Breast Pocket Mount - almost anyone can do better

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EmptyA.jpg EmptyA.jpg EmptyA.jpg I used my Mobius camera while walking around in Venice last year. Carried the darn thing (on its car mount) with battery pack in my pocket. No apologies: it recorded some nice memories but was a little clunky.
Thought a discreet (not official SPY) set-up could be a more elegant solution.

The attached photos are a very rough solution that works for me (So sue me - I'm neither an engineer nor mechanic<G>). .

I added the 2" lens cable to my Mobius. I sticky'd a piece of Velcro to the flat-back of the lens.

Took a (roughly) 3" by 6" piece of light gauge aluminum. Gouged-out an opening sufficient to allow the Mobius to "press-in" with the mounting tray preventing it from pushing through.
I then notched-out a provision for the power cord.

Lastly, I cut- off two corners at the top and sticky'd Velcro to "attach" the lens.

Slide the "mount" into the breast pocket of a jacket - bend the top tab forward (just a bit) and you've got a very discreet "walking camera" and hands free for a regular SLR camera. Yes, you do get fairly predictable movement depending on the pace of your waddle.
I'm visiting Italy again shortly and hope to document a visit to the Vatican Museums.

I'm sure ANYONE can do a cleaner and more elegant version and if anyone wants to do so commercially, you're welcome to it (Let me know, I may purchase it.
 

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That looks kinda' cool. Somewhere here on DCT someone did a similar mod only they mounted the lens module under the brim of a baseball cap which has the advantage of following where the cap wearer was looking and I think might also shoot more stable footage while walking. Perhaps you might post a video sample so we can see the working results from this project?
 
The hat reminds me of the Larry Middleman character from Arrested Development.
http://arresteddevelopment.wikia.com/wiki/Larry_Middleman

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I was aware of the HatCam but wanted something more discreet.
I'm pretty sure the HatCam would result in a much steadier image (the Pocket mount could cause sea sickness).

Attaching photo of Mobius "installed" in Shirt, then, in Jacket breast pocket.

The dark blue blazer installation (without even blacking-out the aluminum with electrical tape) is quite stealthy. The stealty-ness can be improved in "shirt-mode" by bending the bottom inch of malleable metal mount..

PS: I've also fooled-around with a Lexan version but - so far - appreciate the ability to modify (depending on what I'm wearing) by simply bending as needed.

PPS: My mount is pretty crude. I hope someone more skilled might improve on the idea.
 

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FWIW: Just returned from my Italy vacation.
While I documented the whole thing, installation in the breast pocket - while discreet - gave less than satisfactory results. That is, the rocking of the body coupled with a sideways orientation (the open jacket tended to aim the lens left) wasn't as I hoped.
My dash cam, though, was great.
 
Hehe, nice mounts. Well I guess they all work but still the mobius isn't ever going to be a spy cam I suppose! I've thought about taking one of my mobius with me to capture my walk to work, then speeding up the edit to get a time lapse effect. Maybe I can adapt the idea of post #1 to try this, but still I think I might get a few funny glances :)
 
I've - subsequently - played with removing the lens from the camera (with the longer cable) and "installing" the camera "inside" a hat with the lens on the underside of the brim/bill of the hat. Promising but, haven't used it enough to brag about it yet. Not certain how hot the heat sinks might get.

PS: A baseball cap has a tendency to give one the appearance of having a brain tumor. The brim/bill is nice and solid for a Velcro mount.
OTOH: An Ausie(?) sytle floppy hat allow the camera body to be more discreet but, the floppy brim is less stable for anchosing the lens (Velcro or otherwise).
PSS: You might be surprised by how FEW funny glances I got with the breast pocket set-up ('course I wasn't trying to do face-to-face secret agent interviews.
 
DucknDive said:
Hehe, nice mounts. Well I guess they all work but still the mobius isn't ever going to be a spy cam I suppose! I've thought about taking one of my mobius with me to capture my walk to work, then speeding up the edit to get a time lapse effect. Maybe I can adapt the idea of post #1 to try this, but still I think I might get a few funny glances :)
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The Mobius lens is far to large to be used as a spy cam. You'll have a lot more possibilities if you use the #16, possibly with an extension lens. The #16 is produced by the same people who developed the Mobius and has similar parameter settings but can only record 720p (HD instead of full HD). Even though it's quite old, the #16 is still an excellent camera and well worth considering if you want a smaller camera and can live with lower resolution video.
The original #26, which comes from a different manufacturer, can record in 1080p and has a much smaller lens than the Mobius. However, the camera is not very popular and the firmware is primitive in comparison to the Mobius or #16. Support is virtually non-existent, so you're basically on your own.
 
I'm not interested - per se - in a Spy-Cam (the breast pocket deal is hardly spy-worthy).
I am, however, interested in a Point-Of-View thing that I can just set-and-forget and isn't obtrusive, and doesn't make me look like (too much of<G>) a geek..

For example: I want to an NHRA Drag Race last week and recorded 4 or so hours of qualifying just holding the Mobius in my hand with the external battery in my pocket. Great intuitive tracking. Of course no telephoto, so, "use-ability" was as good as the seat or position I had relative to the cars. The hat mount may (or may not) have not been a bit simpler.
 
Putting aside for the moment just how "geeky" it would or wouldn't look, it could be an interesting idea to replace a flashlight headlamp with a remote lens mounted Mobius. If the lens were mounted on a swivel like in this headlamp design, it would make for an excellent POV cam.

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Dashmellow said:
Putting aside for the moment just how "geeky" it would or wouldn't look, it could be an interesting idea to replace a flashlight headlamp with a remote lens mounted Mobius. If the lens were mounted on a swivel like in this headlamp design, it would make for an excellent POV cam.

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why is there a light on that up side down thong :D
 
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