robin09 Posted January 28, 2006 Report Share Posted January 28, 2006 Looking at the possibility of mounting a bullet camera for a track day. Can anyone who may have done it offer any advice? ie makes, prices, mounting info etc. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mollox Posted January 28, 2006 Report Share Posted January 28, 2006 Looked into this for Le Mans last year This site is great and sells all the stuff you need. Off the top of my head its all about having a particular type of video camera - I think its a digital out or something like that (check that, it'll be obvious once you find it) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robin09 Posted January 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2006 Cheers for the quick reply, Ive tried your link but it won't open. It could be my internet, so I'll try again later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Posted January 28, 2006 Report Share Posted January 28, 2006 The site is down at the moment. I've put a bullet camera on mine (in the grill) and fed the cable back to a Sony camcorder and plugged it into the Aux socket. Did a good job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robin09 Posted January 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 [ QUOTE ] The site is down at the moment. I've put a bullet camera on mine (in the grill) and fed the cable back to a Sony camcorder and plugged it into the Aux socket. Did a good job. [/ QUOTE ] Thats ideally what I would like to do, (if its fairly simple to set up!) Presumably you could run one to a digital camera instead of camcorder so it could be easily transferred to a PC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Posted January 29, 2006 Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 I guess so. Just need a camera with AV-in I used a Sony DCR-40 camcorder with AV-in and it was dead easy to transfer to the PC. Just plug it in with either the USB 2 lead, or the Firewire (best quality) and transfered the files. Easy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robin09 Posted January 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 Okey dokey, thanks Sparky. Doesn't look like it's going to cost much to set-up, which is nice. By the way old bean, what does firewire mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Posted January 29, 2006 Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 It's like USB. A connecting cable/technology to transfer images/audio from a device to your PC. It was developed by Apple. It runs at 400Mbps, where as USB 2.0 runs at something like 480Mbps. I have to use Firewire on my PC/Camcorder to get the raw footage off the camera. If I try and use USB, it reduces the quality for some reason. I use Adobe Premier to get the files, but Windows Movie Maker 2 is very good at getting the images from the camcorder too. I had my camera mounted under the front grill on the car, and in the main grill - only drawback is if you hit a fly. It covers the entire lens! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alastair_A3 Posted January 29, 2006 Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 Ive thinking of doing this for the caterham. Using a different company though, £800 for the set including the recommended Sony Camcorder which i cant remember the name of right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robin09 Posted January 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 [ QUOTE ] Ive thinking of doing this for the caterham. Using a different company though, £800 for the set including the recommended Sony Camcorder which i cant remember the name of right now. [/ QUOTE ] Which company are you buying the equipment from Alistair? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alastair_A3 Posted January 29, 2006 Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] Ive thinking of doing this for the caterham. Using a different company though, £800 for the set including the recommended Sony Camcorder which i cant remember the name of right now. [/ QUOTE ] Which company are you buying the equipment from Alistair? [/ QUOTE ] www.goldstar-racecam.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robin09 Posted January 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 Cheers Alistair , their single cam kit looks like it would suit what I want it for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted January 31, 2006 Report Share Posted January 31, 2006 I saw a company selling wireless bullet cams at the MPH05 show - specifically developed for the auto and motorbike industry, rather than modified or adapted wireless bullets used in other industries. They come with a box of gizmos that receive the wireless picture signal from the lens and plug into your video cam, safe and secure in the boot. You can then strap the camera onto any part of the car (front, back, door mirror, door etc.), so you're not having to trail wires all over the place. Kinda handy as well when you need to conceal a camera for driving round the Nurburgring... Retail was about £150. Will try to dig out the info and post a URL when I get home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobGTi Posted January 31, 2006 Report Share Posted January 31, 2006 That sounds like an awesome product!! Especially for what I and robin09 need it for... whats the nurburgring haha Any info/urls would be great. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted February 1, 2006 Report Share Posted February 1, 2006 The company is called Sports Cameras - you need the Extreme Vision wireless 500 metre range from the wireless receiver http://www.sports-cameras.co.uk/extremetwo.shtml - £147 inc VAT + £7 shipping From the site Suitable Applications Motorsport: cars, motorcycle, etc. Winter Sports: Snowboard, skiing, etc. Water Sports: Surfing, kitesurfing, wakeboarding, jet skiing, canoeing, etc. Extreme: Bungee jumping, parachuting, base jumping, etc. So you can use it for your track day and then go and jump of a building and record that as well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robin09 Posted February 2, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2006 Cheers Mook , its certainly cheaper than the other system! Looks like it could be a bit more covert than the other one too. I'll give them a ring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robin09 Posted February 6, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2006 Just ordered one over the phone from your link Mook, despite it saying no audio capability the chap says it now has a mic, which is good. For the same price too! Thanks again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted February 10, 2006 Report Share Posted February 10, 2006 Excellent Robin. Let me know how you get on with it (drop me a PM if you can't find this thread again) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robin09 Posted February 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2006 Delivery within 48 hours, that was 5 days ago! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted February 13, 2006 Report Share Posted February 13, 2006 You called them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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