Quadcopter Go Pro View
We are hoping to eventually do FPV (First Person View: in short fly remotely by camera & monitor) with the quads and a Go Pro Hero 2 like this one might be the best choice. In this photo the GoPro is simply recording and it’s being flown by sight.
The GoPro could record video in true HD 1080P on-board to an SD card and the standard def “Live Out” could have OSD (On-Screen Display: provides data like horizon line, altitude, compass heading, GSP, signal strength, battery voltages/amps and more) mixed in before being transmitted to the pilot on the ground. This would provide the best of both worlds. Recorded HD video and live OSD info to the pilot.
The single biggest problem with this is the borrowed nature of the GoPro. We cannot drill a hole in the plastic housing to gain access to the “Live Out” and we can’t completely hack a mount to place the camera how we would like. I guess we need to splash out and get our own. GoPros are very cool and not too pricey.
Quadcopter Go Pro View
We are hoping to eventually do FPV (First Person View: in short fly remotely by camera & monitor) with the quads and a Go Pro Hero 2 like this one might be the best choice. In this photo the GoPro is simply recording and it’s being flown by sight.
The GoPro could record video in true HD 1080P on-board to an SD card and the standard def “Live Out” could have OSD (On-Screen Display: provides data like horizon line, altitude, compass heading, GSP, signal strength, battery voltages/amps and more) mixed in before being transmitted to the pilot on the ground. This would provide the best of both worlds. Recorded HD video and live OSD info to the pilot.
The single biggest problem with this is the borrowed nature of the GoPro. We cannot drill a hole in the plastic housing to gain access to the “Live Out” and we can’t completely hack a mount to place the camera how we would like. I guess we need to splash out and get our own. GoPros are very cool and not too pricey.