Rearview mirror cameras for helmets

>>9437363
sounds like a neat idea but i guess it depends on the kind of helmet youre attaching it too.
i mean, where are you going to put the screen?
if its super close to your face, youre not going to see shit. and if you make the head piece big enough so the screen is far back enough, then you might risk in the helmet being in proportioned to the rest of your costume (you will look like a bobble head).

what costume were you planning on using it for?

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>>9437441
>if its super close to your face, youre not going to see shit.
this is my main concern with the idea, if the screen is any closer than ~1.5cm to your eyes you can make out fuck-all. Eyestrain could be an issue too.

>what costume were you planning on using it for?
as a proof-of-concept, I want to integrate it into a replica of the Major's tactical visor since the simple design and shape of the prop will hopefully make it easier to build a cam setup around it. If that works well, I'd like to try to build more complex designs that use cameras and shit.

Rear view cameras don't have that high of a refresh rate, so you'll experience some lag and maybe even motion sickness.

>>9437525
huh, I didn't think of that. Tbqh I haven't noticed significant lag while using mine but maybe I haven't been paying enough attention to spot it. I'll mess around with my cam tomorrow and see how fucky it is.

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>>9437483
so essentially, youre just making VR goggles. at least design wise.

>>9437782
yeah, more or less Iess.

Depends where you are. If you're out in the open, you'll be ok. At fanime you'll be SOL. Those things are designed for getting your soccermobile bumper two inches away from the other soccermobiles, so at longer distances your depth perception is gone. I reckon if you just wanna see faces it'd be good but you might still need a spotter.

but hell try it dude worst case slap it on your car if it doesn't work. Post results

Research endoscopes.

>>9440272
Or if you don't want to spend $10,000, boroscopes ;)

>>9437363
Cut out the middleman; to a direct feed from a cheapie board camera into a mini display or an eyepiece. You're probably only @ $50 with a battery.