- Today I'm gonna try mounting my GoPro Hero 4 to my car
using a suction mount and a FeiyuTech WG Gimbal.
To start off, here's some of the footage recorded
on the GoPro Hero 4 black mounted on the car
in four different positions.
The camera settings used were 1080p
at 60 frames per second in wide mode.
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So this here is the suction mount
that got on AliExpress.
It's got three suction caps.
And it comes with a ball head mount,
two screws and a GoPro mount
but we're not going to use any of these.
We'll use one screw though
and that is to attach the Gimbal to the suction mount.
So the Gimbal has got a screw hole
on the bottom here.
And we've got a hole here to put the screw in
the suction mount.
(grunts)
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And this is fixed pretty sturdily.
Before attaching the suction mount to the car,
it's very important to make sure
that the surfaces are clean.
This is my first time mounting my gear
on the outside of a car,
so I'm a little bit nervous
about putting it at risk like this.
So I've got a second suction mount that I got on AliExpress
and I'm using that to tether the first suction mount
just it case it comes free.
I'm enabling wifi on the GoPro
so that I can control the camera from inside the car
using the Capture app on my phone.
I've also got a special suction mount
attached to the inside of the windscreen to help with that.
To control the Gimbal, I can use this remote.
(device beeps)
For the first test, I've mounted the GoPro
to the roof of the car.
As you can see, the Gimbal does a pretty good job
of reducing any vibrations from the vehicle.
And while it's not perfect,
it's a lot better than not having any stabilisation at all.
This is the raw footage from the camera
and it could be made even smoother by stabilising in post.
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One of the cool things about having the remote
for the Gimbal is that it allows me to cycle through
the different modes and even tilt the camera up and down,
all while I'm driving.
And the Capture app on my phone,
allows me to see where the camera is pointed.
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After several minutes of driving, I was pretty happy so far
with the suction mount as it had
remained attached to the car.
For the second test, I moved the suction mount
to the bonnet and had it facing forward.
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For the third test, I decided to be a little bit more risky
and mounted the GoPro to the driver's side door.
However, as you can see from slamming the door,
it's pretty secure.
(door closes)
(engine revs)
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Both suction mounts did a very good job
of staying attached to the door.
Comparing the two, I preferred the suction mount
that I used for the Gimbal and GoPro
because it feels very secure
and is also easy to attach and detach from surfaces.
On the other hand, the suction mount that I used as a tether
requires quite a lot of force to push the levers
and that hurts your fingers.
And that also means that, if you push too hard,
you could actually make a dent in the body of the car.
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For the fourth and final test,
I mounted the GoPro back on the bonnet,
but this time, facing the wind screen.
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The next step would be to test the suction mount
at faster speeds.
The fastest I went during these tests
was 60 kilometres per hour.
And it would be interesting to see
how the suction mount coped at 100 kilometres per hour
and also on unsealed roads.
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I hope you found this video useful.
If you did, please press the like button.
Post any comments or questions below
and I will do my best to respond.
I'll also put links to the two suction mounts
and the Gimbal in the description
so that you can check them out yourself.
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