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12-14-2010, 08:38 AM | #1 |
Drives: 2007 Toyota Yairs Join Date: Jul 2007
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"The Ugly Stick" in-car camera mount
After much revision, swapping components, tweaking, polishing and comparing I feel comfortable saying that I've found an excellent and practical combination of effective vs inexpensive for mounting a camera in a Yaris. I'd like to hear what you think of "The Ugly Stick" (aka headrest mount rev. 7)
Sample footage all shot in an afternoon/evening. And here's the finished piece on Etsy. Second "deluxe" version to follow with a full tripod tilt head with quick-release platform. Last edited by Echostatic; 12-14-2010 at 09:28 AM. |
12-14-2010, 01:02 PM | #2 |
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Why don't you YouTube that video?
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Now I drive a CARMINE RED METALLIC 09 Yaris 3-door!! I'm Back!!! WooHoo!! Mods done so far: Tinted windows, Viper 211HV Remote Keyless Entry, Atoto Android headunit, backup camera, steering wheel controls Before it was totaled I drove a 2007 Black Sand Pearl 3 Door Lift-Back M/T with 49k miles. Stock Everything except for black tint, all red badges, red dash, and stealth garage door opener. Ultra-Gauge mounted on steering wheel. A1 Electric MES Central Locks and Avital 3100 Alarm system. |
12-14-2010, 03:33 PM | #3 |
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I'm going to wrap a small commercial around to go into another video project of mine - YouTube and Google suggested ads. I declined theirs and instead put in my own for stuff I make/sell.
Here's the show: http://www.youtube.com/thinkmeats And here's the stuff I do: http://www.phreque.com :) |
12-15-2010, 10:29 PM | #4 |
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12-15-2010, 10:40 PM | #5 |
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Nice!
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Now I drive a CARMINE RED METALLIC 09 Yaris 3-door!! I'm Back!!! WooHoo!! Mods done so far: Tinted windows, Viper 211HV Remote Keyless Entry, Atoto Android headunit, backup camera, steering wheel controls Before it was totaled I drove a 2007 Black Sand Pearl 3 Door Lift-Back M/T with 49k miles. Stock Everything except for black tint, all red badges, red dash, and stealth garage door opener. Ultra-Gauge mounted on steering wheel. A1 Electric MES Central Locks and Avital 3100 Alarm system. |
12-16-2010, 01:36 AM | #6 |
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Very stable.
I think i was one of the first persons to make a headrest mount on here. Still in the DIY section. But mine is a bit wobbly up/down, probably the bouncy ride and the stock seats have some play in terms of foward and back motion at any given locked position. *Doesnt help that i have a flimsy Kodak Zi8, and not a broad shaped camcorder. so its top heavy. I want to put a camera in the rear too, but only way i can of is to have a car computer and DVR it then go crazy and have cameras on all 4 corners, and watch the stream from your phone.
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Check out my Build thread: http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=52274 Last edited by ezhacker1; 12-16-2010 at 01:52 AM. |
12-16-2010, 09:20 AM | #7 |
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The cams used were both consumer grade - Sony Cybershot T99 and a Samsung M20 camcorder. I wanted something cheap and easy to go with totally-not-pro setup.
The DVR sound complicated - is there something stopping you from just mounting headrest mounts on several seats? |
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