In Car Cameras-what to use???

[Sechsgang]

How many of you guys run an in-car when you are DEing?

Do you use a standard camera or something that is more motorsports/impact sports specific?

[Tony356993]

Sony Mini DV. Cheap and portable. Takes nice family videos also.

[Wellardmac]

...just make sure that you have a good camera mount.

[jakp993]

Anyone combining video with data acquisition?  I have a Traqmate and you can use TrackVision to cobine it with video.  Are there systems that work better than others?

I would love to do this for the classroom sessions.

OK - I know - I'm a geek - but I think it would be cool 

Take care,
Jack

 

[Sechsgang]

check on the sturdy camera mount...

the DAS with Vid interplay could be really cool...

[Brian Minkin]

I use this mount on the rollbar with a Panasonic Mini DV camera.

http://www.ioportracing.com/Merchant2/me...ry_Code=CM

[Tony356993]

I use the same mount.

[smankow]

+1 on the I/O Port mount.  I use a JVC mini DV camera (Sam's Club special).  I'd make sure that the camera has the wide angle lens - I think it's a 16 x 9 lens.  It provides a better view out the front window.  The only negatives are wind noise.

 

Steve

[Brian Minkin]

Steve,

Just get a louder exhaust..then wind noise is not a problem.

[Tony356993]

try some Phazyme  for the wind noise.

http://www.phazyme.com/