mikymu

OK, by the title of this post you can tell I am just bored out of my skull! No new mods, no track event and rain forecast for the whole week. I might as well read Emily Dickinson's best poem collection ... NOT! lol

I was interested about the new GoPro HD camcorder when it first came out since it's cheap, light and provide wide angle recording until I saw the video -- all the waviness kill any interest. I will continue to use my heavy Sony camcorder but add a wide angle lens. The video quality with the wide angle lens is pretty good. I need to move the camcorder back some more and also anchor in such a way to minimize motion since the camcorder shake alot on the track. Sorry about this boring post ... blame the weather

Sony wide angle lens



Camcorder mounted in car



Here is a video of the before and after view

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvftilbEnLs

Harold

hey mate,where did you get the mounting equipment? yeah I have the gopro and the waviness is a real pain in the butt.... will get a new gen sony that can use an HD card... but where do you get the roll cage mounts that can stabilise the whole unit sufficiently....

mikymu

I got them from IO Port racing:http://www.ioportracing.com/index.html

This is what I have on now. The problem I encounter is that I had to extend the arm all the way out to mount the camera sine I am using the diagonal section of the roll bar and it amplify the motion of the car



I just order this smaller mount. Will let you know if it's any better in about 2 weeks - my next event at Laguna Seca

Tacet-Conundrum

Gated community... sorry

Love the extra area added!!!

mikymu

Yeah, the gate is there to make sure the crazies don't get out lol

Pac996

That rubber buffer is a must for hard drive video cameras. I use remote mountable sensor for my bike. Anybody wanting to do video has to know hard drive camera can't handle G's and bumps with out buffering. I hope the rubber mount doesn't make your video wobble around.

Here's a link for the remote camera head I use. https://helmetcamera.com/

Edgy01

I use a very similar WA lens. The model I use on my Sony is a VGL-HG0737Y.

The biggest issue from using the WA lens is that it adds a lot of weight to the entire camera setup so your mount to the car has to be bomber. It looks like a nice setup with that rollbar. When I couple that lens along with a larger battery pack the rig starts to get big!

mikymu

yes, my Sony camcorder with wide angle lens is getting mighty heavy. I just got the smaller camcorder mount. Agree on some form of buffer to minimize motion. Will see how it works out