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04-21-2010, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by RickBetterley

Somewhere in the hundreds of posts about Aipteks, there is a hint about a special super wide angle using the macro setting.
Damned if I can find it though; can anybody point me toward this super secret setting?
Thanks in advance

Remember that QC505 won't fit your Aiptek, unless you upgraded it. We tried that last year at HVR event.

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04-21-2010, 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by webbie

Remember that QC505 won't fit your Aiptek, unless you upgraded it. We tried that last year at HVR event.

Thanks for the suggestion, though I was referring to the macro setting + wide angle setting, not an add on lens.
But I do appreciate the caution. I have been happy with the built in wide angle for my purposes, anyway.

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04-21-2010, 09:54 PM

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Originally Posted by fc-racer

Here is the "rennlist" setup in action. This is GVS 720p 60fps, external mic, stablity off, macro mode, QC505. The TMP video is with the external mic plugged straight through and the camera pressed up against the headliner to reduce vibration, the Mosport video is with the external mic run through a headphone volume controller to reduce the distortion and the camera free floating on the filmtools Cleat mount:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Js39VQaQsdQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twddZKDYWEU

Vimeo originals:
http://vimeo.com/10778000
http://vimeo.com/10958425

The Mosport video may have the best sound quality I've heard from an Aiptek camera. What microphone and headphone voume controller did you use? Where did you mount the mic?

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04-22-2010, 02:05 AM

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Mike, after searching a couple of places locally for a line-level attenuator (headphone volume control) and not finding anything, I ended up ordering this one - http://www.soundprofessionals.com/cg...item=SP-ATEN-1 to use with my GVS. Haven't tried it on track yet, that'll happen this weekend, but judging from my super-scientific garage-test results I'm enthusiastic about it fixing the distortion problem. Now I just need to make the car sound more exciting.

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04-22-2010, 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by mglobe

The Mosport video may have the best sound quality I've heard from an Aiptek camera. What microphone and headphone voume controller did you use? Where did you mount the mic?

This is the volume controller used in the Mosport video for $8.99: http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...ductId=2102975

This is the external mic for $7.99: http://www.amazon.com/Hands-Free-Cli...1945835&sr=8-1