Onboard Cameras
The EKS strongly recommends that drivers either purchase, hire or borrow onboard cameras to film their races in the EKS. This not only allows drivers to watch back their races after each event but this also allows drivers to use their onboard footage to file appeals for or against any penalties free of charge.
Detailed below is a list of which EKS circuits allow each type of onboard camera and which cameras the EKS advises purchasing.
Recommended Onboard Cameras
DJI’s latest Osmo Action 6 model
GoPro’s latest Hero13 Black model
On-helmet
On-helmet cameras are the most common and popular form of onboard camera which give the highest quality footage possible.
GoPro are the innovators of these forms of cameras and they can be mounted to crash helmets using either strap-on chin mounts or adhesive mounts.
Recommendation
For drivers who are looking to purchase an on-helmet camera, the EKS would recommend purchasing a DJI Osmo Action 6.
For an affordable alternative, any GoPro from the HERO7 Black (2018) model onwards will more than be up to scratch as these cameras feature GoPro’s market leading HyperSmooth technology.
For the perfect camera angle, these cameras are best mounted using a strap-on chin mount and extension arms. These mounts are both removable and movable whilst giving the most similar point of view to what is seen by the driver.
Multiple circuits however do not allow cameras to be mounted to the exterior of crash helmets for safety reasons with some circuits instead allowing these cameras to be mounted to their karts.
Chin straps give the most accurate POV and do not require a permanent mount
Extension arms raise the camera up above the steering wheel
A DJI Action 5 Pro combined together with a chin strap and extension arm
A kart-mounted DJI Action 5 Pro with FOV Boost Lens fitted
Cambox’s final V3+ Pro camera
In-helmet
In-helmet cameras are a relatively new form of onboard camera which are small enough to be mounted inside a crash helmet and are allowed at all circuits.
Cambox were the innovators of the in-helmet camera market with the V3 Pro being their leading model however they are no longer in business. Although not specifically designed to be mounted inside a crash helmet, DJI’s Osmo Nano and Insta360’s GO range of cameras have recently become the go to in-helmet cameras.
Recommendation
For drivers who are looking to purchase a camera designed specifically to be mounted inside a crash helmet, the EKS would recommend purchasing a second hand Cambox V3+ (2023).
The EKS would not recommend purchasing the older Cambox V4 Pro (2020) because the Cambox V4 Pro’s microphone cannot cope with loud noises and the V4 Pro does not record for 2.5 seconds every 5 minutes. The newer V3+ does not suffer from either issue. Both cameras are capped at 1080p when filming in more than 30fps and hence the EKS would recommend filming in 1080p 60fps with both cameras.
Cambox V3+ Pro footage
DJI Osmo Nano & Insta360 GO
DJI and Insta360 produce cameras which are small enough to be mounted inside a crash helmet. Although not be designed specifically to be mounted inside a crash helmet, these cameras produce footage superior to that of a Cambox.
Recommendation
The EKS recommends specifically purchasing either a DJI Osmo Nano (2025) or a second hand Insta360 GO 3 (2023) for drivers looking to purchase an in-helmet camera. With an Insta360 GO 3, we would advise filming in FreeFrame mode and in 1440p 50fps.
We would not recommend purchasing the Insta360 GO 3S (2024) due to its its inferior battery life and due to issues with its FreeFrame mode - when stood upright, the camera can only film in portrait mode whereas the GO 3 can film in landscape or portrait regardless of its orientation.
As with a Cambox, DJI Osmo Nano’s and Insta360 GO’s are best mounted using Velcro to the underside of the visor opening. Insta360 GO’s can be mounted using an In-Helmet POV Mount.
Insta360 GO 3
Insta360 GO 3 footage
On-kart
At Buckmore Park cameras are not allowed to be mounted to the exterior of a crash helmet for safety reasons however they are allowed to be mounted to the Nassau panel of a kart.
Please note that mounting a camera to the Nassau panel of a kart does not give a point of view similar to what the driver sees and hides all steering and pedal inputs. It typically produces shaky footage with rattly audio which is best combated by using a camera with high-level in-built stabilisation.
For this reason the EKS recommends purchasing an in-helmet camera as apposed to a GoPro-style camera as in-helmet cameras can be used at all circuits without a reduction in footage quality.