This coming week you will find Action Cameras exhibiting at the IFSEC expo in Birmingham ! We will be at Stand #700 in Hall 7 and will be there to launch the new POV.1 Wide-Angle camera system!

With over 800 exhibiting companies, eight product areas, the most topical and up-to-date conference and seminar content and numerous networking opportunities, IFSEC remains the place for the security industry to do business

IFSEC runs from Monday 12 th to Thursday 15 th May and is open to anyone involved in the Security, Police, and Military industries.

See their website for further details on the show: www.ifsec.co.uk

We are pleased to announce we are an official sponsor of the BikeRadar.com mountain biking team. You will be able to see training runs of all the race tracks on the BikeRadar.com website filmed using one of our POV1 action camera systems.

Keep an eye on the BikeRadar.com website for upcoming features using our cameras.

Good luck to the team from all at Action Cameras!

Check out this Thundercat racing footage. Fast and Bumpy!
Thanks to Nigel Howell.
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Over the last year we have found that a lot of our customers are buying helmet cameras to record their commutes into work so they have evidence if they are involved in an accident with a car or bus.
Channel 5 contacted us to run a story on this growing trend. In one of the clips you can see Sab from Action Cameras struggling to stay on his bike while talking to the reporter!

Sky News feature on travel gadgets and the POV.1 got a really good review for capturing your experiences from your point of view.

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Check out this Paragliding and Base Jump footage. Not for the faint hearted! Thanks to Adrenaline DVD.
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Actioncameras is proud to be a sponsor of the TENA for Men - Honda Superbike team. This is the most high profile sponsorship we have done to date.
Two of the guys (Pierre and Thyago) had the tough job of headed off to sunny Almeria to hook up with the Tena for Men Honda team (and Pit girls!) for some pre-season filming, you'll be able to see some amazing footage from our filming on the website soon.
Good luck to Tris and Michael this season.

Check the website here.

In order to improve tracking and delivery time for international orders, every orders over £200 to be sent outside the UK will be shipped by Fedex, with no surcharge.
It's a 48h delivery all over Europe.
for all smaller order, you can select the courier option.

We are moving!

…but not too far. Thanks to all our customers we are expanding and moving into a bigger unit within the same building.

Our new address is:
Action Cameras Limited
Unit 36, Park Royal Business Centre
9-17 Park Royal Business Centre
London
NW10 7LQ

Tel: 020 8965 7679

Check out the latest footage from Pierre, one of our team. Pierre was out “product testing” the latest Archos package in his home town of Méribel over Christmas. (video compressed by youtube).

New Payment method: American Express

New Product: Motor Sports Hero

We’ve added to our stable of GoPro products and released the Motor Sports Hero. This camera unit is the same as the Helmet Hero and Digital Hero so is the same waterproof high quality camera but it comes with mounts designed for in car and on bike filming.

If you are into motor sports and are looking for a wireless camera that is a step-up from the ATC2K then this is the ideal option.

You may have noticed our new logo. We are launching a new website in the new year and this new logo is the first phase of its development.

If you have any views on our new logo let us know, love it or hate we’d be interested to hear your views! As we are developing our new website if you have any comments on what you would like to see on our new site please send us your comments.

We are continually trying to improve our products and the feedback we often get is “can you simply your cabling?” Well, we are please to announce that we have developed a new simple cabling system which integrates a microphone into the cable that connects the camera to the recording device AV cable.

The cabling has been designed for our Action Camera 520 and 580 s. You can now use the highest spec helmet cameras on the market with the simplest cabling on the market. No more adaptors and spaghetti junction of cables!

We now have a new stunting Snowmobile Footage.
Thanks to Rickard Rehnberg, you can discover the Snowmobile world and see many tests of the Actioncamera 520 in the most extreme conditions.

We now stock the latest generation of Archos helmet cameras and recorders. The new Gen 5 products are all wifi so you can play back helmet camera footage on your PC wirelessly. The great thing about the Gen 5 models is that when you are not using them for your extreme sports they can be connected to your TV and you can watch movies stored on your PC on your TV via the wireless link.

Please note for the Gen 5 recorders you need the Gen 5 helmet camera which we also stock.

The POV.1 is a fully integrated point-of-view video system that's waterproof, dustproof and shock-resistant. The system includes a mountable camera head, built-in video recorder, wireless remote and software for managing your videos.

The camera comes with a dedicated recording unit which records with 720 x 480 resolution at 30fps. It has an ergonomic user interface design to enable single-handed operation and hands-free video capture. It also comes with a number of mounting options for helmet and other high impact gear.

Its been designed for the military and police which makes it rugged enough for pretty much any extreme sport.

We are delighted to welcome Ollie Jones to our team. Ollie replaces Kieran who has returned to university to complete a masters degree and get back to the Welsh coast to what he enjoys most – surfing!

Ollie recently graduated from University College London and has spent the summer kite boarding in Norfolk . If you've got any questions about kite boarding them Ollie is the guy to speak to. Look out for some kite boarding footage from Ollie soon.

We are constantly trying to make life easier for our customers. With that in mind we are delighted to enounce the launch of our new range of waterproof lanc remote controls. All our customers who like to get wet no longer have to worry about their lanc getting wet as it is totally waterproof.

If you are into watersports and use a Sony or Canon camcorder with your helmet camera then these lancs are essential.

The Aiptek DV8800 is the new MPEG4 solid state recorder we are supporting. We've tested a lot of solid state recorders recently and this is the one that came out tops. It's a compact size, easy to use, robust and produces really excellent footage in conjunction with our Action Cameras. One thing that really impressed us was the way it responds to changes in light conditions.

In addition to working great with our cameras other features of the Aiptek include:
•  Digital camera: will allow you to take still pictures up to a resolution of 8 Mega Pixels (3264 x 2448)
•  MP3 player.
•  Media station: You can record any kind of video input (TV, DVD and of course Bullet Camera) and display them back into the Built-In Screen.

We like the Aiptek so much we have included it in most of our helmet camera package deals.

Please note: There are other models of the DV8800 which have a cheaper price but they do not have the AV-In function. All ours do!

Yes we are listening! We've had feedback from a lot sky divers who want a camera system which is high quality but most of all convenient to use and does away with as much cabling and weight as possible.

Our new package does the job. The system includes a small MPEG4 recorder which powers a built in small high quality camera (30mm x 12mm). It even has a camera switcher to save some battery life.

If you are sky diver you wont get a simpler, lighter system and affordable set-up than this.

This is the simplest to use solid state MPEG4 recorder on the market. The SUV-Cam camera and recorder unit is the only system that records footage onto an SD card and where the recording unit powers the camera eliminating the need to carry a 12v battery pack to power the camera.

The recorder is as compact as a cellular phone and weighs only 130g with the battery loaded. The camera body itself is as small as a lipstick case which is waterproof to 40m. The recorder is equipped with a 2.2inch TFT high resolution display.

The system records at 704 x 480 pixels making it a higher resolution system than the Archos helmet camera package. With is SD card recording media it is ideal for high vibration environments.

In addition to the built-in mic, the recorder has an external microphone input, so you can record with the right set-up for your needs.

Do you have an ATC2000 but are struggling to mount it on a roll bar or dash board? Well this handy little adaptor enables you to mount your ATC2000 to any standard roll bar or suction mount. This is perfect for track day filming as the standard mounts with the ATC2K are not designed for in car filming.

7th August 2007

You can now transform your bullet camera into a wireless cameras with our portable wireless A/V transmitter and receiver kit. The kit has a range of 300m with clear line of sight. The kit has a vibration alert when the battery is low and there is a single socket on the transmitter for A/V signal output and power supply which reduces the hassle factor.

We have tested a lot of wireless kits in the past and rejected them because the quality was not great. This is the best we've tested and it really lets you unleash the potential of your Action Camera.

Do you have a PV500 or PV800 MPEG4 recorder? Well now you can power your Action Camera direct from the unit which saves carrying an extra battery pack. This will reduce battery life on the unit but if you are doing a short run and want to have the least number of cables and hassle then this is a really useful device.

New Product: Waterproof Lancs now available

We are continually improving the quality of our cameras to ensure we continue to lead the market. We recently had our cameras sent off for tests in high vibration environments and they passed with flying colours. If you are buying cameras for high vibration environments such as motor sports you can be confident the cameras will perform. We regularly supply kit to Formula One teams and you don't get more demanding customers than them!

For all BBC orders please note our new BBC vendor number is: 1119435
We have been supplying the BBC for well over a year now, if you have seen any helmet camera footage on the BBC it was probably from one of ours!

Check out our latest footage from Karen Palmer and Julie Angel, two innovative female Parkour film makers we've been working with for several months now. Warning – don't try this at home!

This right angle AV cable overcomes the problem you get with the standard Av cables provided by Sony. With this right angle design the cable is a lot more flush and less prone to damage the AV port than the standard cable.

A must product if you have a Sony Camcorder.

Our ever popular Blackeye Camera recently won the prestigious ISPO BRANDNEW AWARD 2007 for the best new sports category in the market. With its innovative design it's the only camera on the market of its kind. Its easy to strap around your head or helmet and does not need any external mounts or adhesive to stick onto a helmet.

See: http://www.ispo-brandnew.com/en/Home.aspx

Press Coverage: Actioncameras.co.uk in Digital Video Magazine

The Digital HERO 3 is the ultimate waterproof action camera, waterproof down to 30 meters .

Not only is it a 3 mega-pixel waterproof camera, taking still photos and with a built-in 16Mb internal memory, which is expandable to 2Gb using a 2Gb SD Card, but more importantly, it is also a waterproof video camera.

As waterproof video camera, it has the capacity to shoot 54 minutes of colour TV resolution video (640x480 pixels), also capturing sound.

It is easy to use and lightweight enough that it is hardly noticeable. It can be strapped to your wrist, kayak paddles, handlebars, rollbars, etc.

We are delighted to welcome Kieran Monk to the team. With business increasing rapidly Kieran will be helping us with customer support and sales.

We are pleased to announce the launch of www.actioncameras.fr .

The Samsung Miniket VPX300L Camcorder lets you capture the action-even while you're in it - thanks to a weather resistant external clip-on lens that lets you shoot hands-free.

The ActionCamera 20Gb hard disk recorder is amongst the best portable media devices on the market. The unit boasts a higher video recording resolution (720x576 pixels) than the Archos recorder which records at 640x480 pixels. The unit has a 3.5" TFT LCD screen, touch sensitive button controls and a more shockproof hard disk recorder than the Archos Media Player.

The unit is light-weight enough to be carried around on person. It can ideally be combined with a 480 or 520 TV line bullet camera from our range.

New Product: Half lens filter launched for in car filming

This filter is perfect for rally drivers and track day in-car filming. The filter minimises the over exposure you can sometimes experience from light reflecting on the windscreen.

The filter has a coating along the middle of the glass which provides normal lighting inside the car and improves the quality of the picture through the windscreen. Simply replace the glass in your camera with this filter and set the horizon of the coating to the dashboard of your car.

With an increasing amount of business coming from Police, Military, Traffic Wardens, Fire Brigade, Doormen and security guards we have launched a new website to better cater for these customers. All the products are the same rugged high performance products we supply for extreme sports but have been tailored for these customers. We currently supply kit to several police forces and a lot of our kit is being used by the British Army.

Here is a summary of the day and of all the 8 stages !

Great for the street or track, our Front mounting system provides a solid platform for your video camera or still camera to capture stunning images.

The adjustable pivot mount lets you capture the perfect shot. A vibration dampening pad is included.

Our power saver unit connect between your bullet camera power supply and your LANC remote/camcorder. When connected to a LANC remote, this unit powers off your bullet camera and camcorder together, thus saving you both camcorder and bullet camera batteries.

This is an essential item if you want to maximise battery life.

We have now moved to our new offices in Park Royal so we are closer to Central London . Feel free to pop in any time for product demos and collect orders. Our nearest tune stations are North Acton (Central Line) and Park Royal (Piccadilly)

8th Jan 2007

We are delighted Pierre Davoine has joined the team. Pierre is from Meribel in France and an avid skier. Pierre has competed nationally and expect to see some of his footage on the site soon. Pierre studied in Paris and has been living and working in London for just over a year.

Pierre is a real techie and is our product expert. Ask for Pierre if you have any technical questions or would just rather speak in French!