Use pinhole camera for a helmet?

Question

I have a motorcycle helmet. Has anyone used a pinhole camera before? The bullet cams available are too big. Do the pinhole cameras on ebay look good? they are around 10 dollars come with a 9v battery adapter, i know i have to plug it into a recording device. also what about the wireless ones? i was thinking of having a wireless pinhole cam in my helmet and a little wireless recorder in my pocket, would that be good? thx for any help

Answer 1

A pinhole camera is not what you need.  First of all, despite its name, it is not a small camera.  Rather, it is a camera that does not use a lens.  Instead, it uses light from a pinhole poked in a thin material.  Because it does not have a lens, it cannot be focused.  It would not work to take photos in the windy environment of a motorcycle ride, evenif you could figure out a way rig one to your helmet.

Read the link below to find out what they are (and why they are so cheap on ebay).