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Was up at my Brother-in-law's in PA yesterday, and he told me about a Hotwheels car that comes with a camera, so you can race the car, take videos, and play them back, also a wrist carrier and other options so you can take videos of non-track action. Here's a link to the details :
http://shop.mattel.com/product/index.jsp?productId=11743035&gclid=CMT9iOjAoq0CFcYRNAodmkrOmg&utm_medium=CPC&utm_source=Google&utm_campaign=Hot+Wheels+-+Video+Racer_G&utm_adgroup=Shop+-+Branded+-+Video&utm_keyword=hotwheels+video+racer
What is REALLY neat is that this thing has a built-in screen about 5/8 by 1 inch ! Also has a microphone. I took 2 5-second videos, and the quality is pretty decent, at least as good as some of the train videos I've seen. I'm going to set this car up on a flatcar today, and have it pushed by the engine around my loop to test it. One nice benefit is that you can position it anyway you want, facing back forward, off to the side, etc. 30 seconds of video only, but for the price, hey, can't beat it! Picked it up at a Wal-mart last night for $25, half the normal $50 price. With that small a screen, you could make some interesting HO diorama's with it. Mini-movie theater, TV in a shop, etc.
I think if any of you train guys are into something like this, it would be a worthwhile investment for a cheap train camera. I'll see if I can "produce " something today, and post it. Anyway, thought I'd mention this neat miniaturized cam useable for train guys.
Jerry
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Posted - December 27 2011 : 2:16:25 PM
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| I had seen these advertised. I am very curious to see how it works out, as I was thinking of using it for similar things. Or maybe even take it apart and mount it in something even smaller.
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Posted - December 27 2011 : 2:30:24 PM
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It'd be cool to build the system into a slot car! I wonder if that car is a standard sized (1/64th) hotwheel car.
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Posted - December 27 2011 : 5:59:57 PM
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quote:It'd be cool to build the system into a slot car! I wonder if that car is a standard sized (1/64th) hotwheel car.
Originally posted by Redneck Justin - December 27 2011 : 2:30:24 PM
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eh, no, not standard sized length. It's a bit bigger than most HW's cars. It'll still fit the track , but it's larger. I was thinking it would probably fit nicely in a Tyco US-1 slot truck. I'm going to try to upload a video or two to my YouTube account, then post it here. Never done a Vid here before. Give me a few minutes....
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Posted - December 27 2011 : 6:19:32 PM
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Ok, here's a picture of the car itself :
Now, here's two Videos at YouTube, both about a minute long. Not bad quality for the price!
I didnt' find any more locally except one at Toys R Us, at $59.99. I think I prefer the 24.99 discount at Wal-mart.  Well, a nice little toy to use with the trains, worked well, very little jitter, video and audio quality are acceptable. Hope you guys thought this useful. I think it may allow some of us non-monied guys to get train video now. :)
Jerry
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Posted - November 15 2014 : 10:22:24 PM
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I won a Hotwheels video car today on ebay! Will be a lot of fun when I get the layout further along. Can play with it a little when it arrives....
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Posted - November 15 2014 : 10:51:04 PM
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quote:I won a Hotwheels video car today on ebay! Will be a lot of fun when I get the layout further along. Can play with it a little when it arrives....
Originally posted by walt - November 15 2014 : 10:22:24 PM
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Um, the picture's broken.Anyway, I saw these things all over the place back in 2011. Pretty neat idea, actually.
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Posted - November 16 2014 : 01:26:04 AM
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I meant to get one but was too expensive 
Oh well I gotta get my Railscope working someday
but with a COLOR cam instead of a black & white cam
(no offence)
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Posted - November 16 2014 : 08:52:43 AM
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I bought one of these for my train club buddy, he's put it in his R/C boat, and has been taking some awesome videos with it. Unfortunately, it's not a real-time thing, so he has to remove the camera , upload the videos,and then play them back. He'd love to have a real-time camera/transmitter set-up, but this Hotwheels cam works pretty good for now for him. I need to recharge mine( after I find it again ), and get it on my train once more, I did make a flatcar for it and it works well.
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Posted - November 16 2014 : 1:19:05 PM
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quote:I meant to get one but was too expensive
Oh well I gotta get my Railscope working someday
but with a COLOR cam instead of a black & white cam
(no offence)
Originally posted by microbusss - November 16 2014 : 01:26:04 AM
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I'm not sure what you are talking about Ben and I'm wondering if you are. What takes black & white clips that you are thinking of...
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Posted - November 16 2014 : 1:48:37 PM
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quote:I'm not sure what you are talking about Ben and I'm wondering if you are. What takes black & white clips that you are thinking of...
Originally posted by walt - November 16 2014 : 1:19:05 PM
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Lionel Railscope!
the loco with a B&W cam inside
Am planning onto put in a COLOR camera inside it
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Posted - June 14 2016 : 11:17:22 PM
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Will Lionel Try this again????????????
Technology DEFINETLY exists now
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Posted - June 15 2016 : 08:05:59 AM
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quote:Will Lionel Try this again????????????
Technology DEFINETLY exists now
Originally posted by thesiding - June 14 2016 : 11:17:22 PM
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Oh, I'm sure it's been done... See?
Jerry
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Posted - June 21 2016 : 11:28:16 PM
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I bought one of the Hot Wheels camera cars and still have it stored in it package. I like it though...
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Posted - June 22 2016 : 6:57:11 PM
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Very interesting. And you download the imagery with a
standard USB cable, I assume?
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Posted - June 22 2016 : 7:13:18 PM
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quote:Very interesting. And you download the imagery with a
standard USB cable, I assume?
Originally posted by Chops124Â -Â June 22 2016Â :Â 6:57:11 PM
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It has it's own small screen on the bottom, Jeff... plus it comes with it's own USB cable if I'm remembering correctly. Also comes with straps and other attachments to use on a bicycle , on your arm, etc...
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