You could try removing the tab and use a right angle USB plug if you can find one.
Otherwise the next level would be soldering wires to the positive and negative on the PCB and powering it directly but then that is probably overkill compared to the simplicity of wedging it in your helmet.
Thanks Didz,
Yes, a right angle USB plug could be a solution although I still have something poking into my head and the tab must be removed. Besides, I’ve borrowed this LG cam from Peewee so I will not do that I better look for a camera that makes better images because the LG cam is not that good: bad stitching and blurry images especially in low light. So I’m looking at the insta360 one as alternative which has the same form.
BTW I’ve updated the video, here is the improved version:
I can put the camera from the top down and screw it with a longer tripod adapter, the flat round base will prevent that the camera can pop out of the helmet because it is bigger than the hole. I don’t feel it poking into my head. I can secure it even more with a tie wrap / lanyard to prevent it can fall down when I take off the helmet.
@tankaru Great to see the comparison between the two cameras! The hole in my helmet is only a few cm that wide (see the picture) so the insta360 won’t fit inside, it is a bit too wide.
I have used an Osprey Daylite backpack. It has an convenient open compartment for a hydratation bladder behind the back where I have slide in my monopod. The backpack has a removable pad with ventilation holes where I’ve attached some shockcords to secure the monopod so it does not move. In this compartment I also store a powerbank to charge the camera. This way I can run the cam for hours without worrying that the battery will die.
Looks quite nice. Remember to zoom in a bit in order to get Mapillary to load the full resolution image. Unfortunately they load a low res image by default, so it looks pretty blurry.
Wondering if by chance anyone on this thread is still using an LG360. I pulled one out of storage and found that “360 CAM Manager” app from LG is no longer supported and it seems like the camera might be only good as a paperweight now?
Hi nmixter, I’m hoping to get in contact with you regarding some footage you took back in 2017 to assist with an accident investigation. Could you email me at rconway@luminousforensics.com? Thank you!