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mounting camcorder on rollbar
john_p_b - 24/10/05 at 06:37 PM

i know there is a fair few folk done it but how?!

what's been used to make the bracket?

does the vibration knacker the camera in a short time?

i really want to get some video footage of my indy in action to send out to my mate in OZ but short of getting my dad to sit next to me with the camera (very bad idea) then i'm a bit stuck!


steve_gus - 24/10/05 at 06:46 PM

ask ned - he shagged his dads camera

atb

steve


zzrpowerd-locost - 24/10/05 at 06:50 PM

We mount cameras in the rally cars sometimes

Best to make a box to mount to the rollbar, wrap the camera in some sort of padding, foam rubber best, cut down on vibration!

Make the box half inch or so bigger than camera, and wrap camera so it is a tight fit

hope this makes sense

p.s did full season with same camera

[Edited on 24-10-05 by zzrpowerd-locost]


Hellfire - 24/10/05 at 06:53 PM

Now thats just downright perverted.

How small is the A/V Out socket????????


john_p_b - 24/10/05 at 06:54 PM

quote:
Originally posted by steve_gus
ask ned - he shagged his dads camera






thats just dirty and wrong!


zzrpowerd-locost - 24/10/05 at 06:55 PM

quote:
Originally posted by steve_gus
ask ned - he shagged his dads camera

atb

steve


what ever floats your boat!


big_wasa - 24/10/05 at 07:17 PM

And I shagged a camcorder on a bike


ohhh...ahhh


zzrpowerd-locost - 24/10/05 at 07:32 PM

you sure you on the right site? sure there are ones for the sort of thing


steve_gus - 24/10/05 at 07:51 PM

it could be worse if you rearranged the words of my original post and add the word 'on'


atb

steve


zzrpowerd-locost - 24/10/05 at 07:52 PM

and rather painful i guess!


mangogrooveworkshop - 24/10/05 at 08:07 PM

quote:
Originally posted by steve_gus
ask ned - he shagged his dads camera

atb

steve

been there done that!


ned - 24/10/05 at 08:42 PM

when did you shag my dads camera pat?

yes i can confirm my dads camera got knackered on a lovely day out at goodwood. mind you the engine in that car was solidly mounted to the chassis at the bottom of the rollbar that the camera was clamped to.

use a rubber mount or try and make sure the camera is isolated from the chassis to dampen any vibrations. the playback/record heads got knackered on my dads one..

Ned.

[Edited on 24/10/05 by ned]


jimgiblett - 25/10/05 at 10:39 AM

A bullet cam is the way to go. The kit I got from RF Concepts here excellent kit. You do need a DV camera with an AV IN socket though.