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[Closed] Bike Mount for an iPhone4?

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does such a thing exist? something geared more towards video capture than just a bar mount, any ideas?


 
Posted : 04/09/2010 9:13 am
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Isn't that just asking for trouble? First ride with it you're guaranteed to fall off!


 
Posted : 04/09/2010 10:54 am
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If you really want to do video capture, probably the best bet is some kind of chest/helmet mount.

You can get pda grips that attach to camera mounting systems, which would let you do it, but the systems are bloody expensive and I don't know of anything that lets video work, but still protects the phone, which is going to be a real risk - very expensive phone and very fragile.

For less money than a fancy mount system (ones I've seen, you're talking hundreds of pounds) you could probably pick up a video camera or compact digital camera that will take far better footage than a pretty mediocre phone camera like the iphone.

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Posted : 04/09/2010 10:55 am
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Errr "pretty mediocre" - it does shoot full HD video, so I'd think its worth it!
However, I wouldn't strap on to my bike in a million years, better getting a Go Pro or similar.


 
Posted : 04/09/2010 11:16 am
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Mediocre iphone footage:

That said, for actual on-bike footage a GoPro will be a much better idea!


 
Posted : 04/09/2010 11:33 am
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it does shoot full HD video, so I'd think its worth it!

full HD video on a tiny sensor behind a tiny little lens. It is good for a phone, but it is only 720p video (which is nice, but not really a massive improvement on 640x480 30fps that most previous phones did), and the quality of that slightly higher number of pixels is nowhere near that of a proper camera.

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Posted : 04/09/2010 11:51 am
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NC-17 have released a "speedo" type facing one, but not for a camera mount (I think?)


 
Posted : 04/09/2010 12:13 pm