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How can I mount this Action Camera to my head or to my cap?
Yeah, yeah I can duct tape it to my face, thanks.
The pic shows the accoutrement with which it comes. I am too dense to figure a way to get it onto the bill of my cap. I have laid out the parts in groups;
A. On the bottom left are two fixtures that the camera can attach to.
B. On the bottom right are three things that attach to stuff - the first is a clip (but it is vertical only), the next attaches to a rod, the next is the sticky one (but not sticky enough for my cap's bill)
The other fixtures seem to attach A to B. Then there are velco and plain straps. Not sure what the zipties or lanyard are all about.
 

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dang the photo is turned 90° right by the software. Bottom is now on the left. (appears normal on my laptop)
 
Assuming the camera has a tripod mount, put an appropriate 1/4" screw through the bill of the cap (as far aft as possible to minimize shaking) and mount the camera to the screw.
 
Wear a simple helmet and attach the cam with self-stick velcro. It's worked for me for many years.
 
I took an older baseball cap and punched two holes in the bill about the width of a naked GoPro.

Then cinched it down with ty-wraps. Not hard to pop the camera in and out.

Works just fine. I have one video showing the setup in the beginning - I'll see if I can locate it.

OK, still image about 10 seconds in:


As an aside, I think the video shows that the narrower the field of view, the more closely it approximates the real world view.
 
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Let'sgoflying! said:
How can I mount this Action Camera to my head or to my cap?
Yeah, yeah I can duct tape it to my face, thanks.
The pic shows the accoutrement with which it comes. I am too dense to figure a way to get it onto the bill of my cap. I have laid out the parts in groups;
A. On the bottom left are two fixtures that the camera can attach to.
B. On the bottom right are three things that attach to stuff - the first is a clip (but it is vertical only), the next attaches to a rod, the next is the sticky one (but not sticky enough for my cap's bill)
The other fixtures seem to attach A to B. Then there are velco and plain straps. Not sure what the zipties or lanyard are all about.
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GeorgeC said:
Assuming the camera has a tripod mount, put an appropriate 1/4" screw through the bill of the cap (as far aft as possible to minimize shaking) and mount the camera to the screw.
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Get a Picklehaube helmet, and replace the spike with your camera. Use a 1/4-20 bolt which will fit the tripod mount for the camera.

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GeorgeC said:
Assuming the camera has a tripod mount, put an appropriate 1/4" screw through the bill of the cap (as far aft as possible to minimize shaking) and mount the camera to the screw.
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This worked perfectly, thanks George.
 
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