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just in time for the driving season, i'm finally getting around to mounting my cameras, getting the camcorder setup, etc...

 

I have 2 bullet cams on order that are not here yet, so for now, I'm just playing around with 2 backup cameras that I have laying around

 

This video shows the 4 to 1 mux I'm using to capture multiple bullet cams in its various modes. I will probably run it in one main screen cam with 2 PIP - one showing behind, and if I can make readable, another one showing my gauge display.

 

The distance markers on the vid are built into the backup cam, and I'll have to calibrate them with the camera position.

 

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Am I crazy due to lack of sleep or should the GMC logo on your truck not be backwards? It's a backup camera facing the rear, not a forward-facing camera through a mirror. Huh.

 

I'd love to see the final product when you get it completed. Can you list the entire camera and recording setup?

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heh, GM quality control ROFL.

 

Yes, it's a backup camera, so everything is flipped. I'm actually standing on the driver's side of the car. Don't ask me why backup cameras do that.

 

I'm a cheap bastard, so this is a budget setup for getting multiple vid images.

 

My capture device is an AIPTEK HD 720 camera. It's a combination camcorder, camera, mp3 player, etc... It's not a high end camera, but has a few important features that I really care about: It accepts external audio/video, records to solid state SD cards, and is cheap at $108 from amazon.

 

The quad mux I bought off ebay a couple of years ago. believe it or not it does not have a brand name on it. The model number is HA 402 PX. Important features is that it's compact, and runs on 12V. Very easy to use. I think that was about $100 too.

 

The backup cam is a cheap ebay / amazon purchase. I think like $40. It includes IR LEDs for night vision. Again, 12 V unit.

 

I have 2 CCD bullet cams coming. you'll see the vids when I get them.

 

That's about it.

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tested the backup camera today...

 

First, wanted to make sure my $3 home made mount was stiff enough. I made it with simply wrapping a piece of aluminum around a roll bar tube half way, a couple of cuts here and there, 2 hose clamps to clamp in place.

 

Here is a pic of it off the car.

 

Purpose of the drive was to make sure it's stiff enough. I hit whatever bumps I could find, but with the threat of rain, did not venture to far from the house. Still, the mount seems to not have any shakes.

 

Super boring video:

 

Still can't figure out if the left/right thing is right, but I think it is.

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Hi Mazda,

 

Looks good but I though you live in the USA and not were they drive on the wrong side of the road (England, Japan, New Zealand, etc.)....snicker.....chuckle.....snicker.....from that video you posted......or is it just that you are trying to confuse us all or maybe you should drive Franklin 7 backwards to show us what your neighbor hood really looks like. I see your city put speed bumps in on most of those streets.....is that due to you practicing for NASCAR......turn left, accelerate, turn left, accelerate, turn left and then the Police car waiting at the end of your drive just down the street from your house.....

 

The mount works well I think....what dose it look like when someone pulls up behind you at an intersection.

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heh, the whole flipped image thing is so simple yet so confusing. As Hank noted, GMC letters on my truck appear backwards. That's all wrong, except, isn't that why they write AMBULANCE backwards in front of ambulances? so confusing.

 

I have the car sort of apart again tonight. Need to paint the steering shaft and build the driver and passenger side firewalls.

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another little test... getting the cameras wired in.

 

took the cowl off and installed footwell boxes, some minor wiring for cameras, etc..

 

You'll notice there is a clecko in my way in the test vid. I plan to install a license plate light near the pedals to provide lighting once the cowl goes on.

 

Excuse the mess in the garage.

 

In the vid, the brake light switch still needs to be adjusted

 

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