imagine if they used both left and right cameras and stitched them together to have this amazing centered drivers eye camera

My god, imagine if this was implemented for all drivers in 2020. We would have had a POV from Grosjean's crash.

My favorite VisorCam story: Renault developed automatic brake bias control system They decided to record visorcam footage of Ricciardo's car and put that on socials Racing point saw that footage and saw brake bias changing automatically on his steering wheels screen They then protests this system to FIA and submitted that footage as evidence FIA found renault guilty of creating driver assist system and outlawed Renault's new technology

Honestly, when I saw Alonso's helmet cam pov, it was the best, although bit shakey but it really showed how fast they were going, and how it sort of feels when turning with all the Gs. I felt that was incredible, and kind of the same feeling when you look at the old Formula 1 povs

interesting that F1 didn't blur/black out the dashboard like what FE does

I just realized that technically an F1 car these days is one of the biggest and most expensive media equipment on 4 wheels

Great explanation! I think you are the only one that explains in-depth tech about visor cam in F1 currently around the whole internet. Really appreciate your work.

Great Video as usual Matt, looking forward to see them used in live broadcasts🔥

I was wating for it all the week

Amazing video again Matt! Very insightful and informative

Great explanation of the tech, I just want to add one thing to the end there. More frames doesn't mean the image is going to be cleaner, It just means it is going to be smoother. Bitrate and resolution what makes the image cleaner.

This is a very informative video, keep it up Matt.

I think F1 also experimented with cambox and glasses-frame style cameras for practice laps in their KZfaq channel for a bit, since they don't need a live feed for that instance.

I love the camera angle .I can’t wait to see it used more. Very good knowledge of the tech thanks.

Would love to see Linus Tech Tips crew go to an F1 race. Think they would be blown away by the tech

Wow.. I was really wondering where that camera was and how it was fitted into the helmet. This is insane!!!

Hey man, I just found your channel and your intro is literally so cool. New sub!

I wish they had horizon lock. You would still be able to see the shake because the cockpit moves around, but the surrounding track is easier to see. You can do software stabilisation as post-processing for replays without adding weight to the helmet

came across the channel randomly. Now a favorite!

Thank you mate, I’m a Broadcast Engineer/Camera operator and I did find this really interesting and well explained

Love your videos keep it up

Quality information, thanks.

Damn that’s one good video, definitely earned a sub

Thx for share.

Finally someone actually made a good video about this topic

This looks exactly like racing in VR only with 4 of the best video cards running at once :)

George russel's overtake in the monza sprint was so sick from the helmet cam

If codemasters implements this kind of vibration into their cars in F1 2022, I am so buying that game!

When watching the helmet cam footage it looks exactly as a videogame like F1 2020.

The mini display on the wheel should have a privacy filter with a narrow viewing angle so that the camera can't pick up the data

I totally want to see them implement two of these camera's in the helmet and broadcast/stream live 3D video that I can step into with my VR headset!

The early "Driver's Eye" have a odd 2008-2012 video game vibe

Simply put... I was giggling like a schoolkid when I saw Ferrari's le Clerc i think showcasing this tech. It was just sooooo awesome.

Hi Matt, Last week I drove a Formula Renault 2.0 and an F1 car using my self made eye level visor camera! 1440p at 50fps with incredible stabilisation. My video from that will be online probably next week. On my channel I already have a video of me using it while karting in a CRG Rotax Max. I can send you some screenshots of my FR2.0 and F1 visor camera if you are interested!

Thank you so much because I was so confused what was helmet camera

Advances in image stabilization will be clutch.

Interesting fact for all the people shocked that British TV is broadcast at 25fps and not 30fps. In the old days TV broadcast and reception were kept in sync by the frequency of the electricity grid, which would allow all equipment to stay synchronised without any manual tuning. In Britain and the rest of Europe the grid's AC runs at 50hz, while most of the rest of the world runs at 60hz. To double the resolution of images broadcast they would be interlaced, so one frame consists of every odd line, then the next would consist of every even line of the picture. In Europe this would mean you'd be getting 50 half frames a second (or 25 deinterlaced) and in America you'd get 60 half frames (or 30 deinterlaced). As technology has improved bit by bit in a sport mostly produced for European audiences, hardware has been gradually replaced leaving this remnant because it's not worth the effort of creating new complications during production. Nowadays, even though all broadcast is digital and all consumer hardware can play any sensible fps, the framerate stays at 25fps because there isn't actually any demand for higher framerates.

What we all need is a Helmut cam tho

great video

I believe the first time they ever used a helmet cam in F1 (I could be wrong on this) was in '94. There's footage from the Belgian Grand Prix of Mark Blundell's Tyrell doing qualifying with a helmet cam and considering it's '94 the quality is pretty decent

They need to find a way to Mount it dead centre. I find it frustrating watching it offset sideways as opposed to from the diver’s eye view, which is dead on straight.

This is what I was looking for,

Didn't you make a video where you interviewed the F1 podium handheld cam operator? I cannot find It anymore.

I've been wondering for some time why the radio and now the cameras in the helmets aren't connected to the car throughout bluetooth. I would think it would be preferable to have as few cables to undo as possible in case the driver needs to get out quickly. Any one have any idea why they don't do that?

These small cams are still better than bank CCTV feeds

F1 wasn't using such a cameras, because of broadcasting limitation. This small devices had to be designed in such a way to transfer data despite all the interferences and distances on the track and also fight shere speed of cars.

Has a video show the details of the T shape cameras used on top of F1 cars?

Wonder how long it will take for those cameras to integrate stabilising tech.

To get rid of the screen in the video, why not just add a polarized lens. Usually blocks out screens

Why not used image stability? Ois or eis not using why?

I wish the cameras were stabilised

i got just one question: Why the hell F1 use the rollhoop camera offset to one side instead of having it centralize like the indycar camera?

good stuff

I need a camera like that for my HTC VIVE PRO2 ...would be awesome....btw this really looks like i'm driving in VR.... LOL

Very informational

Where can I find the clear T cam video

And let’s not forget Mark Blundell running one in practice at Spa in 1993!

why is F1 onboard camera isnt centered?

I definitely did not consider the option to plant the camera into the drivers' head

Yeah.Another one!

No one mentions Mark Blundells live broadcast helmet cam at Spa and Monza 1994....

Should have two cameras for VR.

Please help! I know this is kind of unrelated but do you know of any racing helmets out now that are snell sa2015 or newer with built in cameras? Im going to xtremexperience and they dont allow gopros to be attached. I want to record the experience first person tho with at least 1080p quality

Didnt they use the camera on leclerc or sains at abu Dhabi 2021 race

A lot of people are saying it should be stabilised but that defeats the object of drivers eye. You’re experiencing what the driver is experiencing. The drivers head isn’t stabilised so stabilising the cam would defeat the object of it being there might as well just stick to using one on the roll hoop

This new helmet cam is revolutionary

it would be perfect if both Lewis and Max had one for Abu Dhabi

They should put two in each helmet so you have a better view

The steering display being public is nothing new. If you get an F1TV subscription, you can watch somebody's halo cam for the entire duration of the weekend and there are many amateurs who manage to transcribe stuff from the feed. It's not as if other teams are gaining any new data, this stuff has always been public

For a moment I though a saw George Russel in the thumbnail

So we'll only see visor cams from Mazespin, Gio, Kimi, George, Latifi, Pierre, Charles, Lando, Alonso, Ocon and Lewis. Loads of drivers but I'd like to see a Red Bull visor cam.

*f1 discovers fpv drone tech*

We've come up with a camera so tiny it fits into this oversized novelty hat

Where can I download this mod?

Russell has YT channel nice

I’ve wondered why the helmet cam always looks so off centre. It’s only on one side of the helmet

Charles Leclerc used it live in Abu Dhabi

why not use 2 cameras for stereo effect

Why does the video end at 5:16 in the middle of the sentence? Or is it just me?

Great just need 2 then we can a VR/3D view

Jeez! Can you make TikTok of all these?🥴

stabilized video is their next milestone

in 2040 the F1 drivers will use contacts in their eyes that can broadcast it

Didn't George use this in qualy / the sprint race.

HOW DID 3 MONTHS PASS SINCE SPA?!

the most interesting thing i learnt in this video is that UK people only watch tv in 25fps???

Day 1 of asking Matt to play his AI Track on Assetto Corsa :)

1:10 WEEEEEEEEEEEE

How F1 radio works ?

Don't let this guy fool you it's a guy inside the helmet

Where can I buy one of those cameras? It'd be perfect for my car 😂

I thought they just shoved a GoPro inside the helmet 😂

It needs far better OIS. I'm sure phone companies like Apple & Samsung would be able to come up with something markedly better.

Ask phone manufacture or camera video manufacture to design it😂

As i saw this camera view on TV i wondered why they didn't just use DJI FPV camera systems, like the ones used on FPV drones... Now i see this tech is very similar.

Without watching the video if day the camera works in much the same way any other digital camera works.

Dang everything in the UK is broadcast at 25 fps.... thats terrible.

1:10

Pretty obv when half the time you can see the drivers nose. Like what did people think it was? Lol