have any of you test the magnet on a car going 60 mph and still hold wiith a camera?
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If you have somewhere to "grab", maybe. But if you want to use the magnets, FORGET ABOUT IT. The magnets aren't strong at all.I use the tripod with many cameras, even a GoPro. And it works, but with limitations. 60 mp\h is a limitation for the tripod.
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If you have somewhere to "grab", maybe. But if you want to use the magnets, FORGET ABOUT IT. The magnets aren't strong at all. I use the tripod with many cameras, even a GoPro. And it works, but with limitations. 60 mp\h is a limitation for the tripod.
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No. I have not tested it at 60 MPH. I am guessing you have a 50/50 chance of it not falling off. Sorry, I can't do any better than this.
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I have the viewfinder. After using it a couple of times on NEX-3, it magnetized the autofocus motor. I stopped using it immidiately. For few weeks I could not use the camera with autofocus because the AF motor was unstable and oscillating. If you could demagnetized and just attach it with the bottom screw then you might have it working well.
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Doubt it would work for that. Battery life is fairly short, it's set up for cigarette lighter power. The camera has a pretty wide angle but unless they happen to look directly into the camera when the lighting was good or parked their vehicle in the camera angle it would be of no benefit. Picture what you can see through your windshield, if they vandalized the side or back of you car it wouldn't catch them even if the battery was still good and the motion sensor turned it on.
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I have not purposely pushed the range for testing, but on a recent trip was connected and controlling the camera during night time lapse exposures from about 70 feet away, and inside my well insulated motorcoach.Charlie Warren
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I turned mine on and drove to my destination, turned the car off and exited leaving the camera hooked up. I found out later that it recorded for over an hour while the car was off and unoccupied.
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Yep! Check out this one: TaoTronics Car License Plate Frame Rear View Backup Camera, (170 Degree Wide Angle / Night Vision / Waterproof Metal Casing / Black) TT-CC17
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No, but, you would easily wire a 3-way switch to do this. Essentially when you put the car in reverse it sends a positive signal to the camera, you could wire a switch to manually send a positive signal to the camera when it's not in reverse. I plan to do this.
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Mine did not . It was defective. Went out like the second week. You have to turn it on to record . Once on, it would record when in motion. Stop if not. There are better versions out there. The instructions are in Chinese. Keep shopping and go to youtube . There are videos on most car cameras.
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It all depends on the angle and if and how fast the car is moving. The camera has very good definition. It is not any special application for license plate recognition
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I am not in a position to answer yet since I had the camera put up in my carport before I found out that it needed to be programmed into my computer before I could get the camera to be functional. I'm just waiting to find out who has been keying my car so I can put some bananas in his exhaust pipe and then call the police.
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That's what I use mine for. I have a switch in the dash that let's me turn it on any time I want. I don't leave it on constantly, just long enough to check the trailer when I'm towing. I have left it on for a few hours at a time. It worked just fine. I think the camera is pretty tough. Goes thru car washes and Michigan winters with no issues. I rate it pretty high.
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I've had good use if it. In fact, I just finished using it just last week. Have you tried the steady cam option on your dslr? have you tried it on another vehicle? when my footage started getting shaky, my vehicle obviously had suspension issues.
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If you mean a backup camera, yes. Im actually using one in my car. Is awesome.
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I was kinda wondring the same thing. Im looking for a rear camera for car when driving or when sitting still at red light. Hope someone can send me to the right product.
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@ Benjamin H.Well. I put mine inside my wife's car. Hid it in the back with the jack where I would have access to it to change out the batteries. They only last about a week, but you don't loose the data. If your covering more spaces of time. I'd erase it after each download. Otherwise it gets monotonous searching through old data. The magnet is pretty strong but I wouldn't put it under the car. At a hundred bucks I'd hate to have lost it. Is picks up the signal pretty good inside the car, maybe under the seat.Hope that helps Good luck. Just remember; you ask questions, you get answers. @ Benjamin H.Well. I put mine inside my wife's car. Hid it in the back with the jack where I would have access to it to change out the batteries. They only last about a week, but you don't loose the data. If your covering more spaces of time. I'd erase it after each download. Otherwise it gets monotonous searching through old data. The magnet is pretty strong but I wouldn't put it under the car. At a hundred bucks I'd hate to have lost it. Is picks up the signal pretty good inside the car, maybe under the seat.Hope that helps Good luck. Just remember; you ask questions, you get... » Read More @ Benjamin H.Well. I put mine inside my wife's car. Hid it in the back with the jack where I would have access to it to change out the batteries. They only last about a week, but you don't loose the data. If your covering more spaces of time. I'd erase it after each download. Otherwise it gets monotonous searching through old data. The magnet is pretty strong but I wouldn't put it under the car. At a hundred bucks I'd hate to have lost it. Is picks up the signal pretty good inside the car, maybe under the seat.Hope that helps Good luck. Just remember; you ask questions, you get answers. « Show Less
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get a go pro. much easier to mount and deal with. this camera isn't sturdy enough for a race car. if you're mounting it in a daily driver it should work but not bumpin' around a track.
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Yes, the camera has a built-in magnet that can attach to any ferious metal. This kit also comes with a suction-cup assessory which allows it to be attached to a non-ferious surface. The magnet is strong enough to hold the camera in position while hooking up your camper/trailer but, I wouldn't recommend leaving it on your tailgate while going down the road.