16-12-2011, 01:14 PM
(14-12-2011, 09:06 PM)secant0give Wrote: Question for Claudio and Jason
Can you have a look at this camera and let me know if it sounds any good.
http://www.modelflight.com.au/products/F...dium=email
I thought that for the money it looks like a good little camera to mount on various aircraft to record flight footage. Plus the fact it comes with a removable screen sounds ok.
But I'm no expert, Interested in your thoughts.
Thanks
gazz
The camera looks OK but it's VTX looks like it's transmitting on 2.4 GHz which is going to be close to your RC links frequency.
Probably won't affect the RC link but the RC link might upset your video reception. Video needs heaps of bandwith compared to an RC link. Might be OK for short range with 36mhz RC link in a place where there is no other 2.4mhz noise
The VTX power is only 10mw I don't think this is enough unless you have a very very sensitive video receiver. and high gain tracking antenna. other wise range will be only 100-150 yards at best in a low noise environment. To give you an idea My FPV system's VTX power is 700mw on 1280 mhz and it still gets sketchy if you don't fly in the antenna's field.
It might be better than, that but those specs to me look pretty limiting for FPV applications
If you want a camera to do onboard recording of in flight video you could go for a cheap HD camera like the one Steve B uses. you need a fast micro SD card class 5 or higher steve knows a good supplier of these as well. and we are talking sube $50 all up.
If you want the ultimate in HD wide angle, a choice of HD formats and time laps ability as well as a great stills camera with many handy features then the GO-Pro is defiantly the one. You can also get aftermarket lenses for go pros so it doesn't have to be so wide angle if you don't want it to be and they come with a very tough water proof case. Gotta love em!! they are deer tho'.
You can get an AV signal out of a gopro to go into for your OSD and VTX for FPV flying/ground recording. But I think your better off using a gopro just as an on board recorder and having a separate camera for the video link. This is what most of serious FPV flyers do.
If you want to do a video link for ground recording or FPV I can give you some links to the suppliers I got my gear from
Hope this helps
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