Mounting a Video Camera on a Vespa GT200L

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Having a rack on the front of my GT200 made this task much easier. I tried mounting a camera many ways but this was the most solid with very little vibrations. As a matter of fact, my first video made with this setup can be seen throughout the Current TV program about Rage 19 including the opener. I bought and tried 2 different wide angle lenses but ended up liking the lens that came with the camera best.

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Another view from the front showing the http://www.viosport.com/store/customer/ourgear.php?page=ac3_overview VIOSPORT Adventure CAM 3 mounted with the same mounts used for my GPS bought from http://www.gpscity.com GPS City. This photo also shows my GPS.

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Here you can see the Lanc Remote also bought from Viosport. This turns the camera off and on along with putting it into record and standby mode. I use my thumb to do all of this without taking my hand off the grip. The LED changes color to indicate what mode it is in.

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The Handycam I chose is the Sony DCR-HC42 MiniDV Handycam®. It is super small but better quality then standard TV.

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I run the cable from the camera into the glove box through the top of the top of the left door/speaker cover. I made a notch into the side so that I can remove the cover easily and/or remove the camera easily. The switches seen are for some of my other mods that I will share in another post.

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I cut a hole in the top of the glove box to pass the camera wire on into the glove box.

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The wire coming down into the glove box. I already had 12 volts running into the glove box that I use to run the Handycam and Camera. I also have the option to run both on supplied batteries too.

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To mount the Handycam so that it isn't taking the direct vibrations of the scooter, I cut up a block of foam to fit inside the left side of the glove box.

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I gut out the block to fit the Handycam inside along with the wires.

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Here you see the Handycam inside the glove box.

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I used a piece of sticky backed foam on the glove box door to keep the camera from getting scratched up.