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Can someone provide a source for a in car camera mounting bar. looking to attach a camcorder.
Not sure just how these things work but I would like to do little to no drilling for the install.
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Ive seen an adjustable bar w/ rubber ends that appeared to simply use pressure to hold in place. It also had an adjustable mounting block that could slide across the bar for a camera to be mounted on. Saw this in a parking lot in an MR2.
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Yeah, your prob right. A make shift mounting bar.
I got one of those 30gb HD camcorders and cant wait to
A. rec the progress of my upgrades measured on a gtech
B. rec my runs during DE events so my friends can ridicule me.
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[quote name='Fox944' post='39367' date='Aug 3 2007, 07:30 AM']i have a sight saved on my PC at home with several different camera mounts that attach to a harness bar. I'll post it up later tonight or tommorow.[/quote]
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I've had pretty good results just using bungee cords to strap my tripod in the back seat area, right up against the passenger seat (use 6-8 bungees, just for super-redundency)
It really helps to get a wide-angle lens adapter for the camera - you'll see a bit more of the dash in the shot which I like.
If you have a harness bar, you can get a relatively inexpensive clamp mount from a good photography supplier like bhphotovideo.com ($20-ish vs $100 from the racing sites)
I was thinking about making something up that taps into the threaded holes for the child seat tethers behind the rear seats. I can remove the pan/tilt head from my tripod, so I was thinking of just some sort of base that supports that, maybee 4-5 inchess high should do. I'll probably poke around with that this weekend.
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I am using a Hama suction cup mount, and I'm really happy with it. Very safe and steady - no vibration at all. It's also less expensive than competing brands.
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link to Hama's site.
Here's a
sample video I shot at a track event two weeks ago. The focus is off, but that's my mistake. Look instead at how stable the picture is. And don't criticize my driving - I'm learning the track here. <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/wink.gif" class="smilie" alt="" />
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[quote name='Anchorman' post='40048' date='Aug 17 2007, 01:06 PM']What surface are you using for the suction cup device - the windshield?[/quote]
Yes, and I tilt the mount forward so the lens almost touches the windshield. That's personal preference - I could tilt it the other way and catch more of the interior if I wanted to. Or I could mount it on a side window, or inside the hatch I suppose, or even on the exterior. I won't try that one, though, for fear of dents.
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[quote name='badberry68' post='40051' date='Aug 17 2007, 02:07 PM']Will PCA and other organizers allow a camera with suction cup type mounts in the car during a DE session? Thats a real nice video, beats 90% of the stuff that I see on U-tube.[/quote]
I'm in Sweden, so I don't know about PCA rules. This was a PCS event, though, and I made sure it was perfectly OK with the officials and instructors there.
Thanks for your comment about the video. It is a DV cam, and generally it's pretty good. What's bugging me is that I left autofocus on, and the camera keeps trying to focus on my windscreen. Next time I'll put it in manual focus.
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[quote name='Anchorman' post='40052' date='Aug 17 2007, 02:11 PM']Interesting - I hadn't seen this mount before. I assume that the yellow lever is to create a vacuum so that it adheres quite tightly (and, therefore, safely)?[/quote]
Yes, that's precisely what the lever does. In fact, all suction cup camera mounts I've seen use a similar approach, and I wouldn't try to mount a camera without it. You would be surprised how fixed it is. The windshield would probably crack before I could pull the camera mount off.
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[quote name='Bandini' post='40047' date='Aug 17 2007, 01:12 AM']I am using a Hama suction cup mount, and I'm really happy with it. Very safe and steady - no vibration at all. It's also less expensive than competing brands.
Here's a
link to Hama's site.
Here's a
sample video I shot at a track event two weeks ago. The focus is off, but that's my mistake. Look instead at how stable the picture is. And don't criticize my driving - I'm learning the track here. <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/wink.gif" class="smilie" alt="" />[/quote]
i like this unit. Your video was amazingly stable. Which is surprising when you consider the size/build of the device.
LOL I think it was a civic that you came upon near the end of the video. You definitely got more aggressive when you spotted him as I could hear you really winding the gears out. Way to put him where he belongs, behind you! <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/laugh.gif" class="smilie" alt="" />
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