wristcam

[phlail 0]

hi phil here,am trying to find information about use,setup,styl,dangers and technique in using wristcam.any information would be of great help,cheers phil(nz)

[riggerrob 643]

Start by reading the article published in the February 2003 issue of SKYDIVING Magazine. While you are reading, review the guidelines published by the Australian Parachute Federation.
Secondly, buy a tiny (mini DV) video camera, i.e. SONY PC 101.
Third, buy a low profile, wide angle (0.3) lens like the Diamond series sold by Max Cohn.
Fourth, buy a wrist mount from someone who has sewn a few, like that Australian dude or me.
Fifth, do a few solo dives to learn the various camera settings, etc.
Sixth, start wearing your wrist mounted camera on tandem dives. Once you get decent, start selling video on spec'.
Seventh, borrow a wheel barrow to carry your fat paycheck to the bank!

[quade 4]

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Seventh, borrow a wheel barrow to carry your fat paycheck to the bank!

Ya know how to make a small fortune in skydiving?

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[Cajones 0]

Start with a large one?

The laws of physics are strictly enforced.

[riggerrob 643]

Mr. phlail,
I just got off the telephone with James Schlernitzauer of Paradise, California.
James' standards for TI who work for him and want to start wearing wrist-mounted cameras are even higher than the standards published by APF (i.e minimum 500 tandem jumps).
James likes his TIs to have a minimum of 1,000 tandems, consistently exit stable and have already survived a high-speed, high-stress tandem cutaway.
Stable exits are important for two reasons. First stable exits prove that you have mastered your job and possess the skills to do decent video.
The other reason for insisting on stable exits is that if you cannot exit stable, then the large arm movements needed to regain stability will ruin the video.
And James only hires instructors who enjoy their work, because he believes that you can only do wrist-mounted video well if you are already relaxed and confident about your primary job, which is keeping the student alive.