Cameras

Most likely. My son attached a go pro to my mother's dog's collar and sent him running through the neighborhood. Funniest video I've watched in years, from a dog's perspective.

This topic has come up many times on the forum in the past.  I think the consensus is that Go Pro's don't make the best Model RR cameras.

Try these links as a start instead:

  WIFI Camera Using Apple TV | PHIL KLOPP

  FPV Project: Almost like driving a real train! | STONE RHINO

  Onboard camera systems | TUGBOAT15

At least one of these is very detailed and might be intimidating to a newbie, but maybe not.

Mike

This forum is filled with suggestions, recommendations and tips on the topic. Just use the advanced search function or do a Google search including OGR in the keywords. You’ll get better information if you do the research.

I experimented with different means of capturing a video from the trains perspective.   Mounted a video camera on a flat car, tried it on top/side of an engine (problem with tunnel/bridge clearance).   Had good results using my cell phone and rubber bands to strap it to the back of a car, gave me a good view over the tops of trains, but still had to be careful of clearances.   Even tried 90degree mirror mount to keep everything low profile but that wasn't satisfactory.     However one day on youtube I noticed a clip on first person flying of RC airplanes and that has become my solution.   RunCam makes a number of very small, high quality video cameras so after a bit of research I picked up a RunCam2 4k camera.   I can (again) rubber band it to the top of a loco, caboose, or most any car and get really good video.   They also make versions that is a tiny lens/camera which can be installed and connected to various controllers for recording of watching in real time from a computer/phone/controller. 

These are shot with a Mobius 1080p ActionCam just Velcro attached to the engine or caboose.  It's a really small camera that allows for attachment in a variety of places with no clearance issues.