Video Driving

[anon(12803)]

Not sure if anyone else has done this but if you wanted to use your DROID to record video while you drive a simple modification will allow your Motorola car mount to hold the phone while you drive and record.

To do the modification just drill a hole through the back the cradle where the camera is and you now have a mounted windshield cam. You might have to play with the angle of of the mount a bit to keep it out of the way.

It's not 1080p or anything but the quality isn't bad.

 

[mjones73]

Fire up Qik and see how well it streams live while driving.

 

[pops.comp]

I used my old universal carmount to do video's while driving, I thought it was pretty cool, not much use unless you caught an accident like someone backing into you and claiming you rear ended them, then BAM! video evidence..

I thought it was more useful to use apps like "Layar" so you can see locations in relation to where your car is facing

 

[GenericMessage]

My car-mount has a port for the camera to peep through.

Thought that was everyone?

Guess I was wrong

 

[ericatomars06]

hmm interesting.. So when I'm not driving a squad car I can still pretend I'm driving one :/

 

[Nechasin]

Is there a way to do time lapse recording with the droid?

 

[anon(12803)]

I used my old universal carmount to do video's while driving, I thought it was pretty cool, not much use unless you caught an accident like someone backing into you and claiming you rear ended them, then BAM! video evidence..

I thought it was more useful to use apps like "Layar" so you can see locations in relation to where your car is facing

I'll have to check out Layar...hadn't heard of that one before. I have only taken one video using this method just to play around and not 1min after starting it I happened onto a major accident.

I don't really have a good reason to do this but every once in a while I think I wish I could have had that on video. The built in recorder is a bit slow to start for the "need it now" video though.

 

[BerkleyJ]

Is there a way to do time lapse recording with the droid?

There's and app called Time-Lapse ($1.00) and an app Called LapseDroid (FREE)

 

[pops.comp]

There's and app called Time-Lapse ($1.00) and an app Called LapseDroid (FREE)

From what I've read on the market it looks like time-lapse is the real deal and lapsedroid is pretty weak sauce..I tried downloading time-lapse lite, but wouldn't download..purchasing full right now

 

[Nechasin]

Time-Lapse works great. Now I just need to modifiy my dock and I can make time lapse videos of me going places.

 

[Nechasin]

I just got done modifying my cardock. I'm ready for my road trip tomorrow and am planning on recording it in timelapse.