Cameras in models

[Chris Perkins]

hi ive recently discovered that there are many video and audio cameras for rc planes. i have seen many reviews but wanted to know which one is favored by you and also which one is the best Value for money. thanks chris

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[Tim Kearsley]

Hi Chris,

Well I've only tried the FlyCamOne V2 and it has some very good points and a few bad ones!

Good points:

Decent resolution - 640 X 480 on video and 1280 X 1024 for still images

Uses a standard SD card to record on - up to 2GB cards are supported.  This will give you longer duration than you are likely to need on one flight - see the problem with cold weather in the bad points though!

Light - only 37g

Inexpensive - £45

Bad points:

Many people have reported short video durations in cold weather.  I personally have found this, with the camera cutting off after about two minutes.

Some have found poor synchronisation between audio and video and random colour shifts etc.

Personally, I get the impression that the camera was put out before it has been truly "debugged".  I think if the odd niggles can be sorted out then it's a very economical answer to in-flight video.  You'll find several threads on here discussing the camera and there are plenty of video clips both here and on YouTube.

Cheers,

Tim.

[Chris Perkins]

thanks for you views, its much appreciated