An Outing...

 

Pretty exciting stuff: we're heading to Sam's Club and Costco.  I know - all this on a Monday?  How are you gonna keep us down on the farm?

I was determined to try another video capture with my Sony a6700 camera.  In the car.  No, not while I'm driving... Joan took the helm so I could shoot...

 Heading off the Loop 202, towards I-10...

And into traffic on the surface streets...

I won't be showing the 7 video clips I took.  Even at my advanced age ("Oh, come on, Jim, you aren't that old!"  Thank you for sucking up.), I am pretty good at holding a camera steady.  The movement in the car is more than the IBIS (In Body Image Stabilization) of the a6700 can handle.  Looking at the screen on the camera made me queasy... looking at the video files was almost painful.  So, that's a big nope.

That said, the Sony does a great job, even with hand-held video (as long as you aren't in a moving car).  But, I'd like to shoot video through the windshield of a moving car (or Roadtrek van).  So, while at Costco, we picked up another video contraption... more on that when we get a chance to use it.

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The camera mentioned above is another DJI - the Osmo Pocket 3.  It is not an action camera, in the traditional sense: not rugged, not waterproof.  But, it does have a built-in gimbal... in fact, it is the camera and gimbal from one of DJI's drones.  This has a bigger sensor than my other action cameras, the lens is 20mm (significantly less wide angle); like my other action cameras, it is controllable from my phone or you can use the viewing screen to run the camera.

It remains to be seen (and used) if this unique camera can capture video from a moving vehicle.  According to what I've seen online, it can.  May be a while before I can run a good test on that.

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A short test of the tracking on the Pocket 3...

Nothing fancy.  Another "unlisted" video for proof of function.  You can set the tracking feature on this camera - select a subject by dragging a box around it on the screen, and the camera will follow that subject, thanks to the built-in gimbal.  I'm thinking this might be useful on the back of one of the scoots for filming the other bike.