tkerrmd

Getting one before Daytona, wanted any tips on ChaseCam or camera set up in general. dont want to blow my first video opportunity at Daytona!!

thanks

tom












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924RACR

I personally am very fond of the very high camera angle - if not roof, then at the very top of the header panel, by the rearview mirror. The higher you get, the more chance you have to see position of the car on the track (see my vids on youtube, search on "924RACR" - that's a roof camera position).

tkerrmd

thanks Vaughan good points.

gieseja

I'll have mine there + laptop with adobe premier elements. Good call on the roof mount.

cooleyjb

Outside of the car would be the best bet for getting a clear picture of the track. Depending on where the camera is inside teh car the camera will pick up the light reading of either inside the car or outside and you can occasionally get a really dark car and good outside or really good car and way too bright outside.

fly2low

or set it up with two pick-ups?

cooleyjb

Yep,

You can get an add on that will give you picture in picture ability. Shoot one at the driver/rearward adn the other for normal forward view. The camera works great in low light but like any lens it has trouble with two different levels of light.

Tom W

I attach my forward camera to to top front bar of the cage and get the view from about the level of the rear view mirror. I often mount a rear facing camera to the rear of the cage (I have an SS1000 to do PIP). Do not mount the PDR in the rear passenger seat area as the sound will suck. Mount the PDR up near the dash on the front passenger area.

Some examples from my races are here. I've bumped the dip switches for the orientation of the rear camera (mirror or not) more than once. If you use an SS1000, record the proper dip switch settings and verify they are correct at the start of the day. Some of the videos have the Traqmate data overlayed, which is a really nice option.

cooleyjb

Here's a video with the Chasecam 2 camera setup on a Mclaren

http://www.brightcove.tv/title.jsp?t...nel=1079349430

cooleyjb

BTW fly2low. Sent you an email about the one I have for sale.

tkerrmd

good info thanks guys, will try it out at Daytona next weekend.