Dashboard camera mount

[waverider1987]

Looking for a way to film the road as I travel since i'll be making videos.  I see a log of vlogs on youtube of people who do this.  I'm wondering if anyone uses a camera mount and if so which one.  Thanks.

 

[Oberneldon]

I have a dash camera that is a no name from Amazon. I think the memory card costs as much as the unit. It has GPS tracking for later reference when you take the memory chip out and plug into a PC. Formatting the chip puts the software on the chip to view the stored data. Manual was useless.

Mine has forward and passenger compartment video recording and voice. I have mine set up with no voice and forward record only. In my state it is illegal to record voice without permission. Video is ok.

I have used it twice to help PD. One was a police takedown in the street that happened in front of me. The cruiser camera was off on one and the other was facing the wrong way. The person taken down was claiming abuse and there was none. The other was a motor vehicle accident where the vehicle just drove into the guardrail with no brakes.

There are many types, with features and quality. You get what you pay for.

Brent

 

[waverider1987]

I'm looking for something to hold my digital camera, more like a camera mount, rather than a dashboard cam.

 

[VJG1977]

I'm looking for something to hold my digital camera, more like a camera mount, rather than a dashboard cam.

ME-P2D: i.Trek Sticky Adhesive Dash mount for digital camera
$11.95

• i.Trek adhesive dash mount with 1/4" 20 thread screw allows for easy installation of cameras video recorders or camcorders
• Lockable tilt adjustment and ball joint for all viewing position and angle
• 1/4" 20 thread camera screw acommodates most cameras from Canon Sony Nikon Fuji Kodak Panasonic Olympus and more
• 3" overall height from base to camera screw tip
• 2 1/4" diameter flexible base which accommodates to curved dash

If you do a search on Amazon or google for "dash camera mount"  there are many different styles.

 

[SternWake]

I think these guys just use an iphone, not sure of the mount.


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[Konaexpress]

I think these guys just use an iphone, not sure of the mount.

Have you seen the new iPhone 6S plus? The video is fantastic! Love my phone, plan to take video with it in Hawaii next week. That way I can loop long recordings of the ocean and beaches and chuck it up on the ****tube.

John

BTW: cool vid, I could listen to her all day.

 

[waverider1987]

Thought about using my phone camera, but the dashboard mount i use for gps on my phone is super shaky...wouldn't be fun to watch. I'm trying to find a camera mount for my digital camera that won't shake around. I'm looking on amazon but if anyone personally has and uses one they can recommend that would be useful.