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!)

Step 1:

*CAMERA*

Take your Camera...

This here is my buddy Craig's Sony DCR

Comments

[paperairplanecreator]

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

[AlSoto]

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

[paperairplanecreator]

eh i won't need to see :P

[AlSoto]

Hence the name of your production company...

[DELETED_jorgegunn]

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

[Pretty Idiot Productions]

Probably not a good idea!

[hirod3]

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

[Pretty Idiot Productions]

Those were the days... Thank You!

[boopha]

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]

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

[wirenut1980]

2 thumbs up!!

[Pretty Idiot Productions]

Thanks... right back 'atcha!

[Gortess]

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

[Pretty Idiot Productions]

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

[Styluss]

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

[Pretty Idiot Productions]

You're Welcome!

[KnexFreek]

Nice job!

[Pretty Idiot Productions]

Thank you!

[iamsharath]

Great idea ! Thanks.

[Pretty Idiot Productions]

Thanks!

[Zion_Sphere]

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]

Ha!

Thanks Zion!

[Buzzinski]

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]

That's great Buzz...
Thank you!

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

[angelabchua]

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

[Pretty Idiot Productions]

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]

Genius! I love it!

[Pretty Idiot Productions]

Thanks!

[halberdear]

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

[Pretty Idiot Productions]

Who needs a TT when you have one of these!

[kirnex]

 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]

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

[thedogsaysocho]

ghetto lol

[Pretty Idiot Productions]

Ghetto works hard to do things expensive stuff can't do at all!

[cdizzle]

this is a great idea

[Pretty Idiot Productions]

Thanks!

[muffinhead]

this is awesome. plus, it gives you more space for loose change when you pull into drive-thrus!

[Pretty Idiot Productions]

Thanks!

[phenoptix]

Great 'ible and even better beard.

[Pretty Idiot Productions]

Thanks... it's my first! ('ible and beard)