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Post by droneflyer200 on Jun 15, 2023 1:15:09 GMT
I wanted to ask you guys what cameras you are using to take flight videos I like the idea of a hat cam you need your hands to fly and control the aircraft I tried my GoPro but the field of view is to wide and the plane ends up being a speck.Im going to try an old cell phone hope the field is narrower and the plane looks closer.Mr NCT always seems to get great video from his hat cam what cam are you using.
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Post by Burkeomatic on Jun 15, 2023 5:03:59 GMT
My hat cam vids are with a cheapie vivitar wallyworld action cam. You can get them used for $30 and they work well. The fpv videos in my larger twins are either a gopro hero 7 black, or a firefly 6s. The dolphin uses a runcam thumb. The flybys by daughter records are from my phone. Here you go, 30 bucks. Make sure your image stabilization is turned on. It actually has better image stabilization than my gopro hero 7 silver and another decently high rated non gopro action cam that costs more. www.ebay.com/itm/304582576059We also aren't flying that far away in the videos and keeping it lower .... you have to fly for the camera. This is the vivitar. youtu.be/YjuOzU3uXx0youtu.be/lB3pff7jrqAyoutu.be/8kpRANYKD9sFirefly youtu.be/_5DDDACtl74Gopro hero 7 youtu.be/WYBF58SdaU8 |
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Post by ratcheeroo on Jun 15, 2023 21:50:37 GMT
I use a 4k Gopro knock off that I bought in 2020 for $45 on Amazon, came with two batteries, a remote , external microphone, waterproof case and a bunch of mounting hardware. It has image stabilization and works pretty good. I think something similar is now around $100. But yeah keeping it close is probably one of the most important things as I am learning with the little planes. I have a Runcam thumb too but haven't used it yet, need to solder up a connector for power and haven't decided how I want to power it. Here is a pic of the camera I use on the headcam  muson by Chris McIntyre, on Flickr |
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Post by droneflyer200 on Jun 16, 2023 8:50:16 GMT
Yes I have a GoPro hero 3 Silver I have on my hat that I also use on my DJI Phantom 1 it's only 1080p and was an expensive investment.I have also mounted on FT Spear an Aukey Action Cam at 4K 30fps it only cost 40 bucks and I think takes superior video to the expensive GoPro. I have changed the mounting on my hat and I'm going to try smart phones my Google pixel has digital zoom and I also have a few decommissioned Iphones to try but yes keeping it low I guess is the important part that's not always easy as the property were I have been flying has some hazards depending on the wind direction. I just what to get some nice video so I can show you guys how my planes turn out.
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Post by Mr NCT on Jun 17, 2023 15:31:39 GMT
I've got a RunCam2 that takes good video. You can narrow the fov somewhat for hatcam videos and widen it out for on board shots. It's better for on board videos. For hatcam I have to use the zoom and pan on my video software otherwise you just get boring dot videos. It's got good battery life and a removable micro SD so transferring is easy.
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Post by droneflyer200 on Jun 19, 2023 1:05:38 GMT
Thanks for the info guys I'm going to experiment with some cell phones my Google pixel has stabilization and will video in 4K 30fps I also have a decommissioned iPhone 6 that Can video in the same range the pixel has digital zoom.I have adapted my camera hat mount with the cell phone holder from my DJI Phantom 2 Transmitter. I will give these a try and let you know how I make out.
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Post by Burkeomatic on Jan 29, 2024 16:01:14 GMT
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