Multirotor, multicopter and quadcopter discussion - The Drone thread

builder22 · 14 Sep 2017 at 11:45

Cool...mine arrived Tuesday....its fun...the altitude hold was a bit confusing at first but makes sense why the throttle control is spingy

Got the app (WiFi FPV) working on my Android phone once, never managed to connect again since

Works fine on my iPad ...obv that doesn't fit in the holder tho!!

A camera question....

Would a phone/iPad work as a receiver for this camera?
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B06XK9KX1Z#Ask
I see in the questions it says you need a receiver/monitor. Is that just for screens (as opposed to tablets etc)

Delvis · 14 Sep 2017 at 14:48

no, you'd need a proper receiver monitor really, unless you can buy a weird aerial receiver that connects to your ipad etc.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Andoer®-Ch...&qid=1505396940&sr=1-118&keywords=fpv+monitor

NOTE: that isn't one I'd recommend its just an example

builder22 · 14 Sep 2017 at 19:19

ahhhh..cheers...I misunderstood how they worked. Just assumed that all AIO FPV cameras could connect direct to an app!

now I see there's FPV and Wifi FPV....

Bradmax57 · 14 Sep 2017 at 19:26

Not sure if I've missed anyone on here or not but wondering if anyones got a spark with controller on here? I'm still thinking of getting one as much as I like the mavic

GSXRMovistar · 14 Sep 2017 at 19:33

Bradmax57 said:
Not sure if I've missed anyone on here or not but wondering if anyones got a spark with controller on here? I'm still thinking of getting one as much as I like the mavic

Yep Spark with controller here and I think its a great little drone.

bingham67 · 14 Sep 2017 at 21:52

GSXRMovistar said:
Yep Spark with controller here and I think its a great little drone.

Same here

The_Abyss · 14 Sep 2017 at 22:54

I'm off to Madeira on Saturday, and in two minds as to whether to take the Mavic. The laws are quite relaxed, pretty similar to the UK, and some of the scenery looks quite interesting. That's countered by pretty constant windy weather. I'm not too interested in video, and not sure I can be bothered for a handful of pictures.

Delvis · 15 Sep 2017 at 10:12

GSXRMovistar said:
Yep Spark with controller here and I think its a great little drone.

Any vids and photos?

Delvis · 15 Sep 2017 at 10:12

builder22 said:
ahhhh..cheers...I misunderstood how they worked. Just assumed that all AIO FPV cameras could connect direct to an app!

now I see there's FPV and Wifi FPV....

Yep they're different

GSXRMovistar · 15 Sep 2017 at 14:01

Delvis said:
Any vids and photos?

Not many online, this was from its second outing. As my daughter and I were testing it didn't go too high.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okoVX0Hw604

Delvis · 15 Sep 2017 at 14:56

Ahhhh yeah think I remember seeing it actually.

Is 1080p the highest it does for videos?

GSXRMovistar · 15 Sep 2017 at 17:46

Yep 1080p max res.

Yas786 · 15 Sep 2017 at 19:25

GSXRMovistar said:
Yep Spark with controller here and I think its a great little drone.

Same here, flying via the app isn't really that good. Controller is needed for proper flight and controls.

Bradmax57 · 15 Sep 2017 at 21:10

GSXRMovistar said:
Not many online, this was from its second outing. As my daughter and I were testing it didn't go too high.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okoVX0Hw604

That's pretty decent tbh, I like the way you can charge it via usb, handy when your out and about just take a biggish powerbank and charge between flights

builder22 · 16 Sep 2017 at 14:53

Bought the Crazepony AIO cam and a cheap pair of goggles just to try out and mess around with really. The goggles screen is really low res but it has a DVR built in which is something I wanted...for the screen to be in the right position (for me) it has to be so low down on my face that my nose has to be inside the goggles! So the screen steams up unless I only breath through my mouth..

The goggles... https://www.amazon.co.uk/Crazepony-...coding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=R5DXTGB7ERE59HEKN3KN

The cam..came with a little body/holder too
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Crazepony-...coding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=0X3AET555WMGT8EE6X21

The cam came with a piggy back connector but the connectors are different size to the standard Eachine E010 battery connector so I soldered the smaller connector on to the board
Intended to make a little video but it was on time lapse when it was recording! here it is anyway..

https://youtu.be/bKrSEhlY7uQ

The cam has a '10 degree tilt mount' which just means it moves about....so its kept facing down with a tie wrap

Delvis · 16 Sep 2017 at 15:41

The res is always going to be low, unless you attach something like a connect pro sight to it lol.

They aren't designed for looking pretty, they're designed to just see where you're going over an analogue signal.

Anyway, hope you enjoy it

builder22 · 16 Sep 2017 at 16:01

It's fun....finding the altitude/height really hard to judge through the goggles...can pretty much make it go where I want without the goggles now but its just like starting from the beginning again.....I think partly due to the cam making it fly differently .... keep hitting the ceiling or floor!

Having said that I can still keep.it flying and no crashes with cam attached but not using the goggles

Lakeland · 16 Sep 2017 at 16:22

Ended up buying the Spark with a controller, I was very tempted by the mavic - the video quality and battery life is much better, but the unoffensive size/sound of the Spark plus easier to edit 1080 footage is what won it.

AndyCr15 · 16 Sep 2017 at 16:46

Which is funny, as I feel like the Mavic Pro is smaller (for transport almost certainly it is). Never saw filming in 4K as an issue for editing. I've not checked, surely I could set it to 1080p if wanted?

Lakeland · 16 Sep 2017 at 19:21

I think transport wise it is smaller or at least very similar. I've just came to the conclusion that I'd prefer something small when it's up in the air so it doesn't wind the public up. The Spark looks like a toy whereas the mavic looks very purposeful if that makes sense? I imagine you can record in 1080 on the mavic but it would be a bit of a waste

I also like flying in the house and I'm guessing the Spark could scratch that itch for 5-10mins where the mavic would need to be outside.

I'm sure the mavic is better and it's the one I originally wanted but I can definitely make do with the Spark and save a few quid.