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Originally Posted by depletedUfoot,Mar 25 2005, 01:23 AM
Also, I found that a wide-angle lens really helped the view from that location.
The wide angle lens is a must have. That way you can get the full width of the windscreen as well as the gauge cluster and maybe even the shifter.
I haven't tried the remote mounted mic yet, but I hope to soon. I know that I have definitely had problems with wind noise.
Another caution -- the lower the camera, the better the view through the windshield (and around the rear view mirror). So don't get a mount that's too high off the deck.
I went to Lowe's and bought a piece of channel for $12. I had the rest of the hardware sitting around the garage. There is nothing special about the threads for the universal camera mount-- I happened to have a bolt that fits it perfectly.
The mount fits in the windscreen holes using the same screws as the windscreen. Takes 5 minutes to perform the swap, if that.
It may not look great, but it works well and was cheap. I guess the one real drawback is that I need a wrench to tighten the camera down. If I weren't lazy, I would find a wing nut at the hardware store to take care of that.
Originally Posted by depletedUfoot,Mar 25 2005, 01:23 AM
I made my own bracket (see photo) and bought an adjustable attachment from a camera store for about $28. The rings are to attach a strap to minimize camera vibration. Also, I found that a wide-angle lens really helped the view from that location.
The microphone inside the car is a great idea, because you get a lot of wind noise otherwise.
Sometimes the best ideas are the simplest. I love the angle iron idea. Onky 2 questions:
1 Where do you attach the strap once you put it through the rings and do you have a picture of that?
2 How well does that adjustable camera attachement hold up? Does it loosen up and allow the camera to move off of the shot you set?
The strap just goes over the top of the camera. Snug it down and it eliminates most of the vibration. (I don't know if the more-expensive mounts are steady as built, but I have to restrain the camera a bit.) I'll take a picture of it tomorrow and post it. I'm also trying to post a 2-minute video from Cal Speedway I took using it, to demonstrate the results. Can't get it to upload so far, however.
I highly recommend the small bullet cams like what you can get from the conecam link referenced earlier. Rock steady video and it's very easy to mount the bullet cam just about anywhere.
I tried a lot of differenct approaches for mounting the camcorder directly, but even with the camera mount welded directly to a welded in rollbar I didn't get as steady of video as I wanted.
With the tiny bullet cam, I can mount it just about anywhere, including just clipping it to the visor and I get better video than I ever did from trying to mount the camcorder.
Originally Posted by msm_s2k,Mar 27 2005, 10:32 PM
I highly recommend the small bullet cams like what you can get from the conecam link referenced earlier. Rock steady video and it's very easy to mount the bullet cam just about anywhere.
I tried a lot of differenct approaches for mounting the camcorder directly, but even with the camera mount welded directly to a welded in rollbar I didn't get as steady of video as I wanted.
With the tiny bullet cam, I can mount it just about anywhere, including just clipping it to the visor and I get better video than I ever did from trying to mount the camcorder.
I agree
the best image I got was from mounting a bullet cam on the dash with a big dod of blu tack
Here's a short video I took at Cal Speedway with my set-up (about 3 posts back). Check the field of view and the stability. There is a lot of wind noise, but my camera won't take a remote mic. I think I'll try putting some foam rubber over the camera's mic next time.
