Bill,
Thanks for the camera info. Unfortunately, I got maybe 5 times this amount
invested in a Cannon digital with a hard drive that plays beautiful with
direct connection to my TV and digital projector. The problem is that it
keeps turning itself off after a few seconds into an autocross. I have it
mounted on my bumper support on the passenger side of the car with regular
hard tripod mounting system. (I wanted to be safe you know). Do you think
vibration is the culprit here? It runs great as long as I'm holding it. It
was really embarrassing at our regional event when I thought my first
capture of my first run from my low slung mounted bumper camera would show
how exciting the almost 1 mile long autocross was....but alas...it recorded
only my take off. My old analog Sony with a super8 tape recorded an
autocross better. This Cannon is light and takes great movies and stills.
Do you think I need to mount it in foam and duct tape it to the bumper?
Don W. Carter, AIA
Carter Design Associates
6213 Skyline Dr., Suite 100
Houston, Texas 77057
(713) 529-2288 Telephone
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From: fot-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:fot-bounces@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Bill Babcock
Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 10:44 AM
To: Geoffrey Byrne
Cc: Friends of Triumph
Subject: Re: [Fot] Video for in car filming
If you don't already have a video camera I suggest one of the new
self contained helmet cams. They're cheap ($150 US) they record for a
long time on 2GB SD cards, and they have auto focus and auto
contrast. The Oregon Scientific bullet style camera is the best
format but their customer service sucks and they have some issues
with vibration affecting the SD card connection. You can fix it with
a piece of foam earplug wedged in the holder, but you might not like
that kind of bodge. There's also a tiny waterproof camera you can
probably get at surf shops that's got a better lens and is more
reliable I think they're called Sport Cam.
These cameras are so small and light that mounting them can be a
matter of using the straps they provide with duct tape for
reinforcement. You can helmet mount them or stick them on the roll
bar. They are light enough that vibration doesn't seem to be much of
a problem.
If you have a videocamera already, especially one with image
stabilization, then you can just use a commercially available mount.
I don't remember the name of mine--something with "Zero" in the name.
It has a urethane vibration damper and clamps to the roll bar. Make
sure you rig a safety strap in case the mount fails. Not only will it
save your camera but it will also prevent FOD to the car behind you.
I also tape a bit of tearoff shield across the lens to prevent high
speed gook from damaging the lens. I do the same with the little
sportcams.
Guys that get serious have bullet cameras feeding a tapeless recorder
(using SD cards) and some have switchable or dual feeds. You can
easily spend several thousand bucks on this, and you can duplicate
the results with two $150 SportCams, though the quality might not be
as high. Most of this stuff winds up on the web at low res anyway.
The sportcams do 640 X 480 resolution at 30 or 15 FPS, which is
better than anyone that isn't broadcasting needs.
Bill Babcock
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On May 29, 2007, at 6:02 AM, Geoffrey Byrne wrote:
> Friends
> What advice would you give on choice of a video camera for in car
> filming also
> mounting arrangement to minimise shake
> Geoff Byrne
> TR6 Racer Down Under
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