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Really? I can't see how, its just storage space there is no "processing" going on, thats all done in the camera? I'm not sure I know anything, so I'll happily be wrong. But the headcam in question is not HD or anywhere near it, so I doubt the card would make any difference. Personally though I still think its all a con. Like when they try and sell you better cables for digital hi-fi stuff. digital is digital it either works or it doesn't you can't have a better or worse digital signal. But thats cables its a different thing, but similar.

As far as I know 8gb is 8gb, you can't have a better 8gb than another. I'm guessing its just branding, using "HD" to get an extra few quid of you. Don't know much about batteries though!

Conway, I don't mean to be negative but CS tickets won't teach you anything aout tree surgery or "arboriculture". How are you going to set up on your own? Do you know every species of common trees in this country? Can you price up jobs so that you get them insteasd of the company down the road thats been doing tree work forever? And can you then do the work fast enough to make a profit and enough extra to repay your sponsor? I know of folk setting up on their own after doing the ten week tree surgery courses and that seems crazy enough but to do it with only the cs tickets is a disaster waiting to happen, probably only a financial disaster. The climbing tickets will only show that you can climb a tree safely, they won't actually teach you how to climb every type/size of tree or what to do once up there. The chainsaw ticket will show you can cut things safely but it won't teach you which things to cut or why. Get a job with a company for a year at least, then you can get the kit together during that year instead of all at once before you have any work to do.

Yep, warmer weather, bettery batteries, screen off, spare batteries in pocket, it will be fine! Hope to use it on the next beech tree job.

I just fiddles around with it but no improvement. I might call them, I'd be interested to hear what they say if you call them first. Its weird how it picks upthe "clicking" of karabiners quite nicely but not the sound of the saw! Have you used yours much? What do you think so far?

Sure if if you can reach round to it, or your just chucking it over a branch that you can't be bothered climbing back over then its simple and easy. Longer retrievals need a bit of pre planning and then don't always work.

Plenty!

Yes, nothing more to it than that. Its only impressive if done from one side of the canopy to the other through/over many limbs, saving a massive re climb.

It still gets stuck! Have to not do it up too tight.

I'm not overly bothered by the sound quality. Editing sound is really hard its much more likely to have a music soundtrack in the future.

Definatly not self taught, learned that one a while back, probably form one of european harness designing friends.

Generally, yes its good value. £130 something plus vat. Picture quality and colour is good, sound poor but music soundtrack would be better than me huffing and puffing up a tree! If you guys can eactually see what is going on then its workign better than any of the other cheapo ones on the meerkat!

These are brand knew duracells Mick, straight outof the packet, not rechargeble ones.!!!!!

No. Works with any set up. The marlin spike knot is to stop the system self closing which probably wouldn't happen with a prussik knot. i.e. the if friction hitch gets snagged or touches a branch, then as you pull you would advance the hitch up the rope making the sytem shorter and it won't come back to you. A prussike is less liekly to do this but a marlin knot is still advisable. (I should have set the knot better as it came back to me in a bit of a mess)

Half an hour!!!!!!!!!!! On standby most of that time too.... Have just found a settign that turns off the LCD screen whilst in use, thats good cos if its on yer head then you don't need the screen on. That should save the batteries a bit.

Really not worth the effort. It requires 2 throwlines or something silly like that. Srt or footlock up then install it, much quicker/easier.

Yep, same as Steve's. Mic seensitivity is Hi so I guess thats as good as it gets unless something is wrong with it. If I ever made a video I guess I would put a soundtrack on it. Quality does seem ok when viewed on here. ANy larger and its not so good. Battery life seems to be a problem though.

Ok. First the excuses........ what a rubbish tree to climb, wobbly, prickly old acacia. Job to shorten one large limb and remove another plus a bit of deadwood. Batteries ran out half way through, I guess I should move faster!!!!! Anyway, nothing of any interest just testing the new headcam. A couple of good one handers and a rope switch at the end but some pretty poor climbing! [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQ2qzzVeKnY]YouTube - acacia.wmv[/ame]

I remember Rob, he was a top bloke. He came to a few tree climbing comps in 2002-2003 ish, he was great. First comp: Willans + prussik, second comp: all new shiny gear and a new enthusiasm for his work that he had been involved in for years. What a sad story for this time of year. My thoughts to his family.

More for a lanyard than a flip line. Just tie it on the end of the lanyard. Cant see how they are any better than a micro krab.

Will do. I think he only really wants the silhouette, sunset type arty pics, and I want the rigging ones. We'll see.

I've read the form, pretty standard, there is a clause that they can't be used for porn so I'm not goign to end up on a "workman calendar". I'll sign it, I have no problem with it other than potential HSE infringements, if you photo someone all day you'll get something.

Yep I'm interested too.

There is a lot of tree there, not massively tall, probably ony 70+ feet but lots of big limbs that come out a long way. Price is to ground level and a crane would be no good without a road closure so was never considered by any of the people quoting, so you on the right track. Your right I won't say how much though, maybe after its done, but maybe not.

Ummm, about that! He wants me to sign a model release form then I can have "some" of the photos! What do you think?