{"id":2249,"date":"2014-02-10T23:37:07","date_gmt":"2014-02-11T03:37:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/?p=2249"},"modified":"2014-02-10T23:37:07","modified_gmt":"2014-02-11T03:37:07","slug":"testing-the-new-camera","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/?p=2249","title":{"rendered":"Testing the New Camera"},"content":{"rendered":"

Or, more specifically, testing a new camera rig that mounts on my body, so the camera follows me, wherever I may roam.\"Front,<\/a><\/p>\n

In the first video image on the left, I am walking and the camera is hovering in front of me. The camera is very small and lightweight. It is also waterproof, and has a very wide field of view. It can be mounted almost anywhere.<\/p>\n

It was about 50 degrees Fahrenheit, today. The low tide was just after noon, so I took advantage of the coincidence of decent weather and a midday low tide to test the camera support rig that I completed yesterday. The rig is designed so I can have the camera follow me, while I slog through the swamp. I can’t go much deeper than waist deep without dipping the camera into the mud, but once I’m in past my crotch, I’m not going to be moving much, so I don’t need a special rig to follow me.\"Rig<\/a><\/p>\n

The image on the right shows the view when the camera is behind me, and I’m leaning forward. As I lean forward, the camera moves higher and points more downward, because the rig is attached to my shoulder.<\/p>\n

It works in reverse when the camera is in front. When I lean back, the camera moves higher and points more downward, as you can see in the video frame on the left. You may notice the shadow\"front<\/a> of the camera and it’s support, on the left edge of this video frame. I can’t lean forward much with the camera in front, without pushing the camera into the mud. I anticipate that you’re going to get a rear view when I’m really struggling through deep mud.<\/p>\n

Be sure to click on the thumbnail images to see the full video frame. The new camera takes some very nice video, for such a small device. I edited some video to share with everyone. I am waiting for it to transcode, as I type this. When I get the video on-line, you’ll hear the one major problem I have with this setup. The camera’s microphone picks up very little, other than the noises made by the rig as I move, and as the camera brushes against the grass. I will need to address the audio problems before I can use the camera for production, but I still have some time before mudding season officially begins. I expect to have the video on-line soon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Or, more specifically, testing a new camera rig that mounts on my body, so the camera follows me, wherever I may roam. In the first video image on the left, I am walking and the camera is hovering in front of me. The camera is very small and lightweight. It is also waterproof, and has … Continue reading »<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2249","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mudding"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2249","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2249"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2249\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2257,"href":"https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2249\/revisions\/2257"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2249"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2249"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2249"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}