Topic: Bike mounted cams

[boatsdickson]

Apologize if this redundant, but lookin through 165 topic pages...

Curious about whos used what in regards to mounting cameras to their bikes. This is something Im curious about but definitely dont want to look like I turnin the k8 into a mobile photo lab. Looking for small units that can be detached easy.

Ok. The truth is, at 100 mph and that big buck sprints up to the asphalt edge and stops, I want to see how big his smile is when he sees how bad he just rattled me. Or maybe its a game the deer have to see who can get their pic taken with a speedin biker.    Was that a camera flash from the treeline?

Kind, mounted where, preferences, kinds to stay away from, vibration fixes, prices...

[Steve F]

I built one to mount on the side of my helmet.  I holds a micro video camera, one of those one-board things with the micro lens.  Put in an aluminum housing about 1-1/4" in diameter with a glass lens cover.  Adjust it to record wherever I've got my helmet pointed.  Run the wires to a SONY Video Walkman in a backpack, and record away.
Lots of fun, but the Video Walkman has some issues to be repaired as the quality isn't the best (bought it used on ebay  ).

[DammitDan]

I've got a regular digital camera with a video ability.  Quality isn't too great, but I plan to clamp it to the handlebars with an apparatus I've designed that holds it with an arm over the tank so I can see out of the fairing with the speedo visible.

[heffay]

i just made this camera mount to attach to my helmet for mine and my father's upcoming trip to carlsbad, nm in a few days.
i purchased the camera case from target for elizabeth for christmas for less than 5 dollars... i hope she's not too pissed when she gets home  <--- me kissing butt, i did just buy her a new 1gig memory card for the camera though.
the velcro strips can be purchased at many hobby shops, dept. stores and hardware stores... a buck or two
cut the hole in the proper place
put the straps thru the strap on the case (if you put the rough side of the velcro touching the strap they kindof velcro to each other)
very sturdy once on the helmet.
it's also adjustable up and down on the straps to account for camera angle... side to side has some adjustment too since the helmet is circular.


not bad for less than 10 dollars wouldn't ya say 

[Bob Wessner]

Here's a rig I've put together and used with some success on my bike. The clamp at the left was picked-up at a camera store. The tube is the remnants of a mono pod I had lying around along with its swiveling head. I've mounted it on the bars and various down tubes looking both forward and back while riding. It makes for some interesting perspectives.

The little job below center is an RCA Small Wonder I picked-up on a whim some time ago. The video is highly compressed and small overall format, but more than adequate for Web posting. It will capture 30 min. of video and seems to run forever on 2 AA Batts, but then there are no moving parts. So far, I'm having trouble finding an application to actually edit footage though. Anyone have/use one of these? If so, what editing software did you use?

[heffay]

what format does it make video in?

[Bob Wessner]

MPEG-4

[heffay]

I use nero 6 ultra edition... go here:  http://www.nero.com/enu/index.html

i can even record old LP's w/ it