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Post by cds1950 on Dec 29, 2012 23:36:36 GMT -8
It is great to see Walkera come out with both the camera, transmitter and Tx receiver for FPV support. For those not familiar with FPV, it is First Person View that is going on in many of the RC hobbies. My goal is to one day actually fly with the 3D goggles using the view from a camera mounted on one of my multi-copters. Walkera has a couple of nice cameras that have built in Tx functions including the very small light weight one that can work on the Ladybird. But these require the use of the Devo 7 FP which I don’t have. I have two Devo 10’s (don’t ask why  ) and an older 2603 Tx. I really don’t want to invest well over $300 in a new Tx for this support. Even if I had the 7 FP it would not support the use of the 3D goggles that I want to move up to in the end. So for now I will either wait or look into buying some other brand of FPV equipment. |
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Post by cds1950 on Apr 10, 2013 21:28:06 GMT -8
What follows is my opinion and is based on some experience, a lot of research and some guessing so take it with a grain of salt.
It is great to see Walkera putting together a complete solution for the FPV function. The video Tx and now the video Tx amplifier look very nice together for either moderate or long range transmissions. The cameras range from very small micro to medium in size provide trade offs that help control the price and weight. They look very good and the price for each of these is quit reasonable at least with what I have been looking into. I assume the quality will be up to the Walkera standard that I get in their other products.
Now if they can just come out with a much cheaper set of goggles I would be happy. Head tracking has its place but not for FPV in my opinion. I want the FPV camera to point out the front in the same direction I am flying. The head tracking looks to be very nice if someone is using it to video an object that is not always moving exactly in the same straight line as the quad. I have seen setups that use both functions with two people controlling the quad and camera. One flies using a fixed FPV camera that is of modest quality and another uses the HD camera mounted on a 2 or 3 axis gimbals mount attached to an electronic gyro to stabilize the camera. Using the Walkera mount would be great for this type of function.
I am not sure of the cost of the amp but the Tx and cameras are very reasonable. The idea of the screen on the RC Tx is a good solution for a cheap ground station video viewer if you don't have a Tx yet. I am not sure of the range of the & channel Tx so that ma be a limiting factor in how well it will work for FPV flying I just don't know.
Now if they would integrate the telemetry data into the flight control system they would be at the top of the game for the hobbyist in my opinion. Others are doing it so that the data appears in the video real time. Plus the GPS function can actually control the flight path and provide a return to home in a single command or fail safe mode action.
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) and an older 2603 Tx. I really don’t want to invest well over $300 in a new Tx for this support. Even if I had the 7 FP it would not support the use of the 3D goggles that I want to move up to in the end. So for now I will either wait or look into buying some other brand of FPV equipment.