The micro DV recorder arrived and it does a good job considering it’s size (and price).
Here’s a 5 second video with one of the little one’s running around the yard with it – he didn’t know the lens was pointing up…. And, yes – I know it’s not 2007. 🙂
The full file was 26 seconds and 21MB in size. Since it holds up to 4GB (assuming it can be a single 4GB file), then it should be able to record 82 minutes of the balloon’s flight/descent. Not bad…. If the balloon is filled to ascend at 600ft/min, it’ll record the ascent to almost 50,000 feet.