Had a look into buying one but didn't want to spent 200 - 700 bucks. It is not amazing but not bad. I guess the shore trails are a bit rough.
The parts are all from Rona, 8$ in total. One bolt, 2 nuts and one pipe clamp. See the pictures.
Here is the movie, I used a Nikon S4:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qToYSScKxk8
Does anybody know if the more expensive helmet cameras are better in terms of vibration?
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Had a look into buying one but didn't want to spent 200 - 700 bucks. It is not amazing but not bad. I guess the shore trails are a bit rough.
The parts are all from Rona, 8$ in total. One bolt, 2 nuts and one pipe clamp. See the pictures.
Here is the movie, I used a Nikon S4:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qToYSScKxk8Does anybody know if the more expensive helmet cameras are better in terms of vibration?
First, just ride smoother. ;)
It also helps to run the lens as wide as you can. Zooming in compounds the shaking.
Nice one. Am thinking about building a set-up myself as well, but I'd probably go for an old full face I have sitting on me shell and with a construction on the side of the helmet.
Although this shaking is kinda not doing it for me……maybe I have to reconsider my plans for a helmet cam.
"You don't learn from experience. You learn from reflecting on the experience."
- Kristen Ulmer
interesting setup. i think the biggest problem with the shaking is the weight of the camera. the heavier the camera, the more leverage it's going to put on the helmet, so every bump you hit will be amplified. I had experimented before with duct tape and a counter weight on the other side. I also think that your xc helmet would be more prone to moving around than a full face which is more secure via cheek pads. lipstick helmet cams have less vibration because they weigh next to nothing. I would try the setup with a full face to see what results you get.
A+ for creativity guy :damn:
I have toyed around with similar helmet cam mounts, and they all work fairly similar.
I even had a VIO Sport helmet cam earlier this year, and I found a few problems … _in general _with helmet cams
Its always difficult to capture an image on your recording. They are great for filming a trail in front of you but for capturing your buddies jumps, etc. on the side, they are not so good. The reason why is because its usually your eyes that rotate over to look side to side .. not your head turning. When you "think" you have captured some good footage, upon review you realize you missed it. Think of a horse with blinders on, to make it actually capture what you are seeing … unfortunately we all have very good peripheral vision.
Shakiness is often attibuted to 3 factors:
1) The quality of the camera … does it have optical stabilization??
2) The location of the mount …. on the side of your helmet produces better video than on top … pivot point being your neck .. the closer you are to the pivot, the less dramatic the video shutter will be as the lens will be moving up and down less.
3) How tight your helmet is … a loose helmet will obviously produce shaky footage.
I personally think your on the right track. Newer model SD memory card video camera's are also quite cheap and can be mounted on your setup.
I think with a half decent camera, your video will improve. Pretty hard to get stable footage on the shore regardless of your mounts.
Good on you though. :beer::beer:
…………….Pretty hard to get stable footage on the shore regardless of your mounts…….
Not entirely true.
http://www.pinkbike.com/video/35160/ (filmed a few weeks ago on Fromme - 7th Secret)
His mount needs to be far more solid and the rotation he is getting with the camera at the top of the helmet is contributing to the unstable nature of the video…..It's like putting a camera at the end of a bull whip, move it to the handle and you have way more stability ;)
"If everything seems in control, you're not going fast enough."
-Mario Andretti-
I've created my own as well on my old half head skid lid, and the results were ok. I made a thread of it in the photo + vids section awhile ago. my contruction way a lot rougher than yours, just made out of stuff I had on hand: a bolt, a couple washers and nuts. lets just say it poked my head (not good).
yours looks alot more refined. is it only held on by zip ties? and does that hold it securely enough without wiggling? I find that relaxing your grip on the bars when possible, acting like a sponge and absorbing everything as smoothly as you can and pretending your upper body is almost floating helps a wee bit.
I also had my helmet as tight as possible without choking me, and I also added a few pads to the inside to make it a tighter fit.
I am still trying to figure out a way to attach one to my fullface so I can film some real trails.
Not entirely true.
http://www.pinkbike.com/video/35160/ (filmed a few weeks ago on Fromme - 7th Secret)
nice footage. I checked out your blog, pretty cool ride you did on upper oil can at night.
His mount needs to be far more solid and the rotation he is getting with the camera at the top of the helmet is contributing to the unstable nature of the video…..It's like putting a camera at the end of a bull whip, move it to the handle and you have way more stability ;)
So what helmet camera do you use?
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this is my current setup.
used a bolt and three washers. works pretty good .i don't really have any good riding footage yet.since i forgot the battery at home when i went to whistler.
Guys I'll try to post a setup I made for MX in the next few days. Will cost you about $20 but allow you to mount any type of camera and have up and down adjustability AND side to side (plus backwards if you want) .. plus its ROCK solid.
Give me a few days to find the pics and links … damn new computer … can't find anything anymore … comes with the 1.5 TB of storage I guess.
this is my current setup.
used a bolt and three washers. works pretty good .i don't really have any good riding footage yet.since i forgot the battery at home when i went to whistler.
is that mounted to your visor?
I put a couple of more zip ties on, looks a lot more stable. Now I have only to wait for good weather. Is this summer?
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is that mounted to your visor?
yup mounted to the visor. super stable.i can ride up fromme with the helmet on my handle bar and not worry about it falling off or anything.
an early helmet cam
I put a bunch more zip ties on, looks like it improved a little bit but not much. Also tried full face helmet but that is even worse. I think the neck brace (or however you wanne call it) of a xc type helmet does actually a pretty good job. I also tied the clip strap which goes around your lower jaw so that I run out of oxygen and fell off some skinnies and into a pond :-) . Riding with 300$ on your head changes your riding so, don't know if I want to put 600$ up there.
I think the biggest problem is actually the thread of the camera since it is plastic so you can't make it too tied other wise it rips out the thread. Also the camera isn't made for that kind of stuff, wonder how it is on smoother trails.
I think I have to consider buying a decent helmet camera, perhaps santa claus brings one :-).
Here is the movie, be careful that you don't get sick since it is quite shaky, it is also quite long (8 min.):
Upper Oilcan, Ladies Only + Lower Ladies
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