Fitting a Zenmuse H4-3D gimbal

[Roosterbooster198]

Since my standard gimbal which came with my P2 Vision + appears to be totalled I am looking at getting a Zenmuse H4-3D replacement gimbal to hold a Go-Pro Hero 4 black.

Three questions:

1) Is the gimbal easy to fit to a standard P2 Vision +? Does it mean messing about in the drone's casing or does it just screw on and connect up the cables?

2) Do I get to see the POV of the go-pro on my phone via the DJI app like I did with the standard camera?

3) Do I have to get a Go-Pro or will any cheap action cam of the same size work just as well?

Thanks!

 

[Mako79]

1. DJI Phantom 2 Vision+ Plus 2.4ghz Wifi Module - wiring diagram / camera connection - Page 17 - RC Groups
Page 17 Pitcher's instructions. Read the entire post if you want a steeper learning curve.

2. POV = porno, FPV = RC equipment. And yes but you can only control tilt. Camera controls will not work, hence you need to tap record before flight. Good news is that you can connect to GoPro via wifi as it uses 2.4ghz (Vision systems are 5.8ghz for RC controls).

3. Stick to gopro as the H3/H4's are designed for plug and play. You can use the Yii camera but it requires modification (USB TV out and power needs to be tapped from the wifi module).

 

[Roosterbooster198]

Thanks. Looks a bit more complicated than I thought, I was hoping it would be a straight swap. Think I'll just buy a replacement unit.

 

[Pierre]

So is the video feed only available from the GoPro wifi, and not from a feed to the Phantom's wifi module?

I find the GoPro 3 wifi lagging over a second with their app. Do most conversions then just use a separate video transmitter for FPV?

 

[Cobs]

By way of Video Transmitter Pierre, you need to follow that thread through as its how yours seems to have been modified, it does not use the GoPro WiFi.