How to mount camcorder in back seat of car???

[Mojo88]

I have an old muscle car (see pic below) and I want to mount my miniDV camcorder in the back seat, then film while I drive. What's a good way to firmly mount the camcorder?

I have a couple of different tripods and I am guessing I could wedge one tripod leg behind the seat, then have the front two legs on the floor and then secure with a seat belt....... Is this how most people are doing it?

thanks for any mounting tips.

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[rhegedus]

Wow! Beautiful car!

What sort of camera is it? If it is small and light enough you could attach it to the windscreen with suckers:

http://www.b-hague.co.uk/camera_suction_pads_vacuum_mounts.htm

[Mojo88]

Thanks for the ideas and link! It's a Canon ZR950, kinda standard size, I guess.

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[Captain Satellite]

Give me a ride and I'll hold the camera- your Camaro is bad ass!

[Mojo88]

LOL, I will definitely be subjecting the camera to some g-forces, so I need a decent mount................

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[SgtRauksauff]

What sort of seats are in the car? If you've got two round posts holding the headrest (I can't see in the picture, and I don't remember if cars of that vintage had the double-posts), you can take a bar and make a mount to the back of the seat. This one's from a Neon:



I've seen that done on several cars at track days and autocrosses.

What I did in my own case, was over the back window in my escort station wagon (turbocharged, nearly the ultimate sleeper), was use aluminum square tubing across the back seat area, u-bolted to the handholds that are above each rear door. bought an 12-dollar tripod from wal-mart, removed the head, and mounted that below the bar using threaded rod and a short piece of round tubing that I had sitting around the garage. I don't have any photos of that to post right now though.

good luck!

--sarge

[Captain Satellite]

That is too cool, Sarge!

[ZAPPER]

Looks like a good job Sarge!


A little warning to all, I have seen the mounting socket (threaded insert) broken out of a camera bottom before. I don't know if it was G-Force or someone trying to adjust the angle by moving the cam instead of applying the force to the tripod handle or if it got dropped or what happened. But at any rate I have always considered adding a velcro strap or small bungee to reinforce any ad hoc mounting situations. (Not that I do much crazy stuff with my cam but...)

[gadgetguy]

Looks like a good job Sarge!


A little warning to all, I have seen the mounting socket (threaded insert) broken out of a camera bottom before. I don't know if it was G-Force or someone trying to adjust the angle by moving the cam instead of applying the force to the tripod handle or if it got dropped or what happened. But at any rate I have always considered adding a velcro strap or small bungee to reinforce any ad hoc mounting situations. (Not that I do much crazy stuff with my cam but...)

I second this. I broke the plastic around the mounting hole on my cam through vibration. I had it mounted to a tobaggon and while it wasn't a particularly smooth ride, we didn't go over any jumps and the cam didn't take any direct hits, but at the end of the ride the plastic was cracked around the mounting hole and it wasn't long before pieces were falling out.

[Mojo88]

Cool ideas, thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!


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[mrtunes]

Gorilla Pod

[DadOnRed]

For anyone still looking for a solution, here is a camcorder mount that you can install in your back seat (or front seat). The seatbelt holds it in place and it uses a tripod to hold your camcorder. It's called Tripshot.
[urlhttp://www.azimotion.com[/url]

And here's a picture of it:


Good luck