If you are interested in taking dynamic photos and videos of your moving car while on the move, instead of having your buddy hang out the window of another car, the better option is to invest in a car camera mount. Car camera mounts are not available at all locally, and have to be ordered from abroad through the internet. Prices range from US$ 50 (Dhs 184) to thousands of dollars for the big ones used in movies, plus shipping. But after extensive searching, we found this unbranded possibly-homemade one on Ebay.com for US$ 25 (Dhs 92), plus shipping from America for US$ 32, for a total of around Dhs 200. And it works fine in most cases.

Our one uses two strong suction pads to stick onto any flat surface. It stuck fine on our flat-sided CSV CR8 tester. The problem arises with curvier cars, as we still haven’t figured out how to mount in on the side of our sleeky-styled BMW M Roadster. The thing can also be mounted anywhere else, including on the roof, hood and windshield. The universal head can hold any still or video camera up to 2 kg safely.

The camera can be made to point in almost any direction. The issue with taking stil photos is that you either have to set the camera on a timer or use a remote to take the photo while moving, since the camera cannot be reached on the move. It is easier to take video footage by just leaving the camera on “record” mode before moving off.

While we trusted our cheap mount to not fall off, a safer option would be to somehow tie the setup with ropes onto your mirrors or something. One problem is in these sandlands is that your camera lens will get covered in dust, and we still haven’t figured out how to get the dust out of our camera. Also, try not to attract the attention of police, as they like to pull people over for just about anything nowadays.

So if you are serious about your photos, scour Ebay.com and the internet for a car camera mount.