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I've tried one of these Oregon Scientific helmet cams (albeit the older ATC-100) and they are really crappy. You can get much better results for practically the same price by using a regular digital still camera in video mode. I've recorded quite a lot of video with a Nikon S1 attached to my handlebars. For an example, see here.
Yes, there is a lot of rattling, although it's partly due to the fact that at the time I made this movie I hadn't yet figured out how to get the attachment right, and that the road surface was particularly bad. I agree with everyone else that a helmet mounted cam would be better, but I couldn't find a good mounting kit. The rider would also have to train himself not to move his head left and right much to avoid the nauseating swinging effect. Luc Brunelle must have had to practice for months to be able to make such amazing videos.
The de facto standard mount kits for anything other than helmets are made by RAM. They claim to have some degree of shock absorbtion.
View angle is a major issue. On ordinary cameras like the one I made the video with the angle is far too narrow, which has the tragic consequence that the motion actually looks slower than it really is. On the other hand, object appear closer than they are in reality.