Ok, here you go. . not exactly the type of test I wanted to do, but you will get the idea.
[youtube]http://youtu.be/HWRbBJ6HmsI[/youtube]
[youtube]http://youtu.be/HWRbBJ6HmsI[/youtube]
Dronexpert gimbal for Phantom Vision
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whitelens said:
Well done you are the first person to actually post a video of the new gimbal in use. Actually whilst its not probably how you would have wished it to be its actually a very useful example for people to study. Also its one of the rare occasions where it not being edited assists.
I think its a hell of an improvement over the stock phantom. Its clear it suffers from the visibility of the props like the Gopro but I think thats going to be easy to work around.
At times there are some vertical shudders. I wonder what is causing them, is it when GPS lock is enabled ? Were you flying in ATTI mode ?
Well done, glad it was unharmed. Thanks for posting.
Shrimpy
Thanks for the post! It is awesome to see how smooth it really can be!
Does the Ch7 switch work to rotate the camera if you DON'T have the Gimbal, but are just using the App tilting?
Does the Ch7 switch work to rotate the camera if you DON'T have the Gimbal, but are just using the App tilting?
Shrimpfarmer said:
Yes, well done, and thanks for posting.... I will be happy (ier) when mine arrives
I've noticed in "Hard banks" the gimbal hits the lower side of the "shelve" it is on. And I think that is where some of the jitters are coming from. Also, please note that my 7 channel is not working again, a flaw of my particular copter . . . not Dronexperts.szobell said:
Obviously, the camera tilts down in the video. . . still dont know why . . . also, as far as the props go, remember three things:
1) the gimbal tilts up WAY MORE than the stock PV2 settings.
2) I was on full "wide"
3) crop it out in post if need be.
I like that I have the options. . I also LOVE the fact that it can point straight down!!!
Jerry
whitelens said:
When you lost wifi connection with the Phantom out of sight, did you consider triggering RTH? Glad you found the Phantom!
Looking forward to seeing more videos with the P2V gimbal installed.
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When you lost wifi connection with the Phantom out of sight, did you consider triggering RTH? Glad you found the Phantom!
Looking forward to seeing more videos with the P2V gimbal installed.[/quote]
my RTH doesnt work . . . bad mother board or something!
Really sucks
When you lost wifi connection with the Phantom out of sight, did you consider triggering RTH? Glad you found the Phantom!
Looking forward to seeing more videos with the P2V gimbal installed.[/quote]
my RTH doesnt work . . . bad mother board or something!
Really sucks
BManCan said:
2 days ago i had an similar encounter.. .. Flew the p2v real high and far... Had a glitch in video telemetry.. Took my eyes off of the phantom for a few seconds.. When i looked back .. For the life of me i could not see it in the sky or even hear it!....a good Minuit passed and i still could not spot it.. Got really anxious!
My p2v is in nazam mode so the s1 switch lower position is programed for failsafe return home mode!
I flicked the switch and waited about 30 secs or so.. Nothing!........ Then slowly i started hearing the phantom getting closer.. Then suddenly Shazam it was hovering above my head at about 200 feet when i spotted it.
The baby came home ... I was blown away.. Real cool!
Off topic: But if you had it in NAZAM mode and had switched on IOC and you had a good lock before you took off then you could have flicked S2 into Home Lock mode and just pulled back on the right stick, too.
Yes.. Of course.. But i had done more testing of the failsafe mode and not so much home lock modePull_Up said:
I felt a bit more confident with the failsafe mode !
Plus because the phantom was so high. I thought fails safe will land it for me or drop it lower.. I dont think home lock lowers the altitude ? Does it ?
No, no change in height with IOC modes - you still have throttle control, though, for manual adjustment of height.
Back to topic: now we need a nice, calm video with fully functioning equipment to really see what the properly stabilized Vision camera can do. That first video shows rather a lot of promise!
Back to topic: now we need a nice, calm video with fully functioning equipment to really see what the properly stabilized Vision camera can do. That first video shows rather a lot of promise!
As I said, we need some nice calm flying! You can tell he was tanking it in the first section. All gimbals will show props at big tilt angles. A little judicious work with that 7th channel lever would help. The slower speed stuff was nice, and the truly straight down shots were fab - that's a whole new avenue for the Vision.
Pull_Up said:
I'm jesting
. I emailed Dronexpert about the amount of props visible in their flight duration test and they were confident they could dial most of it out. When going for footage I will no way be tearing it up like he was as I really don't want to be adding cropping to my video workflow. It's a real shame his P2V wasn't on song for him as I really do think this has got great potential.
Dronexpert is telling me that I have to wait another 2-5 weeks for delivery. WOW.. Guess it will give the other makers a chance to get my business. :x
