Post #1111333
2026-03-23 17:43 UTC
Replies (6)
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@radicalabacus@hachyderm.io 2026-03-23 18:14
@matt_ellery@mastodon.social my direct experience is very old. I used a Drift HD with Linux many years ago, and a couple of different GoPro models (3 and 4 iirc). No issues, and I suspect anything that uses a micro SD for storage will be fine since you can always just put the card in a reader and Linux does well on filesystem and video format support
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@palmer@social.kernel.org 2026-03-23 18:28
@matt_ellery@mastodon.social I use a GoPro, I just let it upload to their cloud service and then download in back down again. The cloud service itself is kind of a mess so it's not a strong recommendation, but it works well enough that I use it pretty much daily.
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@jelmer@hachyderm.io 2026-03-23 19:06
@matt_ellery@mastodon.social I've used a Drift camera. It's quite bulky and the buttons/navigation on the camera itself aren't great, but it does take a simple sdcard that just slides into my Linux laptop, and the battery life is great compared to e.g. a GoPro.
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@Kerplunk@mastodon.scot 2026-03-23 19:39
@matt_ellery@mastodon.social helmet cameras that are #linux friendly. Victure AC420 is cheap and cheerful used like a dash cam on a helmet for more than 3 years. Only Full HD though. AKASO Brave 4 Pro Action Cam has also given me good service, video and build quality much better than the victure, but a lot more expensive..
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@peter_slwk@mastodon.social 2026-03-23 19:52
@matt_ellery@mastodon.social If you can still find it: a Sony actioncam. Like the HDR-AS20 or the AS50. They're old, but good, and just save a mp4-file (or jpg) to the sd-card. Card can be used seperately or using USB you can connect it like any digital camera. Sadly they don't make them anymore, but they where great. Removable battery, easy operation, everything.
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@semitones@tiny.tilde.website 2026-03-24 11:33
@matt_ellery@mastodon.social Kind of an anti recommendation: go pro theoretically works on Linux but I can't figure it out. It makes 3 files for each thing, and you can't rename them. I had been using a go pro clone called Vision 3 - Dragon Touch Action Cam, which works fine on Linux, no special software, but is just an OK camera.