This is the new Sena 10C Pro and this is my new beard I've been using the old
Sena 10c for almost two years now and I use it mostly just for communication
it's fantastic the speaker quality is good
in fact it's so good that when I'm on the phone most of the time people have
no idea that I'm talking to them in a helmet while I'm riding down the road
but the reason I don't use it as much for the camera system is the old cameras
a little bit behind the times and that's where the 10C Pro seems to promise the
greatest improvements so let's take a look what's in the box there's two
different mounting options here one that goes flush to the mount on the helmet
which is great for adventure riding because it doesn't get snagged on
anything they also have a clip style that clips underneath the edge of a
helmet so you can actually set this up for different to different helmets with
the mounts if you have a boom mic system and you've got just a regular mic that
Velcro's on to the front of the helmet depends how much space you have
or if you use a modular. since my helmet already has all the hardware for the
10C all I have to do is simply remove the 10C and put the 10C Pro on
let's go for a ride
lots of leaves out, Got to pay attention to our traction today welcome to fall so
just to make sure that the Sena gets a nice fair review here make sure all the
video is shot with a camera and all the audio is caught through the camera so
what you hear is what you get for me one of the most important aspects of having
an on-helmet camera is the simplicity of getting it started
knowing it's recording and then of course getting good quality video the
10C Pro has a single button that does all of your video recording so you press it
down hold it it tells you the camera turns on and from that point on it's a
simple press it one time to take pictures just like you would with the
still camera or you press down hold it and he'll tell you it starts recording. it
also has a video tagging option which means that when you put it in a video
tagging it'll loop the video so when you want to record something specifically
exciting you hit the button and it'll clip off video before and after the
10C Pro is a point-and-shoot setup the only camera adjustment is the
recording resolution so you're not going to be able to adjust color, exposure, bit
rate, sharpness, white balance or anything like that but you can always make those
adjustments in post-production as well the Pro does also have quad HD
resolution and that's just about halfway between HD and 4k. the 10C Pro has a
slightly wider angle lens than the old 10C there's a better dynamic range less
contrasty image it's much better in low-light the original 10C only had a
32 gig memory capacity the new 10C Pro goes up to 64 gig and that's gonna be
really nice when you're shooting at the higher resolutions. hey big boy hey buddy
you're not very old at all are you? the phone is also easy to use with a
single button on the back to receive a call you click it once to hang up you
hit it again. Pairing to other radios is pretty simple you hold the jog button
that's the big circle on the side it'll tell you it's pairing for intercoms and
it'll pair up with the other radios they have to do the same thing and if
you just want to pair to another radio so it always connects just continue to
hold the button until it tells you it's in pairing mode both radios are pairing
when they connect and every time you turn them on you're good to go
so if you have a regular riding buddy or a significant other you ride with your
radios will always be in sync there is a control within the app then it lets you
record all the background noise so you can hear the other person that calls in
on the phone or if they're on the just on the intercom or music or anything
else that you're hearing the battery life on the original 10C was very good
and the 10c pro looks like it should be the same you can still charge while
riding so if you happen to get... you do a lot of video recording or you're talking
a lot you can plug into the USB and run a cord straight up to the the
radio and keep it charged while you're in route. the speaker quality is is
absolutely fantastic you can hear music very well even on the freeway with
earplugs it comes in clear and as I mentioned before the mic the mic works
so well that when I call people on the phone they seldom know that I'm I'm
actually on a motorcycle
big THANK YOU to Sena for getting us an early copy of the 10C pro so we could
run it through its paces try things out and share with all of you my opinion the
Sena 10 C Pro is a win. Sena kept the things that I liked the
most about the old camera the simplicity of the controls the sleek easy mount to
the helmet the quick charge and they've added the one thing that I really wanted
to see improved and that is they put a better camera into it we're really
looking forward to putting this camera to use.