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DIY Headrest Camera Mount
DIY Headrest Camera Mount
Published by DustenT
12-14-2005
Default DIY Headrest Camera Mount

Total Time: Less than 1 hour
Total Cost: $15.13
Beers: 2

Parts List:
~18" aluminum square tubing (I used 3/4")
2 - 1/2" U-bolts
5 - 1/4"-20 Wing Nuts
1 - 2" 1/4"-20 bolt
1 - 1/4"-20 nut

Procedure:

1.) Gather parts


2.) Line up aluminum tubing with headrest, mark where the holes for the U-bolts need to be drilled out.


3.) Drill holes for U-bolts, assemble.



4.) Trim the tubing to the appropriate length, drill hole for camera mount.



5.) Install 1/4"-20 bolt into tubing. This will screw into the bottom of your camera.


6.) Finished product.


Notes: I made this as cheap as possible. I will eventually be using the ball-mount off my tripod instead of a straight bolt. The setup I outlined above is adjustable, simply adjust the position of the passenger seat to get the correct angle. Good luck!
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By Tyler on 12-14-2005, 05:22 PM
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You rock man.
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By cali-ti on 12-14-2005, 05:50 PM
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cool idea. does the camera have image stabilization?
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By DustenT on 12-14-2005, 06:11 PM
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Originally Posted by cali-ti
cool idea. does the camera have image stabilization?
Nope. I'm just using my Fuji FinePix s5100. It's not the greatest but it works. I just did a test drive with it. I works great, it's a little shaky from the seat back vibration, but if you had someone in the seat it would be stable. I'll try to get some video tonight.
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By lkwd318ti on 12-14-2005, 06:19 PM
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Good job!
I made one of those a few months ago too, but kinda different.
I bought one of those tripod mounts for it though. (It was the most expensive part )

-Randy
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By cali-ti on 12-14-2005, 07:13 PM
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if i start tracking my car, i'll have to do something like this to hold my panasonic three-chip dvcam so i can film in widescreen mode and transfer it to dvd wonder how well the image stabilization would do. perhaps some rubber bushings where the ubolts hold the seat posts and where the camera mounts ...
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By Silver00spike on 12-19-2005, 09:23 PM
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Thats a nice idea. I was gonna use pvc pipe between 2 seats, but this looks much better
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By thesk8nmidget on 04-26-2008, 11:50 PM
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any pictures of it?
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