Camera Mount Preference

Joey Repo

Joey Repo

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Hello fellow vloggers wondering what is your camera preference? I currently have the mount in front on the chin on the helmet for a more POV. Everyone has a different taste. I would like to hear them.
 
I'm the same, I have a chin mount system. I feel if it was anywhere else it would cause to much drag. Plus I'm sort of OCD in terms of neat and tidy. An obtrusive camera on the side of my arm extended on mounts is a no no. With that said though, i respect others decisions where they place theirs. I just feel the chin mount like you said gives the best POV & FOV
 
Chin mount for me too, I get upset and annoyed with side mounts. The only time that is acceptable to me is on MX bikes where you need the chin piece to plant the goggles when you park up! :-) (Oh.... check out BRAD's latest videos, he rocks the side mount like a boss! :D
 
I like the viewers to feel like if they were riding the bike as well so I do like chin mount. I agree with @2WV that side mounts might cause drag and can be cumbersome
 
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I have a chin mount.

Only downside to my mount is that the straps on my mounting hardware keep my visor open a crack.
Upside, the straps keep my visor open a crack, since the vents on my helmet are more decorative than useful, I have to anyway. It adds a bit of wind noise in the helmet but my mic seems to get less wind noise the closer to the visor it is.

I just ordered a Rode Dead Kitten, I'm going to rig it to fit my mic, it should fit over the width fine, but I may have to cable tie the opening around the stem.

In the first image is the mount, I have it moved down a bit...it does very occaisonally shift, but it's easy to recenter and it bothers me as soon as it does but the difference in viewpoint is minimal. The mic cable and the GoPro adapter are held behind the mount plate, which is the main cause of any shifting, but a tradeoff I'm willing to make to avoid lose cable lengths.

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Second image, you can see how the straps actually hold my mic in place, and provide a little bit of extra wind protection. I could probably come up with a simpler mount with a simpler lavalier mic, but I really really like stereo recording.

Now that I look at it, I might actually have the vents open which could actually be causing me some wind noise problems (not that I have a huge problem as it is). Double checking that once I get my deadkitten, plus throwing on the deadkitten will probably really improve my sound.

Once I figure out how to mount everything, I'm looking into a standalone recorder that records 4 channels, I wouldn't mind getting some mics mounted to the rear of the bike to capture everything behind me and trying for a surround mix. Of course, that's going to only be for me, since YouTube does not support surround (though I might be able to sneak a prologic II mix or something).

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Joey Repo said:
the setup looks clean. yes the windscreen will help unwanted background noise.
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I'm probably going to do a vid on the setup. I'm pretty proud of it, since the whole setup, mic, camera, mount, and windscreen, all cost me less than 300$ Canadian. My results I feel are very respectable.

I need to re-record my end-screen clip to be a little less awkward though, but overall it came out good enough that I'm confident I can make one a bit better.

I can link you to everything I'm using too, if you're interested. The one thing I like about the mount is that if I get a new helmet, it just comes off, and goes on to the new one.
 
I use a side mount because my helmet is a flip up style.
Not a lot of place to put the camera :')
Also it feels a lot more crowded, but yeah, I wear glasses so it's easier to put on the helmet.
 
I should also note, the mount for me has been instrumental in using this mic, as you can see the straps hold the mic in the way they do.

I'm sure there are other ways.

Originally, I was using a wrist strap around the chin bar, with a rotating mount, and some double sided velcro strip I had gotten from work (hook on one side, loop on the other). There was some neat velcro engineering that I undertook to hold the mic in around the stem at that point to the front of the chin bar which is kind of fuzzy.
 
I currently have a top mounted cam, but thats due to mine being the garmin virb elite. I dont like having it side mounted, so for now thats how ill keep it.
 
Here's my setup.. Rather minimal and clean (how i like it). Simple gopro mount with two cable ties going through the mount itself opposite to each other to restrict freeplay. Attached around the back of the chin bar that's just in front of the mesh air vent (helmets an SR1 Schuberth, google some pictures and you will see what i mean). It works for me nicely. Then my mic is routed in between the outer and inner shell so its minimal then i deadcatted my mic behind the cheekpad.

I'm using a non powered condenser stereo mic... But i'm seriously thinking of getting a S20s mic when i have some spare money.. Camera is a gopro hero4 (black)

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I also like the chest mount too. I actually feel it's massively underrated set up and does provide a nice view.. I might experiment a bit more with this 1
 
2WV said:
I also like the chest mount too. I actually feel it's massively underrated set up and does provide a nice view.. I might experiment a bit more with this 1
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I use the chest mount for my roller coaster and flat ride POV videos.

When angled right, I feel it provides the best sense of floater air that a coaster provides.
 
Superballs said:
I use the chest mount for my roller coaster and flat ride POV videos.

When angled right, I feel it provides the best sense of floater air that a coaster provides.
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Yeah i agree. I used to use it for my KTM RC125 and felt it was the best view for it. Might see what it's like on the triple in a few days time
 
Chin mount gives the best view and sense of speed. At least that's my humble opinion :). Top mounted looks odd, and side mount gets too much of the helmet in view.
 
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