Thanks for the warning euan. Mine is a dv camera with both dv in and av in. I connected it to my vcr and I was able to capture the output into the camera without problem. What footage have you captured and did you ever try to mount the camera outside the car?

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Busamav
Rahula , thats the site

 

I am not knowledgeable enough on this to recommend anything , but we had a battery pack gaffered to the back of the helmet .

I tend to play safe with these things and would keep it seperate from the car supply to start with as a stand alone add on.
Could you not mount the cameras on wing mirrors to start with ? at the rear it could sit above the number plate , shouldnt be too difficult to manufacture a little clip as they weigh nothing. If it is too in conspicuous you have the problem of being stopped and having the tape looked at so be careful what you record .

 

My camera won't even capture from the VCR or TV

I have only ever monted my camera on the dash (front facing) or by strapping to the rear roll hoop (rear facing).

 

Busamav you are right about the good ol bill if they catch me on the roads. I want to mount the camera in locations where they can not be spotted. I need to figure out a way to route the wires into the car and into the camera. Will let you know once I figure out how to do that. I have an idea of using the space from the boot which one would use to pass the wires between a multi disk player and the HU and from the front through the engine bay and through the bulkhead/firewall. I will let you know how I get on with this once done.

Eaun I am sorry to hear of the problems with your camera. I had the same problem first. Then I realised, I don't mean you are doing the same mistake, that I had not set the input to AV but rather S video. I was eventually able to connect the camera to the vcr using both av cables as well as the S-video cable. I am assuming you have tried all this and still failed?

 

Rahul

I gave up without much persistence - It is possible I wasn't doing it right.

I will probably have another go when I have more time (and patience!).

Re routing wires, there are grommets through the bulkhead through which you could lead a wire from one of the spare fuses on the interior fusebox I think (you may have worked this out already).

I don't see why you couldn't use cable ties and some padding to attach a bullet cam to the bumper intake slats (unless you have fitted a grille). I am sure you could lead the various cables back from here (cable tie them to existing wiring or other points) through the bulkhead.

(you may have worked this out/discounted this already)

Whatever you do, make sure any electrical wiring is very well protected from chafe - I once wired up a headlamp with the cable to run back under the bonnet of an old Massey Ferguson tractor. When we opened the bonnet it pinched the wire and caused a short (lots of smoke and sparks) - it was at this point I remembered that the large petrol fuel tank was directly below the bonnet, next to the smoking wire!

 

Euan

My idea for routing the wires was exactly the method you have described above and will try that method. I will be buying velcro straps for the cameraz which will remain permanently installed and the cameras can then be installed whenever the need arises. There is however one problem with our method; the cameras would be hard wired into that location and that might mean I am unable to remove them without removing the wiring. I have to speak to the guy at the shop and find out if the wires from the back of the cameras can be disconnected in order that I can remove the cameras when not in use.

 

There is one wire fixed to rear of cam. Then at end of lead (about a metre) it splits into three connectors, Sound, Power and Audio.

 

Busamav, thank you for that info. I should therefore be able to wire everything in permanently and unscrew the camera from the connectors when not needed. The amount of useful information on this site and from all of you never ceases to amaze me. Cheers.

 

Along with the metre of cable , unless you want to resolder the connectors