I bought... a new toy... for offroading, and stuff

[Speedwagon]

Got this thing. I stumbled upon it, and I've been wanting something like this for awhile, so I bit the bullet and bought it. I was $635 marked down to $298. I've wanted to have some kind of a camera setup on a bumper or the like for wheeling. Possibly set up multiple mounts hidden on the vehicle, so I can just move the camera and get a different perspective. I think it'd be pretty cool to have a camera about midship on the undercarriage going up over an obstacle. Plus, I can use this thing on the motorcycle, bicycle, and cars/trucks.

http://adrenalinesystems.com/800108_DVR_225__Varifocal_Helmet_Camera.html

http://www.adrenalinesystems.com/images/adrenalinecamera/800099d.jpghttp://www.adrenalinesystems.com/images/adrenalinecamera/800099f.jpghttp://adrenalinesystems.com/images/adrenalinecamera/800108_Feature0_01.jpghttp://www.adrenalinesystems.com/images/adrenalinecamera/800028_small.jpg

[1freaky1]

Cool deal! looking forward to seeing what you do with it on the trails.

[Mporter]

That is very cool.

[Volcom]

http://www.goprocamera.com/index.php?area=2&productid=30

Shoots in HD!

[CR]

Is it waterproof?

[Speedwagon]

http://www.goprocamera.com/index.php?area=2&productid=30

Shoots in HD!

I thought about the GoPro, but I wanted something a bit more compact on the outside, while being able to see what I'm shooting on the inside of the vehicle. Also, I didn't want to have to crawl under the vehicle to turn the camera on/off if I have it mounted down there.


Is it waterproof?

To my knowledge, yes.

[KnuckleHead]

I've seen those at bike shops and thought the same thing... How cool it would be to put it in/on the truck and do some wheeling. Would make for a great video for sure...

[cfr]

I have one of these for my camcorder,

http://www.delkin.com/products/accessories/fat-gecko.html

I've only used it once so far, but it stuck pretty well. Just have to aim the camera more carefully next time.

[RockyMtnHigh]

There's a lot of these rock camera set ups on the FJ Forum, some are very elaborate and very expensive. The coolest one I have seen to date is: http://www.wikidfj.com/camerabuild.html he started off with a $79 camera set up and it turned into that, ripping out his headliner and building a custom 4 monitor unit above the visors. Here's the write up on IH8MUD: http://forum.ih8mud.com/fj-cruiser/276920-baja-camera-system-custom-install.html

This is a recent one that shows some promise to keeping it on the relatively cheap side:
http://www.fjcruiserforums.com/forums/stereo-electronics-electrical/106183-cheap-rock-camera-system.html

[Chris]

http://forum.ih8mud.com/fj-cruiser/2...m-install.html

Hijack: Jason, this has good pics of the FJC w/o the headliner so you can see what's under there.

[RockyMtnHigh]

Hijack: Jason, this has good pics of the FJC w/o the headliner so you can see what's under there.

Double hijack: Who is Jason and why does he want to know what's under there? Just curious!

[Mporter]

Jason is BlueMoonMobile (i think)....and who doesn't love taking apart Toyota's, I know I do.

[Speedwagon]

Back on topic: It came in the mail today! They shipped this thing fast.

[Brody]

Double hijack: Who is Jason and why does he want to know what's under there? Just curious!

He is Blue Moon Mobile and a pretty cool guy. He wants to know because he is going to put either a two 17x35 (I think) or two 17 x24 side by side sunroofs in it. Sean an I are maybe going to do this for him and we needed an idea of where the actual support piece for the roof falls to see what was feasible.

[RockyMtnHigh]

Ahh, cool, yeah there isn't much under there.

[Roostercruiser]

Thats a cool idea just dont crush it on a rock or break the lens.

[Mporter]

You should put it behind your grill (if there's room for the lens to have a good view)