Whitehot

I wanted to make a steady camera mount for the inside of my car and to keep it as simple as possible. Here's what I came up with:





This seemed much simpler than the other solutions I came across on this site (through the headrest, tripod & bungee cords, bracket through the trunk, etc.) My version clamps directly to the baby car seat anchor point. I got the hardware from filmtools.com. Its high quality stuff. This setup is also very versatile for creative mounting ideas. I'll try and post up a sample clip later on.

XDEEDUBBX

thats pretty cool! Any vibration? or shakey video?

lazi

not a bad idea.. is that camera mount meant for the camera? or something u made

BlueEyes

What does the picture it captures look like? a lot of seats?

cleoent

great idea.

cleoent

do u have a link to the actual product you bought? DIdn't see it on the site, but then again that site isn't the most organized or easy to navigate.

Whitehot

The mount is pretty solid. The video comes out smooth too. The really big bumps will make it shake a little but that's to be expected.

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^^That's where I got the idea from. The setup pictured above would be too close to the rear window to fit the camera so I added one of these clamps to make it fit.

When taking a video, I just recline the passenger seat so you don't see it.. The view is neat because you can also see what the driver is doing.

BlueEyes

Nice. For some reason, I thought you and your car were in Asia somewhere, with the wheel on the other side. I couldn't figure out why you would want a view of the back of your seat! haha.

BlueRenesis82

I did a mount under the pass thru with 1 hole drilled thru the sheetmetal. I have a wooden dowel that goes into the little compartment there for additional stability.

Spin9k

I would guess that one thing with the camera mounted this far back you need to zoom the lens to get much view out the windshield and on the track, which would tend to amplify any shaking. Also the offset nature from the mount hole would encourage shake.

Could be wrong, but that's what my experimentation would indicate. Do you have an vids available, I'd like to see how well it works?

Certainly looks fancy and professional .

Another thought though - this would be awesome for video to the rear!

ZoomZoomH

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and to get even more creative from this idea, how about using BOTH child seat anchors to bolt down an aluminum pole across, and mount the camera right in the middle?

hmm, i shall try this out....

ZoomZoomH

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i think this idea is attractive is because it uses a readily available ANCHORING point in the car to mount the camera, no drilling/extra modifications required, and it WILL be stable because it's mounted to something that's designed to hold a lot heavier stuff, like a child seat.

Spin9k

Surely let us know the result.. definitely a good thought ZoomZoomH!

BlueRenesis82

I would reccomend picking up a wide angle lens, I got one for my Sony MiniDV cam, and its amazing how much more it will let me take in on the sides of my video.

Whitehot

That was actually my first idea also, although the whole setup would be more than twice the cost of what I got, and I wanted more simple setup. To get even more hardcore you could get a suction cup and another rod to brace the whole assembly to the rear window. It would be huge overkill for a small little camera like mine. (I didn't really want to stick stuff to my windows either since they're tinted.) You can see on the filmtools site the really big *** cameras they mount all over the car with just the suction cups. The possiblities are endless.

I did get a pretty good video yesterday on a trial run, but I don't have the means to upload it at the moment...

NoTears316

Thats a pretty cool setup. Would like to see some action shots.

ECHO1

so you gonna try this set-up out up in kokee?

Whitehot

You know it. I'll make a little "instructional video."

L8APEX

this is what I have been considering. I have been wanting to get the camera further back in the rear window. My suction mount is ok, but not good for track days, since NASA will not allow it. I need to see what I can come up with too. My current setup is a PITA to put back together. It yields good footage, but is a pain.

Whitehot

Update: made a little sample video. The resolution is pretty low since it came off my digital camera rather than my camcorder. (I'm unable to work with the camcorder footage on my computer since it has no dvd drive.) But it should give you an idea of how the footage comes out using my camera mount.

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Im_DANomite

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HOT DAMN!!!!! nice freakin' work my man! you rock!

ECHO1

wow.....nice vid! it looks good with that mount, not a lot of vibration and a pretty good view of the surroundings. overall.... keep 'em comin'!