Carl Muff Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 hi all as i have spent my modeling buget for the the year ,or if my wife had her way it would for life ,i fancied a fly cam after seen the vids on utude ,so i used my cclee piper cub and my old sony ericsson k800 ,and kept my fingers crossed ,as the flycam weights 39g and the phone weights 119g . a hand launch a she was away although you could tell she was heavy .and you dont get the same lense adjustment ,a light phone my work but dont know of any that would ave the flight mod which switch the aerial off ,you wouldn,t want someone ringing mid flight lol the vid http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_ERDd-CgfA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ashby - Moderator Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 er yes .......Carl, get a flycam - video quality will be better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 Flycam 1 Carlhttp://youtube.com/watch?v=oCmHG8HjlNQ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Muff Posted July 25, 2008 Author Share Posted July 25, 2008 great vid ,i got one although not have much luck with it the vids go funny aftera min of recording ,sort of muti coloured or i just get sound no vid . has anyone esle had this problem with one .going to send it back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 Im still using the original Flycam Carl, and haven't suffered any problems at all. Though I have seen a few vids which show black lines across the screen which turned out to be the props syncing with the cams frame rate.Yours though sounds like it may be faulty mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Muff Posted August 13, 2008 Author Share Posted August 13, 2008 sorted got a new one and its great check out my vids on how not to fly lol ,http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hav1HGtUfCMthe reason why the cub sounds funny is as i found out the motor insides was unwinding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Richards Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 I could not take my eyes off those wheels sliding along their axles seemed more interesting than the rest of the picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 Nice one Carl. Thats a fair sized park , grass needs cutting lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Muff Posted August 13, 2008 Author Share Posted August 13, 2008 yeah the wheels need a sound track off your feeling sleepy send all your money to carl lol ,the park contects to other park so its huge .and the grass freally does need cutting that was the first landing with out the grass grabing the wheels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Carl Muff Posted August 15, 2008 Author Share Posted August 15, 2008 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYtNdLVZiHcno wheelshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYtNdLVZiHcgws tiger moth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phill Mainwaring Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 Had a flycamone2 for my birthday (i've got a lovely wife) first flightonly recorded 1 minute, 2nd flight recorded 6 minutes, after thatit was getting very hot and not recording at all, I've sent it back I'llkeep you all informed. Fly safe don't crash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Muff Posted October 10, 2008 Author Share Posted October 10, 2008 know the feeling i,m on my third flycam one fault after another but the lads at steve webb have been amazing top lads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phill Mainwaring Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 Hi CarlI hope mine dosen't take that long Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crash dummy Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 Thanks guys,I reckon your comments have pretty much answered my question. I have an Actioncam, but because of the weight and physical size i was considering buying flycam. In view of the problems you seem to be having i think i will give it a miss.Regards,John. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Halton Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 Have you guys seen this? I just bought one, read some good reports about it,and is very cheap, mine was about £.9 inc. postage from HK Top tip-Buy from the USA based eBay-much cheaper You'll need to buy a small TF card, cheapest on Amazon, 2G costs around a fiver.Click HEREEdited By Matt Halton on 12/01/2010 01:30:35 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Halton Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 Here is an FC2 comparison video: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Halton Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 ..........And everything you need to know HERE..take note regarding the use of fake memory cards: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Muff Posted January 26, 2010 Author Share Posted January 26, 2010 this a quick vid with a key fob cam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 Got a link Carl for that 'keyfob cam' ? Don't look half bad mate BB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Moore Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 I just bought one of these direct from Hong Kong. There are similar on Fleabay, but I was reluctant to buy one from there, as some of the feedbacks were dodgy. Less than £15 INCLUDING postage. Delivery by airmail was about 15 days. Mini DV camera How can this be possible. It records an hour on a 4 gig micro card, and is the size of a large thumb. It records AVI format 720 x 480 and the results were almost as good as my £140 Sanyo DV camera. (almost) Obviously best used in good light though will work indoors, but gets a bit smeary then. Easily small enough to mount on a model plane and at £15 you won't be worried about breaking it. Haven't tried it yet as I'm still waiting for a 4 gig card I ordered from elsewhere. Class 4 card apparently should be best. I only tested with a one gig card I had and got 15 minutes. Try a search of Mini DV MD 80 on You Tube there are plenty of sample clips there. here's one example sample footage starts at about 3 mins in. The instructions ( a file on the driver disc) are rubbish, but you can work it out. Comes witha load of mounting brackets, USB, driver disc etc. I was astounded! There are some versions with alloy bodies (which are same but more expensive.) And some models advertised seem to only do 640 X ? whatever res. Mine is definitely 720 x 480 30 fps. There's sound as well of course. When I do get a chance to mount it on a model I'll post some results. Edited By Bob Moore on 26/01/2010 14:19:17Edited By Bob Moore on 26/01/2010 14:22:58 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 Nice info Bob Cheers . Ive seen that mini DV being touted for $80-00, same for they key fob type. You've got to shop around proper & and no mistake mister or, Fagan will ave ya !! lol BBEdited By Basildon Biggles on 26/01/2010 14:36:56 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Halton Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 Here's the one I bought from the Ebay link provided,next to the FC1 the size is much smaller,and quality significantly better. It arrived in 8 days, in perfect working order,and cost around 8 squids delivered! I'm hoping to fit it to my electric glider soon, on the tailplane, and see what happens.During ground tests, the image quality is just outstanding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Moore Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 Thanks for your info Matt. And in particular the link to Chuck's web site. What a brilliant resource. Great web site As said I've already got the other type of mini DV, but was that impressed with these I bought two more. One hopefully (according to Chuck's site) should have a slightly wider lense than the other. They will also be easier to mount on a wing than my other version, which I intend to use more for paragliding and motorbiking. I bought and a £8 one and a £12 one from suppliers linked on his site. Interesting to read about fake SD cards etc. I had no idea. Check out this You Tube video guys and gals which was taken by one mounted on a Art Tech F18. Pretty amazing! cheers Bob Edited By Bob Moore on 26/01/2010 20:23:11Edited By Bob Moore on 26/01/2010 20:24:27 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Muff Posted January 27, 2010 Author Share Posted January 27, 2010 brillant hope my is as good plus order one of the others too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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