PhotographyVideo Sena Prism Tube

[Eric Hall]

Sena is letting me try one of these Prism Tube action cameras (~$119).   I already have my Sena 10C (with camera) installed on my main helmet but since MSR recently gave me one of their MIPS MAV 3 helmets, I thought I'd just install it on that.  I'll take it down to the Baja Rally and see what kind of footage I get.

 

Some of the main features:

 

• 1080p 30fps
• Up to 2 hours of recording
• Internal mic eliminates ambient (wind) noise
• Easy on/off button
• Voice prompts tell you what the camera is doing

 

I will do a complete review later but at this point it seems like a rock-solid basic action cam but with the capability of capturing your voice for the ultimate moto v-logging experience!  It's essentially their video/audo solution sans communication.

 

I tried to do a firmware upgrade using Sena's device manager but it wouldn't connect.  A call to support revealed there is no firmware upgrade now so I'm fine.  I also had trouble creating a blank "timeset.txt" file on my Mac that you load on the sd card to set the clock/calendar but managed to figure that out eventually.  A next gen upgrade that would be nice to have would be 60fps given it's an "action" cam.

 

I took a few short vids to confirm the camera angle and date feature and they look great so far.  I won't bore you with those however. 

 

Image of the Sena Prism Tube:

 

And the MIPS MAV 3 helmet from MSR:

[RogersW]

Very nice addition to the action camera line. I liked the quality of the video you posted earlier. I might give this a try but I'm also eyeballing the new GoPro Hero 5 with the controller stick gimbal, I could make beautiful things with that setup.

[Eric Hall]

Review complete!