OIS on or off for car dash cam

TedRR said:
Great stuff!!! Wish I was there with you.
It's great to see people making money while having such a great adventure!
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Umm, Errrr...I have not made a dime and have spent tens of thousands on equiptment, vehicles, gas etc. I do hope I can sell the show / doc to a network when I'm done to make some $.

It has been an awesome adventure!!! My footage is just incredable and the story / things that have happened to us is VERY dramatic, it will no doubt keep viewers on the edge of thier seats! I really think I have something good here.

Tornado season will be over in 2 or 3 weeks but your more than welcome to come out and join us!
 
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No money yet, but a lifetime of memories!
Hope is goes very well for you. If I didn't have so many pending projects I might take you up on it.
Seriously, if you're still chasing next season, I might look you up.
 
TedRR said:
No money yet, but a lifetime of memories!
Hope is goes very well for you. If I didn't have so many pending projects I might take you up on it.
Seriously, if you're still chasing next season, I might look you up.
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Ted,

If I don't sell it I can recoupe my cost selling off the footage, if I had the money I would hire you in a heart beat, the problem is very few of us can afford you!

Chip

PS next season I'm going to take you up on it!!!
 
I have come into this thread probably far too late but as regards OIS in a moving vehicle my experience (and advice) is do not use it unless you are certain the ride will be relatively smooth and bump free .

My experience - filming motorbikes from a moving vehicle rig was the OIS system has the potential in a jarring situation to lock the lens element hard to one side of its travel (temporarily) and this created a "vignette effect" on one side of the image. A "shot wrecker" !
 
I've shot a sports car scene. There are tradeoffs for using OIS when mounted to the car.

OIS is absolutely wonderful for the vibrations; especially when idling. If there is a lot of movement in the camera's perceived scenary, either from the car turning or objects moving in front of the car, then the OIS will show noticable attempts to correct...just like panning when on a tripod. If you are sitting at a stop sign and people are crossing the road in front of you, then the OIS will try to correct.

In the sports car or chase scene, I turn it off and record the natural action of the scene.
 
Hey everyone,

I shot this video with this thread in mind...

Here ia a clip with both OIS off and on, the hvx is mounted to the windshield inside the car via suction cup. Speed was about 75 mph on a straight highway. I turn the OIS on about 4 or 5 seconds into the clip. Sorry about the bug on the winshield :)

The first link is a small mov file, the second one is a larger avi.

http://www.mvlinc.net/OIS.mov

http://www.mvlinc.net/OIS3.avi

Give me a little more time and I'll round up some clips with the OIS on and off on curved roads.
 
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