Do you guys fly with a FPV camera or do you just use the main camera? I find it difficult to fly fpv when the gimble stabilizes the camera
I use an FPV camera because the payload camera is not likely to be pointing in same direction -- at least not with a 360 gimbal. The FPV camera also has a Smart On-Screen Display so I can get instrumentation from the copter telemetry. Andy.
Ok i have an OSD that can swith between to cameras so the data is on at all time. So i will order a fpv camera and see if that helps Thanks. ;-)
I tried to keep the mounting very simple. Small piece of aluminum and when it is on the copter attached to one of the boom clamps that holds the GPS antenna.
Gary, I mounted my FPV camera in the same fashion you did at the end of the boom. However, I get a lot of vibration from the camera. I also tried mounting it near the middle of the boom with no success. Do you have the same issue?
Kristian if you are getting vibration in the camera then it is likely you have a prop and/or motor that are causing the vibration from being out of balance. Also note that I don't use the side screws. I have a piece of grey double side foam tape holding the camera in position. I don't get any vibration.
Thanks Gary. I figured that. I'm not getting any vibration through to the gimbal when I record, but I'll balance the motor since my props are all balanced.
On a single battery set up are you guys powering the FPV camera and its transmitter from the main flight lipo or from a second smaller lipo I have been adding a small 3S lipo next to the main lipo in the though of only using the flight lipo for flight
I prefer to minimize the devices being powered by the flight LiPo on the basis that it reduces the likelihood of a device failure dragging the flight LiPo's voltage down and causing a crash. Andy
Yes thats also my though even if it means to lift another small lipo the flight pack is only use for flight