Rear pocket camera mount

Step 5 Camera setting & Pictures

Install the camera, tighten the screw and secure with a tie rib. The first time on your bike: have someone check the position and angles and adjust slightly if necessary by bending the strip.

Camera settings to conserve power:
1. Screen brightness: lowest possible (1).
2. Picture review: off
3. Sound: off.
4. Auto off: 30 seconds.

Set interval @ 60 seconds. With these settings, I can take over 250 photographs with one battery pack. That's more than 3 hrs riding time.

Guidelines for good pictures:
5. Wide angle (35 mm).
6. Interval 60 seconds. Synchronise the clock of your camera with the clock of your cycling computer. Then you know when a picture is taken (so you don't have to lead the pack all day!).
7. When the weather is cloudy: fix sensitivity ASA @ 200. This  tends to increase the shutter speed, giving more clear pictures. " ASA automatic"  tends to lead to low ASA values and thus to low shutter speeds.
8. Autofocus: center of the field, especially if you take pictures of persons that ride at the same speed. Focussing based on "an average field" can confuse the camera when speeds go up.
9. Vibration reduction and motion detection: this can help if it means that slightly higher shutter speeds are chosen. However, most of these options are designed to compensate vibrations while shooting out of your hand. If the vibrations on your bike are very different, turning these options on, can become counterproductive (read your manual).
10. As with photography in general: try riding towards the sun for nicer pictures. So when riding with the sun in your back: stay in the pack and conserve your energy. Once the group has turned towards the sun, take your chance.

My experience is that 95% off all pictures have the right composition, approximately 75% will be sharp (an Aluminium race bike with high rims and a tyre pressure of 8 bar can be unforgiving)
If you set the interval @ 60 sec, you will come home with a lot of great pictures.

Comments

[Marsh]

 I like it!
I just wish there was an easy way to set a time-lapse or remote trigger.

[bertus52x11]

Time lapse nowadays is almost a "standard" feature on many compact pocket cameras. Remote trigger is something else indeed.

[bighamms]

Very cool 'ible'.  I wasn't sure what the purpose of this was when i started looking through the pics (i didn't take the time to read the intro). But now that I know what it's used for, will definitely be making one of these. Great way to capture the moment.  r