Dash mounted camcorder...
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Dash mounted camcorder...
Guys im going to be driving "in my 2005 SD V10 =)" to Yellowstone National Park next month and would like to install a camcorder on my dashboard question is that would the video come out right?
Im going to get a camcorder that uses a hard drive to record video, it also has Image Stabilization. Do you think this would work?
Thanks again ~Gage~
Im going to get a camcorder that uses a hard drive to record video, it also has Image Stabilization. Do you think this would work?
Thanks again ~Gage~
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The camera should work just fine, but I've been through Yellowstone many times and 1, most of the really cool stuff is either off to the side of the road a ways, or 2, you need to actually hike to see them (the best stuff anyway). All you're going to record from a dash unit is the endless stream of traffic and the vehicle right in front of your bumper...
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You will find that even with IS, your images will reflect every bump and jitter of the road. Your head is the best place to mount a camera..near perfect stabilization...try a cheapo lipstick or bullet cam mounted to your hat.
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These mounts are very good and vibration is dampened somewhat...
http://www.chasecam.com/mounts/suction.htm
http://www.chasecam.com/mounts/suction.htm
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I use miniDV in my racecar. Here are some examples with a miniDV camera mounted to my rollbar.
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/119555/3
All had the camera mounted to my rollbar so they do bounce around a bit. I have never seen a skip in the video due to a bump. The camera is over 4 years old and still running like a champ.
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/119555/3
All had the camera mounted to my rollbar so they do bounce around a bit. I have never seen a skip in the video due to a bump. The camera is over 4 years old and still running like a champ.
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Originally Posted by thom_s
I use miniDV in my racecar. Here are some examples with a miniDV camera mounted to my rollbar.
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/119555/3
All had the camera mounted to my rollbar so they do bounce around a bit. I have never seen a skip in the video due to a bump. The camera is over 4 years old and still running like a champ.
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/119555/3
All had the camera mounted to my rollbar so they do bounce around a bit. I have never seen a skip in the video due to a bump. The camera is over 4 years old and still running like a champ.
So you were there the weekend that Mike P pancaked his Camaro in the wall at Cali Speedway entering the front straight, right?
FWIW ... I use a mini-DV camcorder and I/O port mount for my roll bar as well. But being as this guy has no roll bar ...
And the SD/CF card cameras typically record in MPEG4 which is HIGHLY compressed. Consequently, the image quality suffers.
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I think that Cal Speedway vid was on the weekend the Lightning went into the infield wall in HPDE3. Lots of carnage that weekend.
I was just giving an example of how much abuse a miniDV camera can take.
For what he is doing I think a suction mount on the outside of the rear door window(s) would be cool.
I was just giving an example of how much abuse a miniDV camera can take.
For what he is doing I think a suction mount on the outside of the rear door window(s) would be cool.
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