gegcorp2012
Active member
Last year I got interested in karting and built a really fun yard kart. Part of the fun has been to try and share the view from the drivers seat, and that has been a challenge so far.
I tried using my phone as a video camera, but driving one handed is not safe at >25 mph in the yard, and I have not found a decent mount that will work on my steering tree or helmet without vibration issues or dropping my phone in the woods somewhere.
Next, I tried a lightweight automotive 720 "HD" dash camera and got some ok video with less than stellar sound quality, but the picture was upside down, so I had to use post production video editing software to do a horizontal flip conversion. (AVS4you Video Editor)
Most recently, I picked up another dash cam for 7 bucks on clearance and I chopped off the socket and used a soldering iron to plasti-weld the mounting ball/socket to the other side of the camera. That let me get the recording oriented properly, and let me optimize the angle of the camera to the suction cup for placement atop my helmet.
Then I bought myself a nice MX helmet with a satin black finish and the darn suction cup won't stick to it for more than a minute or two !
I may try some packing tape on the helmet to see if the cup will stick to the tape.
I like the "selfie pole" that I see on @mr bracket used on his mini Grave Digger and some other YT channels, but not sure what king of camwra I would put on a pole. Seems like many YT'ers just use the $$ Go pro and a slick helmet.
Care to share your video rigging tips ?
I tried using my phone as a video camera, but driving one handed is not safe at >25 mph in the yard, and I have not found a decent mount that will work on my steering tree or helmet without vibration issues or dropping my phone in the woods somewhere.
Next, I tried a lightweight automotive 720 "HD" dash camera and got some ok video with less than stellar sound quality, but the picture was upside down, so I had to use post production video editing software to do a horizontal flip conversion. (AVS4you Video Editor)
Most recently, I picked up another dash cam for 7 bucks on clearance and I chopped off the socket and used a soldering iron to plasti-weld the mounting ball/socket to the other side of the camera. That let me get the recording oriented properly, and let me optimize the angle of the camera to the suction cup for placement atop my helmet.
Then I bought myself a nice MX helmet with a satin black finish and the darn suction cup won't stick to it for more than a minute or two !
I may try some packing tape on the helmet to see if the cup will stick to the tape.
I like the "selfie pole" that I see on @mr bracket used on his mini Grave Digger and some other YT channels, but not sure what king of camwra I would put on a pole. Seems like many YT'ers just use the $$ Go pro and a slick helmet.
Care to share your video rigging tips ?
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