Mar 25, 2010 bobflyman Says:
15 dollars for a Sanyo Xacti C40! You got a bargain. My cost £140 UK pounds. 200$ maybe? It's a good little camera.
Mar 24, 2010 jfrogg76 Says:
That's awesome! I just won that camera on ebay for 15 dollars, with that quality and if it can stand a beating like that on a regular basis i think i got a pretty good deal!
Aug 20, 2009 bobflyman Says:
Camera is Sanyo Xactyi C40.
there's a thread on the subject of the mount on pg forum.. see the details in the You Tube video info on this page above right. cheers.
Aug 19, 2009 HolgerMarion Says:
Cool Video Quality! What Camera did you use and how was it mounted exactely? I want to try myself!
Jun 18, 2009 flyhghgy Says:
Cool video!
I prefer this over the extreme wide angle. You might not have as wide of a field of view as you like but I think the quality is better.
Jun 18, 2009 bobflyman Says:
Good idea, I'm just in the process of making version 2 I'll do that. Mind you the squeeking stopped once I was off the ground and the wing was loaded. Cheers.
Video Details
A very quick edit of my first clip testing my prototype canopy camera mount. Details of construction and photographs of the mount are on pg forum http://www.paraglidingforum.com/viewtopic.php ?p=162832#162832 . Basically it's two pieces of polystyrene foam with cut-outs to take the shape of the... More
A very quick edit of my first clip testing my prototype canopy camera mount. Details of construction and photographs of the mount are on pg forum http://www.paraglidingforum.co m/viewtopic.php?p=162832#162832 . Basically it's two pieces of polystyrene foam with cut-outs to take the shape of the camera. It's then fitted into an old pop bottle to give some rigidity. Wrapped with a couple of rubbers bands. The whole thing is stuck on a piece of foam to stop it flopping about sideways. Plus there is a tailfin made from model aircraft plastic which also gives directional stability. I got the idea of the latter from this U Tube video describing the making of a similar canopy mount ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =vQ9_cYOJxHU&feature=channel
The mount is secured by 4 small alloy caribiners connected by light lines between b's and c's, and is fixed to line loops on the canopy near the centre of the wing.
Camera is Sanyo Xacti C40.
Location is Freathy, a South Devon club site near Plymouth, UK. Conditions were pretty light and I had to scratch in quite low to top land! I have slipped in an old clip which shows a better view of the site. If I'd have had more height the cheapo e bay wide angle lense on my Xacti would have given a better open view of the coast, or even one or two gliders passing below me. Next time! Less
Post a comment
Local Comments (0)
Youtube Comments (5)
bobflyman Says:
15 dollars for a Sanyo Xacti C40! You got a bargain. My cost £140 UK pounds. 200$ maybe? It's a good little camera.
jfrogg76 Says:
That's awesome! I just won that camera on ebay for 15 dollars, with that quality and if it can stand a beating like that on a regular basis i think i got a pretty good deal!
bobflyman Says:
Camera is Sanyo Xactyi C40. there's a thread on the subject of the mount on pg forum.. see the details in the You Tube video info on this page above right. cheers.
HolgerMarion Says:
Cool Video Quality! What Camera did you use and how was it mounted exactely? I want to try myself!
flyhghgy Says:
Cool video! I prefer this over the extreme wide angle. You might not have as wide of a field of view as you like but I think the quality is better.
bobflyman Says:
Good idea, I'm just in the process of making version 2 I'll do that. Mind you the squeeking stopped once I was off the ground and the wing was loaded. Cheers.