Takisawamet is a very useful tool for taking Street Views. The helmet mounted with a 360-degree camera on top has a wide view, and I could take a stable video for Street View. To be sure, it is one of the good choices for taking Street View.
However, it also had tiny issues with weight and mobility. For solving them, I came up with using a foldable helmet.
Materials and working
I named this 'Takisawamet 2’. It made from a foldable helmet, a ball head, and a screw. And tools were an electric drill for making a hole and a cutter for cutting the inside styrofoam.
The difference in the weight is 230g. I can easily bring it with a compact bag.
Shooting
The helmet that I used for the base is a high-quality helmet, I can use it in a disaster too. So it has very good adjustment features. The stability was very nice even if I set a camera with a selfie stick. This is a result of it.
Hi @HiroyukiTakisawa thank you for sharing. You are really taking it to another level now, you make me to be jealous…lol. This helmet looks great, I never knew about a foldable helmet. Your camera looks a bit too high, did you connect your selfie stick too? The last time I made my own helmet to mount my camera, I had to buy one of the action cameras, the cheap one, which comes with pack of mounting accessories, since I did not know where to buy the mounting screw that connects to the camera.
You guys are always challenging me, which is a good thing. Travelling with a helmet may be a big issue as it consume a lot of space, but if you are using a foldable one, it makes it even more easier to fit in any small bag. I will try to find one locally to see what it looks like. Cheers!
Hello, @Raphael-Mahumane
Thank you for your comment!
I was surprised by your comment. Yes, when I took the SV, I forgot Theta’s extension adapter (Tiny stick). So I used a selfie stick instead of it.
In fact, I was in trouble that I cannot upload a video for making SV. So I had been confirming how to take it for a few days. The above day was the last day, and I finally found the way.
Of course, I think using an extension adapter is the best. This is a photo using an extension adapter. (I have removed me from the photo.) How is this? https://goo.gl/maps/1Ppfy9XX1QbhKqjn6
Btw, you may be able to see the real helmet soon;-)
What an upgrade, @HiroyukiTakisawa ! Very very nice - I wish I was as crafty as you haha. You hit one of my most important aspects in terms of video: stability, and from watching the video it seems pretty great! Definitely more stylish in my opinion too.
It is a wonderful work. I think it ’s perfect except for ONE point.
The ONE point is that the strength of the helmet becomes a little weaker.
We don’t want to worry about most of the shooting sites, but I want a helmet that will satisfy both strength, lightness, and handling by the time of next year’s re-shooting at the following locations : - )
You are totally correct. When I cut the inside styrofoam, I also worried about it. I hope it works for saving our life at the same time.
Fortunately, the total durability looks not to be spoiled a lot.
But I don’t know it endures or not for your purposes. Your SVs are too amazing Lol Rather Takisawamet 1 will be good for it.
Of course, the helmet has a perfect adjustment feature. Either a child or a big person, everyone is able to use that safely:-) In addition to it, the foldable helmet was inexpensive. This is also a nice matter.
Detailed information to make 360 degree camera mounted helmet is nice with your post we can make our own helmet like this… @HiroyukiTakisawa thank you for sharing with us…
It is indeed a upgrade of design for the helmet, as not only for it’s multiple purpose and compatibility, I would take a guess that the process to drill and assemble the Theta on it would be considerable much easier that the Takisawamet 1, am I on the right direction?
I like it that you keep updating your design and share it with the community @HiroyukiTakisawa San.
The new design looks more posh and clean. I also like the fact that it appears just subtle on the 360 photos and does not takes the beauty away from the shot.
I wish I had spare time on hand to come up with my designs as since February I was unable to work on them.
