Onboard Mobius camera placement

oeren said:

Hello,

I recently got into Rocketry and am going to my first launch soon. I'd like to have an onboard video and would like to use a Mobius camera. I've been debating whether to put it inside for horizontal view (more effort required) or to attach it outside for a downward view (my preference). I've seen videos of cameras just being taped onto the rocket surface. I was wondering, if I were to do this, would there be any counterbalancing required? Or is the drag and moment caused by the weight and drag be negligible?

camera dimention is ~ 61mm x 35mm x 18mm
and weighs ~ 1 lb

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423yjl said:

The Mobius is fun because you can change the lens on it or connect a cable to the sensor/lens and have the sensor/lens someplace else.
I put a Mobius "in a shroud" on a Lil Goblin, it looks huge on there but flies fine.

[youtube]m4WC-hMnpCI[/youtube]

Next time I'm going to try wide angle

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Danno said:

I love my Mobius and I also use and enthusiastically recommend Landru's 3D-printed shrouds. Here is my video from the higher of my two flights at LDRS this year.

[video=youtube_share;p9AOq7Y6CUw]https://youtu.be/p9AOq7Y6CUw[/video]

This photo shows the placement of the shroud on the airframe (near the nose):

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Danno said:

Thanks! I exported the altitude and velocity data from the altimeter (Featherweight Raven) and imported it into a software package called Dashware (https://www.dashware.net/).

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