February 8, 2011 in Digital Audio Recording
So I found a small hand held device that holds your camera and two hot shoe devices. I decided that I wanted to buy it and remove one of the hot shoes on the top so I could add my Zoom H1 audio recorder to the rig. I will need to drill a small hole [...]
January 30, 2011 in Digital Audio Recording, Electronics
I just purchased a Zoom H1 audio recorder from Best Buy. The H1 seemed to be the most inexpensive audio recorder that had stereo recording and a line input for recording as well. So far it seems like a quality microphone/recorder. I have purchased this for recording audio while making videos for YouTube. The audio [...]
August 12, 2010 in Video Production, Video Production Hardware
I use this with my new video camera to help with stability and pain relief. I purchased a new Sony HD camera some time ago. This thing is so small it is actually hard to hold and gives me pain in my wrist. I decided to create yet another camera helper. This thing was super [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
