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I attached my lightweight aluminum Samsonite tripod to the bed of my
pickup truck with bungee cords and mounted my Canon ZR60 video camera
to it, then drove around with the camera recording. The biggest
problem that I see with the results is vibration. Every bump or
vibration in my pickup truck went straight up the mast of the tripod.
It usually isn't too bad when I drive below 20 mph, but I think it
could be greatly improved. I assume that a better-quality tripod might
work. I know there are also specialized mounts, though I haven't seen
any sign that they reduce vibration.

I would appreciate any suggestions for dampening out the vibrations.

Thank you.

http://www.nuangle.com/nc2100.html

http://www.chasecam.com/mounts-suction.htm

I think you might get better results by placing the camera ontop of your cab vs
in the tail section. either of the above devices would probably do the trick.
if nothing else it gives you a place to start.

Have someone else drive and you stand in the back (with your knees bent and
your feet apart...balanced) and hold the camera almost at arms length with
two hands and your elbows slightly bent. Use your body as a shock absorber
like a human steadycam. Of course, this is dangerous and probably highly
illegal. Depends on how badly you want the pictures. Standing up ( just have
your ass off the seat so's your legs can absorb the movements) on a
motorcycle works well too!
"Richard Alexander" <> wrote in message
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> I attached my lightweight aluminum Samsonite tripod to the bed of my
> pickup truck with bungee cords and mounted my Canon ZR60 video camera
> to it, then drove around with the camera recording. The biggest
> problem that I see with the results is vibration. Every bump or
> vibration in my pickup truck went straight up the mast of the tripod.
> It usually isn't too bad when I drive below 20 mph, but I think it
> could be greatly improved. I assume that a better-quality tripod might
> work. I know there are also specialized mounts, though I haven't seen
> any sign that they reduce vibration.
>
> I would appreciate any suggestions for dampening out the vibrations.
>
> Thank you.

On 6 May 2004 18:00:20 -0700, (Richard Alexander) wrote:

>I attached my lightweight aluminum Samsonite tripod to the bed of my
>pickup truck with bungee cords and mounted my Canon ZR60 video camera
>to it, then drove around with the camera recording. The biggest
>problem that I see with the results is vibration. Every bump or
>vibration in my pickup truck went straight up the mast of the tripod.
>It usually isn't too bad when I drive below 20 mph, but I think it
>could be greatly improved. I assume that a better-quality tripod might
>work. I know there are also specialized mounts, though I haven't seen
>any sign that they reduce vibration.
>
>I would appreciate any suggestions for dampening out the vibrations.
>
>Thank you.

www.glidecam.com have devices that maybe what
you need.

(Richard Alexander) writes:

> I attached my lightweight aluminum Samsonite tripod to the bed of my
> pickup truck with bungee cords and mounted my Canon ZR60 video camera
> to it, then drove around with the camera recording. The biggest
> problem that I see with the results is vibration. Every bump or
> vibration in my pickup truck went straight up the mast of the tripod.
> It usually isn't too bad when I drive below 20 mph, but I think it
> could be greatly improved. I assume that a better-quality tripod might
> work. I know there are also specialized mounts, though I haven't seen
> any sign that they reduce vibration.
>
> I would appreciate any suggestions for dampening out the vibrations.

I've not used these, but a high end solution used for helicopters and planes is
an external gyroscope stabilizer (presumably it would work for trucks too):

http://www.ken-lab.com/

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