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Boat Forum / Paddle Boats / October 2008Video Cameras on Kayaks/Canoes
Hiya folks. Just wondering if anybody has experience with the video cameras that I've seen used to make films like THIS IS THE SEA and PACIFIC HORIZONS. They are mounted so they don't fall off the boat, they are the small bullet type cameras, but I have no clue how to get them hooked up. Eventually I'd like to get this going. Anybody have any links or ideas how this is done? Makes for great films. Cheers > Hiya folks. > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Anybody have any links or ideas how this is done? Makes for great > films. I believe they are more commonly called "lipstick cameras" and are pretty popular with the mountain-biking crowd. This site explains how they are set up and used in that way, I'm sure this info could also help for kayak/canoe video shooting. http://www.mountainbikebill.com/VideoHowToGuide.htm#LipstickCameraMethod Or Google lipstick cameras. HTH. >Hiya folks. > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > >Cheers THey are call head or helmet cameras I got one on ebay there is a knack to useing them Thank you John O'Connell ------------------------------------- Web Page www.occuk.co.uk/outdoor -------------------------------------- >> Hiya folks. >> [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > John O'Connell I have a GoPro camera that's mounted on a flat plate that is part of the camera's accessories. I just duck-tape it to the bow or stern deck plate on my OC and directly to the deck on my C1. The only thing that I don't like is the audio: Because the camera is inside a waterproof shell, the audio has some extraneous noises and is distorted. >>> Hiya folks. >>> [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] >> >> John O'Connell >I have a GoPro camera that's mounted on a flat plate that is part of the >camera's accessories. I just duck-tape it to the bow or stern deck plate >on my OC and directly to the deck on my C1. The only thing that I don't >like is the audio: Because the camera is inside a waterproof shell, the > audio has some extraneous noises and is distorted. I have an ATC2k. It's small and waterproof. Comes with attachments that allow it to be firmly attached to the front grabhandle to prevent loss, then just duct tape it down to the deck and aim it... hull noises are amplified so don't wack your paddle against the hull... I also have a EWA-Marine bag for my Sony camcorder... that has the same noise issue as the previous poster mentioned... also, sometimes the autofocus will focus on a waterdrop instead of focusing past the waterproof housing. Normally you don't know it until your reviewing video later :-(  SignatureJohn Nelson ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chicago Area Paddling/Fishing Page http://www.chicagopaddling.org http://www.chicagofishing.org (A Non-Commercial Web Site: No Sponsors, No Paid Ads and Nothing to Sell) Hi folks. Sorry for the late reply. Been traveling and just got back. I thought it was a lipstick type of deal, so now I know. Anybody know how to mount a lipstick camera onto some kind of boom? I've seen masts about 1 to 2 feet high, single pedestal. Cheers > Hi folks. Sorry for the late reply. Been traveling and just got > back. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Cheers i bought a flip video camcorder a few yeara ago, and bought the underwater case to go with it, along with the action mount. what i did was......bought a piece a black pvc pipe the same diamter as my paddle bars, then cut a 6 inch piece...capped both ends, and hooked the pvc pipe to my paddle clips on the bow of my kayak....the flip video is now waterproof......still great,GREAT sound quality.....and is very VERY stable..all in all i spent around 200.00 bucks..i am the type that doesnt like rigging stuff up halfway ith duct tape, or whatever...no offense to you other posters. www.flipvideo.com >Hi folks. Sorry for the late reply. Been traveling and just got >back. >I thought it was a lipstick type of deal, so now I know. >Anybody know how to mount a lipstick camera onto some kind of boom? >I've seen masts about 1 to 2 feet high, single pedestal. If yours is like my ATC2k camera it came with something to mount it to a round pole, go buy a portable stern running light setup for your boat and clamp it to the upright pole from the running light... Something like this; http://www.cabelas.com/prod-1/0028166014692a.shtml SignatureJohn Nelson ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chicago Area Paddling/Fishing Page http://www.chicagopaddling.org http://www.chicagofishing.org (A Non-Commercial Web Site: No Sponsors, No Paid Ads and Nothing to Sell) There are several waterproof digicams out there that are meant to be still-cams but which have powerful video modes. They cost $150-$250. Let's see, there's the Pentax Optio series and the Olympus SW series (I think). The Oly's are also shockproof. http://photokayaker.fit2paddle.com/C560391461/E20070203184022/index.html That guy's website has several good pages on kayak video-ing. He uses the Pentax's. He also has links to various sticky-pod tripods and such. I suppose a gorilla pod would also work in some situations. Yeah, then there are the booms---cool---you can operate them from a sea kayak cockpit, too, I would think. --JP outyourbackdoor.com > There are several waterproof digicams out there that are meant to be > still-cams but which have powerful video modes. They cost $150-$250. [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > --JP > outyourbackdoor.com That's a rather old article. The Pentax W30 has already replaced the W20 and Olympus has also replaced the 720 SW with the 725, 770, 850 and my current camera, the 1030 SW. SignatureWilko van den Bergh wilko<a t)dse(d o t>nl Eindhoven The Netherlands Europe ---Look at the possibilities, don't worry about the limitations.--- http://kayaker.nl/ >There are several waterproof digicams out there that are meant to be >still-cams but which have powerful video modes. They cost $150-$250. >Let's see, there's the Pentax Optio series and the Olympus SW series >(I think). The Oly's are also shockproof. >http://photokayaker.fit2paddle.com/C560391461/E20070203184022/index.html >That guy's website has several good pages on kayak video-ing. He uses >the Pentax's. He also has links to various sticky-pod tripods and >such. I suppose a gorilla pod would also work in some situations. >Yeah, then there are the booms---cool---you can operate them from a >sea kayak cockpit, too, I would think. >--JP >outyourbackdoor.com As another alternative, you can keep the camcorder you have and buy an EWA-Marine waterproof enclosure (more like a bag) for it. I've had mine since the 90's for my old Sony TRV-20 and it still works (we used it quite a bit this last summer). EWA-Marine enclosures have a glass (or plexiglass front for where your lense is and the rest of the bag is a stiff plastic that you can still work all your buttons through. SignatureJohn Nelson ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chicago Area Paddling/Fishing Page http://www.chicagopaddling.org http://www.chicagofishing.org (A Non-Commercial Web Site: No Sponsors, No Paid Ads and Nothing to Sell) |
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