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did anyone find a good easy on/off mount for cf-100?
i found this on amazonJust beware of a trap for newbies; I used black Dual Lock for the rear camera thinking it would be stealthy, BUT the actual adhesive foam backing is white. So I now have a rectangular white patch visible through the glass of my rear window....
Not only is it unsightly, it's draws attention to the camera. So tomorrow I'm going down to the hardware store to get some clear Dual Lock. I've checked online and the clear Dual Lock uses clear adhesive. The Dual Lock stuck to the camera mount is black, so hopefully the mount will appear black through the glass and blend in. Now, I just have to remove the white foam backing.....
Clear is not invisible. I'm using it to mount A118-C camera in my wife's car and it is visible from the outside - not as bad as the Dual-Lock with white backing but it can be seen.i found this on amazon
https://www.amazon.com/gp/B00JHKTDMAthis clear should be invisible from outside i'm guessing
I bought a CF-100 a while back to try.
I sanded/filed down the ball of a cheap generic suction-cup mount for a Garmin to create a movable mount for testing purposes (ground down the Garmin mount 'ball' from 16-17mm to 14-15mm).
Link to genuine item here (but I paid £2.50 for two generic version from China):
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/B000F7857S
Funnily enough, I was intending to do the same thing using an old Garmin GPS suction cup mount, but was stymied by the larger diameter of the ball mount.
How did you manage to sand/file down the Garmin ball? You must be a very patient person!
i went to Home Depot and they had the black front and back dual lock.
I bought it for different purpose though since i bought a street guardian that came with better mount
New Mount
Whilst rummaging through the bargain bin of a technology store, I came across a small smartphone car mount which I initially intended to use for my Sony Z3 Compact. It then occurred to me that it would likely fit my CF-100 if the mount were turned upside down.
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Short answer is that it does fit . So far I'm very pleased with it after making one simple modification that had a major effect - see later. Note that in the last photo showing the camera in the car, I had to move the camera to a lower position as the binnacle behind the mirror was showing up in the video. BTW, that massive binnacle has meant it is impossible to mount the camera except in plain sight.
First the good news:
- The mount is easy to fit and can be removed one-handed by rotating the round piece behind the suction cup; two hands should be used to remove the camera from the mount as the jaws are spring-loaded. Feedback on some sites suggest that the mount does not hold well to the windscreen, but I've had it on over a week and have had no issues. I made sure to wipe both the glass and suction cup with alcohol first.
- Easy to adjust. Rotates and angle can be changed.
- Camera can be positioned to allow access to the micro SD card and power connections.
- Camera is held securely between spring-loaded, EVA foam-faced jaws.
- Holds the camera close to the windscreen.
- Inexpensive. Only cost NZ$10 (<US$7).
I was really pleased with how easy it was to set up but on my first drive, the g-sensor was going off like crazy! I checked to see whether the camera was touching the glass or the sensitivity setting had changed, but neither were the case. However, the EVA foam on the jaws was compressed and the camera was touching the plastic part of the jaws. When I compared before and after videos (previous mount was the original Blacksys mount attached with 3M Dual Lock), the previous was completely smooth whilst the new was very jittery.
Basically, the smartphone mount is TOO rigid and was transmitting all the road vibrations to the camera. I've largely fixed it by cutting-to-shape a piece of rubberised, non-slip drawer liner to wrap around the camera where it touches the mount - see 5th photo. The jittery video has gone and it only activates the g-sensor slightly more when compared to the Dual Lock. The liner will likely compress over time, so when it becomes ineffective, I'll just replace it.
I think the trick is to stop the road vibrations from being transmitted through the mount to the camera by "uncoupling" the glass from the camera, either where the mount is attached to the windscreen or where the mount contacts the camera. In a previous posting, I noted that there was a degree of movement in my Dual Lock mount, but in hindsight, it's this very sloppiness that appears to act as a vibration dampener. If you look at the construction of Clear Dual Lock, it has a 0.5mm of gel backing on each piece of the tape and when the two pieces are connected, there is about 0.5mm of movement. We all know how gel insoles etc are supposed to be good at absorbing vibrations, so it seems it may have the same effect on reducing the g-sensor sensitivity. Note that Black Dual Lock has foam backing so there may be less dampening??
So for those who have over sensitive g-sensors, a simple fix may be to use Dual Lock and/or put some sort of padding such as foam between the camera and the glass.
Hope this helps
Nice find Muzza, I am going to get one! Thanks for posting!New Mount