| Author | Message | ||
| Dennis (Bighead)
Junior Member Username: Bighead Post Number: 194 Registered: 2-2003 |
FWIW, I use the suction cup mount (from I/O Port) and an older Sony 8mm camera. But unlike Brian, I mount it to my WINDSHIELD, and it works great on the track - great view out the front (need to make sure that the windshield is clean), no problems with not having a wide-angle view. Also no vibration problems, even on the track. vty, --Dennis | ||
| Brian Kennedy (Kennedy)
Member Username: Kennedy Post Number: 376 Registered: 3-2002 |
I use a Sony MiniDV camera... I chose it because its image stabilization seemed to do best for the minor vibration of the camera vs. the car... smooths that out well. Without a rollbar with mounting tabs for a camera, its real hard to get a camera that rigidly mounted to a car with suspension for the track. In my M3 I use a mount bar that goes between the head rests. In my 360, I've been using a suction cup mount to the back window. I haven't yet been entirely satisfied with the positioning of the camera in the 360... one time, all I got was the rear view mirror blocking the entire center part of the track view. Other times, the view of the track was good but not of what the driver was doing. Its soooo much easier when you can just hop in the back seat of the M3 and see what you're going to get. Moral: experiment ahead of time to see what the footage is really like... giving your self a chance to adjust. That brings up another good camera feature... LCD screen that can flip over facing the subject matter... making it easier to adjust ahead of time. Oh, and absolutely make sure you get a wide angle attachment... people focus so much on "zoom" in the buying process... whereas the most valuable setting is how wide can it go! None of the cameras available today are anywhere near wide enough for in-car use (or really most inside use, in general). HTH. | ||
| Ben Cannon (Artherd)
Member Username: Artherd Post Number: 709 Registered: 6-2002 |
Get a small DV camera that can record in *progressive scan* (will look much better when you capture it, no interlace jaggies.) Wide angle lense is important, but you want to turn OFF the stabilization junk and mount the camera rigidly to your rollbar. (cars' rigid chassis do not move, this is what the F1 in-car cameras do  You can remote-mic the engine or any other point. Just get a camera that has an external MIC input (almost all of them do.) and get a remoteable mic from RadioShack or the like. Best! Ben. | ||
| Crawford White (Crawford)
Junior Member Username: Crawford Post Number: 136 Registered: 3-2003 |
Looking for a camera to record the upcoming Roebling Road event. I know there are a variety of suction mount stands for an in-car camera, but what format camera does everybody favor. Is High 8 or VHC C more popular? I know the digital cameras can be quite compact. I would think you'd want one with a wide angle lens, steady cam feature, etc. Is there a way to mic the engine directly (a la Bernievision) so you don't get wind noise taking the place of the engine song as you get up to triple digit speed. I don't need to spend a lot in the equipment but would like something decent. |