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Cheap Car Camera Mount…

September 15, 2009 in Car Technology, Video Production, Video Production Hardware

This is a cheap camera mount for the inside of my car. I made it from some spare items I had laying around the house. I used an aluminum corner channel “L” shaped bar with u-bolts with 1/4″ threads and some washers and wing nuts and hex nuts. I also used some pieces of a [...]

Video Project – Testing the $20 Steady Cam

August 31, 2009 in Video Production, Video Production Hardware

Here is a video of me testing my Poor Man’s SteadyCam that I made from PVC and some other cheap parts. The video goes in a sequence of Before and After shots. I have also included some shots in 60 Frames Per Second. My camera can shoot 30fps or 60fps. I noticed that the quality [...]

Video Project – $20 Steady Cam Update

August 31, 2009 in Do It Yourself, Video Production, Video Production Hardware

So I captured a video with the version 1 steady cam. The video came out to be pretty “not steady”. I decided to add some PVC pipe to the bottom section to even it out. Now it shoots better video. I need to wait till daylight to shoot a video with it. I also need [...]

Video Project – $20 Steady Cam from PVC Pipes

August 31, 2009 in Do It Yourself, Video Production, Video Production Hardware

I decided to make a cheap steady cam to use with my new Kodak Zi6 video camera. I made it from PVC instead of metal. The PVC is lightweight and for my use, it is strong enough. Plus I don’t have to kill a drill bit in order to make the holes needed for mounting [...]

A video device I made for recording myself

August 31, 2009 in Do It Yourself, Video Production, Video Production Hardware

The Video Camera Extend-A-Pod is a cheap camera mount that you hold in your hand. It positions your video camera away from you for a wider shot of yourself without straining your arm. The device was made from cheap PVC and conduit parts found at my local hardware store. I paid about $4 for everything. [...]