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Go Pro or similar body worn camera (self.Blind)
submitted by Morzorak
I am considering purchasing a camera that I might wear while out and about for mostly just general recording use purposes. Is anyone aware of or can suggest a good accessible go pro model or similar type camera? Does anyone else ever wear a camera when they go out, or put one on their dog? I have no dog, just curious about that part.
yourmommaisaunicorn 5 points 4y ago
We have a Go Pro, your issue is going to be battery life. It can record a lot, but it doesn’t retain, nor have the battery power, 12 hours.
vwlsmssng 4 points 4y ago
There was a news story in 2017 about Amit Patel of London, UK, who put a GoPro on is guide dog.

$1

Amit has a twitter https://twitter.com/BlindDad_Uk?lang=en

and of course so does his guide dog Kika https://twitter.com/kika_guidedog?lang=en
TheFake_VIP_yt 2 points 4y ago
I have a GoPro hero 5 black that I bought specifically because it has voice control. It works pretty well, if admittedly the voice control can't do very much. The GoPro app is ... sorta accessible, at least on iOS. It's your typical non-accessibility-optimised thing, with quite a few unlabelled buttons, but it does allow you, once connected to your camera, to change its settings in an accessible fashion. Just thought I'd share my experience.,
HDMILex 1 points 4y ago
I prefer audio recordings - only because I can't actually see the video. So with that said, I use a pair of binaurals hooked onto my ears. Or if they're unavailable a physical recorder, phone, watch etc.
pitermach 1 points 4y ago
Though I haven't tried these personally, Andre Louis recently picked up a pair of $1 that he seems to be happy with.
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