Other than GoPro, what other cameras can I find that have a suction cup and arm where I can stick it to the sunroof glass or back window to get a view of the steering wheel and road? Already have a dash cam, but thats on the windshield and wont do much good for what I need to record.

 

I haven't shopped recently, but I have an older GoPro clone that looks almost identical to one, records video that's damn near as good, and cost less than $100. If it had a brand name, I'd pass it along, but I don't think it does. I'd guess that for what you want to do, a cheap camera from Amazon (with suction-cup mount) would work just fine. If you don't have further need for it after recording a couple videos within the return period, you could choose to return it then.

 

If small enough I could mount it in one of my larger planes to get video in flight.

 

I shot this last week with a , the camera was mounted on the side window with a suction cup mount from a on the side window.

The road was a very rough old farm road and I had the mounts arm extended to far and it did pick up some vibration. The vibration was picked up by the camera microphone and ruined the sound.

With a better mount or shorter arm I think it would be more stable and quiet. The camera can be controlled and will stream live video to an app on a smart phone or tablet.


Mike

 

Thanks, looks to be about the same price as the GoPro that does the app thing. Hoping I don't need it, but if I do, video of how poorly the truck handles will be good for the case. I have some now, but doesn't show my hands, so it could be argued I was doing it intentionally.