Car Dash Camera Mount

An inexpensive (CHEAP) and efficient (WORKING) way of mounting a video camera to the dash of my car for recording purposes.

FOR RECORDING ME!

I tried gorilla tripods, mini tripods.

My buddy suggested a bean bag (which we couldn't find anywhere)

but....

This works. It's stable, cheap, and stays where you put it (No matter how bad the driving is!)

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Step 1:

*CAMERA*

Take your Camera...

This here is my buddy Craig's Sony DCR

paperairplanecreator says: Oct 30, 2010. 6:29 PM

you can turn it around and make it a cop cam in seconds!

AlSoto in reply to paperairplanecreatorNov 22, 2012. 8:40 AM

Cop Cam? How are you suppose to "see" what it is recording? Good luck with that !! ;)

paperairplanecreator in reply to AlSotoDec 30, 2012. 7:32 PM

eh i won't need to see :P

AlSoto in reply to paperairplanecreatorJan 3, 2013. 9:24 AM

Hence the name of your production company...

DELETED_jorgegunn says: Jan 5, 2011. 9:58 PM

So simple yet brilliant now the big Q is whether to try it with my expensive camera??

Pretty Idiot Productions (author) in reply to DELETED_jorgegunnApr 30, 2012. 10:01 PM

Probably not a good idea!

hirod3 says: Jan 8, 2012. 1:16 PM

Great instructable, and a clever idea :) The good times photo is the icing on the cake ;)

Pretty Idiot Productions (author) in reply to hirod3Apr 30, 2012. 10:00 PM

Those were the days... Thank You!

boopha says: Dec 20, 2011. 6:15 AM

LOL, this is so far my favorite step to any project i've read yet! Tooooo funny, "I don't really know if I needed to do it, but I did need somewhere to put pennies" my goodness you sound SO much like my brother who i'm making this for its unreal.

Pretty Idiot Productions (author) in reply to boophaApr 30, 2012. 10:00 PM

Eeeep... My doppelganger?
One of me is already to many!

wirenut1980 says: Dec 9, 2011. 8:07 PM

2 thumbs up!!

Pretty Idiot Productions (author) in reply to wirenut1980Apr 30, 2012. 9:59 PM

Thanks... right back 'atcha!

Gortess says: Oct 31, 2011. 8:48 PM

ahh... the sony dcr-hc38.... i always did hate that camera...

Pretty Idiot Productions (author) in reply to GortessApr 30, 2012. 9:59 PM

LOL... and thank god it is long gone!

Styluss says: Jul 24, 2011. 12:35 PM

Excellent! This is really handy for budget racers (Autocross, Rally Cross, etc). Thanks for the write up!

Pretty Idiot Productions (author) in reply to StylussApr 30, 2012. 9:58 PM

You're Welcome!

KnexFreek says: Apr 27, 2011. 4:39 PM

Nice job!

Pretty Idiot Productions (author) in reply to KnexFreekApr 30, 2012. 9:58 PM

Thank you!

iamsharath says: Dec 8, 2010. 3:30 AM

Great idea ! Thanks.

Pretty Idiot Productions (author) in reply to iamsharathJan 8, 2011. 11:43 PM

Thanks!

Zion_Sphere says: Sep 1, 2010. 4:36 AM

This is a really good idea and easy to produce and customise. Why didn't I think of this when struggling with the blasted broken tripod and trying to balence my playstation eye ontop of a pile of game cartridges and magazines!? Thanx for the idea.......now, how to fix my camcorder??????

Pretty Idiot Productions (author) in reply to Zion_SphereJan 8, 2011. 11:43 PM

Ha!

Thanks Zion!

Buzzinski says: Jan 7, 2011. 1:11 AM

I did this for our last road trip from Townsville to Brisbane (all up 4000klms over 2 weeks) and back and my wife used her Digital SLR in a Jumbo Sponge just as detailed above.

The only improvement was to add a layer of non slip matting under the sponge so it wouldn't slip off my Camry's sloped dash. 1500+ digital photos and 4 hours of HD Video later it has a permanent place in our car. Thanks for a simple and very effective Ibble.

Pretty Idiot Productions (author) in reply to BuzzinskiJan 8, 2011. 11:42 PM

That's great Buzz...
Thank you!

(One thing. I did put a non slip matting under it... step number 4)
;0D

angelabchua says: Jun 23, 2010. 4:48 PM

that is toooo awesome! and I have to say, that still shot at the end is too cute!

Pretty Idiot Productions (author) in reply to angelabchuaJun 23, 2010. 7:23 PM

I think that end shot is my buddy Craig and I (I'm the bearded one) in the middle of our rendition of "Too much time on my hands" by STYX!

sickdog74 says: Apr 23, 2010. 7:24 PM

Genius! I love it!

Pretty Idiot Productions (author) in reply to sickdog74Jun 23, 2010. 7:22 PM

Thanks!

halberdear says: Feb 26, 2010. 10:29 AM

who needs one of these when you have a good TT!

Pretty Idiot Productions (author) in reply to halberdearFeb 26, 2010. 1:23 PM

Who needs a TT when you have one of these!

kirnex says: Jan 28, 2010. 8:13 AM

Okay, I actually NEEDED this some months ago, and wish I'd found it!

This is awesome for being able to record people in front of you as well, obviously. That was my need, having a wacked-out neighbor who tried several times to purposely cause accidents with me. The police recommended having a dash cam in case she was ever successful in causing one--but how to install and make jitter-proof? This is the perfect solution. Must go find a car sponge...

Pretty Idiot Productions (author) in reply to kirnexFeb 7, 2010. 9:06 PM

Let me know when you post an instructable for "good fences make good neighbours: barbed wire project!"