HOW TO – Make a $50 mountain bike video camera

Pete got MAKE 07 and used the article to build is own $50 mountain bike video camera, he writes – “The article explained how to convert a $30 “one time use” digital video camera into a reusable camcorder for less and a couple of bucks in parts. WOW! That’s cool. I already own a couple of video cameras but they are relegated to boring tasks like taping my kid’s birthday parties. But, a $30 video camera could be placed into all kids of compromising situations with little downside at all. Shooting and Mountain Biking are my favorite hobbies so I combined them to make a $50 Mountain Bike Video Camera. Following is a diary of how I did it. “ – Link.

More:

• Helmet Cam (hands free video production) – Link.
• DIY Bicycle mounted steady cam – Link.

From the pages of MAKE:

• Rocket-Launched Camcorder. Hack a $30, single-use camcorder to make it reusable, then launch it up in a model rocket and capture thrilling astronaut’s view footage of high-speed neighborhood escape and re-entry. MAKE 07 – Page 78.
• How To How-to – Use a head-mounted video camera to produce instructions for making things. MAKE 07 – Page 46.