FIA Onboard Cameras

[TonyM]

Does anyone know what model or spec the FIA uses for its onboard cameras in F1, WRX, WRC etc? Are they anything like consumer dashcams?

 

[jokiin]

Broadcast cameras are nothing like consumer grade models

 

[Nigel]

It will be down to the production company, not the FIA. For F1 they can broadcast live to the world from the in-car cameras and can access the video from any car for replays and the stewards while the race is underway. For other series the video can be collected from the cars after the race and is only broadcast in SD quality so a cheap GoPro is adequate. Then there are special cameras for special purposes like the high quality gimbal cameras used for bike racing in MOTOGP. The quality has improved a lot over the last couple of years, I don't think standard GoPros get used for much now.

 

[Module 79L]

Then there are special cameras for special purposes like the high quality gimbal cameras used for bike racing in MOTOGP.

The 1st gyroscopic camera was first used by Valentino Rossi in 2010. Finally I was able to watch an entire race without having to tilt my head from side to side to see a fixed horizon line. No more sore neck after that!

Now they're using 360º cameras: http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2016/...anced-by-360-gyroscopic-onboard-camera/209139.