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Going For A Camera Mount For Motorcycle That Fits Your Needs

By Elsa Noel


It is always refreshing to relive those sweet riding moments. Carrying a good camera is a necessity for such occasions. However, failing to use a suitable camera mount for motorcycle as well will definitely deny you best shots. It is therefore a good idea to be conversant with the different categories of these gadgets, and their advantages or limitations, so that you can decide by yourself what fits you best.

Helmet mounts are the most common. These have straps that either surround the dome or are passed through the holes in the helmet. Their universal mounting offers a reliable surface for attachment of cameras. An advantage of these is the reduced vibration and therefore stability of images. The cameras also move with change in position of the head hence they can record different directions the riders will be looking at.

Placing the cameras for example to focus at a particular point is hard especially since you cannot monitor them while they are recording on your head. Anyway, these tools are cheaper and more available and so learning to use them would be very beneficial. Handlebar mounts are usually good for situations where the user wants full control over what is being recorded.

Most straps are also not good for heavier video recorders, which might cause overstretch making them to droop. Anyway, when you get the right equipment and do some practice with them, you will soon improve on accuracy. For those who want full and easy reach to the camera during the recording process, a handle bar mount is the thing to go for.

One main problem with handle bar mounts is vibration. A video recorded on a rough road may not be very pleasant to watch. Things get worse if the motorbike engine throb is not well absorbed by the body. If you however have a less shaky engine and are running on a smooth tarmac, this device suits you best.

Mounts that have numerous joints however experience increased vibration. Purchase only reputable and genuine brands to reduce too much vibration, which may cause camera fall or distorted images. People have complained of their cameras being damaged after their poorly manufactured cups lost their grip while in use.

Users should wipe away anything sticking on both surfaces before attaching the two so as to prevent entry of air during use. Although less severe than in handlebars, these mounts too may give unsatisfactory results due to vibration especially when the bike is the very shaky type or when moving on a rough road.

It gets worse if the bar is too long and with many joints. At the same time, the arm should not be too short because this will compromise on the field view-making parts of the bike to boringly appear throughout in your record. Asking the supplier to get you one that is not too short or too tall for your bike will partially help in mitigating these inconveniences.




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