bobflyman

INNOVV C3 HDMI Extension Cable

There are many messages from people asking how to get longer lens cable, or how "I want to lens cable to be 3m, how to do?"
"When 3m lens cable is available?
"I want to extend lens cable to be 3m or longer, how to do?"
"Where to buy the extension cable to get lens reach 3m?"

People keep sending message asking for above, Here is the answers,

To have lens reached 3m or longer, you can buy the extension cable, which is available from below link,
http://www.usbfirewire.com/hdmi_mini_extension_cable.html

Thanks for @willy510, he found it and tested, it works well.

BTW, people may ask why we do not offer 3m lens cable which has been discussed during the development.
We have tested 3m lens cable samples, it works well and be ready to release,
Later we found 3m long for car is OK but for motorcycle, it is too long, people want C3 can be on car and motorcycle, so extension cable will be a smart solution.

Willy 510 and INNOVV C3

I’m really impressed Willy510’s rich knowledge and solid skill for what he has done with the INNOVV C3 since the early stages of development, testing, and now supporting the people that are using the C3. I’ve collected a few of his posts and videos below to share, and people said, Willy is "DA MAN"!

Below is message from Willy 510,

Put one of the C3's in the rental car while I'm up in British Columbia

Screen grab from my phone, don't have my laptop with me to get a high resolution frame grab.

The POV mount makes it easy to get video and pics when you cross a bouncy suspension bridge while holding on.

Made a highlight video using a couple of C3's of my trip to British Columbia last week

shot videos using Innovv C3 camera using POV mount and dashcam mount in the rental car
POV videos are using the 120 degree lens , dashcam videos are 90 degree lens.

Here's what the Innovv logo looks like the the C3 point of view

(He made the logo, and people said it looks great.)

You also can see how he put C3 on gun. 

More than the videos, He is sharing his DIY projects and skills,

I saw one of these on line last night and thought maybe it might make a decent cheap weather resistant case for the recording unit.

I stopped at a hardware store on the way back from work today and found them 1.25 inch in diameter and 12 inches long for a whopping $1.45
The caps fit night and snug and are flexible and the tube is flexible too. It flexes into an oval shape with the recoding unit in it and I poked a couple of holes in the caps for the cords and did some length trimming with scissors.

Also if you were wanting a longer cable for your lens, I bought a couple of mini HDMI extension cables and was able to extend the lens cable length to 3.9 meters or just under 13 feet with no negative effect to video in the tests I did today. I don't know if that's the limit for extension, it's just the length that I bought.

Here's how to make the external mic work while to have power to the camera.
You'll need to be able to solder small things and not be afraid to cut up the camera cables that you just bought, also a right angle micro usb housing or any plug housing that you want to use, small pliers or tweezers and a razor blade and a hot glue gun.

 And he tells me that there are more DIY mods to come…

Thanks go to Patrick MacRitchie

How do you feel when you are watching the videos linked below? Easy to watch and very enjoyable?

When I found that video I couldn’t believe it was recorded by the  INNOVV C1! The clear and beautiful views, easy listening music and very high quality video.  It was great to watch and the others I’ve linked are the same.

You will no doubt be interested to know who is behind these videos after seeing them. I was and so I sent a message to Patrick saying how much I enjoyed his videos and telling him I was proud that such videos were recorded by our product.  He got in touch and told me the C1 was a present from a friend,  he’s very pleased with the gift and finds it a great little camera for aerial video and other video work.

After learning more about our new INNOVV products he told us he likes the designs and created some videos to the best present the camera to people. It’s great news that he wants to present Innovv to a wider audience. A great present for INNOVV.

I should mention that Patrick has a lot of experience in video recording and editing, plus a passion for his hobby. When I mentioned to him we are now developing the C3, he made another video, it’s a new presentation video and is linked below.  It’s a very good way to introduce it to new customers.

My thanks go to Patrick MacRitchie, he’s the best present the brand that could have to show our products to people and it’s great support for us!  You can see more of his videos on his YouTube Channel here.

Patrick MacRitchie 

INNOVV C1 & MOTOCRCYCLIST

People enjoy their own lifestyle, Bobflyman is happy with the moment in the sky, theWolfTamer pursues her motorcycling life, she said in her blog,

I was really been looking forward to this day for about three weeks.  Why?  Because I haven't ridden since February.  No little day trips and very few errands by bike.  It's partially because I was saving for the trip and partially because every time I get on the bike I'm way too tempted to just keep going.

I started to learn about motorcycling from theWolfTamer’s message, she mentioned how the C1 looks and works great, after See it, Touch it, Like it, she would Sell it to the fellows in motorcycle community. She advised me

The average motorcyclist wants simplicity. Point, shoot, and upload like the Gopro. A camera that handles different lighting conditions well, versatile mounting options, and superb value is exactly what is missing.

Before selling started, she tasted and enjoyed the ridding with the C1, shared how to have the C1 mounted as below photos, and the video. 

Innovv C1 action cam mounted to my Yamaha FZ1 using super clamp and 11" friction arm mounted on luggage rack and rear facing. Preview from 15 Mar 14 ride in North Carolina.

Here is the mount,

When I first saw it, I was surprised how wonderful the mount works for the C1 and aware how important the mounts for motorcyclists, they always seek for the best fitting mounts, but not easy to get the perfect one, to the best support their need, the collection has been made as below and be available for shopping, and will keep to dig out the prefect fitting ones per people’s need.

When I am writing this blog, Largey gives me the update on the rain proof case on his motorcycle as below, He owns a Fatboylo Harley 2011 and a Yamaha FZ8 2010 also a Yamaha FZR 1800 2011 jetski, The last ride was he went to on the Harley was with 3000+ riders, it was a ride into parliament house to voice their opinion with some new rules in Queensland.

Both theWolfTamer and Largey will have new exploring with their motorcycles and C1, and keep updating, Have fun and enjoy!

The story behind the development of the 808 #11, #16, #26, Mobius, and Innovv

As a successor to the 808 #16 720p HD keychain camera, the Mobius action camera is a resounding success; everyone is talking about its decent video quality, friendly operation experience and the low price.

Apart from the Mobius, some people know #26, the world’s first 1080p 808 pin hole keychain camera which also has excellent video quality. #26 is the successor of 808 #18 keychain camera.

If you are a member of RC group or visited Chucklohr, you would know both 808 #16 & #18 are successors of 808 #11.

What is the story of the 11# and the key chain cam?

Below is the story.

Thanks go to Charles Lohr, Sep 24, 2009, Starting from #1, He first numbered the series of keychain cameras he received and reviewed. 808 was named because it is lucky number for Chinese. Below is a quote from Charles,

The 808 is a small color video camera with audio that also takes photos.  I received and reviewed my first 808 car keys micro camera (version #1) in September 2009. I received email from many other 808 owners, thank you, who described how the electronics and functions of their 808 were different than mine.  I started enumerating and documenting the many versions and this website grew. The video quality varies from poor to excellent. 

With the reviews from Charles and comments like that below from users, 808 Keychain camera got big sales in the market. The eBay sellers in China brought the KeyChain cameras from the nameless manufacturers and sold thousands on the eBay stores in low possible price, and gained many quality complaints in return.

Wow.  It is so small, light weight, cheap and functional that it has been enthusiastically adopted by the model RC (radio controlled) airplane and helicopter community.  In spite of a few serious flaws in some versions of this camera (like poor reliability, poor image quality, poor audio quality, and a minimal human interface), this technology is amazing, and most people gladly put up with the quirks.

Being different from others ignoring the quality complaints, three guys hated the poor quality products," why not we make keychain cameras by ourselves, so we can control the quality?” They had rich knowledge in camera industry. From that, after Charles’s review, #11 was born.

Due to good quality control, #11 was soon be one of the best keychain cameras in Charles’ list, but the team of #11 got problem, the guy in charge of sales decided to leave the company and built own company with others, #16 was born accordingly. The two remaining guys from the team of #11 developed new #18.

One team became two, team of #16 and #18, which face intense competition with each other. Good at English and listen to people, the team of #16 soon got support from people in the forums, like Tom Frank, and others, #16 got to be more hot in the forums even if it had not technical support advantage at beginning. With more lens options, and friendly GUI setting tool, #16 was selling more than #18.

The competition gets to be hard by the technical development, #18 team developed DR32 by working with a Taiwan company, it has a great design with excellent 1080p video quality. Techmoan made a great review on it, and people introduced it to the different forums, the product became successful, but some of users found issues, so complained, the sales did not go to what were expected.

#18 team did not stop, based on the technical advantage on DR32, soon developed the world’s first 1080p keychain camera with the aluminum shell. As usual, #26 is a good product, has very excellent video quality, but un-friendly GUI setting which people are not satisfied.

#16 team worked on their own side, after a long time expectation, Mobius was introduced, we do not know how the name came, but the camera became hot soon by supporting from RC group and its video quality, friendly using experience and low price, which is a heavy hit on #26.

What is next?

Mobius could not be alone! It will enjoy challenge from the newcomer. With the support from #18 team, Innovv (http://www.innovv.com/) was born! Innovv C1 has excellent day and night video quality, movie auto flip, parking mode (G-sensor) and most important It's truly stylish and user friendly.

The big difference is what we learn from past and present experience. We are passionate about one thing, how to bring the value to our brand and product. By listening to end customer suggestion and needs, Our goal is -happy customer. From the logo design, product design, website design, packing design, Innovv achieves to be Stylish and Upscale- See it, Touch it, Like it!

 

All of our product design is because of competition. First we have #11 because of #1, #16 competed with #18, now Innovv C1 is competing with Mobius who win #26.

Because of competition, people now have more choices. If low price is the most important, Mobius may be better, if you like the product to be Stylish and Upscale with superior video quality- Innovv C1 is the best. We are happy to see people have both of them.

The essence of life is struggle and competition, Struggle and competition are stimulating. – Rockefeller.

Ultimately, People like Tom Frank and others who have been involved or participated in this story may read this blog and we will be pleased to listen from their point of view and suggestions. Why not?

Visit About page on website, you can see Who we are.