For those of you who have a GoPro Hero or Hero2 camera, what mounts are you using? I got one for Christmas, and I'm trying to figure out what I need to do any videoing I may want to do. I think I'm going to order a roll bar mount and a handlebar mount and maybe a tripod mount. I got the motorsports edition, so I already have the suction cup and a bunch of the adhesive mounting pads. Just looking for what some of you that have been playing with them for a while have found to be useful.
GoPro mounts
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I bought the head harness mount for drunken adventures, I use a few of the flat sticky mounts on the bed rail and inside the front bumper.
I have a curved sticky mount for my full face helmet, and I use another nylon type mount for my mountain bike helmet.
The suction cup mount is very nice too.
I have a curved sticky mount for my full face helmet, and I use another nylon type mount for my mountain bike helmet.
The suction cup mount is very nice too.
I have the tripod adapter that I use with a Fat Gecko mount. I just wanted to be extra secure. I also use a leash on it in case the mount comes loose. I have a couple of ideas for some handheld stuff that I hope to have time in a few weeks to make. One will keep the camera close to my hand the other will be about 3 ft long. I have the head harness also but haven't used it yet.
I was thinking about sticking one of the adhesive mounts to my full face helmet. Where did you stick it to your bumper?
That Fat Gecko mount looks pretty cool. I have used the suction cup mount a couple of times, and I did use a piece of rope in case it failed.
That Fat Gecko mount looks pretty cool. I have used the suction cup mount a couple of times, and I did use a piece of rope in case it failed.
Just an FYI, the NHRA changed (or added) camera mounting restrictions to the 2012 rules. If you're track is a stickler for the rules, plastic mounts, suction cups, and helmet cams are no beuno any more.
http://www.nhra.com/UserFiles/file/2012RuleBookAmendments.pdf
SECTION 20: GENERAL REGULATIONS, SUPPORT GROUP: 9, 9:15 CAMERAS (Page 38) (To be added after 9:14 WARM-UPS)
[FONT=Arial,Arial][FONT=Arial,Arial]Cameras permitted. May not be intentionally directed at the racer in the other lane without NHRA permission. Video may not be transmitted in any means or manner without NHRA permission. Incident video may not be transmitted under any circumstances. No video monitors permitted in or on the car. Video may not be used in any way to determine track position in real time. Must be securely attached to the vehicle with appropriate fasteners. May not be attached with suction cups, wires ties, hose clamps etc.. All mounting brackets, associated fasteners, hardware, etc. from the camera to the vehicle attachment point must be metal, no plastic or non-metallic components permitted. Attachment to the driver, the driver’s helmet or the steering wheel prohibited. [/FONT]
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http://www.nhra.com/UserFiles/file/2012RuleBookAmendments.pdf
SECTION 20: GENERAL REGULATIONS, SUPPORT GROUP: 9, 9:15 CAMERAS (Page 38) (To be added after 9:14 WARM-UPS)
[FONT=Arial,Arial][FONT=Arial,Arial]Cameras permitted. May not be intentionally directed at the racer in the other lane without NHRA permission. Video may not be transmitted in any means or manner without NHRA permission. Incident video may not be transmitted under any circumstances. No video monitors permitted in or on the car. Video may not be used in any way to determine track position in real time. Must be securely attached to the vehicle with appropriate fasteners. May not be attached with suction cups, wires ties, hose clamps etc.. All mounting brackets, associated fasteners, hardware, etc. from the camera to the vehicle attachment point must be metal, no plastic or non-metallic components permitted. Attachment to the driver, the driver’s helmet or the steering wheel prohibited. [/FONT]
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I have the suction cup, the adhesive pads curved and straight, the moveable arm and the head mount going to try it out on a hunt tomorrow
I've used both the standard suction cup and stick on mounts supplied with the camera with great success. The Go-Pro has turned out to be as much as a data acquisition tool as anything for us at the track.
Yeah, I was playing with it today and stuck it on the bed, right in front of the rear tire, pointing backward. I could clearly see the tire to fender gap. If I had adjusted it to point down a little, I could have seen the whole tire. I think that could be very helpful at the track. I even considered putting it on the door pointing forward so I could see what the front tire and suspension was doing.
Yeah, suspension movement, tire squat, etc...very helpful info when you get back to the pits. This is my favorite so far though...may have been a little too much nitrous that pass
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBcqyxr2kSw&list=UUgmWJmAl8IZc9W8nhI7VN7w&index=7&feature=plcp
I zip-tied the camera "shipping" mount from the box to the bottom of the truck, worked great!
Here's the grandson with the adhesive mount on his helmet.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocm5g2mmj_M&context=C35511efADOEgsToPDskIXNE3pj9e5ANj0CyxdRa_z
Here's the grandson with the adhesive mount on his helmet.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocm5g2mmj_M&context=C35511efADOEgsToPDskIXNE3pj9e5ANj0CyxdRa_z
Right beside where the license plate is, the cutout in the bumper. Just mount the camera to the mount and stick it in there. Its a tight fit but easily doable.
The two-sided tape mounts that come with the helmet kit, are in two flavors, a curved one, and a flat one.
The adhesive is VERY strong, yet removable if you have patience. The adhesive is so strong, that I put the flat one on a curved surface and it worked excellent. Later on, I found there was a curved one also...
Rollbar mounts are perhaps the safest, but not everyone has a rollbar. Sometimes the NHRA forgets little things like that. They will probably wise up when a camera falls off from the outside, nobody sees it, and there is an incident when one is run over and shoots into the crowd.
The adhesive is VERY strong, yet removable if you have patience. The adhesive is so strong, that I put the flat one on a curved surface and it worked excellent. Later on, I found there was a curved one also...
Rollbar mounts are perhaps the safest, but not everyone has a rollbar. Sometimes the NHRA forgets little things like that. They will probably wise up when a camera falls off from the outside, nobody sees it, and there is an incident when one is run over and shoots into the crowd.