In-car camera mount - Smart Car of America Forums : Smart Car Forum

**jwight** · 09-22-2008, 04:12 PM

Just got this in to try out some in-car video:

More info at Solid State Digital Video Recording Systems and Cameras | ChaseCam; for smaller cameras only and less than $50 shipped.

BigWarpGuy · 09-24-2008, 10:26 AM

I found the section for the suction mounts. Here is the site for the base and for the extension.

I have a small Protax digital camcorder that it would be neat to use with it (do a video of me driving my little car or a video of my point of view while driving my little car

).

Mine is in black but looks the above.

forestacademy · 09-24-2008, 11:10 AM

I must be missing something. Why would I want to take photos or Video while driving? Sounds like distracted driving to me.

Enlighten me!

BigWarpGuy · 09-24-2008, 11:35 AM

One could take the video while the car is not moving; therefore, it would not be a distraction? If one has a passenger control the camera while the car is moving, would it be a distraction for the driver? Perhaps one could use the camera while at a safari type park where one drives and the animals are free to roam? One could set it up so one could take a picture of the sunset while one is at the beach and the vehicle facing the setting sun? These are just some ideas.

**jwight** · 09-24-2008, 01:21 PM

At some point I'll stick this to the passenger window and run the car through the gears in "D" at various throttle settings, just to have a record of how the "auto" trans shifts. May try it out on this weekend's Iowa Tour with 15 smarts rolling through the cornfields.

GHammerly · 09-24-2008, 08:46 PM

A lot of people use them to record their autocross runs or track day events. My co-driver won a $500 gift certificate from chasecam at the Toledo ProSolo this summer, he gave it to me but I still didn't use it.

SuperGeek · 09-24-2008, 10:23 PM

I'd use it, aimed at the 11 o'clock position to record the slackjawed "WTF" reaction I get from people that turn left in front of me while I'm at a light. This is classic YouTube material, guys.

BigWarpGuy · 09-25-2008, 09:00 AM

Here is a single suction cup version.

This one looks closer to the one originally shown.

It would be cheaper to get this one for $40 than the two parts for $25 each with a total of $50.

One could use the Smart Fortwo as a 'tripod' and the Fortwo as a 'photo booth'?