Smart phone video

[RalphInCA]

Well, I did not get a GoPro for Christmas. Got some other nice stuff, but no GoPro.

But I would still like to video my flights. Is anyone using their iPhones to record flights? If so, how do you mount, can you patch in radio communications, etc.?

iPhone 5.

 

[oregonboy109]

http://nflightcam.com/store/index.php/iphone.html
This might work.

 

[Terry L in KY]

I didn't get a GoPro either, but my curiosity has been piqued by the new-ish Polaroid Cube. At $99, it's cheap enough to give a try. Waiting for somebody to give a Pirep on it......


https://www.polaroidcube.com/polaroid-cube.html/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_content=Polaroid_Exact&utm_campaign=Polaroid%20-%20Branded&gclid=Cj0KEQiAzvmkBRCm3ZbV-4-hwrYBEiQAgLOw65g8zZHCSE-Nb7qOCY4X9Rd9jG8v3Ca_MiOK2UlWnggaAsXV8P8HAQ

 

[oregonboy109]

That looks pretty cool but with the cheapest gopro only 30$ more is it really worth it considering you may not have all the mounts made specifically for the gopros.

 

[DFH65]

I use an older iPod touch I have it shoots 720P video and certainly is not as clear and bright as the GoPro but it does what I need it to. I use one of those as seen on TV sticky mounts. I have noticed that when you put the camera on the passenger window it always looks like you are landing left of center. I noticed the same in VHS videos my wife shot back in the day.

The mount is very sticky they have mixed reviews but for me so far so good. I bought it at Walmart. I tried one other type of suction cup mount I bought from Amazon and it was garbage. I figure if the sticky stuff fails I can use velcro to hold the ipod in place. It holds very steady for what it is.

Sample video from the iPod on the GripGo mount:

Sample video from borrowed GoPro with head band mount:

 

[tehmightypirate]

Take a passenger up and record the audio to a separate recorder and combine in post.