Northernlanes
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I primarily purchased my DR32 to use as a cheap alternative to a GoPro for use with my mountain bike and motorcycle, the DR32's video is hd and from tests I'd seen (mainly Techmoan's) was good enough for the purpose, the DR32's form-factor was ideal for me as I didn't want to attach a camera to my crash helmet but to my chest using a diy chest harness, for me this gives a very good stable platform as most vibrations are damped out using this method, for mountainbiking I decided to use a combination of chest mount and a handlebar mount which I purchased here .. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/181117530399 , in tests this product is very solid if attached tightly enough and gives reasonable vibration free video particularly with my full-suspension mountain bike.
The chest mount was made using a snug fitting compact-camera case with holes for the lens and the power-supply plug/cable, this was glued and cable (zip) tied to a machined piece of plastic with various holes and slots for the straps (see photos), the plastic was backed with a rubberised material to help the assembly grip to my jacket. The strap around the neck was from an old camera case and there is also a lower Velcro (hook & loop) strap to secure it around my chest. The DR32 is powered by a 5volt 700mA 3400mAh lithium Ion power pack that I already owned which is good to power the unit for several hours, similar (better) ones are available here http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/330897517559 or here http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/161026473760, obviously the powerpack is stored in an internal chest pocket. The microphone on the front of the DR32 is not exposed to the outside wind roar as I didn't create a hole in the camera case for it but it still picks up sound okay. The camera case I used is similar to this one .. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hama-Arezzo-30G-Compact-Camera-Case-/321004576933 . I'll try and post some video footage sometime soon.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/1mbo6u36yhfyt ... 164622.jpg
https://www.dropbox.com/s/6dlf0shqpiwqc ... 164649.jpg
https://www.dropbox.com/s/egttkhg454jbo ... 163953.jpg
The chest mount was made using a snug fitting compact-camera case with holes for the lens and the power-supply plug/cable, this was glued and cable (zip) tied to a machined piece of plastic with various holes and slots for the straps (see photos), the plastic was backed with a rubberised material to help the assembly grip to my jacket. The strap around the neck was from an old camera case and there is also a lower Velcro (hook & loop) strap to secure it around my chest. The DR32 is powered by a 5volt 700mA 3400mAh lithium Ion power pack that I already owned which is good to power the unit for several hours, similar (better) ones are available here http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/330897517559 or here http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/161026473760, obviously the powerpack is stored in an internal chest pocket. The microphone on the front of the DR32 is not exposed to the outside wind roar as I didn't create a hole in the camera case for it but it still picks up sound okay. The camera case I used is similar to this one .. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hama-Arezzo-30G-Compact-Camera-Case-/321004576933 . I'll try and post some video footage sometime soon.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/1mbo6u36yhfyt ... 164622.jpg
https://www.dropbox.com/s/6dlf0shqpiwqc ... 164649.jpg
https://www.dropbox.com/s/egttkhg454jbo ... 163953.jpg
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