I have been pretty impressed with just how much video and audio you can do
with cheap digital still camera's... I saved 45 minutes on a single SD Card
with room to spare on my Kodak DC265...no external power source, no special
mount, just start in Video and forget it.....converting this into a DVD that
could play on any DVD player for TV Presentation took a bit more effort but
I did this with a free software from DVD Flick .
I've also seen some new digital camcorders as low as $129.00 .. with these
options I think anyone can make simple movies from a glider with pretty good
results.
tim
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"noel.wade" wrote in message
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Hi All,

I'm hoping to take some on-board video of my first Regional
competition in April - but all I have right now is a hand-held
camcorder. OBVIOUSLY that is not a safe device to use when doing any
serious flying; especially not in a contest environment!

So I wanted to ask folks if they knew of a good setup to use. I'm
thinking about a bullet/lipstick camera that I can put either in the
cockpit (on some kind of remote mount), or up on the TE probe. I want
something I can simply turn on at the beginning of each flight and let
it capture a couple of hours of video (hands-free operation so its not
a distraction during my competition).

I've found some interesting "helmet-cam" type systems (the VIO POV1
system is especially impressive), but I'm not sure if these systems
have a wide-enough lens or can focus on distant objects well-enough to
capture the actual scenery when soaring.

Any tips or ideas on equipment?

Thanks, take care,

--Noel