camera mount part 3
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Can you explain the full setup? I can't really tell from the picture.
just took 1 tripod stand, dig cam and 1 bungie cord. I ghetto rigged it also. I stood the tripod up btwn the back of the passanger seat and the glove box. Wrapped bungie thru stand and around seat.
took 3 minutes.
Then I was able to adjust the stand just as if it was sitting on flat ground (angle, up/down, etc).
the view: I was able to see thru windshied, full driver display of instrument cluster, and all 3 mirrors.
for simplicity and price, works extremely well!
one of these days Ill edit my clip and post it if anyone is interested.
took 3 minutes.
Then I was able to adjust the stand just as if it was sitting on flat ground (angle, up/down, etc).
the view: I was able to see thru windshied, full driver display of instrument cluster, and all 3 mirrors.
for simplicity and price, works extremely well!
one of these days Ill edit my clip and post it if anyone is interested.
Which Aiptek camera is that? Is it really that wide angle or do you have some kind of adapter on it? I see they have one with gyro stabilization, is that what you have?
I think a large part of the problem I've been having with my camera besides the rolling shutter is that it is too heavy especially way out in front with the big wide angle lens on it. It vibrates like crazy when attached to the rear glass, despite being so well mounted to the window that I could probably pull the glass right off with the mount. In your video clips I don't sense any vibration at all really. I see a bit of rolling shutter wobble in some places but overall your cheap camera beats the hell out of my Canon HDV camera inside the car. :biggrin:
I think a large part of the problem I've been having with my camera besides the rolling shutter is that it is too heavy especially way out in front with the big wide angle lens on it. It vibrates like crazy when attached to the rear glass, despite being so well mounted to the window that I could probably pull the glass right off with the mount. In your video clips I don't sense any vibration at all really. I see a bit of rolling shutter wobble in some places but overall your cheap camera beats the hell out of my Canon HDV camera inside the car. :biggrin:
I have the Aiptek HD. The new one is the Action GVS. It has an external mic jack and stabilization. I have a Sunpack 0.45x wide angle adapter on the front.
The key to stoping the shaking was when I mounted the brace from the mount to the back of the camera so it is secured from the bottom AND the back.
Ah hah, I didn't notice that in your pictures before. I wonder if I can do something similar with my canon without destoying it. :biggrin:
That's the advantage of a $150 camera. You should buy one to use just for the track and keep the Canon for other stuff.
If you didn't see it, this is the footage direct from the camera.
http://www.nsxprime.com/forums/showthread.php?t=124628
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Hey hey that's what I do for a living! Attaching cameras to moving vehicles/cranes and taking away the vibration and such like that. I could probably make a cool rig if I had a video camera, oh wells!
Hollywood protip: bungee/elastic are your friends.
Hollywood protip: bungee/elastic are your friends.
Any other tips for reducing vibrations or stabilizing the camera better? I'm willing to try anything cheap to avoid buying an entire new camera which might not solve my problem.
I tried an Aiptek camera today with my filmtools.com 6" vacuum mount (gripper 3025) and it did very well. I think the key difference between it and your setup is that the mount I use has a plate that covers the whole bottom of the camera rather than just the bolt sticking out. It is pretty solid. Of course it was $90 too.
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