DIY video/camera mount for FJ40 (1 Viewer)

[charboucher]

I used an old cheapo ball head tripod head and a manfrotto rc2 adapter to mount the camera to.
I tried it out and it worked awesome. there is a video to go with it. its a tad long but you get the idea.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RE1Xw6kpiQE&feature=player_detailpage

 

[destin]

nice man works great

That is in vancouver? Looks liek fun place to play around on
One of those downhill drops looked pretty steep

 

[craigwanderer]

Very cool.

I have an ultrapod mini tripod which straps to my roll bar, but yours is a far more elegant solution.

 

[charboucher]

Thanks guys. yeah its in vancouver. the steep drop is pretty steep. lots of fun.
A roll bar mount would be cool too to get a higher down angle view.

 

[77TPIFJ]

that's cool. pretty steady video and clarity is good. what camera is it?

 

[FishNinJay]

Thanks guys. yeah its in vancouver. the steep drop is pretty steep. lots of fun.
A roll bar mount would be cool too to get a higher down angle view.

Nice!!

I was thinking of the waterproof HD GoPro cams. (I think there's a banner ad below sometimes).

I'd probably mount 2.. 1 up high on a roll bar, and the other down low, like on the runner. Get a view of the front tire, and then go hit some low water and get muddy! Yeah!!

 

[FJsnoozer]

I would recommend the go pro. I'm going to get one for my snowboard trips this year. A helmet mount would be coo, so would one mountain on the bumper facing back.

If you are mudding, that first layer of mud is going to block it, so bring a squirt bottle to keep it clear.

FYI, I think the 960p is far cheaper than the 1080p. Watch their YouTube vids.

 

[fj404life]

Check out the flip cam tripod for a slick quick mounting setup for any camera with a tripod mount. I use it for both my gopro (w/a tripod mount) or a point and shoot cam. You can set it anywhere or strap it on with the velcro straps. Pretty nifty gadget!

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0..._m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0YHJ2AZT8JX1650B7PWW

 

[charboucher]

Thanks Guys. Its just a little Panasonic Lumix camera but worked pretty nice. I could mount my DLSR but prolly not a good idea lol. I'd love to get a gopro someday but not in the budget for now.

 

[77TPIFJ]

i will definitely be buying a go pro as soon as my cruiser is done..

 

[scott johnson]

I ordered the tripod from Amazon that fj404 life recomended. I'll be using it for my kodak Playsport that I got for Xmas for now but I definately want to get GoPro eventually.