In car video recording without camera shake

They were teetotallers Kim. LOL

I use this unit - very good

I attach it to the inside of the passenger side windscreen and turn it on/off - zoom in/out via a remote to the camera

Works for me :-)

Video Camera Suction Mount

Hi Kim:

Mick O (he of the many blogs) has a pretty good setup which seems to produce good, shake free movies. If he does not see this, MM him.

Jack

Kim,

the reason it doesn't shake (much) is because of the stabilising platform within the camera itself and not the mounting system. I have the Sony HDR-XR200. It has a 120 Gig hard drive and 4 megapixel still camera. The anti-shock/shake system in it is absolutely fantastic. It also has a GPS feature that tags your video to a GPS location and you can then view on Google maps etc. This especially suits me because of the remote off track travelling I do. I have been very impressed with the unit. Other E/O members travelling with me last year were also suitably impressed and bought the unit above this one on their return. Sony provide the PMB program to download/edit etc. The other thing with the Sony is that it allows you to record in High Definition and then convert to standard or lower. All the clips you have seen on Vimeo and EO have been at a low resolution WAV format. The video quality in HD is incredible.


In the vehicle, I use a RAM mount clipped to the Jesus handle on the A Pillar. I did have it on the passenger’s side and operated it with the remote but found it was a damn site easier to control with it on the A pillar beside me. I've attached a photo of my vehicle cab with the video set up. These bits and bobs from RAM you can get on the GPSOZ website about $60 for everything ( http://www.gpsoz.com.au/ram.htm ). You want the camera base mount, an elbow and something to attach it to your vehicle.

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Cheers Mick

Am thinking of getting a "Stickypod" , anyone used one ?

cheap mount is to use a car sponge and cut out for the camera, velcro on dash.

Yes i know cheap, cost $4 for a sponge.

Go to Bunnings and buy a short length of 25mm square aluminium extrusion and 2 stailless steel "U" clamps. Cut aluminium so that it fits inbetween the 2 front seets between the headrests. Clamp the tubing to one of the headrests with the "U" clamps and bolt the camera with a bolt through the tubing with a bit of foam rummer between it and the tube.
I have used this method with success video-ing about 300kms of the Stuart Highway between Darwin nad Katherine as well as most of the creek crossings on the old Telegraph track up to Cape York. I have a Panasonic digital video with image stabilising and use the remote control to turn it on and off.

Hape this helps.

DarwinDave