Roll bar mount - U clamp & stainless plate

[RichardL]

Experimenting with this Mini 0801 camera on my GBS Zero & copied an idea on a simple mount seen elsewhere:

http://richards-gbs-zero.blogspot.co.uk/2014/02/camera.html

Too wet to try outside yet; + planning some simple mods to protect the lens & make it splash proof. Not pictured - I'll run a USB cable into the mount for power.

Good little camera though very discrete.

Video to follow when the weather clears up a little,
Waterproofing when parts arrive from Ebay;

(apologies for the double post - this is also in the Mini 0801 UK mounts section but possibly should be here instead?)

 

[RichardL]

Weather cheered up today so took some footage; This is edited down to 720p

Still some work to do on the camera position; right now the windscreen cuts right through the road/horizon vanishing point. Good start though:

 

[GJHS]

Very nice, the extended view makes the car look like it's going very fast. Here's a link to a thread on a filter that can help protect the lens http://dashcamtalk.com/forum/threads/found-this-magnetic-polarizer-filter.3852/

 

[RichardL]

Hi GJHS - re lens protection thanks - yes; seen that thread & got some of those - well non polarising and just straight glass - but thats the intention along with some basic weatherproofing and a baffle (read tape) over the forward facing mic to reduce some wind buffeting.

 

[extraoneya]

Outstanding wheels! Gotta see that car. be sure to post in the What car do you drive? in the Off-topic forum.

If u like older cars, I'm installing my DCs in 3 oldies from the '60s.
See in the General section>
2 Finevu DCs p/car + 4 cars = Big headache
u might want to think about lowering the audio in post-production when the car is roaring down the road. Don't remove the wind-noise entirely as it adds to the sensation of speed.
I'm running 2 identical cams front & rear & I delete the rear audio strip when combining the views. Even in a hardtop, the windnoise is loud in the rear cam

 

[RichardL]

I just had a go at the prototype rain cover for the camera today:

A little test footage showing how the picture degrades when shot through the acrylic box:

Still just a work in progress,

Details and some test pictures/video here: http://richards-gbs-zero.blogspot.co.uk/2014/02/camera-waterproofing-prototype.html

Waiting on some UV/Polarizing filters to arrive then will re-work - the view through acrylic isnt bad, but I suspect it will scratch really easily and spoil the footage.

I'm intending on a road trip at Easter so want to use the camera both in its natural form as a security/gps etc, but also to get some driving footage good enough as a record of the trip; hence the messing about with custom mounts/cases.

 

[GJHS]

Very nice, once again. Looks like you're having fun, creating ways to keep it protected. Maybe a mineral crystal in front of the camera would help? http://www.esslinger.com/watchcrystalsflatmineralglass.aspx

 

[RichardL]

Waterproofing - trying another approach - I ordered a go-pro U/V and CPL setup - it needs a little adjustment to avoid vignetting and the adaptor fitting around the lens turning down a little promising though:

This is a nice 2 part set all aluminium with separate adaptor rings and screw in filters - it just stands a little far out from the lens on the 0801

 

[giraffe11]

Hi Richard, Just seen thread, I am trying to accomplish a similar issue, I want to fix a mobius camera to the inside of a rally and track car. After seeing your idea for the exhaust mount it looks like it will work perfectly.
One quick question - how did you fix the camera to the metal strip?

 

[RichardL]

It was using a sticky pad '3m' sort - just stuck on.

I saw an example too where someone drilled a couple of small holes in the plate and mounted the camera with cable ties - that might also work well.

Lots of credit given to '3m dual lock' on this forum too - like velcro but rock solid - I've not used that, but worth a search.

 

[RichardL]

Final bracket (before Scotland at Easter) & test drive this morning:

Shake is acceptable, probably dropping the idea of waterproofing it - I may just KISS and not film in the wet.

Details here http://richards-gbs-zero.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/camera-mount-protective-lens.html

I prefer this view, while you can't see the front wheel arches any more its much more a drivers eye view..

 

[Alan Collinge]

As much as I love the car, I wouldn't want to drive from Kent to Scotland in it. Great camera mounting though.

 

[GJHS]

Final bracket (before Scotland at Easter) & test drive this morning:

Shake is acceptable, probably dropping the idea of waterproofing it - I may just KISS and not film in the wet.

Details here http://richards-gbs-zero.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/camera-mount-protective-lens.html

I prefer this view, while you can't see the front wheel arches any more its much more a drivers eye view..

Have you seen the JooVuu waterproof case for the Mobius cam? If you would consider switching cameras, it would solve two issues: heat and waterproofness. It attaches via a standard tripod mount.
https://joovuu.com/gb/home/103-mobius-waterproof-case.html

 

[RichardL]

I saw the mobius case - yes... not yet though;

Its a group of 5-6 of us 'planning' to travel around Scotland at easter - the big test for the cars & cameras; so I'll use that as the Camera shakedown and worst case if I don't get any footage some of the others will.

I've got to manage best part of 200 miles to get to the start point in Nottingham; Might need a sweep stake to see which cars make it to which stage

 

[RichardL]

In the end I just mounted the min801 without any protection, first results, this is 720p so I could get around 5 hours of footage per day on my car club road trip:

Visit Scotland!!!