AZ ChopperCam
08-11-2006, 02:10 AM
here's what I have been doing latley to get vibe free video/photos
I use 1/4" neoprene mousepads for my source material. Cut up some of the neoprene to fit the camera mounting plate. punch a hole through it for the camera mount bolt.
drill out the camera mount plate hole to .5" or .625"
now with rubber cement or silicone, glue a piece of the neoprene pad to one side of a aluminum fender washer. when dry punch a hole through the middle.
That's it. Just set the camera on the neoprene pad and screw it down with the bolt. make sure the bolt has directly under the head the neoprene/fender washer. also make sure the bolt itself is NOT touching the camera plate anywhere.
Only torque the camera bolt down just enough to keep the camera lightly snugged in. it will wobble around with a little force. this is normal. secure the camera with a safety lanyard before flight.
you may use 2, 3, or even 4 thicknesses of neoprene pad. I find that varying thicknesses damp out varying frequencies.
I've been doing this for the past several weeks and it has made a DRAMATIC imporvement of hard mounting the camera to the plate. Even a small piece of rubber underneath like some folks do is nowhere near as good as this method as the vibes can still be transmitted through the bolt.
So if you've got some vibes... try this. my experience shows if it's high-freq vibes from motr/engine/tail rotor much of it will be removed with thie mounting method.
I use 1/4" neoprene mousepads for my source material. Cut up some of the neoprene to fit the camera mounting plate. punch a hole through it for the camera mount bolt.
drill out the camera mount plate hole to .5" or .625"
now with rubber cement or silicone, glue a piece of the neoprene pad to one side of a aluminum fender washer. when dry punch a hole through the middle.
That's it. Just set the camera on the neoprene pad and screw it down with the bolt. make sure the bolt has directly under the head the neoprene/fender washer. also make sure the bolt itself is NOT touching the camera plate anywhere.
Only torque the camera bolt down just enough to keep the camera lightly snugged in. it will wobble around with a little force. this is normal. secure the camera with a safety lanyard before flight.
you may use 2, 3, or even 4 thicknesses of neoprene pad. I find that varying thicknesses damp out varying frequencies.
I've been doing this for the past several weeks and it has made a DRAMATIC imporvement of hard mounting the camera to the plate. Even a small piece of rubber underneath like some folks do is nowhere near as good as this method as the vibes can still be transmitted through the bolt.
So if you've got some vibes... try this. my experience shows if it's high-freq vibes from motr/engine/tail rotor much of it will be removed with thie mounting method.