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Old Jul 27, 2011 | 08:23 PM
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I have the 3rd gen ultra hd. I'm uploading the vids now so we'll see how they turn out.
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Old Jul 28, 2011 | 07:36 PM
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very nice.

i bough this one http://www.amazon.com/Delkin-Devices...1899746&sr=8-2

i like it because you can mount it outside the car. it's almost like a go pro holder/mount.

i got it for my kodak zi8
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Old Jul 28, 2011 | 08:27 PM
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Originally Posted by bobbyd
very nice.

i bough this one http://www.amazon.com/Delkin-Devices...1899746&sr=8-2

i like it because you can mount it outside the car. it's almost like a go pro holder/mount.

i got it for my kodak zi8
I was looking at that one, but the [low] pricetag made me resort to scrounging in the parts bin. Yup, that's how cheap I am sometimes.
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Old Jul 28, 2011 | 08:58 PM
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Originally Posted by ZexGX
I was looking at that one, but the [low] pricetag made me resort to scrounging in the parts bin. Yup, that's how cheap I am sometimes.
I hear ya on that! The one on Amazon looks nice but I would think part of it would be in view with it mounted on the windshield.
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Old Jul 28, 2011 | 09:04 PM
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Originally Posted by ZexGX
I was looking at that one, but the [low] pricetag made me resort to scrounging in the parts bin. Yup, that's how cheap I am sometimes.
the only reason i got it was because i was looking to mount it outside the car once in a while I like your mount though its very clean
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Old Jul 28, 2011 | 09:05 PM
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Originally Posted by '00_Z
I hear ya on that! The one on Amazon looks nice but I would think part of it would be in view with it mounted on the windshield.
i thought hte same thing till i saw some videos on youtube front hte mount/hatch window and outside of the car. it's really good
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Old Jul 29, 2011 | 06:55 AM
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Originally Posted by bobbyd
i thought hte same thing till i saw some videos on youtube front hte mount/hatch window and outside of the car. it's really good
I'm going to keep that one in mind for down the road, I like the adjustablity of it.
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Old Aug 1, 2011 | 04:45 PM
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Any more videos?
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Old Aug 1, 2011 | 07:59 PM
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If I could get mine uploaded I'll have a few. Youtube has been freezing up every time I try. Doesn't help that I have shitty time-warner cable
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Old Aug 2, 2011 | 12:13 PM
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If I could get mine uploaded I'll have a few. Youtube has been freezing up every time I try. Doesn't help that I have shitty time-warner cable
lol, $!0 says that it's your computer and not the cable that's the issue. How long are your videos?
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Old Aug 2, 2011 | 04:39 PM
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I finally got one uploaded, it was around five minutes but I trimmed it down under four. The picture quality is really good but it looks like the camera was constantly trying to focus and it's annoying as all hell. I'm trying a couple others right now and will hopefully post them in a bit.
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Old Aug 2, 2011 | 09:03 PM
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I finally got one uploaded, it was around five minutes but I trimmed it down under four. The picture quality is really good but it looks like the camera was constantly trying to focus and it's annoying as all hell. I'm trying a couple others right now and will hopefully post them in a bit.
who's the girl in your av? full size pic?
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Old Aug 2, 2011 | 10:38 PM
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I use a laundry bar with the camera tripod that has the bendable legs. works great, doesn't slide or fall.
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Old Aug 2, 2011 | 11:50 PM
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I took this one the day you made the thread to test it out, since I was testing it, I forgot to completely secure the camera on the bolt to stop it from having a slight shake, so it is what it is.

Damn video and audio quality took a huge hit after being uploaded to youtube, same video playing on vlc player I can see and hear every little thing perfectly.. I've uploaded other vids and this one had the biggest quality difference out of them all.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ew8nzx_tYUM

You can use the 720p HD setting which helps some, but obviously it's not as good as the original video since they've gotta save space any way they can.

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Old Aug 3, 2011 | 10:25 AM
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-hzq0OXrBA

Here's a short one, nothing too exciting but the way the camera seems to zoom in and out annoys me. Still working on some others.
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Old Aug 3, 2011 | 12:42 PM
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Originally Posted by '00_Z
Here's a short one, nothing too exciting but the way the camera seems to zoom in and out annoys me. Still working on some others.
Do you have face detection turned on or some other stupid settings like that? Mine doesn't have any of the "advanced" options and is pretty basic... No issues at all with mine.
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Old Aug 3, 2011 | 11:44 PM
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Originally Posted by bobbyd
who's the girl in your av? full size pic?
I'll have to dig that pic up from my old hd.

Originally Posted by ZexGX
Do you have face detection turned on or some other stupid settings like that? Mine doesn't have any of the "advanced" options and is pretty basic... No issues at all with mine.
Gonna have to look into that one, I don't recall face detection on it but haven't really played with it much. This is actually the most I've used it since getting it for Christmas.
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Old Aug 11, 2011 | 07:48 AM
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that s cool..where you buy that mount on mirror?
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Old Aug 11, 2011 | 09:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Jeff Smith
that s cool..where you buy that mount on mirror?
I got the parts from Home Depot, I listed them in post twelve. Mines kind of ghetto fab but it works pretty well. Zex's is pretty nice though and seems to work better.
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Old Aug 11, 2011 | 10:34 PM
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a while back i made an external one out of a harbor freight suction cup and some pieces of sheet metal. dont have any vids or anythign but it held up pretty good.

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