Pitlab77

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Use to have a gopro a long time ago (1st gen) but I do not want to go that route. I have a digital camera that does not get used much since I finally got a smart phone (finally was cheaper to get 1 plan with my wife than for my old slide phone) so I was thinking about mounting my old camera onto the roll bar. Just wanted to see some homemade miata solutions. i know there are a lot floating around the net but I do not trust the safety of some of those set ups.

Yezzir

I would make something like this contour .
I have the same mount, only because i got it for cheap. Anyways, there are some good ideas that should give you a good start. GL

Leafy

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You digital camera and phone probably arent going to have as good image stabilization software as a go pro/contour/replay xd/etc. So you'll normally end up with a shaky or wavy nausea fest that sounds like you're inside a typhoon.

Oscar

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I splurged $50 on a manfrotto rollbar mount. That thing isn't going anywhere and it's stable as hell.

Braineack

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There's no reason to go diy with the plethora of solutions readily available out there.


I bought a cheap superclamp: http://www.adorama.com/LTPC.html?gcl...FY1QOgodEGMAyA

and then a cheap head to mount it: http://www.adorama.com/BG3025.html

My head is similar but it cost like another $10 on amazon or something.

That was back in 2004/5 and I still use it today. Back then you couldn't google "roll bar camera mount" and come back with like 700+ results or mounts under $50.

Braineack

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I'm willing to bet that the majority of videos you see from inside cars lack IS (including the GoPro/Countor/etc.)

Oh you said software:

Leafy

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You can compare my shakey mess of cell phone vids to my actually viewable go-pro vids. I dont have the ability to do software IS in post, I'm sure its possible. The software IS in the go pro does a good job.

Braineack

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use the same gopro cineform studio software -- a free download.

the gopro doesnt have IS. And any on the market that do are just digital stabilizations that dont do a great job.


hell even YT has a stabilization feature when you upload videos to it.

Hell I made this video 7 years ago using the mount I described above:



While the rattle is annoying, the video is not plagued with a "shaky or wavy nausea fest", even with a fairly cheap Kodak PNS camera.

or with a DSLR:




maybe you need better shocks?

or add in a bushing:

sixshooter

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I liked this one better.

Braineack

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Dat bass hit.


absolutely shocked you didnt link this:

Savington

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Jesus christ, my ears are bleeding.

Leafy

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Have you ever tried the YT image stabilization. Its like the world is stretching in awkward places. I've never tried the IS in the gopro cineform thing, that program is a piece. The IS built into the firmware of the camera is more than sufficient.

Braineack

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from what I gather there's no IS in the gopro, but I could be wrong, I don't own one, but I couldn't find anything that said it did.

I've seen plently of gopro videos that appear to not have it.

Pitlab77

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I'm not going to use my phone.

But I have had better sound quality/picture with digital cameras than with the gopro. Better low light also.

Full_Tilt_Boogie

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gopro does not have image stabilization, Its just in the software package.
Just about any decent, modern, point-and-shoot camera can shoot video like a gopro, they just may not have as wide of a lens. They just want you to think it has unholy abilities with their intensely post-processed, stedicam shot commercials that were probably not even shot with gopros.
IMO, the gopro is nice because of its housing and low weight.

When it comes to something like in-car video, I would rather have a big/heavy camera because its mass is going to help it dampen vibration. A little bit of sorbothane helps eliminate the high frequency vibrations that cause "jello".

sixshooter

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I hate youtube's image distortion from the "shake removal".

SchmoozerJoe

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That pic of the old Nikon SLR is on the I/O Port racing mount.
Not cheap, by any means at $115, but it's a damned fine piece.

Adjustable as hell. Large mounting pad for the camera.

If I could edit my videos, I'd post up an example.

sixshooter

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And yes, Brain, I was looking for the George Michael video but couldn't find it.

Braineack

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yeah that's the one. I've had racer friends use it, and that damper really helps when you view their vids.

It's pretty much the same thing I put togther for much less...you'd just need to sandwhich a damper between. I'm not sure the material, but i'm sure it's semi-firm. maybe a coupler cut flat and stacked would even work, but then again, you could just cut a coupler/bike tire wrap the bar, then clamp to that.


EDIT: OH NO. I jsut went back and watched my video and threw up from the nasuea inducting fest.