DIY JVC LCD FlipHack for DOF Adapters, JAG35

This vid shows how I used a strong, but small magnet to flip the image on my JVC Everio GZHD6US LCD screen. I tried this same thing with my Canon zr900, as well as my Panasonic PV-DV53D, but it doesn't work for those models. It MAY work on other Everio models, but I don't know.

This also shows how I shoot with it using my DIY rig that mounts my cam upside-down, so I don't have to flip it in post. Biggest reason I came up with it, when shooting hand-held with the Everio, upside-down, it is really easy to accidentally touch the zoom, which ruins the back focus. plus, any time you touch the lens to focus, it bumps the image. So mounting it was better for me. plus - with my rig, stability is FAR better than with just holding it with bare hands. Not as stable as a glidecam or anything, but better than just hand-held. It mounts to my tripod, as I show, but I would still prefer a Shrigg Rig.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• JVC Everio
• GZHD6
• GZHD6US
• JAG35
• JAG35E
• DIY Rig
• Handheld
• Flip-hack

[blastlaughs]

will the magnet damage the camera in any way

[musichistorynut]

@blastlaughs I don't think so - not if you only use it when you need to. (i.e. don't keep it on there permanently). You should only do this when you are ready to shoot and once you are done, remove it. The magnet COULD mess with your internal hard drive if you leave it attached.

No guarantees that this will work for you, nor am I saying that it won't damage your camera. All I am saying is that it safely worked for ME with MY camera. Thanks for posting.

[valleygoon404]

does the 35mm lens come with the adapter or can i use any old camera lens

[musichistorynut]

@valleygoon404 you have to get your own 35mm lenses. (The most common is the Canon FD mount.) They are inexpensive and are easy to find.

[HOLLYWOODBOY818]

How powerful do the magnets have to be? I tried the refrigerate magnets and it doesn't work.

[musichistorynut]

@HOLLYWOODBOY818 They have to be pretty strong. Much stronger than the refrigerator magnet - AND again - this might not even work for you. It only works on certain cams. It doesn't work on my Panasonic miniDV or Canon zr900.

[baysick]

i got a problem i opened my camcorder and i moved a magnet now my screen wont flip. do you no where it goes? someone help

[musichistorynut]

@PopsMcKracken Ok for that - I took the tripod plate (the one you mount your camera to and drilled two small holes on both sides of the small 1.4 threaded stud you normally mount the camera on and put thin bolts through those holes so they stick up through the plate - I then drilled two corresponding holes into the flat aluminum so I could mount it to the plate - which then I put in the tripod. Hope that made sense. It may not work on all tripod plates.

[PopsMcKracken]

One thing, did you use a standard mount for the tripod? The screw seems a little short to pass through the metal.

[PopsMcKracken]

Yer the man..I just picked up everything I need for it from the hardware store. I have a Canon HV20 so the magnet won't work. Thanks for the idea!!!