HDZero Race v3 is the new state-of-the-art for drone racing 

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We need HDZero and ELRS on the same board.

So much better spectating racers with so many of them running HDZero now

"I thought I said I did the research!" - had me rolling 4:45

Just added this to two Switchbacks yesterday.

Please do a 3-3.5” build

HDzero is awesome. The latency difference is there for me.

After 3 years on analog, I am asking Santa for HDZero this Christmas.

Looks like the HDZero firmware release yesterday added the 540P60 support.

Yes! Would recommend the 40mm MIPI cable for this one though! 😉

I've used 100% presets, no cli, in my last batches of HDZero builds. Also apply the table so you can show channel on the OSD and use BetaFlight, ELRS, and backpack to integrate with channel & power control.

For easy install of gummies, use sharp tweezer thing and pinch the top of gummy and put through the hole, and slide out the tweezers. Takes 2 seconds and don’t have to worry about damaging anything.

I just go myself hd zero and ill be rebuilding all my racequads for it on monday, this video is perfect

To have less breakup you could try disengaging dinamic power from ELRS. At least it was an issue on some ELRS versions, I don't know if it's already fixed. Worth a try

Hitting the fence gap … 👍

I’ll take one of those extra transmitters!

I love Lamp

I am building a pair of Armatan gecko 4" sub 250 with this VTX and the HAKRC AIO and it was sooooo easy!!

Nice instructional video. I think the only feedback I have is that I would recommend flashing HDZero to latest firmware *before* setting up Betaflight. If the HDZ firmware firmware between your Goggles and Vtx don't match enough (Vtx is newer), you might not even get video on the googles. I had that happen to me once, already.

Excellent review, Joshua! Thanks a bunch! 😊 Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

it actualy is as "high resolution as other system at 720p or 1080p" the bitrate may be lower, but the resolution is the same resolution

Hey bardwell. I'll take those old ghost vtx's..im poor rn and still rockin analog. Ive seen all your digital content tho. A guy can dream..

"Diving into unexpected sinsuations" 😂 cracked me up hahah

in the HD osd tab if you click NTSC then click back to HD the window will reset and show the proper with and height.

I could really use a video transmitter for my new TP3 builds im working on!

Yes, the HD OSD format for HDZero will automatically apply, if you power up the system once. So you don't need to paste it into the CLI manually if you don't want to.

“Seeennnnd iiiiit, seeeeennnd iiiiit“ - Joshua Bardwell 😂😂😂

@ 21:25 even though you are behind the house, the breakup is pretty good AND, just after that when you hit the branch, I could clearly see the leaves fly off. I had started to lose faith in HDZ, but this video put it back at the top of my list. 😎

Hd zero is a clear advantage at the local whoop races, no one else and see a damn thing though all the video noise

Im gonna be that guy and point out you had props on while working on the bench :P In all seriousness I follow that rule cause I learned it from you . Obviously if there is not power you are safe, im just being an internet troll

If you select something other than HD on the OSD page and save, then switch back to HD, it seems to work. Not sure why that is necessary but should mean the canvas settings are not needed.

I think if you just switch OSD types, then go back to HD, it'll work. At least the last 5 qwads I've set up have done this.

Hey JB, realy great helpful video, but i have a question, i got the v3 and the nano 90, my ESC is the foxeer reaper slim 60A and my FC is F722 V4 mini MPU600, the Flight controller doesn´t have the DJI plug, so i´m not sure how to solder, btw i´m plannig on using a ELRS receiver.

I'm sure I gonna invest in HDzero for my quads < 5". I'm not sure I want DJI or Walksnail for my 5". DJI seems to have better video but Walksnail is more secure for future because you know you have high compatibility with Betafligh ans so on. On DJI you never know what restrictions you will have and if you need to buy more DJI stuff from their ecosystem "to keep it alive"...

Nice. It will be even nicer when the resolution improves. Too bad I couldn't wait for the HDzero goggles, anymore, and bought the Fatshark Dominators... something tells me I'll be purchasing the HDzeros, as well should they ever become available....

I like my walksnail VRX, its very nice to fly easy at beautiful parks, but my rippers are still analog, i chose it cuz i just don't see HDzero that much better then my t-rex and baby ratel2s yet at this point, but they are doing a great job at getting better, I'd really like get HDzero goggles to replace my hdo2, just can't afford them any time soon, its just too damn expensive to feed myself these days...

Did you run into issues with your OSD getting zoomed in / off-screen every so often? I have been having problems with this where the OSD gets messed up for no reason, and the only way to fix it is to go back into Betaflight and add/remove some OSD element, and re-save.

I’m not an expert in betaflight, if I use your pastepin for the OSD layout.. It’s literally just the OSD layout right? whatever other settings i’m using on betaflight will remain?

Drone go fast drone big blast ohh look im at full mast.

Cats been sleeping on the laundry again 🐈

pls hdzero give us atleast 600mw on the race vtx

In my years of trucking/cb radios I was told never to coil up coax. Does it not affect the signal?

I would really appreciate that vtx😂, i m not into that kind of racing though

You wanna sell me those ghost vtx’s JB? 6:35 WHOOP THERE IT IS 🎶 🤗

does the camera menu works in dji ? i use a caddx vista

i have an BETA FPV A02 800mw vtx so is the ghost better? i would evt take it if you want to ship to germany

Are you done with the live streams or just taking a break? Miss ya bro🤙

I would Take a Imersion RC set😂

I wonder how much 90 fps realy helps concidering all the other delays? Sure 90 is smoother but I think I would prever 60 with more pixels.

Is the 90 fps camera the only one you can change the camera settings.

Haha I’ll take the ghost boards 😬

Hey Joshua, I'll take a ghost VTX if you have it available, TY!

You're using tiny whoop analog. With hdzero goggles Do you still use HD setting on Beta flight osd settings?

I must admit I find this hard to agree this is always better than analogue, though I have to say I've never actually tried HDZero myself, and it's only my opinion. I have done an awful lot of racing though, mainly in vehicles with wheels, and a little bit with (small) quads, though not official racing series, just among like minded others. The thing is, and this is just my opinion, my experience is that detail doesn't much matter, latency, certainly yes, but not detail. The reason is that you are not looking out for the unexpected - twigs etc in quads, that is freestyle's domain. You know exactly what to expect, where the course goes, what obstacles are where, what shape everything is, none of it is unexpected. What you need to do is be spacially aware of where you are in relation to them, and that does not require detail, just the big picture, in fact you have no time to see detail. I dont, anyway. It may be that the lower latency is significant, overall time loop from sticks to Rx to FC to response to camera to Vtx to goggles is what is important, I think. 60/90Hz will improve that potentially - if there aren't other latencies - but whether it is sufficient to make a real difference, I don't know, not having tried it. But there's weight. That VTx quotes 5.5g, my limited checks indicate typical HDZero cameras seem to be 8.5g, need to throw in an Rx plus wire, so say 15g in all. My typical analogue Rx/VTx/camera combination comes in at just under 4g. On a 5" that may not be enough to be significant, don't know, haven't got one, but it absolutely is on a small craft. If the craft was 200g AUW, that is over 5% and I am certain that will be measurable. If it was smaller, it will get more significant. Maybe in official racing series there is a minimum weight limit, I wouldn't know, but we have no lower limits. The cost is also quite a lot higher but one could argue that if going out and out for performance, this level of cost difference may not be relevant. If it were a question of just better or worse video, and all other factors were the same, the answer would be obvious - go for the better video. But, there are all those other factors, and therefore the overall package needs to be considered. So, it's analogue for me until the weight comes down a lot. Unfortunately though, I expect digital in the end is going to force analogue out of the market, so one will be forced that way. That is the way of it.

Ill take a free ghost video transmitter, i just got my firt race drone (arris c250 v2) and the video is not very good lol vtx on it is only a 200mw so range is very short lol

Why you should want 540p hd, if can have same resolution with analog??

As an electrical engineer I have to say i don't actually like plugs fot VTX or cams. Vision is very important in FPV. This should have always a good solder conection and not plug. Actually the same for any ESC cable. And yeahhh i know this is for sure hard for the cables of a digital cam, but possible... Some unimportant systems like GPS or beeper can be connected via plug.

I know i can heard the pain is ok .😅

I was just at my storage and saw all the unused spares... I should fly more and upgrade less But the change to digital was for me the revolution which got me back to hike and fly

Is Caddx walksnail new low latency mode gonna dominate racing sometime soon?

You do realize that what you and Stingy are saying is that HDZero literally makes you as better pilot?

Great a 4th race VTX....and still no mid power VTX, nor any fix for 1080p30 stutering. On top of this, they basically shot in the back of the first third party that proposed a VTX, Foxeer. I don't understand this company.

can i get a free ghost receiver???? Cmon JB!

I'd take free stuff for my nonexistent fpv drone, 100%

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Daddy, no!

The break up is much less amazing

I like turtles