Justin writes:
> There are a few commercially
> available mounts. One suction cups onto your windshield like a radar
> detector. I doubt this would be legal or smart to use in an autox.
I hope that's not the case, since my wife gave me one for Christmas. Its
made by Hama in Germany, and if you don't believe suction/air pressure
is good enough, you should see some of my video. I even use an old
8mm camera which is very bulky and heavy by today's standards, but it
doesn't give this mount any challenge. She got it from HMS Motorsport.
I wouldn't have asked for it if several people on this list hadn't
recommended it.
One more word, you will need a wide-angle adapter for the camcorder, or
else you won't be able to see what you're trying to steer at. I bought
a decent one from Coast to Coast, ultra wide 0.42 focal length multiplier.
It rocks.
> >Also, how do I get the pictures from the camcorder into my computer?
> >Special video cards or software?
There are several video cards with TV tuners and video inputs, they come with
software to create video files. But the files are so big, you'd be smart
to get a CD-R drive to save them to. I can't be more specific than that
since I haven't done it myself.
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Jeffrey D. Blankenship Senior Technical Consultant
jblanken@itds.com ITDS - TRIS
neon enthusiast #478 Champaign, IL, USA
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