Innovv H5 Helmet Camera Review (Video)


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Innovv H5 Helmet Camera Review (Video)

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We have reviewed Innovv cameras for many years, today we have a new one: the H5 helmet camera. This 4K action camera mounts to the side of your helmet and captures everything you do and see on your motorcycle. It can also be mounted to the handlebars of a motorcycle or bicycle. An external boom microphone that you can fasten to your helmet lets you narrate your ride.

I was very impressed with the performance, design and engineering of this camera - check out my extensive review:



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********* UPDATE **********

I found a few issues with the camera, which I mention at the end of that video.

Since then, the manufacturer supplied me with a new version of the camera. ALL of the issues I had with the old camera (which was a pre-production version) have been addressed! In this short video, I talk about each of those issues, and how they have been addressed in this new camera, which is the version on sale today.



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Thanks for doing such a nice detailed H5 review and follow up video!

The main INNOVV H5 product page is active on Amazon (.com) now and the add on boom mic and battery listings will be ready soon as well.
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Years ago I had the K1, and it was a problem from day 10. So was the K2, which I didn’t buy, as like the K1 it was reported in forums to be buggy. It was clear they were releasing junk products without proper testing. Sucks because they were not cheap. So now the K5, likewise, had issues that are supposedly fixed. It shouldn’t be like that, where people have to troubleshoot new problem products. They should just work, period. I will NEVER buy a product from them.
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wingnut1105 wrote: Tue Nov 01, 2022 9:34 am Years ago I had the K1, and it was a problem from day 10. So was the K2, which I didn’t buy, as like the K1 it was reported in forums to be buggy. It was clear they were releasing junk products without proper testing. Sucks because they were not cheap. So now the K5, likewise, had issues that are supposedly fixed. It shouldn’t be like that, where people have to troubleshoot new problem products. They should just work, period. I will NEVER buy a product from them.
I've had a K5 (and before that a K3, and a K2) on my bike for years, and I've never had a problem with either the K3 or K5. I did have an issue with the K2, but after I reported it, a firmware upgrade fixed it.

My H5 was a pre-production unit, and obviously I did find a problem with it, but when I reported it, they quickly (the next day!) fixed it.

Unfortunately, with the complexity of today's technology, it's actually pretty common to have products come out with bugs in them. I do a lot of work with music synthesizers, and you would not believe the bug-laden products that are put out today - with years of follow-on firmware updates to fix bugs and add features.

What's great about Innovv is that they actually listen to customers and FIX the problems. Not so for most cheap nameless dashcam manufacturers. You get what you get, and usually there are never any updates to fix all the bugs.


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