Shared by Riders, My C3 with 90 degree lens, on a motorcycle has a problem in the rain. The wind keeps droplets of water stuck to the face of the recessed lens (Lens is waterproof, no water come into lens).
I figured a convex lens cover might help the wind blow water off to the sides, instead of keeping it in place. So, I purchased a 21mm watch crystal and stuck it to the face of the camera with some 2-part urethane adhesive, applied with a small syringe.
The lens attached with Diameter 21mm watch crystal, The Out diameter of aluminum lens case is 23mm. Looks cool!
Now looking for rain to test,Tips: When I got home, and hit a small bump entering my driveway (low speed, no wind), the water drip fell off, You can also see from the effect in the video near the end where I stopped for a light. There, the water slumped to the bottom, clearing the view a bit. (The screen shot is from 720P, NOT 1080P)
With my install you can see that I did fiber optic cable to my dashboard, so I can see C3 status while driving. C3 is started together with bike ingnition and it shuts down when I shut engine down. I used your cigarete charger PCB for 12V to 5V - it is nice small PCB. I put everything into plastic box (IPOD box) so it is waterproof even when I am crossing river on my bike.
Where the lens installed
The fiber optic cable installed on the cut off plastic holder
The fiber optic cable installed and direct contact the indicator LED
The LED status seeing through the fiber optic cable
The fiber optic cable on dashboard, it is easy to see on day and night time.
The recording unit in IPOD box, which is waterproof now
I powered the control unit from a USB power
adaptor I have installed on the bike. I’m using the shorter supplied USB PC
cable, not the 2 wire DC USB power cable. That permits me unplug the cable form
the power outlet and plug it into my tablet or smartphone using an OTG [On The
GoUSB cable] or direct into my laptop to download the files without directly
accessing the C3 unit or unplugging the micro SD card.
C3 camera installed above Hi Beam headlight.
Note the bracket is a temporary mock up to test vibration (none) and placement
(works for me). I’ll cut this down and weld it up and paint it flat black to
match headlight back shell. Cable is yet to be concealed into the bodywork. Note
- this bracket looks like its sitting on the top of the headlight shell, it is
not, it’s a 2-3mm above it
I made a small round cut into the lower edge
of the screen to provide clearance for the camera. This stops the screen
vibrating the camera. Note the screen is a powerbronze model screen, not the
stock screen, but the same could be done to the stock screen.
I used the supplied INNOVV threaded clip to
hold camera bolted thru the mock up bracket. I side mounted it to get the overall
height closer to the top of the headlight and reduce the cut out to the screen.
Note the bracket is a rough mock up out of a couple of pieces of 3mm steel and
will be rebuilt as a single piece without the nut and bolt shown. I removed the inner washer from the LH
headlight bolt and put the camera bracket in its place and re-bolted the
headlight thru the camera bracket.
I have tried the control unit in two
locations, both under the false tank cover as there is not much room under the
seat in this model. I will probably move
the unit into my top box when I get an extension Mini HDMI cable.
The above position is on top of the airbox
and there is approx. 25mm between the air box and the false cover. This could
probably do with a plexi cover over it to stop any driving rain coming from the
left (front) over the battery and into the control unit. The Blue Tack is my
way of securing and sealing the slide switch on the control unit. The white
stuff is self-adhesive Velcro holding the unit in place onto the top of the
airbox.
This other position just works as well,
moving the unit further back. With half of the sticky Velcro still attached to
the unit, it makes a snug fit that does not move around at all.
Extra HDMI Cable length is coiled into the valley between the airbox and the
battery, just above the white Velcro in the image above.
This is a simple camera mount for the Innovv C3 to fit the 2008-2012 Kawasaki Ninja 250r motorcycle by firacer98, Looks smart and cool!!
Just thought I'd share this mount with you guys. I designed it in Sketchup and printed it on my Da Vinci 3D printer. It uses the existing hole that is present on the fender. The C3 is almost exactly the same size as the hole! The adapter will fit the barrel of the C3 quite snug so it won't turn.
It's designed to fit on the stock rear fender. The stock fender has 3 holes, and the center hole is practically the same size as the diameter of the C3 bullet camera. It seemed like a logical place to put it. I included the original Sketchup file in case you need to modify it.
It was printed on a Davinci 3D printer at 400microns (0.4) layer height with 20% fill. During my test prints, I've done them at 5% fill and it worked too, just not as strong but it'll also work.
It uses two M6, 25mm bolts to fasten. You can probably go with shorter bolts, like maybe 15mm since the thickness of the mount is only 10mm anyways. I only used 25mm cause that's what I had. No nuts need since the bolts are pretty tight in the holes. I would also suggest washers as well to cover up the existing holes better. I painted mine with black vinyl paint since pink doesn't match my bike.
I uploaded the file to Thingiverse if anyone is interested in printing their own.
Thanks for Kim from UK, who design the below banner, it is very smart design, that the best present the features of the C3, the small and discreet lens case, and interchangeable lens, very impressive!
Below photo is from Fishie in Singapore, who took the below beautiful photo after his two the C3 installed. the lens is under head light.
Below is the close look, it is from other bike. This is 90 degree lens attached on the mount to solid glue on the bike. The lens is aluminum made, solid and waterproof, do not worry about ridding in the raining days, and it will never draw the thief's attention when leave it alone.
This is to show how the recording unit installed. it is under seat. Transit the power from 12V to 5V to connect the recording unit, once the bike power on, the recording start, power off, the recording stop. and loop recording let the last video clip to replace the first one, you do not worry the SD card is full.
Here is the recording in day and night, the C3 is under head light, it records where you go.
A quick flight around Guerilla Bay on the far South coast of NSW with the zmr250, This little cam can take a beating and just keeps producing nice video.
Slope Soaring a Cloud AXN at Hope Beach in southern Tasmania,
This is BMW K1600, People show how he install INNOVV C3 on it. Looks simple and cool.
Camera mounted on lower pan of oil cooler duct. I removed the plastic to make the hole. Unfortunately, it's impossible to reinstall unless the upper fairing panels are removed. If you do this, punch a hole in the plastic in place, with a heated length of 1/4" brass hobby tubing. This is the 90-degree lens, and it has a perfect view here, No cutoff bottom or top.
Camera cable (the shiny one) runs down to the left side pocket, so I could use the exiting USB connector for power.
I used brass tubing with a sharpened end in a drill to make a new hole in the existing cable grommet. then cut a slot to the hole. After reinstalling it, I sealed the slot with a 2-part urethane adhesive, which remains flexible. Silicone caulk would probably work as well.
I removed the pocket clip and and the lugs it was screwed to, along with the tripod mount to make a flat bottom on the recorder clip.
Recorder unit in side pocket. I shortened the power cable from 2M to about 6", and stuck the clip to the side of the pocket with Command sticky strips, I have to unclip it to pull the micro-SD card if I want to copy the videos to my computer, or plug into it locally with the data cable and a laptop. The gray thing is my garage door transmitter.
The Close look, Without the direct light, you can barely see it.
The front look, Nothing to put away when parked, and it's always on when the bike is.
This is from RidingWithTom, people are very impressed, Great event really good cause to! Loving the stunting at the end, what camera did you use for the slowmo stuff? Very nice ride. Can't wait 'till I get a bike and do a good long ride like that, uninterrupted and no camera bull shit though =P Shoot my toy run up here was wet and cold. It looks like it was sunny and warm down there. Awesome. Nice costume. Luckily you can ride your bikes in winter too.. Not so in Europe. :(
Stay Cool! Why not bring INNOVV C3 to guys? Have fun and enjoy!
Time is flying, soon 2014 will be over and we will be welcoming
in the year 2015. It's time to wish all
our customers and followers seasons greetings and a happy and prosperous new
year.
Looking back at the last blog, Merry
Christmas and happy 2014, and the goals we set ourselves I hope we achieved
what we set out to do after making huge efforts in 2014.
Our primary objective was closer communication with people.
The website monthly visits now reach 6000. The blog monthly
visits now reach 5000 monthly. And we have had a good following on other
forums, notably dashcamtalk.And thanks to Willy.He brings INNOVV C3 to motorcycle forums,
like advrider.com
and bayarearidersforum,
New Developments and Upgrading
To help us with future developmens we have been learning from
discussions on forums and noting suggestions and ideas . Collecting ideas and
making carefully considered plans before starting new developments. The
'wishlist' thread was very very useful in deciding what changes to make to our
new products.
We are now moving into a new year and would like to introduce
more new developments and make further improvements including even better communications with people and more
discussion regarding our new developments with support from forums. Always to let people See it, Touch it, Like
it.
Finally I would like to share this video of INNOVV C1 is hot with you
all as people have said “This brings back old memories of when I was a kid and
a local TV station would put a video of a burning Yule log on the screen all
night on Christmas eve. ”
Cube shaped action cameras aren't suitable for all situations so Innovv thought outside the box when designing their new camera to allow for greater flexibility in camera placement.
If you've got the time (31 mins) you can click the video below to see my full review of the C3 Mini Snake Camera.
One thing that I didn't mention during the review was how this could be considered to be the first Motorcycle 'Dash' Camera. Over the years I've reviewed plenty of Car DVR Dashcams, but whenever people asked me if something similar was available for motorcycles I've always drawn a blank....until now. The C3 has all the necesssary features to make a great bike DVR . It has the ability to loop over the oldest video on the memory card, the water resistant camera can be lashed to the frame or hidden away in a fairing and the control unit can be stowed seperately in a dry area of the bike - perhaps under the seat, powered from a switched 5V USB.
My bike already has a switched 12V power socket fitted, but if you need to fit one I believe that aFuseblock is a device you can install to get switched power and then add a 12V to 5V USB 1 Amp converter for the Innovv C3.
But that's just one use for a C3, but I'm sure you can think of many others.
DOWNLOADABLE CLIPS
You can download samples clips from Dumptruck or Mega . Do not stream these as this downgrades the quality - you have to download the clips and then play them back from your computer to see their true original quality. If these doesn't appear to be working the problem is at your end - try a different browser or wait a few more seconds.
More details, learn from Techmoan's blog from below link,
There are many messages from people asking how to get longer lens cable, or how "I want to lens cable to be 3m, how to do?" "When 3m lens cable is available? "I want to extend lens cable to be 3m or longer, how to do?" "Where to buy the extension cable to get lens reach 3m?"
People keep sending message asking for above, Here is the answers,
Thanks for @willy510, he found it and tested, it works well.
BTW, people may ask why we do not offer 3m lens cable which has been discussed during the development. We have tested 3m lens cable samples, it works well and be ready to release, Later we found 3m long for car is OK but for motorcycle, it is too long, people want C3 can be on car and motorcycle, so extension cable will be a smart solution.
I’m really impressed
Willy510’s rich knowledge and solid skill for what he has done with the INNOVV
C3 since the early stages of development, testing, and now supporting the
people that are using the C3. I’ve collected a few of his posts and videos
below to share, and people said, Willy is "DA MAN"!
Below is message
from Willy 510,
Put one of the C3's
in the rental car while I'm up in British
Columbia
Screen grab from my
phone, don't have my laptop with me to get a high resolution frame grab.
The POV mount makes
it easy to get video and pics when you cross a bouncy suspension bridge while
holding on.
Made a highlight
video using a couple of C3's of my trip to British Columbia last week
shot videos using
Innovv C3 camera using POV mount and dashcam mount in the rental car
POV videos are using the 120 degree lens , dashcam videos are 90 degree lens.
Here's what the
Innovv logo looks like the the C3 point of view
(He made the logo,
and people said it looks great.)
You also can see how he put C3 on gun.
More than the
videos, He is sharing his DIY projects and skills,
I saw one of these
on line last night and thought maybe it might make a decent cheap weather
resistant case for the recording unit.
I stopped at a
hardware store on the way back from work today and found them 1.25 inch in
diameter and 12 inches long for a whopping $1.45
The caps fit night and snug and are flexible and the tube is flexible too. It
flexes into an oval shape with the recoding unit in it and I poked a couple of
holes in the caps for the cords and did some length trimming with scissors.
Also if you were wanting
a longer cable for your lens, I bought a couple of mini HDMI extension cables
and was able to extend the lens cable length to 3.9 meters or just under 13
feet with no negative effect to video in the tests I did today. I don't know if
that's the limit for extension, it's just the length that I bought.
Here's how to make
the external mic work while to have power to the camera.
You'll need to be able to solder small things and not be afraid to cut up the
camera cables that you just bought, also a right angle micro usb housing or any
plug housing that you want to use, small pliers or tweezers and a razor blade
and a hot glue gun.
And he tells me that
there are more DIY mods to come…
”
