tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36139180.post7782468398789973586..comments2024-03-19T05:40:22.017-04:00Comments on Sprinter della Casa: Promoting - Finish Line Camera ThoughtsAkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00430651087205849350noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36139180.post-71468015503014925962012-01-16T14:32:00.147-05:002012-01-16T14:32:00.147-05:00The chip timing stuff is pretty reliable - they us...The chip timing stuff is pretty reliable - they use them as the primary system in the Tour (but after a bike change they rely on old fashioned stuff like eyeballs and such). <br /><br />The biggest thing is cost - it would cost a lot and ultimately the racer would have to absorb the cost of the system.<br /><br />The second thing is setup - to do most of the chip stuff you have to have something across the road, above it (like a finish line banner holder thing). As we have enough problem just keeping a camera from tipping over, for us to deal with a big road-width structure...<br /><br />It's not to say that we'll never use one, but the situation would need to be more favorable in order to do so.Akihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00430651087205849350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36139180.post-72308546792920069322012-01-16T14:20:15.683-05:002012-01-16T14:20:15.683-05:00Talking with some friends of mine from the midwest...Talking with some friends of mine from the midwest, they mentioned that chip timing (like you'd see at most big running roadraces) is getting more common for road races. The timing chip is strapped around the fork leg, and timing/placing/lap-counting is based on that. The timing systems are mostly weatherproof, and don't depend on visibility, so it's pretty versatile. Thoughts?Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15179388089743711308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36139180.post-79508165762244051282012-01-11T11:24:21.208-05:002012-01-11T11:24:21.208-05:00Good questions...
Rain - a hood would work. With a...Good questions...<br />Rain - a hood would work. With a smaller camera (either the Contour or the HD camcorder which is much smaller than the Canon we have right now), we could fabricate a small hood that wouldn't catch too much wind.<br />Lighting - if necessary we could run a spotlight to help with clarity. I can get outdoor spotlight bits so it'd be weatherproof.<br />Number placement - we will only pick numbers which are correctly placed. Although a little up or down won't affect the camera, if it's on the wrong side, on the back, etc, it won't be picked. I'll have to post a picture of a frame from a 2011 finish. It'll be obvious where a number needs to be to be read.Akihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00430651087205849350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36139180.post-8775519224501969192012-01-10T17:18:48.525-05:002012-01-10T17:18:48.525-05:00Here's some senarios for you.
Rain. I know you...Here's some senarios for you.<br />Rain. I know you went over using the waterproof case, but what about clarity in the rain.<br />Time of day. As you know the sun hits the numbers at different angles throughout the day. how is the clarity at 8am, 10:30am, 1pm, 3pm?<br />Number placement. The camera will only pick up proper number placement. SOOOOOOOOO, anyone pinning their number on the wrong side, upside-down, in the middle of the back, or under a pony tail are very difficult to capture. Said people will not be scored, correct?<br /><br />Just Askin'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com