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Best compact digital camera for shooting in car video?

by scottscreek0 Feb 11, 2010 1:42AM PST

I drive my car on various road courses in high performance driving schools and would like to record 20-30 min. HD video clips to analyse my driving and to show my friends. What compact or sub-compact cameras do members who have recorded in-car video recommend? I would prefer to use a general purpose camera rather than a camera designed specifically for in-car use so I can use it elsewhere as a regular camera. I will mount the camera between the front seats on a bracket manufactured by Cruise Cam that bolts to the passenger seat headrest posts. Some features I already know I require are 720 or 1080 movie mode at 30 or 60 fps, image stabilization, wide angle lens, SD or SDHC memory card slot, and a standard tripod mounting point.

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In Car Video

by snapshot2 Forum moderator Feb 11, 2010 2:35AM PST

I would think that the vibration, bumps and shakes would produce a video that would be hard to watch.
It could easily cause people who are watching to have motion sickness.

Even a video that is hand held is difficult to watch.

Have you seen such a video?

Can you borrow a camera and see the results before you buy a camera for that purpose?

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In car videos are common

by scottscreek0 Feb 12, 2010 5:21AM PST

Check on YouTube under HPDE (that stands for High Performance Drivers Education) you'll see lots of in car videos. You do need to use a camera that records to a media card rather than a HDD, though. I appreciate your comments, but I really would like to hear from drivers who are making in-car videos to find out what equipment they're using.

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