Whistler helmet cam rental?

[Fat Whacker]

I remember last year hearing there was a place at Whistler that rented helmet cams. Just wondering if anyone had any info on the place, price etc. I am going in June and would like to be able to get some memories other than the digital camera where you have to stop all the time. I searched the Whistler-blackcomb site and found nothing. Any help would be great.

[whistler110]

You want http://www.whistleractionvideo.com/

[Fat Whacker]

Thanks! Thats exactly what I was looking for. Any idea on cost?

[dan UK]

Here is an email i recieved from whistler action video,

Hey Daniel,
Our rates are $75.00 for a day set up, that includes everything you need to
film for a day as well as your raw footage transfered to DVD at the end of
the day.
We also offer damage insurance for $20.00 and custom video editing packages.

See you in July!
Dave
Whistler Action Video

[stubz]

can you use your own camera and tape? so you can bring it home and edit it? i really want to to that this year

[big ben]

sweet I might have to rent one of those

[skifreak]

Just for those of you checking out this page - Samsung just released this video camera:

http://product.samsung.com/images/prod/product03/b2c_l_scx105.jpg

http://product.samsung.com/cgi-bin/nabc/product/b2c_product_detail.jsp?eUser=&prod_id=SC-X105L%2fXAA

Looks absolutely perfect for mountain bikers/ skiers/ snowboarders... good price and small too... It also plays mp3's 8)

[teflon_cock]

I saw that you can get them at BestBuy in Vancouver, any idea how much?

[skifreak]

I saw that you can get them at BestBuy in Vancouver, any idea how much?

http://www.futureshop.ca/marketing/vendor_samsung/proddetailpc.asp?sku_id=0665000FS10059540&catid=22273&PCName=vendor_samsung_main&logon=&langid=EN&test%5Fcookie=1

$849 at Future Shop - saw $599 US - so I'm sure you can shop around.

Considering most helmet cams are around $300 alone, plus you get the other parts it's a good package.

[skifreak]

Only thing about it that is a bit of a drawback but good for the suggested use - it doesn't use tape - Mpeg 4 recording to the 512mb of internal memory plus it takes Sony Memory Stick Pro cards for more room... means less moving parts to have go wrong, and keeps the overall size very small.