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Dash Camera FINALLY!

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by Cable810 » Sat Mar 09, 2013 8:13 pm

After many shakey videos from unstable hands I finally got around to making a dash camera mount. I had been using a Droid X (free handed) cause it was the only thing that I had for "HQ" videos. Now I'll be using a Nikion Coolpix which has FAR better HQ video capability. I hade some 1/4" thick Aluminium left over after the mount I made for my CB radio. So with what I had left over I decided to make a Dash Cam mount.


My first design failed as the mount was too low and didn't offer a good angle. This was how it mounted.

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It was sitting way to low to offer a good view of the terrian. As you can see.

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I then put the project on hold until I could come up with another way to mount it. Which I got this

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It looks top heveay and it was. I offset the weight of the camera with some weights that I had from my broken Airsoft guns. I think it could use a couple more but we will see. Its held down by a peice of velcro which probally isn't the best but its actually pretty solid and dosn't move a whole lot. I did have to shim the sides with some pennys to keep it from rocking side to side.

This will be the view.

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I don't have any video right now but will soon as I get it back on the road.
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by SaltWaterDrinker » Sun Mar 10, 2013 9:08 pm

Good work! :)
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by Cable810 » Mon Mar 11, 2013 8:57 am

Thanks!!
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by Porkins » Tue Mar 12, 2013 5:27 pm

Great job. I had made one out of a truss framing "L" bracket & 1.99 tripod head mount, that fit between the air vent & air vent trim. I'm gonna have to make another one since I can't find the one I made. Here is a video when I had it http://youtu.be/b1SMYOfo2oo
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by v7guy » Wed Mar 13, 2013 12:40 am

Looks like it'll do the job, looking forward to the video
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by Cable810 » Sat May 04, 2013 8:20 pm

Got some video when I got off of work Friday.

Let me know what y'all think!

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by navigator » Mon May 06, 2013 1:18 pm

I think I saw a UFO at the 20 second mark.
It is really dark, is that the camera or your headlights?
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by Cable810 » Mon May 06, 2013 3:39 pm

My headlights. That UFO would probally be a Street light. I plan on getting some daylight footage when i get time.
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by Cable810 » Sun May 12, 2013 2:07 pm

3/4s of the way to work. Gas was going up at the time of me stopping at the gas station.

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