Thread: In car Camera Mount anyone?

If you choose hi res in youtube, then cut/paste the embedded link, you get the full menu on the lower right arrow, then just choose HQ...no need to go find it on the site.

Oops, you already did that - just click on the lower right arrow after you start the vid, the HQ choice pops up.

Does anyone know of a good place to RENT a good mount? I'm going to be filming for a class, and I can get reimbursed for the rental fee but not for actually buying a mount. I will also be using a professional 3-CCD camera, so I'll need something beefy.

Ever try and mount yours to the rear window? it's a fine are to get them to stick with the window heater things on the glass.

No, I wouldn't even try. I'd just mount it inboard from the pass side window in the rear if wanted to get the rear center seat perspective, maybe drop the passenger seat down. It's stout enough to mount the camera out 90 deg from the window.

I suppose if I did want to do that, I'd use fewer cups and switch some to smaller ones, try to use the spaces where no wires are on the glass. That's how it's designed to work - you can get pretty creative with three 360 mount swivels.

As for perspective, it's nice to see handwork, etc but I really prefer seeing where the car is on the line, and especially get a sense of how close my passenger side is to cones, etc. I can mount this on my fender if I want, the hood, it doesn't matter, so long as it's a smooth surface. I don't need pics of my dash or the headrests, the back of my helmet, etc. One really cool perspective I want to try out is from the roof, talk about bird's eye view of everything. If I pick up a mini-cam, it's going on my helmet - that's the view that really helps me, where am I looking and when.

If you have problems getting yours to stick over time on the front, side, etc. I use a micro-cloth on the glass before I stick it on, same thing I do with my Escort. Plus the cups like the Escort don't last forever, eventually you need spares.

I'm not saying it's best, better, etc, I could care less about that. I was just pointing out to people it's an option, I hadn't seen anything that stout before I picked up this one., and it wasn't much more than the same company's triple mount. If you wanted to mount just about any camera 100 lbs or under in or out of the car, it's not coming off. When they say rated 160 mph, that's stuck to the outside of the car.

What kind are you looking for, sorry I don't know what a 3-CCD camera is, and where do you want the cam mounted? I'd do some checking if I knew what you're looking for, lots of people in our autox/track/rally club have mounts, and they don't really use them around here until April. Might be able to borrow one, in which case I'd send it down ahead of time so you could check it out.

Just lmk and I can do some checking, no promises, since I don't know exactly what you need.