Video Recording - In/Out of car

[330ciSport]

Guys,

Looking for some tips. Bought a digital camcorder some weeks ago and have been experimenting with some in-car action.

Came up with a good system mounting a small tripod on the rear shelf which was solid, but the camera sits too high and makes the car look slow and like a 4x4. So, has anyone got any tips for mountin a digi-cam:

1. In-car, looking forward.
2. Exterior, on front arches behind wheel.
3. Exterior, front end.

Thanks in advance for you help.

[Chaos]

I've seen a couple of vids where it looks like someone has either mounted it in place of the foglight or taken out the surround and mounted it right next to it. I'd hate to think what would happen with a well-placed stone though... :o Not much else is going to be aerodynamic though, which means any speed over cruising is gonna see your camera travelling backwards off the car lol..

When I worked for the bike magazine we had strap-on rubber-soled gizmos that used to mount a camera onto the fairing with a kind of small shock absorber affair under the camera body. Used to work really well, although you had to be careful leaning over on one side.. :p I'd imagine they must do similar things for cars - maybe the crew who did the movie shoot the other week had one or saw one fitted? Samer as above though, you won't be able to go silly fast as it'll just tear it off unless it's strapped down REAL tight.

Inside, well, loads of options but none immediately volunteer as obvious. Maybe try wedging it between the headrest and seat on the passenger side? Set up some kind of frame between the front seats and mount it at shoulder height in the centre of the car that way (maybe using a support from the sunroof if you have one)? Use a cushion and a bungee cord to strap it to the passenger seat itself if it comes to it!

[Shuriken]

I don't know about outside but me and Mitsu set up a camcorder on the passenger seat quite successfully. We had 2 of the feet partially extended on the seat and the 3 one fully extended in the passenger footwell. We strapped the actual swivel bit to the headrest bars and it turned out a cracking setup. It was very near head height and very sturdy, if only the camera didn't auto shut off 2 miles down the road without Mitsu noticing we would have some example footage. :p

That was a full size tripod by the way, not a mini one.

Shuriken.