Video Making Suggestions

On Oct 17, 8:43?pm, Randy wrote:
I am looking for suggestions on what type of video equipment to use
to
record some soaring flights. I would also like to know to safely mount
the
cameras, (both inside and outside the cockpit).
Thanks for your time!

Randy

best format - Mini DV. I've zip tied a lipstick camera to my
sunglasses with good results. Also find a clamp type mount to mount
lipstick camera to tubing behind pilot for over shoulder shots, down
the wing shots. Duct tape lipstick camera to exterior of glider -
check for proximity of tattle tales first. Video security web sites
have a variety of lipstick cams to choose from. Most do need 12v
power, either from glider or separate pack. Use Mini DV camcorder as
VCR and away you go. I tuck my camcorder under my right elbow. The
more camera angles the better. So do the same flight over and over
with camera in different place each time. Makes it look like you have
a camera crew. Don't forget air to air shots and ground to air shots
too.... Oh, don't screw up while cameras are running!
Joe Bozo

On Oct 19, 6:36 pm, Airjunkie wrote:
On Oct 17, 8:43?pm, Randy wrote:

I am looking for suggestions on what type of video equipment to use
to
record some soaring flights. I would also like to know to safely mount
the
cameras, (both inside and outside the cockpit).
Thanks for your time!

Randy

best format - Mini DV. I've zip tied a lipstick camera to my
sunglasses with good results. Also find a clamp type mount to mount
lipstick camera to tubing behind pilot for over shoulder shots, down
the wing shots. Duct tape lipstick camera to exterior of glider -
check for proximity of tattle tales first. Video security web sites
have a variety of lipstick cams to choose from. Most do need 12v
power, either from glider or separate pack. Use Mini DV camcorder as
VCR and away you go. I tuck my camcorder under my right elbow. The
more camera angles the better. So do the same flight over and over
with camera in different place each time. Makes it look like you have
a camera crew. Don't forget air to air shots and ground to air shots
too.... Oh, don't screw up while cameras are running!
Joe Bozo

there's a ton of mini-dvs out there ... any recommendations ... do
all mini-dvs allow you to hook up a lipstick cam?

thanks,

KK

On Oct 19, 5:48 pm, "Ken Kochanski (KK)"
wrote:
On Oct 19, 6:36 pm, Airjunkie wrote:



On Oct 17, 8:43?pm, Randy wrote:

I am looking for suggestions on what type of video equipment to use
to
record some soaring flights. I would also like to know to safely mount
the
cameras, (both inside and outside the cockpit).
Thanks for your time!

Randy

best format - Mini DV. I've zip tied a lipstick camera to my
sunglasses with good results. Also find a clamp type mount to mount
lipstick camera to tubing behind pilot for over shoulder shots, down
the wing shots. Duct tape lipstick camera to exterior of glider -
check for proximity of tattle tales first. Video security web sites
have a variety of lipstick cams to choose from. Most do need 12v
power, either from glider or separate pack. Use Mini DV camcorder as
VCR and away you go. I tuck my camcorder under my right elbow. The
more camera angles the better. So do the same flight over and over
with camera in different place each time. Makes it look like you have
a camera crew. Don't forget air to air shots and ground to air shots
too.... Oh, don't screw up while cameras are running!
Joe Bozo

there's a ton of mini-dvs out there ... any recommendations ... do
all mini-dvs allow you to hook up a lipstick cam?

thanks,

KK

No, look for those with AVI input. I have a JVC GR-DF550 I bought
specifically for that feature though it's a couple of years old now.
Also, for general use 1.33MP CCD. Many out there have 680K CCD. Get
highest res lipstick cam also. AVI lipstick cam and mic will require
external power and they are recorded in dubbing mode.

Frank Whiteley

On Oct 19, 9:19 pm, Frank Whiteley wrote:
On Oct 19, 5:48 pm, "Ken Kochanski (KK)"
wrote:



On Oct 19, 6:36 pm, Airjunkie wrote:

On Oct 17, 8:43?pm, Randy wrote:

I am looking for suggestions on what type of video equipment to use
to
record some soaring flights. I would also like to know to safely mount
the
cameras, (both inside and outside the cockpit).
Thanks for your time!

Randy

best format - Mini DV. I've zip tied a lipstick camera to my
sunglasses with good results. Also find a clamp type mount to mount
lipstick camera to tubing behind pilot for over shoulder shots, down
the wing shots. Duct tape lipstick camera to exterior of glider -
check for proximity of tattle tales first. Video security web sites
have a variety of lipstick cams to choose from. Most do need 12v
power, either from glider or separate pack. Use Mini DV camcorder as
VCR and away you go. I tuck my camcorder under my right elbow. The
more camera angles the better. So do the same flight over and over
with camera in different place each time. Makes it look like you have
a camera crew. Don't forget air to air shots and ground to air shots
too.... Oh, don't screw up while cameras are running!
Joe Bozo

there's a ton of mini-dvs out there ... any recommendations ... do
all mini-dvs allow you to hook up a lipstick cam?

thanks,

KK

No, look for those with AVI input. I have a JVC GR-DF550 I bought
specifically for that feature though it's a couple of years old now.
Also, for general use 1.33MP CCD. Many out there have 680K CCD. Get
highest res lipstick cam also. AVI lipstick cam and mic will require
external power and they are recorded in dubbing mode.

Frank Whiteley

Thanks, Frank ...

I also found a site that seems to identify all camcorder models that
have AV Inputs ... I guess all of these will support an external
lipstick cam ... don't know enough about the hardware to understand if
there are any other factors that would result in problems.

http://www.vio-pov.com/support/index...acture r=Sony

Consider using a HiDef camera like the Canon HV20. Uses standard DV
tapes but is a full HD format camera. Around $900 or less. I've been
experimenting with an HV20 in the cockpit for capturing footage for
advanced XC training purposes. A very short clip (no narration, just
raw footage) is at: http://vimeo.com/343957

Now this has been massaged by Vimeo (a partner posted this there as a
test), so the clarity is not all you can get from HD, but when you see
the crispness and detail from raw HD footage, it's fantastic.
Especially when you think that our sport often relies on small visual
details (sky or ground), then HD is the way to go. Warning: the files
are enormous (13 Gigabytes per hour of footage), and there is no
reliable PC based system for ingesting and editing. Buy a dual
processor Mac with max memory and disk and you'll be set. Also
consider a half Terabyte external drive too. I don't know about
lipstick cameras that can output an HD usable image, if anyone knows
about that, I'd like to hear about it. I saw the table from a
previous post that showed the HV20 supported, but that could be at a
lower resolution. Hmmmm

Kemp