Xamu
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- Joined
- Jul 27, 2023
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- Location
- Chicagoland
- Country
- United States
- Dash Cam
- Viofo A119 V3, Viofo T130, Viofo T130
I just bought a pair of T130 3-channel cameras to effectively create a 6-channel system because 1) I saw kamkar's N5 4-channel post and 2) why not? I end up with a better resolution rear facing camera and I can use the "rear" camera(s) to face left and right. That alone is a pretty wacky idea but then I got stuck for a minute. Where am I gonna be able to mount these side facing "rear" cameras that will actually be useful?
So here's the wacky idea I had -- why not put them on the headrest posts? It looks like a pretty darn good solution IF you put the right facing camera on the left seat headrest post and the left facing camera on the right seat headrest post. I'm gonna have to fabricate a pair of brackets before it's a real thing but here are a couple of concept photos. [In the first photo, the camera was just resting in place, not secured at all. In the second photo I was holding the "rear" camera in place to get a screengrab.]
And before anyone mentions it, yes, I do know that the rear camera does not have IR lighting. That's fine with me. I don't want these cameras to have IR lighting. I want them for the purpose of seeing what's happening outside the car -- I'm quite a bit less with what's happening inside the car.
If someone has already mentioned putting cameras on headrests, forgive me, I'm not trying to steal credit. I'm just pleased that I I managed to find something that may be a good idea.
So here's the wacky idea I had -- why not put them on the headrest posts? It looks like a pretty darn good solution IF you put the right facing camera on the left seat headrest post and the left facing camera on the right seat headrest post. I'm gonna have to fabricate a pair of brackets before it's a real thing but here are a couple of concept photos. [In the first photo, the camera was just resting in place, not secured at all. In the second photo I was holding the "rear" camera in place to get a screengrab.]
And before anyone mentions it, yes, I do know that the rear camera does not have IR lighting. That's fine with me. I don't want these cameras to have IR lighting. I want them for the purpose of seeing what's happening outside the car -- I'm quite a bit less with what's happening inside the car.
If someone has already mentioned putting cameras on headrests, forgive me, I'm not trying to steal credit. I'm just pleased that I I managed to find something that may be a good idea.