Thread: Where to mount a video camera.

Originally Posted by fluffy2097

So I went and grabbed an old Sony HandyCam with night shot off Ebay, and now I'm looking for somewhere to mount it in my car. I'm at a loss for where to put it.

Has anyone else done it, and can they reccomend a place to put the camera. I can't mount it updside down, as I won't have any way to flip the picture right side up.

I'm looking to connect the camera to my GAIN screen with it's RCA inputs.

My system.
93 accord SE: The Lost Cause

Mount that bad boy right smack in the middle of the dash, on top, pointing forward. That way everyone will think you're a state trooper!

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Chris

Usually they are mounted to a PVC tube rack straddling the headrest posts. Depends what you want to do with it and whether or not it will be permanent.

My brother has one of those. The only problem with it is that it will shut itself down after a couple minutes, presumably to save power. We never were able to find a way to get it to knock that off.

If you're just looking for something slick-looking, then by all means, that camera should be pimp! I agree, facing forward on the dash is an excellent idea!

Perhaps I should get a second mount and place it in front of my screen? then build a housing around the whole thing?

I'd like to keep things looking as stock as possible. Best of all. I can record everything onto 8mm tape (I might have to to keep the camera on when i'm driving).

Hi Deadweasel,

I used to use my camera for timelapse and the only way I could find overcome the "turning off" would be to eject the tape mechanism (leaving it out)and that way it would stay on forever (only useful if you are taking a direct feed from it)

Not sure if it works for all cameras and not a very tidy way of leaving the camera set up

Russ

Originally Posted by russ

Hi Deadweasel,

I used to use my camera for timelapse and the only way I could find overcome the "turning off" would be to eject the tape mechanism (leaving it out)and that way it would stay on forever (only useful if you are taking a direct feed from it)

Not sure if it works for all cameras and not a very tidy way of leaving the camera set up

Russ

Blast. "Not tidy" is right! Oh well, although it's a pretty cool thing to see in action, it's for sure a little more than I would be trying to mount in MY car. At least, that is until I take another trip down to Daytona Beach during spring break!

Cool - I want to see the posted vid of that