Hey,

I'm looking to get an in car camera for use in my car and my dad's race car. Here are the features that I think I need:

• can be powered with a 12 Volt supply - maybe a cig lighter (I don't want to worry about keeping batteries charged at the track)
  
• remote to start / stop recording -- doesn't need to be wireless - It's just tough to move once I'm belted into the race car
  
• very bright record light (maybe on the aforementioned remote) -- so that I don't wonder if I started or stopped it
  
• remote microphone jack
  
• remote video jack -- so I have the option of doing some cone cam stuff
  
• some kind of anti-vibration image stabalization
  
• manual focus (or auto focus off)
  
• something to loop the "security strap" through
  
• timestamp in playback mode - so I can determine my lap times
  
• maybe ability to dump the footage to computer so I can share footage with y'all

I don't need a super fancy camera. It doesn't need to fit in my pocket. I think a Mini-DV camera would be good - I already have some in car footage on that media.

Can you think of any more features that would be nice to have for the in-car racecam application?
So any ideas on what camera would be good?

Thanks!

r

 

I used Race Cam last year for open wheel racing and it works well.

 

MINI DV fits the list. You can buy a remote start/stop button with a record/standby light on it for fifty bucks... Goes into the lanc jack on any of the new Sony Digital CC...