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Ive done a couple different spots. I have a tablet on the dash that collects my data and timing. I have the front camera on because its quick and easy to review laps in between sessions with data. I pair that with my Garmin Virb action camera either on the harness bar or with a suction cup on the B pillar. I like to be able to see hand position as well.
Yeah a harness bar would be the perfect spot for it, but I don't have a harness bar. I am torn between a sticky on the roof "hoop" and an arm to bring the camera down, and some kind of home made seat mount. I'm worried the sticky (or plastic interior panel it is tuck to) will not be strong enough if I put the camera on a 6-8" extension arm. But.. I can experiment.
I tried this position with my old toyota which had a "cross member" behind the seats, but the exposure was messed up. The gopro has zoom and exposure controls like a real camera (I have the original virb from like 2012) so it should work better.
I've always used a GoPro attached to the right side of my helmet. I found using the "narrow view" option really cut down the huge field of view that GoPro's are known for. I also turn off all stabilization features. In my opinion these settings give the best sense of speed while still having a driver's eye view.
Here is my helmet cam. It is always crooked, often give a great view of the headliner, etc... not to mention it's a pain on the neck after a full weekend of DE! https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0Su6Ukr8dBI
Here I recorded iphone data and added it with a matlab script. The accelerometer is plenty fast but gps (speed) is only 1hz.
GoPro is unreliable for GPS data. I'll regularly have laps where location and speed data is lost. I would recommend a dedicated GPS device if data review is your main goal.
Here is a picture of my helmet cam setup. The GoPro is light enough to not notice the extra weight on the helmet. Once the arms are tightened down it stays in place even if you bump it on something.
Depends on what you're trying to do with the video.
- Some things are better with a "driver perspective", particularly if you're sync'ing with data IMO. With some of the mounts you can stick it to the inside of the windshield. I used to do this with my AIM DL data-logger as well.
- If you want to give the sensation of speed, mount the camara low. I've done low on the front fender. Also....Seeing the curbing and where you really are vs where you think you are is helpful as is seeing the suspension travel/movement.
- When I wanted to see what the APR hatch mounted wing was doing regarding hatch compression, I mounted the camera pointing backwards on the outside of the rear glass
I've also mounted it to the b-pilar so I could see what was happening to me. It was really interesting watching the difference in my head bouncing around after switching from a traditional (ie heavy) full-face helmet to a lightweight carbon fiber helmet.
I like a forward view of the track. I know lots of people want to see what their hands are doing, but I can tell what your hands are doing by what the car is doing.
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