Buckwild96 Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 How would you mount a camera on a compound bow? Are there any camera's portable enough to do that task? Any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deerthug Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Check out this thread. Bow mount for Iphone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckwild96 Posted August 29, 2012 Author Share Posted August 29, 2012 looks like a good idea, will it work with a regular camera such as this one, http://www.cabelas.com/product/Wildgame-Innovations8482-Hi-Definition-Infrared-Action-Camera/1317209.uts?Ntk=AllProducts&searchPath=%2Fcatalog%2Fsearch%2F%3FN%3D%26Ntk%3DAllProducts%26Ntt%3Dcamera%26Ntx%3Dmode%252Bmatchallpartial%26WTz_l%3DHeader%253BSearch-All%2BProducts%26form_state%3DsearchForm%26recordsPerPage%3D80%26search%3Dcamera%26searchTypeByFilter%3DAllProducts%26x%3D0%26y%3D0&Ntt=camera&WTz_l=Header%3BSearch-All+Products Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deerthug Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Pretty simple to make a L bracket attachment to attach to your stabilizer. You can pick up a 3" L bracket at Home Depot. Drill two holes one on the vertical part of the bracket for the stabilzer to go through and one on the flat part for the threaded screw to go through and attach the camera. Just make sure there is clearance between your arrow shelf and the camera top. Otherwise you may have a mess on your hands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckwild96 Posted August 29, 2012 Author Share Posted August 29, 2012 im going to go try that. The mount won't effect any thing on bow or shooting such as pulling back vibration etc will it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deerpassion Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 insane archery makes a great schock proof mount as stabilizer, pretty much any hand held camera small enough with the screw mount hole on the bottom will do... I have a go pro for the bow, and the kodak playsport for the camera arm... very light weight to pack in n out... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckwild96 Posted August 29, 2012 Author Share Posted August 29, 2012 What is a go pro and how is the kodak playsport Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deerpassion Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 a go-pro... the camera that everyone uses from skydiving, surfing, hunting , to riding a bike... water proof case, HD capable , and comes with various mounting attachments.. the kodak is alright, tried that first on the bow, but the shock from the string would freeze it up and i'd have to reset it to get it to work... it has zoom on it so i use it for a trail cam card viewer, and mount it on a camera arm for self filming .... go-pro has no zoom and a fish-eye or wide angle lense, captures a good amount of area so no need to be exactly pointed at the deer.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckwild96 Posted August 29, 2012 Author Share Posted August 29, 2012 alright how mutch is the go pro camera? and any videoi can view for its qualty? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdhunter Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 I used the Insane archery camera mount with my Kodak Playsport last season and it worked really well. Here is a video of a 7 point that came in and then caught my scent when the wind shifted....no doubt when he got me!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckwild96 Posted August 29, 2012 Author Share Posted August 29, 2012 very nice video quality!! one question though is there sound? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyhunter Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Video from a bow mouted camera can give you footage of before and after the shot but not of the shot placement. The extreme recoil of a compound bow will make the video frames where the string is released about useless as there will be severe camera jump. Also forget about the "Go Pro" camera for this purpose. The extra wide angle lens will make a 20 yard target appear as if it is 80 yards away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdhunter Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Yes there is sound. I like the playsport because you can zoom pretty well with it, but as skyhunter said the bow recoil makes almost impossible to get an impact shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fantail Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 Playsport is a good camera, it's designed to be outside & holds a good charge. You can get a real good sd card for it & take good quality video but it's not a 'pro' camera. I have the zx3, replaceable battery. It does mov not wmv like the zx5 but if you have Win/7 moviemaker or use freemake to convert files your good to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mxsmitz201 Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 i rubber-banded a contour hd helmet camera on my stabilizer it worked awesome!! didnt get much video cuz i didnt see much last year but it definitely worked flawlessly. check out the contours they are VERY robust and easy to use and cylindrical in shape, not like the GOpro and square... dunno how the heck i would mount one of those on my bow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gfdeputy2 Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 I purchased a cheap video camera this year & made my own mount that attaches to the stabilizer mount & just used some 3M foam padding to dampen the vibration would say I should have bought a better video camera quality is NOT good when zooming in but wanted to try it before spending athe big dollar will try it out this year & if it works will buy a better camera will try & post a pic if you would like I am thinking I should make a bunch of mounts & start selling them after seeing what they go for & are cheap to make Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuzzyLoader Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 Check out this camera mount... It's been mentioned above, but here's the link with a photo & ordering info. http://www.insanearchery.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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