Saturday, September 27, 2014

Going For A Camera Mount For Motorcycle That Fits Your Needs

By Elsa Noel


It is always refreshing to relive those sweet riding moments. Carrying a good camera is a necessity for such occasions. However, failing to use a suitable camera mount for motorcycle as well will definitely deny you best shots. It is therefore a good idea to be conversant with the different categories of these gadgets, and their advantages or limitations, so that you can decide by yourself what fits you best.

Helmet mounts are the most common. These have straps that either surround the dome or are passed through the holes in the helmet. Their universal mounting offers a reliable surface for attachment of cameras. An advantage of these is the reduced vibration and therefore stability of images. The cameras also move with change in position of the head hence they can record different directions the riders will be looking at.

Placing the cameras for example to focus at a particular point is hard especially since you cannot monitor them while they are recording on your head. Anyway, these tools are cheaper and more available and so learning to use them would be very beneficial. Handlebar mounts are usually good for situations where the user wants full control over what is being recorded.

The other option is handle bar mounts. Since they keep the camera at your arms reach, they enable you to view and take control over real time recording. You can easily access the camera control buttons, which for example enables you to easily switch between active and stand by modes. Very flexible mounts will also give you easy time in directing your lens to multiple points thereby avoiding the boredom of focusing at one place.

Suction cup mounts are also preferred by many individuals due to their strong grip when fixed on a clean, non-porous surface. Since they are placed on the fuel tank, they need to have long arms, which enable them to raise camera view away from the bike parts. Their flexibility depends on the number of joints available on the arm. There is rarely a problem with the cup.

If especially the user is running on a rough ground, the video might be too shaky and not worth watching. But if the road is smooth and your bike engine does not cause much quiver on the body, then you can make good companions with these. Suction cup mounts are also a favorite for many. The vacuum created between the cup and the surface it is attached to makes a strong grip between the two.

Users should wipe away anything sticking on both surfaces before attaching the two so as to prevent entry of air during use. Although less severe than in handlebars, these mounts too may give unsatisfactory results due to vibration especially when the bike is the very shaky type or when moving on a rough road.

It gets worse if the bar is too long and with many joints. At the same time, the arm should not be too short because this will compromise on the field view-making parts of the bike to boringly appear throughout in your record. Asking the supplier to get you one that is not too short or too tall for your bike will partially help in mitigating these inconveniences.




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