Video Camera/Camcorder Mount

[jay02904]

Just ordered a Ram mount for my video camera should be here anyday. i have my gps ram mounted on the middle of my bars and my video camera will be in the same spot as the gps (uses same mounting hardware) anyone have experience with moto video recording seems pretty cool. when i get a video done i will be sure to post it! :)

[fish]

I have mine on a ram mount against the shield with a piece of rubber on the side to block the glare. I have it behind the shield to protect the lense from bugs and whatever else.

http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/g...8/DSCF0854.jpg

[jay02904]

that's neat. i just picked up a flip cam for $40 reg $129 at best buy ram mount on the way should be recording by this weekend! i will link video asap, do you have any video links?

[fish]

Videos take a long time to up-load so I usually make pictures show. but here is two so you can see. Also I sent you a PM.





as you can see it depends on the angle of the sun. Try to keep the sun behind you.

[jay02904]

very cool...can't wait to try it out, nice road too rt 97 ?

[wiz]

I had no problem shooting video with a short RAM mount in the middle of my bars behind the shield. After putting on the fairing, I found that a ram mount out closer toward the grip made for a very shaky picture. My wife bought one of those GoPro HD video cameras that comes with various vehicle mounting methods but I have not yet opened the box.

[jay02904]

wiz, nice let us know how that cam works out i saw it at best buy but it was a lot more than my clearance flip cam! ha

[wiz]

Originally Posted by Jay

wiz, nice let us know how that cam works out i saw it at best buy but it was a lot more than my clearance flip cam! ha

Yep, I would not have bought it but my wife got it at a silent auction at the Indiana Southern Cruisers state rally for half of retail. It is the Motorsports model. I have used my Canon SD790 compact digital camera in video mode with great results.

[jay02904]

ok her it is i tried it out today. looks much better on my computer with hd flip cam than on youtube? not sure how to upload it in hd but it's neat either way and will continue to play with it, copy and paste the link :)

[Bull Durham]

Jay,

It looks like in the video, first house right after the first stop sign, right side, is that a red Nomad?

[Jared]

I've used a ram camera mount. Worked great!

[fish]

looks good, looks like the anti-shake was on. Put the camera closer to the shield and/or something around the camera so you don't get the glare/reflection from the shield.

did I hear floorboards or pipes scraping

[fish]

Originally Posted by Jay

very cool...can't wait to try it out, nice road too rt 97 ?

Yes its rt.97 in NY. is called the Hawks Nest

[jay02904]

haha good attention to detail...the red bike is a yamaha i believe, i don't know him but maybe i should say hi...that bike is there all the time i don't think he rides it so maybe i could take it out for him :)

yes you heard boards scraping ha...i purposely decided to scrape the boards on that curve, its fun and surprised how well it recorded it!

stupid RI drivers... as you could tell the girl in front of me was going less than posted speed limit and tapping her brakes for no reason then pulls into the ghetto shopping plaza abruptly without her blinkah!

i do need to figure out the glare situation, work in progress

[Bull Durham]

I just stopped on the way home, Best Buy, and bought the MiniHD Flip Video. It's the same thing, just smaller. With the close out price, you can't beat it.

I've been using a nice camera in Video mode on a RAM mount in the past. Works pretty well, but I have to pay too much attention to it to switch between picture or video mode. This will be nice, simple and safer with one of these Flip camcorders. Also, for what the prices are now, if it would fall off or get caught in the rain, not a big deal, unlike a expensive unit.