So just now watching motogp2, and was wondering what type of cameras are they using on those bikes? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
I thought they may be a Kodak 110 instamatic with an automatic shutter. No doubt they are probably worth a bit more than the typical GoPro that many here are using. I also suspect they are very small and light. I know it the covert policing world there are video and listening devices that are incredibly small and discrete. Probably even more so since I retired some 13 years ago. I can recall having our secret squirrels doing an install of an over head camera in a truck stop over the cash register which had a camera lens that was small enough to fit in one of the small holes punched in those old 1960's vintage acoustic tiles they used for ceilings. My best man did the install for me and my neighbour was the victim. The bad guy was caught and fired.
The on board cameras are likely specially developed for MotoGP. There is a new action camera on the market that auto levels, like the moto GP on board cameras do; I forget what it is called. They compensate for the lean of the bike and maintain a level horizon using gyroscopes and small motors. MotoGP came out with these self leveling cameras back around 2010 I believe. So the fact that they are just now hitting the consumer market means they are pretty specialized and expensive pieces of equipment. The motoGP cameras also broadcast live from the bikes which means they have some powerful microwave transmitters on the bikes themselves. Companies like Sony, Pelco, BSI and Dorna have been making specialized camera systems for years and may be involved in these on board cameras as well. Most of these systems are rented by the production companies that are handling the production of the races. Companies like Bexel Broadcast Services, VER, and some others have these specialized camera systems like these.
Whatever they are, save up your pesos. There's stuff on the market in electronics and camera systems that are so pricy that even the top pros lease same. Just looked at a back issue of audio mag I come upon once in awhile, the feature article was on turntables. 7K and no cartridge or stylus. In "regular" cameras the new digital Hassleblad with one lens can run more than 40K.
