Video camera mounts, testing...

[Luke_Healey]

I've been messing around in the garage making some different styles of mounts for my Sprite in order to hold my junky video camera. I made one that mounts to either the tonneau support bar or the quarterlight frame. Tonight I made another one that clips onto the vertical bar for the rear view mirror. I like this one the best, since the camera is right where I can see it and control it.

People that see it in traffic probably think I'm a weirdo, but oh well..

https://youtube.com/watch?v=FJx90z79czI

 

[Baz]

I like that position too, it puts the camera at 'normal car height' and gives a familiar perspective. Put some saran wrap on the lens so you can peel the bugs off as well.
Does your junky camera have a microphone jack?

 

[Dadandson]

I love the video. Perfect choice of music too!

 

[Luke_Healey]

The camera is safe from bugs because it's hanging underneath the mirror, behind the windscreen. I'll take a couple of photos of my two mounts. I think the total cost of the project is under 4 dollars at the moment for two mounts.

It has audio. Just at night the camera only shoots 1/4th the frames due to low light. Here's another messed up video (I shot it in night mode during the day yesterday) from the tonneau cover support bar:

https://youtube.com/watch?v=mc_V6xWLsWM

It has audio, and even though the video is blown out, you can see the line of Canadian Geese.

 

[jlaird]

That works very well.

 

[DrEntropy]

This gizmo is good for adapting to about ANYTHING available which the "Super Clamp" just below it will fit over. Roll bars to tree limbs. I've had one for years, it's about the most versatile camera mount I've ever owned.

There's even a video of one floating thru frame on a shuttle mission. If NASA uses 'em, they gottta be good. :wink:

Magic Arm

 

[Luke_Healey]

On a motorcycle trip out west, my friend had purchased RAM mounting system parts and that's where I got the idea for the design of my hunks of wood and metal. My obstacle to overcome on the rear view mirror post is vibration. I need to see what video looks like in the daylight today.

The Bogen Super Clamps are used by the pros to mount cameras to nearly any part of a car, including the bumpers, fenders, etc... I've seen set up shots on motorcyles with three super clamps holding three cameras at once on the same bike. That way they get the nice continuous video footage and can switch views.

I'm highly amateur in my understanding of proper video production though. It's something I'd like to get better at as time goes on though.