How best to 'video' your autox run??

[TwentySix]

... can you recommend any? Even better if you could point us in the right direction

http://www.hoyttech.com/index.cfm?fuseac...uct_ID=309

http://www.hoyttech.com/index.cfm?fuseac...uct_ID=285

A few friends have them and it's a really nice set up...

YMMV, no affiliation....

[Brian Minkin]

I'm planning on buying these:

http://www.hoyttech.com/index.cfm?fuseac...uct_ID=309

http://www.hoyttech.com/index.cfm?fuseac...uct_ID=285

A few friends have them and it's a really nice set up...

YMMV, no affiliation....

 

What are you planning on using as a recording device?

Brian

[TwentySix]

What are you planning on using as a recording device?

 

My Sony handycam DCR-HC1000 in a secure location...

 

 

 

[STEVEMCMORN]

Thanks to everyone for the advice.

I was primarily thinking of a 'bulletcam' type extention like Elizabeth but $200 + $50 for the sucker is a bit steep for me at the moment (maybe's xmas or next year if do a few more) -- but great to have the link - thx!

The cheap alternative seemes to be the $44 rod-type camera holder that links between headrest uprights...... except my 997 doesn't have any!



so, my cheap solutions for next weekend are .....

(i) ask a passenger to hold the camera:dude: -- it's not going to affect my run times

(ii) Tape the small digital camera (that takes video) to the passenger seat using 6 miles of electrical insulating tape - that's not gonna move

(I bet anyone $10 that someone will say one or both of these are against regulations?????)

 

See Y'all wednesday night  

[STEVEMCMORN]

Also just found this on the autocross section of RTR website - might be worth having a word with Doug Mahoney if using digital still camera - anyone know if he's going on Wed??

 

http://www.rtr-pca.org/ax052806/videopage.htm

Evolution [size=3]by Doug Mahoney[/size]

A few years ago, I was asked if we could not have videos on the Internet. After some investigation, I decided we could, but it was a lot of work for what appeared to be some very small images

A few weeks ago, I bought an iPod. At this point, I was still happy with my dial-up connection and simply listening to music. But, because of the battery runtime, I had purchased the larger video iPod. As with other MP3 players, you sometimes have to add a software program as an interface between your computer and the player to load and organize files.

This turned out to be iTunes, which brought along a section for Podcasts. Podcasts are audio files (including news stories, political commentaries, music, or whatever someone wants to talk about) that you download and listen to. Along with these came some VODcasts (Video-On-Demand) that are also downloaded and watched on the PC or iPod (Video models).

I've also done video with my point and shoot cameras, but these always resulted in large files for short movies. But the VODcasts were different - they seemed to give a longer viewing time with a smaller file, while keeping the image at a size that could be watched. This was because of the format being used to create the file. I then found converters to create these "smaller" movies, but you still had a number of steps to go though, and the point and shoot camera was still not a video camera. I toyed with bringing back my video camera, but that passed when I weighed everything.

But then the "Toy Spirit" spoke (I received a media catalog in the mail). Guess what, someone was making cameras that used this technology, directly saved data to a small card and would fit in my shirt pocket.

A few days ago, the camera arrived in time for Autocross on Sunday.

Below are some of the exploratory videos from that day. Each is a MPEG-4 Movie, at a size (320 X 240) and resolution similar to the Podcasts.

[STEVEMCMORN]

LINK TO COOL VIDEOS ON ELIZABETH'S HELMET CAM WEBSITE  - GOTTA GIT ME ONE OF THE THOSE SNOW MOBILES (oops caps on)

 

http://www.hoyttech.com/index.cfm?fuseac...page_id=19


 

+ quick srearch on Google using correct 'helmet cam' term - I used 'bullet cam' the first time - reveals loads of these camera's

As not cheap, you can even rent on for a few days to try them out - https://www.helmetcamrentals.com/  

[Wellardmac]

Pretty cool! Could be good for skiing.

[Wellardmac]

Bearing in mind what you rigged up for your camera today, I found this...

http://www.amazon.com/Panavise-809-Camer...=UTF8&s=hi

This will take a regular camera, or video camera up to 3lbs in weight... no special camera needed.

[Wellardmac]

wellardmac wrote:

Bearing in mind what you rigged up for your camera today, I found this...

http://www.amazon.com/Panavise-809-Camer...=UTF8&s=hi

This will take a regular camera, or video camera up to 3lbs in weight... no special camera needed.

I just ordered one. I'll post when it arrives to let others know if it's any good.

Here's another link that includes a photo.

http://www.sjgreatdeals.com/809.html

[STEVEMCMORN]

Here's what I used in the end - my digital camera taped to my portable sat nav system suction holder thing using lots of blue duct tape - hock: - almost as professional as my driving

 

Worked a treat - very happy with results - stuck to side window, front window and back window to get different perspective. Only problem is that 1 minute movies are 30MB big so can't e-mail to anyone as I have 10mb limit on free hotmail - will try to figure it out and post them or a link on the forum in the future 

probably also buy one of your holders & might hire a helmet cam system for next autoX - but not sure going to splash out big bucks for whole new system when this worked pretty well