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Cruiser
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Sugar Land, TX (Outside of Houston) | I tried mounting my Contour HD Video Camera on a RAM Mount rubber ball on the dashboard initially and got WAY too much vibration. The last time I mounted the camera on a RAM Mount Rubber Ball with a 2" Extension on the handlebars near the rear brake handle. Still a little too much vibration.
I know there are software packages to get some of the jitter out, but has anyone found a true Vibration Resistant mount to use for Video? And where is the best place to mount it.
I do have the Helmet Mount Option and can use that to let my body compensate for vibration, but I would really like to get some quality video from a hard mounted location on the Vision.
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Visionary
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Memphis | I mounted an HD camera on my bike last year and chased VisionTex down HWY 7 in Arkansas. We were riding through fog in the hills and he actually had contrails coming off of his bike in the twisties. The footage was so jittery it was totally unwatchable. Literally made me tear up just thinking how cool it would have looked. Been holding the camera in my left hand ever since. (VisionTex doesn't know when I'm shooting and when I have the camera tucked away so cuts me no slack one-handed. YeeHaw!) Helmet mounts are definitely stable but there is something special about a low bike mounted view. HD shows the jitters much worse than standard def so the mount is by far the most important piece. If anybody breaks the code on this I will wear it out. |
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Visionary
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San Antonio, TX | What about a shoulder or upper arm mount rather than a helmet mount? Has anyone tried the dash? |
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Cruiser
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Edmonton Alberta, Canada | I have the hero hd, mounted on the dash. over time the mount loosened up and now I have to use a peice of paper between the mount and camera to reduce the movment. Works great just need to keep the windsheild clean. I only wish the on light was on the back side of thecamera, as I have missed shots because I have thought the camera was off when it was really on. lol That little camera does take great pictures and video. |
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Cruiser
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Baltimore, Md | I have made two HD videos with the ContourHD and successfully mounted one forward and one to the rear. The forward facing one was mounted on a RAM platform attached to the ball for the cup holder. It normally holds my Radar Detector - I just removed the detector and strapped the ContourHD to the platform. It was just below the windshield, so no wind noise or vibration and smooth video. The rearward view had the camera mounted to the trunk rack and also was good quality. |
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Puddle Jumper
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| I haven't (yet) played with the Vision as far as mounting cameras but I've used the VIO POV system with good results on my old BMW K1200GT ( http://www.vio-pov.com/ ). The VIO system is a remote digital hard drive/controller with cigar type cameras that I attached directly to the bodywork, frame, anywhere needed with 3M double-sided stick tape. The tape is easily removed but provides a secure attachment. Also, using a smaller (less mass) cigar type camera reduces the shake.
Here's a link to a video I did a while back that combined the VIO video with some still shots, as well as a little hand-held video. Probably nothing exciting for Vision folks but it shows what you can get by experimenting with mounting places. Take care,
Gary
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSFoVAWTDVs |
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Visionary
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| Say you all be careful!!!
There was a guy out east I believe that the cops were chasing and they gave him a ticket for having a camera on when they pulled him over. Look on you tube I believe its still there. |
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Visionary
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Jasper, MO | john frey - 2010-10-05 6:51 PM
Say you all be careful!!!
There was a guy out east I believe that the cops were chasing and they gave him a ticket for having a camera on when they pulled him over. Look on you tube I believe its still there.
I believe that went to court and the rider won the case. The cop wrote the ticket for invasion of privacy, and recording without the permission of the person being recorded.. The court found that since it was a public roadway, there could be no invasion of privacy. If you are in a public setting, there is no privacy. The cop had no case on that basis.
The sport bike rider was probably doing something else to piss the cop off, and that was all he could think of to write the rider up for at the time.
No need to worry about having a camera mounted on your bike.
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Visionary
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San Antonio, TX | rdbudd - 2010-10-06 9:19 AM
john frey - 2010-10-05 6:51 PM
Say you all be careful!!!
There was a guy out east I believe that the cops were chasing and they gave him a ticket for having a camera on when they pulled him over. Look on you tube I believe its still there.
I believe that went to court and the rider won the case. The cop wrote the ticket for invasion of privacy, and recording without the permission of the person being recorded.. The court found that since it was a public roadway, there could be no invasion of privacy. If you are in a public setting, there is no privacy. The cop had no case on that basis.
The sport bike rider was probably doing something else to piss the cop off, and that was all he could think of to write the rider up for at the time.
No need to worry about having a camera mounted on your bike.
Ronnie
The moral of the story is "Do not piss off the cops!" |
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Cruiser
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Baltimore, Md | That happened here in the Baltimore area last March. The Md State Police are pretty aggressive in traffic enforcement and the motorcyclist was being stopped for speeding and other violations on I-95. The trooper was in plain clothes and an unmarked car and stopped the guy by pulling in front of him. The motorcyclist was wearing a helmet cam and posted the confrontation on You Tube ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHjjF55M8JQ&feature=player_embedded ). MSP added the charge of invasion of privacy based on Md. wiretap laws - certainly a stretch. It was thrown out by the court under 'no expectation of privacy' in public encounters. |
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