Show me your outboard camera installation.

[PerfTech]

Originally Posted by flyboy1963

Allan,
have you used anything that was NOT HD? I just bought the drift X170, which is only 720p, and thought that would be adequate. Really would rather spend $150....than my entire avgas budget.... on HD!
I haven't tried it yet, but a lot of canned YouTube video seems pretty blurry.
with the slower action filming flight, I hoped it would be ok viewed on a small standard TV or monitor.
time will tell.
thanks for the great tips on mounts...I'll be heading to the airport with tools in hand! ( except if I want to return this to Costco, I guess I'd better not butcher their mounts!

The 720 videos look very good on an average size screen or TV. The only time the HD really pays off is on a HD TV big screen or high resolution monitor. Most of what you see on Youtube is shot with really poor quality cameras and loaded from poor performing computers with on-board junk video cards that were used for editing. Go ahead and try your new camera, as I am sure you will be very happy with it. Look at these videos, they were shot with the same camera you have at 720. Regards, Allan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fn9Tove3Ilk
http://youtu.be/oIci8aArRvM

[Sig600]

Originally Posted by RV8R999

wrapped camera in electrical tape, waxed, and wrapped in carbon and epoxy to form a tube.... lots of great pictures

Do you leave the modeling clay under the glass when you lay it up or is there a way to get it out from under there?

[Jamie Aust]

[quote=PerfTech;534393]I have four different sports action cameras (GoPro, Drift HD-170, Contour and Origon Scientific ATC-9000) and have written reviews on all of them. The best and most for your money without a doubt for shooting from an aircraft platform is the Drift HD-0170! It has a preview screen, Rf remote control with more than enough range to cover the entire aircraft, great photo and video quality, the best mounting system, a movable lens and all the features of the other cameras as well. All that is required to mount this unit is to drill a couple of holes or slots preferably, in one of the supplied mounts. I drilled three holes on two center distances and this allows me to mount the camera in a multitude of different locations simply by removing and replacing two existing screws,(Front top of wing looking foreword, front bottom looking foreword, rear top of wing, rear bottom looking back, wing tip looking at cockpit, Top or bottom of V/S looking foreword or back plus many other locations that virtually cover the entire aircraft). The location can be changed in about one minute or so. When you are shooting and want the ground to be the point of interest for your video, you should angle your camera 13 degrees downward for best results. This holds true with just about any lens from 16mm wide to 600mm telephoto. With the typical wide lenses on these small sports cameras, we use this 13 degree setting even when shooting plane to plane as the video looses interest if you cant see the ground or horizon. The tiny R/F remote is also a must, as the I/R remote models require pointing directly at the cameras lens. If you would like to narrate your video from the cockpit the camera has a standard audio jack that interfaces with your headset or intercom. I will post a short video link here for review that clearly shows the video quality, stability, Etc. This was shot at 200 MPH. If anyone is interested or desires more information just let me know. Regards, Allan

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http://vimeo.com/22471547


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I have just put my HD170 in the same position as Allan, however I have a few problems with it, and need some input.

1) I have mine on a 7A wing, is the 9A wing chord thinner ? as I have to zoom in about 20% so the wing is not in shot.
2) I have a red strip on the front on the wing. When I fly into the sun, all the video has a red was to it, and I seem to get the "jello" effect.
3) If I was to mount it under the wing what downward angle is best , like Vic has done here
4) After only about 1 hr of flying with it on the wing near the fuel cap position, I found the video not very sharp, like it has fog/mist inside it. ( it was a clear day, no rain )

[tsneidin]

Recent side by side review and comparison here:

http://reviews.mtbr.com/pov-action-c...ut-camera-best

[Strasnuts]

I'm made these:

One over the wing and one under. Both are completely adjustable and mount to GoPro Cameras. The second type screws into the tie down spots for the tail or wing. Turn them any direction. I now have fuel cap replacement parts that have the mount milled into the top so I can replace my fuel cap piece with one of these.






I have some You tube videos here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQ2L7Mal57Q

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfPW2eklgdg

[vic syracuse]

For adjustment I look at the display and make sure no wing is showing. That angle seems to work best. I experimented with a number of locations before I submitted this mount as the best option. I like it under the wing as it is best protected from the sun and reflections from the wing.

[Don Patterson]

The inside mount is used for both forward and inside recording. Each mount will hold any of the Gopro brand cameras.