[Jamie McNamee]

Hi,

What camera & viewer would you guys recommend for my gutter vac? Are they all about the same or is there something I should be looking out for?

[SB Cleaning]

If you've got a smart phone...Look no further than the sj4000 action cam

[Smudger]

If you've got a smart phone...Look no further than the sj4000 action cam

I want one - Mrs smudger say no 

Darran

[Smurf]

A gopro with an lcd touch screen backpak is what I would recommend.

[samson]

We use Gopro with a tablet, only downside is the image is a bit dark !     Sure there is a setting somewhere to fix this, but I am just too thick to work it out 

[Smurf]

Try it when it's not dark then

[samson]

Try it when it's not dark then

You need a new vac smurf, you left loads of muck in them gutters 

[Smurf]

Try it when it's not dark then

You need a new vac smurf, you left loads of muck in them gutters 

I offer a new service and fill them up 

[Smurf]

Those were example still pics taken from a vid clip whilst on a gutter clearing quote.

Just showed the customer there and then why their guttering was overflowing by playing back the vid using the lcd touch screen backpak instead of having to faff about with a smart phone aswell. Offering a gutter cam survey whilst on a quote will give you the edge over local competition as is a great passive sales tool too.

[Jamie McNamee]

Those pics look great Smurf, just what I'm after. How much are we talking for that set up? do you have a link for which one you recommend? There's millions of options come up when I google and I'm a bit dim 

[Smurf]

That's just a hero3+ Silver and I paid extra for the optional lcd touch screen brought from my local currys at the time as wanted one  quick for a particular job. The extra gopro bits I wanted I got from fleebay which in total for that setup came to about 450. To be honest if I was not in so much of a rush I would have liked to have brought the hero4 as it came out shortly afterwards.

Gopro cams are well over the top price wise for what they are so if you are on a tight bugdet then a chepo type sj4000 action cam would probably do the same job but has a smaller screen built in on the back of it.

[samson]

That's just a hero3+ Silver and I paid extra for the optional lcd touch screen brought from my local currys at the time as wanted one  quick for a particular job. The extra gopro bits I wanted I got from fleebay which in total for that setup came to about 450. To be honest if I was not in so much of a rush I would have liked to have brought the hero4 as it came out shortly afterwards.

Gopro cams are well over the top price wise for what they are so if you are on a tight bugdet then a chepo type sj4000 action cam would probably do the same job but has a smaller screen built in on the back of it.

Does that cheap cam have wifi ?

[Smurf]

Have a good look on fleebay as It's a bit of a minefield to know what cheapo wifi enabled action cam would be suitable so that is the main reason why I went for  a gopro in the end. Not only that I wanted a decent size lcd touch screen to see what I was letting myself in for and to show vids/still images to potential customers easily on quotes without having to faff about with wifi and connecting to a smart phone/tablet.

As they say you pays yer money and takes yer choice but for a few quid (30 ish) it might just be worth the gamble if you just want to try one for gutter inspection/clearing.

[samson]

Even with the wifi there is a couple of seconds delay, it's like trying to cut your own hair looking in a mirror 

[Smurf]

As far as gutter clearing is concerned yes there  is a few seconds delay on all wifi enabled gopro type cams but It's  a darn site easier to see what you are actually doing whilst in realish time than say waving a 30 ft pole about blind and/or having to use ladders to check

When I first started I had a hardwired expensive bullet cam and monitor which had no delay but was a real pain in the arse to setup and use 

[Jamie McNamee]

So when you have the Gopro attached to the top of the pole, what do you view the picture on?

[Smurf]

Just to point out the main reason if you see this skyvac vid the chap don't use the camera in real time as the chepo baby monitor camera setup he sells at an extortinate price has a built in battery so when it goes flat you are fooked and have to wait hours to for it to recharge unless you have more than one camera. However if using a gopro you can change the battery within a few seconds if/when needed but he will not tell you that for some strange reason

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eER9K003Tvs

[Smurf]

So when you have the Gopro attached to the top of the pole, what do you view the picture on?

You just download the free gopro app compatible with the smart phone or tablet you want to use. 

[Smurf]

You can use a smart phone in various ways to view and control the functions of the gopro camera whilst gutter clearing.

on your wrist, on yer pole, around yer neck etc etc

[Jamie McNamee]

Cheers Smurf. Much appreciated.

I was looking at getting this vac - http://www.guttercleaningsystems.co.uk/3000carbonfibrekits.html

They sell a camera kit thats about £200 has anyone else used one of these or would i be better going for the gopro?