I've seen these pop up here and there, but cannot find any of the links.
Can someone point me the way to an external camera mount (magnet/suction cup/ whatever)?

 

The "thing" AJ uses is rather badass....call him and check it.

 

http://www.ChaseCam.com makes some nice ones. I've been happy with the two I bought from them.

 

Sorry I don't have a lot of posts. I am a search *****. I recently picked up the GoPro Hero motorsports camera. Website is http://www.goprocamera.com

I have only done 2 events with it and the second was today so I have not uploaded them. If you want to see my first attempt to use it go to youtube and search AutoX Leo. The camera is $180 with the mounts to put it anywhere in or outside the car. My fourth video posted is in the grill of the GSR. The sound is a little bad but I haven't figured out all of the settings yet. But for cheap, it can't be beat.

 

i dont like the quality of go pros...

chasecam is much better

 

Go pro is amazing for $180 bucks! Totaly worth it

 

Im not exactly satisfied with mine.

*The in-car mounting is a pain because I can never get the right angle I want. I ended up making a custom mount for it have yet to try it though.

*The sound leaves more to be desired. I could barely hear anything and had to cut holes in the case just to hear anything.

*The settings have pissed me off a couple of times. Id have it recording and for some reason it would cut out 3-4 seconds in to the run. I have probably missed 3-4 of runs because of this.

http://www.youtube.com/user/vtaaaky0

Here are my vids of it. I also have a kodak camera with video, my new mount has it so I can use both I will be comparing my cheap point and shoot vid with the gopro when I get a chance.

 

I watched the vids...the vision is pretty narrow huh?? not what id expect out of a camera

 

i've had some issues with my go-pro too, after 2 events and roughly 4 sessions i'm yet to have anything on video,
i'm not sure if its something i have done wrong with the settings? the memory card etc.

i've seen ALOT of people using theses though, maybe i just got a bad one?

 

i use samsungs sports camera with the external mount and i drilled a hole through the roof above the windeshield. for the camera. ill have videos up in about a week

 

Its not that the vison is narrow, its that the camera for me had to be mounted vertically. Which is one of the issues with mounting. They come with double sided stick tape mounts but I didnt want to stick it onto a part of my car.

I have made a mount for it that attached to the head rests. Where I will use one of the mounts, so I can get horizontal video.

I cannot get a proper mount for it via suction cup. And if I do its on the windshield or the rear window, but I wanted to watch myself as well to see what I am doing. So it doesnt work to well.

Iv messed with settings and the ones in the video where the best ones.

 

Look here:

http://www.filmtools.com/succupmoun.html

http://www.filmtools.com/carmounts.html

For a light camera many people like these:

The Cleat

 

i use a moutn just like that and cheap point and shoot... and the quality is way better than go pro...

i guess the + for go pro is ... having all the mounts and stuff provided for you

 

http://cam-fx.com/Products/cameraMounts.htm

This is a buddies company

 

Excellent! Thanks for all the info guys!

I talked to a rep from this company at SEMA:
http://panavise.com/f/cctv/index.html
They make a lot of hard mounts that would be interesting for some under-car shots. He said they also make the mounts for the GoPro's which seemed to be a very popular booth at SEMA.
http://goprocamera.com/

FYI
ChaseCam is also advertising a new HD camera setup. Not sure on pricing though.

 

I like the "clamp mount". Looks top be extremely versatile. Thanks for the link!

 

not trying to trend jack but does anyone know what company or where i can find the camera stand that mounts to the underside of the car. people use it to take motion shots of thier own car

 

hey, i book marked camfx, that stuff is what i have been looking for forever. perfect for the guy who already has the 900 dollar HDD camera, and just wants a way to connect it to his car.

 

I used an aluminum leg from an old walker, drilled holes which cue up to the holes for the passenger side headrest. On the opposite end of the leg, is a bolt which matches up to the thread on the bottom of the camera, works amazing for a zero cost solution and is not in the way at all. Holds the weight of a MiniDV camcorder just fine, the video is actually good, for a camera without stability control.

 

Go to the back of your local hockey rink, find dumpster, look inside for broken carbon fiber or kevlar hockey stick shaft. Extract the usable portions, cut to length, drill holes which can be clamped between to portions of the shaft to the passenger side headrest. You know the rest, light strong and easily modified to me your needs!

 

Silly Canadian, I live in the middle of Virginia. I think the closest hockey ring is about 100 miles away. We do have cow tipping and local Civil War reenactments!

 

us south of the border people just buy them at a sporting goods store, cut the top 10 inches off and give the usable stick to a 4'7'' 11 yr old hockey player.

so sort of reverse.

 

I just ordered the "clamp mount"
thanks for the link

 

i ordered the single suction cup mount this morning. hope it doesnt sling my sony across the touge.