Lou's Loop & Sean's Way

I got this action cam and it isn't a GoPro Hero but it's a cheaper alternative.  I wasn't sure about spending the amount for a Hero 3+ or 4 Black.  Because these action cams are in the 500-600 range and that's just for the camera.  No memory card, no extra battery packs, mounts, etc.

The Gadgeteer SJ4000 review
Techmoan SJCAM SJ4000 review

I had done some research and this SJ4000 from SJCAM kept coming up. It's from China, so that's already strike one.  But the reviews from folks in UK and the Gadgeteer all gave it some really good reviews.  For one it's affordable.  It may not have the cachet of GoPro which basically pioneered Action Cam market, but hey did achieves the same end result.  I'm not a pro.  It's more for fun and this does the same thing for less.  I'm just hoping it lasts.

And all the GoPro mounts are compatible. But they are so expensive so I found all these cheaper alternatives and saved a ton.  For $200, I got a couple of helmet mounts, straps, selfie stick, floatie, suction cup mount, chest mount, head mount and 32GB SDHC card.  That's a third of the cost of a Hero 4 Silver without card or the mounts.

There is one difference to note between the HERO and the SJ4000. The SJ4000 outputs .MOV files where as the HERO outputs .MP4 files.  What's the diff?  Well .MOV files are an Apple standard.  MP4 are an industry standard.  But the files are basically the same.  And they are both editable in the GoPro Studio app.

But what the heck. I gave it a go.  And it's been so far surprisingly good.
This vid is the Lou's Loop run down from the top and a off shoot into Sean's way.  I even crashed and the camera was ok.  So hey it took a beating.  I even went into the lake later on and it was fine.

I had it mounted to my handle bars so it's really jittery, the only time it's not jittery is when I go airborn, but next time I plan to put it on my helmet.

So far...so good!

I have pretty much ridden all the runs on the Sir Sam's trail map.  I think I may have only missed a few of the black diamond runs.  I just like the long flowing runs.

Looking forward to using it in the winter to follow the kids down the ski hill.