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Not the purpose for which DJI developped this device, I know. But it was purely in the interests of experimentation
Before I get flamed for video-ing whilst driving, let me point out that as we're normally resident in France, we have
a left-hand-drive car, and my wife was doing the driving here in the UK. So I needed a distraction.  
The twin viaducts at the end of the clip are the ones I overflew with the M2Zoom a couple of weeks back.




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Very interesting experiment.  Pocket 2 was very stable.  Noticed the weather hasn't improved much lately.
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DowntownRDB Posted at 12-11 08:23
Very interesting experiment.  Pocket 2 was very stable.  Noticed the weather hasn't improved much lately.

I just did it for a laugh   But it wasn't too bad I thought.  Yeah, the weather continues to thwart me for drone flying.
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It worked very well.
How did you attach it?
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Montfrooij Posted at 12-11 10:14
It worked very well.
How did you attach it?

I held it and rested the base on the dashboard infront of me. Had to rack the seat forward as its quite a large car.
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Blériot53 Posted at 12-11 11:31
I held it and rested the base on the dashboard infront of me. Had to rack the seat forward as its quite a large car.

Ah ok.
Well, it looks very nice, so it might deserve a more permanent solution
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Montfrooij Posted at 12-11 13:10
Ah ok.
Well, it looks very nice, so it might deserve a more permanent solution

A fixture on the sun visor might be the thing.
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There are windscreen suckers available for this purpose.
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fansfe82067d Posted at 12-11 17:22
There are windscreen suckers available for this purpose.

Yes, of the kind used for Satnav and so on.  I don't intent to use the Pocket2 for the purpose of a dashcam. It was merely an experiment following an early discussion with Montfrooij
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Interesting indeed. Thanks for trying it out and sharing, Blériot53.
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DJI Gamora Posted at 12-12 01:01
Interesting indeed. Thanks for trying it out and sharing, Blériot53.

Well, thank you DJI Gamora.  It's not the reason I bought the Pocket 2, but I thought it would be an interesting experiment.  It demonstrates the versatility of the device, I thought.
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Pretty stable for hand held.
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DAFlys Posted at 12-12 01:47
Pretty stable for hand held.

Yeah I was relatively pleased with that.
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Blériot53 Posted at 12-12 01:52
Yeah I was relatively pleased with that.

Yes you should be.
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Blériot53 Posted at 12-11 14:03
A fixture on the sun visor might be the thing.

I have a phone mount on my windscreen. Maybe that can be modified to hold the P2.
I'd rather not be driving around with a P2 in my hands for too long
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Montfrooij Posted at 12-12 04:06
I have a phone mount on my windscreen. Maybe that can be modified to hold the P2.
I'd rather not be driving around with a P2 in my hands for too long

IT WASN'T ME DRIVING!    I did state that in the preamble.
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Blériot53 Posted at 12-12 04:09
IT WASN'T ME DRIVING!    I did state that in the preamble.

I'm not talking about you of course!

I'm envisioning myself in a car with a P2
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Montfrooij Posted at 12-12 04:22
I'm not talking about you of course!

I'm envisioning myself in a car with a P2

I just felt like a rant
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Blériot53 Posted at 12-11 09:15
I just did it for a laugh   But it wasn't too bad I thought.  Yeah, the weather continues to thwart me for drone flying.

LOL.  I'm still amazed at how stable it was.  
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Blériot53 Posted at 12-12 04:35
I just felt like a rant

I see.
That's what happens on a forum when you can't see the expression on one's face
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Montfrooij Posted at 12-12 13:48
I see.
That's what happens on a forum when you can't see the expression on one's face

  or it's hard to tell
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Blériot53 Posted at 12-12 14:39
or  it's hard to tell

Nail on the head
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