Mini vid cam mounted on scope for cheap!!!!!!!!

[mshm99]

always wanted to video the moment of truth. But I really don't like adding more junk to carry . So I stumbled onto this little vid cam (Mini DV MD80 Pocket Camcorder) on Ebay for under $9.00. I thought how good could it be , but what the heck. It is surprisingly good, light as a feather, has great amount of recording time. I slit some plastic pipe and used a heat gun to shape a mount to friction fit on the scope and with a couple of tries got it pointed the right way. So your thinking ,what about the vibration at the shot. I checked it out ,frame by frame and it blurs the vid for seven tenths of a second. The sample vid I posted below is a shot at the 45 yard target. You can clearly hear the arrow hitting the target butt. The vid has been clipped and converted to windows media so I lost some sharpness. The cam records as a AVI file. I'm real pleased, and thought I would share what I Learned.

Mike

[Deleted]

pretty cool...Maybe aluminum padded finger splint would work also as a mount....video seemed very clear to me......

[mshm99]

The beauty of the plastic pipe is it was formed on a slightly smaller than 1" pipe. It is springy and holds tightly. There is a piece of rubber weather strip on the rear of the help with vibration and grip. Should work with a gun also.

Mike

[markopolo50]

Very good and a lot cheaper than a Go Pro. Pretty ingenious mount you have designed. A gun may have more of a jump but should work also. Thanks

[cuda]

I have one I was going to mount with a scope ring turned to the side of the scope. I was going to drill a hole in the bottom of the ring to make the mount for the camera. I like the size and weight of the camera and it will do video too.

[xpert07]

I bought a delkus from Insane Archery and it was terrible. Battery compartment is terrible, the micro sd is very fragile, I broke my first simply popping in in and out once. It wouldnt convert to HD televivion, after several field trips it would not film clear and crisp AND Insane Archery would not return multiple calls and emails. Niether has the Cam manufactor..... JUNK....Go with a solid name brand if your into that. Ill get the exact model and report it back, my foggy memory is out of it today.