hands free vide recording with smartphone

[dana]

hey guys, heres a video of my mean machine running out the end of the batteries. what i wanted to really share was the fact that i recorded this myself. how? i bent up a coathanger to hold my iphone, then bent the wire so it would fit snug on the lid of my baseball cap. ill post a pic if anybody wants to see it. its very crude but works fine. anyways heres the vid http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ve6d9fgyqPw

[ejimbo4]

Cool! I wouldn't mind checking out a pic. Don't know where you live but in my local it sounds like you have a redneck version of a GoPro!

[dana]

Haha yeah for the most part. Ill snap a photo in a few

[tlandauer]

Can't wait to see your pic, that is awesome, also the lake is so beautiful! man, wish i have acess to a place like this! The one-man video has always been a goal of mine but I need an iphone first. lol...
BTW, your Mean machine is great too.

[lenny]

Hey,
Do you have a camcorder ?

Can't wait to see your pic, that is awesome, also the lake is so beautiful! man, wish i have acess to a place like this! The one-man video has always been a goal of mine but I need an iphone first. lol...
BTW, your Mean machine is great too.

[tlandauer]

my camcorder is a minitape? I don't even remember the format any more, it is one generation after the so-called Hi 8 I have been using a digital camera for video and I have been thinking a way to video my boat runs with one hand, so far I have not come up with any practical solution.

[lenny]

I am using a canon power shot 520a camera,
And I just velcro strap it to my tactic 2.4 tx.
turn it on and it's hands free.
But I am looking for a camcorder with a better picture and some zoom with a hard drive for good memory,
And cheap.

[Bullwink]

i would like to see what it looks like too. I am usually by myself when I am running my boats.

Just think. You could be rich and famous! The new iHanger Video holder thingie! Yours for the low price of ......

[tlandauer]

There is a lot that i still need to learn: for instance, if you up load anything to YOUTUBE what is the least resolution and still viewable, I don't want to go crazy on Hi-Def but still good quality.
The velcro makes sense. Don't want to clog Dana's original thread, maybe we should move the discussion to somewhere else.

[dana]

here are the pics, and another vid i shot with it
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http://youtu.be/2194Dsd4Aok

[Make-a-Wake]

That..........my friend, is a very neat invention!!! You kept the boat in the frame as well................I bet more folks use your cap holder!

[dana]

That..........my friend, is a very neat invention!!! You kept the boat in the frame as well................I bet more folks use your cap holder!

yeah, i make sure the lens sits at the bottom near the lid of the hat, so its closer to eye level. usually i just wrap an elastic around the phone to make sure it does slide out.
thanks again!

[tlandauer]

That is cool, very imaginative, love the vid as well. Thanks for posting them.

[ejimbo4]

Good job! Where there is a will there is a way!