Which HDZero Camera, Lens or Mode is Best? | FPV DVR Comparison & Review |

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Decided to compare all of the current HDZero Cameras, Camera Modes, & Lens Options to see which looks best, and what's the best setup for my uses. But which setup is the BEST for YOU? Hopefully this video will be a helpful reference for everyone?
We compare the Micro V2, Micro V3, Nano V3, Nano 90, & Nano Lite in every mode and swap the lenses around including the Runcam RC5L lens to see how things look. I’m using the HDZero goggles which work in all modes & FPS.
I tried to keep the video fast moving, but also slow enough to compare; but certainly pause & rewind as needed.
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Here’s a video summary for quick reference:
----- Video Summary ---------
0:00 - Intro: Camera, Modes, Lens!
0:30 - Quick Highlight Overview
0:48 - Camera & Mode Overview
1:00 - 720p60 4:3 All Cameras
1:25 - Nano Lite Comparison
1:48 - Nano Lite Highlights
2:07 - Micro V2 vs Micro V3
2:39 - Micro V2 Lens Swaps
3:11 - Micro V2 Stock vs V3 Lens
3:44 - Micro V2 w/ V3 lens vs Micro V3
4:13 - 4:3 Aspect, New Favorite Mode?
5:02 - Micro V3 Flights: Mode Comparisons
8:12 - Final Thoughts
--------- VTX / VRX Antennas & Quad Setup --------------------------------------
- Frame: iFlight Chimera 7
- VTX: HDZero Freestyle V2
- VTX Antenna: Twin iFlight Albatross Long Antennas
- VRX Antennas: Quad 7-Turn Helical Antennas
- FPV Cameras: Micro V2, Micro V3, Nano V3, Nano 90, Nano Lite
- Flight Controller: Mamba F722 MKIII; Speedybee Flight Stack
- ESC: Mamba F50 4-in-1
- Motors: Xing 2306 2450kv motors
- Props: HQ Props 5" ' HQ J75 (Favorite 7" Props)
- GPS Module: TBS M8-2
- Control Link RX: BetaFPV Geminin TX & RX Setup
- Buzzer: ViFly Finder 2
_____ Other Quad Setups _________________________________________
- iFlight Chimera 7", with Emax ECOII 2807 1500kv/1300kv motors, HDZero Freestyle VTX
- iFlight Megabee v1 3" with WalkSnail Avatar 1s VTX
- FlyWoo Firefly Baby Nano with HDZero Whoop Lite 1s VTX
- DemonRC 5" Freestyle Quad with Xing 2306 2450kv motors
- ELRS on all quads now, previously CrossFire
- FRSky Taranis X9D Plus TX with BetaFPV ELRS 500mW TX Module
- RadioMaster Zorro with ELRS
- DIY Helicals, search my channel about how great those are!
- TrueRC X2-Air Antennas, Singularity, TBS Triumph Pro, VAS antenna Tests Soon!
- DIY Li-Ion packs using Molicel Batteries, also amazing, check out my video for reference!
#elrs #newtechnology #Walksnail #HDzero #DJI #fpv #fpvdrone #dronevideo #gopro #dvr #norway #longrange #DIY #Testing #dronevideo

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@scooterdoo1 3 месяца назад

This guy is really getting a foothold in the FPV community. These videos are always top tier and not just thrown together

@GiantAntCowboy 3 месяца назад

Thanks appreciate the comment! If I just “threw together” videos I’d probably have a much bigger channel… But instead I spend weeks on each video trying to make a masterpiece! I actually have a dozen videos I never published because they weren’t good enough. And a dozen more in progress! Limited free-time is a major issue, Blah blah blah… Anyway I appreciate the support, cheers!

@miquelmarti6537 3 месяца назад

@@GiantAntCowboy thank you for bringing quality and for not falling in the yt fast rewarding tactics. Love your content

@GiantAntCowboy 3 месяца назад

@miquelmarti6537 yea, I’ll try to keep up the quality! Appreciate the support, cheers!

@MikeCarr07 22 часа назад

I like the open honest reviews, not someone who says best X ever on every review

@robinno78 3 месяца назад

Must say this is the most detailed and most well edited videos ive seen regarding comparing cameras. Well done, and continue doing more videos like this and product reviews! :)

@GiantAntCowboy 3 месяца назад

Thank you, I often spend 30+ hours making each video; mostly late at night when I have free time from family, work, farm… So I only get like one video done a month. Haha! Generally I have like 3 videos in progress at a time, most of which never get finished. I really need to start finishing them, but I get overly obsessed with quality & small details. Oh well, it’s a hobby! Definitely check out the different episodes if you’ve missed some, I appreciate the support!

@robinno78 3 месяца назад

@@GiantAntCowboy Yeah, and the results are really great i must say :) I will check out the different episodes :) Btw have you tried the racing aspect of the hobby? Tried som fpv gates at the farm for instance?

@GiantAntCowboy 3 месяца назад

I need to do this. I’m building some smaller faster quads, so my Racing Time might be coming. Definitely a skill I lack… Thanks for checking out the other episodes, stay tuned!

@robinno78 3 месяца назад

@@GiantAntCowboy Up the camera angle to 45+ degrees and use som fpv gates or similar and it opens a new way of flying. Fly with others and you get the social experience as well as getting in touch with your own competative side. You are located some distance from other fpvers i would believe? I would recommend getting a nuclearhazard timer so you can track your and other laptimes :) Works on dji/walksnail/hdzero/analog

@GiantAntCowboy 3 месяца назад

@robinno78 nice. Yea with my 5” quad a few months back I started flying at 45° uptilt and was loving it! Then the quad started having lots of issues with the FC, some I’m in the process of building a new 5”. Have a brand new SpeedyBee Stack and some 2020kv T-Motor Motors sitting on the table next to me as I type… just gotta find more free-time. But it’s still winter, so not a huge rush.

@bikesofmanisi 3 месяца назад

Great Editing

@GiantAntCowboy 3 месяца назад

Thanks for noticing, lots of hours getting it all pulled together well. Appreciate the support!

@CalleyyyC 3 месяца назад

Wow, really great video, lots of time and effort with all these comparisons and production quality! I can’t imagine working through all these different clips and building out a video from it! You’re the man!

@GiantAntCowboy 3 месяца назад

Thanks dude, I know you understand the effort… your camera comparison setup/videos were awesome in the past! I spent hours just looking at the different clips trying to decide what the differences were in each scenario and how to present them in a clear way. Always seems easy until you’re sitting there clicking the mouse for hours! Haha! Anyway super thanks, always appreciate your comments!

@CalleyyyC 3 месяца назад

@@GiantAntCowboy yeah I have a hard time even knowing the differences, I just don’t have an eye for it. I have enough trouble either getting lenses focused too near or far. I just didn’t feel like I was doing the best job with it. Is really cool and invaluable having the comparisons tho!

@GiantAntCowboy 3 месяца назад

@CalleyFPV oh man… focusing lens’ is so tedious! Like you barely touch it and its out of focus. Then get it perfect, but have to tighten the lock ring and everything has changed.. haha! That’s why I put the white board with letters as a reference. I swapped so many lenses that night… pretty good at it now. There’s actually no perfect focus, for my bigger quads I actually go outside and my the trees way in the distance have the best focus, but for a tiny whoop you might focus on stuff 6ft away or less. But yea, small nuances are hard to pick out sometimes.

@The2xWhiskey 3 месяца назад

Just a guess, I think 4:3 transmission has more room in the bandwidth to transmit more data so it can transmit more precise data about the smaller area of camera sensor being used. 16:9 has more camera sensor area data to transmit, so the transmission has less refined data to stay under that bandwidth cap. You put in a serious amount of work into this. Well done and thank you.

@GiantAntCowboy 3 месяца назад

Yea, that’s kinda my guess as well, but hoping to get some confirmed answer to share. However in the meantime it’s pretty obvious that the 4:3 does in fact look better. I’m gonna keep doing flights with these different modes to see which one I prefer and when. Thanks for watching and providing your thoughts, stay tuned!

@reminiscecss 3 месяца назад

This is the best camera comparison ive seen, subbed for sure. Love to see some of these for analog cameras too, specificlaly tinywhoop/micro cameras!

@GiantAntCowboy 3 месяца назад

Many thanks, appreciate the support. Every episode I make takes about a month… so I don’t post a lot, but try to keep it quality and interesting. I going to do some smaller builds in the future so I’ll try to get some other cameras. Cheers!

@1337plans 26 дней назад

Great videos man!

@GiantAntCowboy 26 дней назад

Thanks appreciate the comment and support, cheers!

@unger_cnc 3 месяца назад

Great comparison! I'm liking that crisp image on the 4:3 mode. Time to buy a couple v3 cameras!

@GiantAntCowboy 3 месяца назад

Thanks bud, yea I’ll be flying 4:3 more to see how it really works for me. But the v3 cameras are certainly the best HDZero has ever looked.

@JonathanBirch7 3 месяца назад

Awesome video. Thanks for a super helpful comparing video. Keep on living your dreams. Regards from South Africa.

@GiantAntCowboy 3 месяца назад

Thank you sir, appreciate the comment. Cheers from Norway!

@gunnhildpaulinelystad4895 3 месяца назад

Thank you for another useful comparison! Very well put together video!👏🏼

@GiantAntCowboy 3 месяца назад

Thanks for watching! ✨

@Pyrolassist 3 месяца назад

This is the video we all needed! Thanks !

@GiantAntCowboy 3 месяца назад

Thank you, it was a big effort so I’m glad to hear it’s appreciated!

@FATSNAIL-FPV 3 месяца назад

Cool, on the hunt for v3 lenses. Great vid! Thanks!

@GiantAntCowboy 3 месяца назад

Just reach out to RunCam and tell them you want to order spare lenses for a Micro V3 (or Nano V3, if you wanted that); and they ship them directly to you. Thanks for watching, appreciate the comment!

@FATSNAIL-FPV 3 месяца назад

@@GiantAntCowboy have some nano90's and micro V2. Great upgrade! Original lenses for crash repairs (racing, fixed wing failed maiden flights).

@GiantAntCowboy 3 месяца назад

@FATSNAIL-FPV Absolutely nice improvement! I haven’t tried the Nano V3 lens on the Nano 90 yet. Curious how that would work. Might have an issue because the Nano 90 has a 4:3 sensor, I’ll have to try it out.

@FATSNAIL-FPV 3 месяца назад

@@GiantAntCowboy 4:3 mode it is then.

@GiantAntCowboy 3 месяца назад

Definitely worth trying and seeing how you like it for your uses. I honestly still really like the 1080p30 mode for the large FOV and better details. The slight stutter doesn’t bother me, but when I’m using that mode I’m not doing fast freestyle in tight spaces.

@Super_Mario_Fpv 3 месяца назад

I gave up on 1080/30. Idk how yours is so smooth..nice video

@GiantAntCowboy 3 месяца назад

The DVR looks smoother than the Live View because it’s saved as 60fps; I believe. However I use 1080p30 a lot for cruising & smooth freestyle. It definitely has a little stutter but that’s because its 30fps with a fast shutter. I get used to the look very quickly and don’t even notice it after 10 seconds. If they used a slower shutter it’d be smoother but with lots of motion blur. Are you mostly flying smaller quads pretty fast?

@baggszilla 3 месяца назад

Thanks for this GiantAntCowboy!

@GiantAntCowboy 3 месяца назад

Hope it’s useful. Appreciate the comment, cheers!

@aracrg 3 месяца назад

Great evaluation, thank you! It seems like a large part of the micro v3 upgrade is the new lens. You confirmed what I thought about the 720 4:3 mode - it looks like a 1280x960 crop of the 1920x1080 sensor. Whereas the 720 16:9 mode should be a 1280x720 crop of the 1920x1080 sensor. This testing will help us decide which lenses to get. I agree 720p60 4:3 seems best, but some pilots might prefer the wider FOV from the v2 or RC5L lenses. I wish HD-zero would document this stuff in detail.

@GiantAntCowboy 3 месяца назад

Yea, absolutely the V3 Lens is a great piece of glass. A great upgrade for the Micro V2, but the Micro V3 did still look a little better. Carl mentioned Runcam updated the FW/sensor settings on the V3. You’re thought about the 4:3 crop seems accurate, definitely a neat “middle of the road” option in terms of quality and performance. The FOV might be too narrow with the V3 lens for some uses, but I’m gonna do some more flights & comparisons to get a better feel for it. The cool thing with HDZero is how customizable it is, lots of options depending on personal preference, flight style, and quad setup! Hope Carl keeps pushing the system. Appreciate the insightful comment and support, cheers!

@P-Bee 3 месяца назад

I'm still on the SharkByte VRX on Skyzone O4X goggles (1280*960). I just ordered a couple of Nano V3 cameras because from what I could tell they will suit the native 4:3 of my goggles better. No idea if I got that right and watching this video here didn't really answer that for me. I'm sure they will be better than my old Micro V1 & V2 anyway. Thanks for all the hard work. Awesome video as always.

@GiantAntCowboy 3 месяца назад

Hey, I don’t have Skyzone O4X goggles to test, but I’m sure the Nano V3 will be a nice upgrade, and perfect for a 4:3 display! You could also order a Micro V3 lens for your V2 Camera which adds some extra clarity in the 4:3 mode. You can see this comparison at the @3:30 mark in the video. You lose some horizontal FOV, but the image is sharper. So it’s a trade off. Thanks for watching, always appreciate the comments & support from folks! Also I’d be curious to hear your thoughts once you’ve used the new cameras. Cheers!

@jmcjmc5587 3 месяца назад

Very good this is a lot of work. 720p 4/3 are very close to 1080p. The major difference is the light.

@GiantAntCowboy 3 месяца назад

Agreed, 4:3 looks great and is 60fps, but it’s a narrower FOV. 1080p does look slightly better and has a larger FOV, but 30fps isn’t as smooth. As you noted 1080p has brighter highlights which helps with the details, this is likely due to 30fps capturing more light. Appreciate the comment, I’ll check playing around with it and share my findings. Cheers!

@RyanQuellet 3 месяца назад

This video is really good - I actually learned something! Very interesting that the 4:3 mode is noticeably more detailed than 16x9 full

@GiantAntCowboy 3 месяца назад

Yea, very interesting, looks to happen on all current cameras, which is interesting because in the past I thought we had a taller FOV in 4:3. Not exactly sure what’s going on here…

@ironlionfpv 3 месяца назад

Awesome video buddy! Definitely ordering some v3 cams and lenses 😊

@GiantAntCowboy 3 месяца назад

Yea the V3 is a great camera, and the V3 lens is a great upgrade for our existing Micro V2. If you want to order that lens looks like it’s called a RunCam RH-50. Appreciate the comment, cheers man!

@ironlionfpv 3 месяца назад

@@GiantAntCowboy same lens as runcam phoenix HD, interesting. Thnx buddy 👍🏻

@GiantAntCowboy 3 месяца назад

Yea. That’s what I thought I saw as well. 👍🏼

@Clickmaster5k 3 месяца назад

Wow the picture quality difference even at 720 for the new lens is surprising. So long has HDZ had this sorta fuzzy look and it seemed like thats just how the system was but this lens looks like it will make all the old modes look better too. Thanks for all the work swapping all this stuff around. Its eye opening.

@GiantAntCowboy 3 месяца назад

Yea the new lens is a quality piece of glass for sure, I’m gonna order a few spares. I’m one of the few people that likes 1080p30, I have zero problems flying in that mode. It feels slow at first, but i quickly get use to it, and the extra details are nice when trying it dodge branches or tree tops. However 4:3 looks almost as good and is 60fps, but it does have a narrower FOV. I’m gonna fly it more and see how it works for me. Anyway, appreciate the comment, thanks for watching!

@StacemanFPV 3 месяца назад

Might have to pick up the new camera

@GiantAntCowboy 3 месяца назад

Yea, definitely the best HDZero has looked. Alternatively the Micro V3 with this new V3 lens looks quite good!

@peculiarhumanbiped 3 месяца назад

Great video and editing! Really awesome 👍 but I have to say, I love the 90 frame mode for freestyling. It's sooo smooth. Do you suggest to change the lens on the nano 90 🤔

@GiantAntCowboy 3 месяца назад

Yea, many folks love the 90fps mode. I’m gonna put it in a smaller faster quad soon, and try it again. My flight locations are so big that I’m not generally doing tight freestyle or racing, and so the decrease in resolution isn’t justified by the increase in framerate. Regarding the Nano 90 lens swap, I’m not sure what the best options are… I have heard people talk about swapping the lens, but haven’t done so myself yet. One thing I’ll try soon is the Nano V3 lens on the Nano 90, that might work well! Thanks for watching, really appreciate the comment and support!

@Grimstash Месяц назад

Love your videos got a question trying to find out what antennas you actually are using. I know mention seven turn he in your comments just wondering what the four are exactly, I’m using stubby and they’re not great.

@GiantAntCowboy Месяц назад

I most often use this setup (Quad Helicals with tall Omni on VTX) - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-CYphV5FPbYc.html Running four directional antennas and a tall Omni gives the best results in my experience. Using Omnis on the goggles/VRX just add noise in my experience.

@HantuBorneo 3 месяца назад

wow 4:3 720p60 so so so so goooddd!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! micro v3 is the way to go!

@GiantAntCowboy 3 месяца назад

For sure. Micro V3 is the best HDZero has ever looked. At 4:3 is a great mode!

@miquelmarti6537 3 месяца назад

After seing that video, v3 at 720 4:3 is what I would use. Maybe it needs less bandwidth than 16:9 (?). Also I don't care much about the sides. Great image!

@GiantAntCowboy 3 месяца назад

Yea, I think you’re right. Definitely looks great! The sides are nice for OSD elements anyway right?

@tubsucks 3 месяца назад

that 4:3 mode always looked better on all the hdz cams. it's all i fly really. I feel like it kind of squishes the pixels down removing the blur from the regular 16:9 image or most likely, it has less pixels to process and thus renders what it does have to work with better than it would a full 16:9 frame. Thanks for an other great production

@GiantAntCowboy 3 месяца назад

Yea I’ve noticed it in the past as well, but in this video I wanted to dive deep and really do some comparisons. The difference from from 720p full is very significant, and I think your idea is likely pretty accurate. Thanks for checking out the video, stay tuned, cheers!

@DNLKRNWN 3 месяца назад

thanks for the hardwork comparisson... so usefull for us.. but i just wonder how can you switch resolution mode without re-record your dvr? i mean from 1080p dvr then change to 720p 4:3 with out stopping the recording.. is it still record at 1080p res?

@GiantAntCowboy 3 месяца назад

Thank you. You can switch between the 720p modes without stopping DVR recording, BUT when you switch to 1080p the DVR does stop & start again. I’ve edited it here to look seamless but it is different DVR files. Hope that makes sense., Thanks for watching!

@DNLKRNWN 3 месяца назад

@@GiantAntCowboy ahh i see..

@w1llyFPV 3 месяца назад

It seems that currently this is my favorite video ps This week I upgraded my both V2 cameras with this this new lens from V3 and it was great idea so far 😅

@GiantAntCowboy 3 месяца назад

Hey thanks, took a ton of effort to pull this all together over the last few weeks, but figured it’s be useful to some folks. The new V3 lens is a quality piece of glass, did you just order it directly from RunCam?

@w1llyFPV 3 месяца назад

@@GiantAntCowboy yes but the funny thing is that it came in 3 working days from German warehouse 😅 ps your video is pro, thanks

@GiantAntCowboy 3 месяца назад

Excellent, I gotta order a couple. Appreciate the comment and support!

@flyauge7240 3 месяца назад

@@w1llyFPV Hi, what is the name of the lens?

@GiantAntCowboy 3 месяца назад

Not sure the name of the lens, but if you contact RunCam and ask for the new HDZero Micro V3 Lens they’ll know which lens. I’ll reach out to them and see if I can find out as well.

@nikotttin 3 месяца назад

Excellent comparison. If you had a 3.5” freestyle quad, would you still go for a heavier camera or would you aim for a nano?

@GiantAntCowboy 3 месяца назад

Thank you, appreciate the comment. For a 3.5” quad I wouldn’t let weight be the deciding factor… it’s not a micro/tiny whoop. The choice should depend on the expected use. If you’ll be doing light freestyle & cinematic filming then the Micro V3 would be a solid choice, but if you’re going to do really fast freestyle you might consider the Nano 90 actually. Also depends on if you’re using HDZero Goggles or the VRX. I’m actually gonna build a 3” quad soon to put my Nano 90 in. The benefits of this camera (90fps) haven’t been important on my larger quads because I’m not doing super fast freestyle/racing.

@nikotttin 3 месяца назад

@GiantAntCowboy Thanks for the wise answer! On the longer range quad I kept a naked vista for the image. But that comparison you made is challenging my pre-conceived ideas :)

@GiantAntCowboy 3 месяца назад

@@nikotttin Yea HDZero does everything quite well, I personally prefer it for mountain surfing over DJI/WalkSnail. However if I was doing proper long range like with a wing, I’d probably just use DJI or WS. Pros & cons to all systems. Happy to help! Cheers!

@BreeZieDoesiT 15 дней назад

Hi! For tinywhoops what is the best flightcontroller to go with the Nano v3 cam and whoop vtx setup. Cheers!

@GiantAntCowboy 14 дней назад

To be honest I don’t have much tiny whoop experience. Ultimately you want an AIO with out a VTX. I used a Goku AIO on my HDZero Firefly build, work very well. “HDZero Whoop Lite Digital Conversion” ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-82G7Ubl8Oog.html

@BreeZieDoesiT 14 дней назад

@GiantAntCowboy thanks for your reply. I'm confused. Don't all hdzero whoops need a vtx for the camera and all that?. I know the analog whoops have minimal baggage but I always thought the whoops either need the eco vtx or the older whoop lite vtx to go along with the esc board. If I'm off would you please go into more detail. I'm new to this and trying to learn things properly. Cheers

@GiantAntCowboy 14 дней назад

@@BreeZieDoesiT all drones need an FC and ESC, then for FPV they need a VTX/Camera. So if you’re building a whoop you’d need an FC/ESC, and then you’d add a Whoop or ECO VTX. If you wanna run a Nano V3 camera you can’t use the ECO VTX. If you get an AIO FC/ESC with a built in Analog VTX you’ll need to disable the Analog VTX in order to use the HDZero VTX. Hope that all makes sense, this hobby is a non-stop learning experience for those who are curious.

@reimontes666 3 месяца назад

nano 90 with lens upgrade is my fav

@GiantAntCowboy 3 месяца назад

Which lens are you using on the Nano 90?

@Lowbattery_fpv 3 месяца назад

Which lens ???😊

@reimontes666 3 месяца назад

It's the only replacement lens on the hdzero website listed as runcam nano lens. Upgrades field of vision from 65° to 75°

@timbendt7074 3 месяца назад

The 4:3 (960x720) format is compressing 75% of the data as the 16:9 format is in each frame. So I'm guessing the chip is able to do a much better job of compressing each frame accurately and transmitting it in the 15ms window it has to get each frame to the receiver. The chip probably works really hard to get a new frame compressed and transmitted in that 15ms and reducing the payload size means it's operating more comfortably inside it's parameters. The 4:3 ratio also matches the internal compression starting size of 1024x768 inside the hdzero chip, so it doesn't have to scale as much and probably just is designed to work more efficiently with 4:3 aspect ratios. But no-one has any technical details from Divimath about their proprietary compression.

@GiantAntCowboy 3 месяца назад

Excellent thought, and basically my assumption. I gotta follow up with Carl again about this, we briefly chatted about it a couple months back. I’ll do an update it I get some official insight, but I think you’re on the right track. Thanks for watching and sharing thoughts on this!

@wavesummit 3 месяца назад

When you're disarmed you have it at 25mw and then 1 watt when armed, what did you do to set that up? Only reason I ask is that my m10 gps doesn't work well when I am on the field, but works great on the bench without the vtx powered up.

@GiantAntCowboy 3 месяца назад

Go into the VTX menu and turn on “LP Disarm Mode” (low power disarm) I believe it’s called. Beyond that I haven’t done anything special to make this happen. Another thing you can try when waiting for Sats is switch to “0mW” mode by pushing both stick Down & Away from each other. To go back to normal mode push the sticks Down & Towards each other. If you’re stick commands are setup this should work well for you. Let me know, cheers!

@milanbognar3789 3 месяца назад

Hello. How did you manage to make sure that the vtx does not interfere with the gps? Maybe there will be a video of it?

@liberumaerem 3 месяца назад

that continues to be my question. had a v2 freestyle with grounded shielded cables and no dice. had to back to analog on my lr. no time to play with that project.

@GiantAntCowboy 3 месяца назад

As I briefly shared in the video I did nothing special to get the GPS to work… it’s mount right behind the VTX with no shielding. However I did have some GPS issues a few months ago… long story but: For years I’ve used this cheap TBS M8-2 GPS module with no problems. Then a few months ago I bought two brand new ones and both have major issues maintaining Satellites when the VTX is on. I tried everything to make them work and the only thing the helped was to mount them on top of my battery. (Not ideal) Note: The old GPS module (same model) continues to work fine. In December I bought an HGLRC M100 GPS module, which I used in this video, and it works great! Fast startup, and prefect performance. So in conclusion, performance/issues seem specific to GPS modules, and maybe picking up a new module will solve your problems. The HGLRC M100 is only like $15. Hope that helps, I spent like two weeks testing and trying to make those other modules work… so frustrating.

@JARAH967 3 месяца назад

Hi I'm getting into hdzero but don't know what to choose.Would you choose the hdzero VRX with the cobra x goggles or the emax transporters 2 hdzero

@GiantAntCowboy 3 месяца назад

Tough for me to give a solid opinion because I’ve never used either. Do you have goggles now? Or currently fly analog?

@JARAH967 3 месяца назад

@@GiantAntCowboyI don't ,I have 35hours in a sim

@GiantAntCowboy 3 месяца назад

Well, if you’re set on HDZero I’d say the EMAX Transporter 2 since they have HDZero Built-in, also the external monitor is cool and they are around $250. The Cobra X are around $250, but will need an HDZero VRX which is an additional $200. That puts you around $450 which is actually how much DJI/Walksnail goggles are currently…

@MikeCarr07 День назад

Do you have an external battery mod for your Zorro? Is that a Zorro?

@GiantAntCowboy День назад

I don’t have an external battery, but did upgrade the standard batteries to 1200mAh cell made by “Keeppower”. Not sure how long they last because barely have enough free time to fly more than 30mins…

@MikeCarr07 22 часа назад

@@GiantAntCowboy I had those too but recently, while upgrading firmware, it ran out of battery even though I charged them until the light went out. Bricked my radio but was able to recover after putting the original batteries back in

@cbn5900 3 месяца назад

Can the Nano Lite be replaced with another M8 size lens?

@GiantAntCowboy 3 месяца назад

Sadly no… (sort of) The problem is the Nano Lite camera housing is too short/thin. Meaning the barrel that the lens threads into isn’t long enough to focus any of the lenses I’ve tried (include the Nano V3 lens just now). An option could be to 3D print a new housing with a longer barrel, or some sort of extension which would hold the lens further out. Only like 2-3mm is needed… The sensor itself is the same as the other cameras, so the image would definitely look great with a proper lens.

@Halphbaked210 3 месяца назад

Nano 90 favorite mode?

@GiantAntCowboy 3 месяца назад

Actually no. 540p90 hasn’t been a game changer for me because I fly in really large environments and the reduction in image resolution isn’t justified by the increased frame rate. In fact I often fly 1080p30 which is the complete opposite! However I’m building a 3” quad to do some fast proximity flying with the Nano 90 and think that’s when I’ll love it! The “Favorite Mode” I mention here is actually 4:3, the resolution is almost as good as 1080p and it’s 60fps, but the FOV is smaller. I’ll be flying more with this mode to see how I like it. Check out the section on this if you missed it. Thanks for watching, cheers!

@bot-sk8mt 3 месяца назад

Dou have a discord or something like this? Would be really cool to have a place where youre community can talk about longrange fpv and help each other out. I got so much help from the drone community discord for my 5" but I cant find any servers that are dedicated to longrange fpv.

@GiantAntCowboy 3 месяца назад

I could look into it, don’t think I have enough free time to setup or monitor a discord honestly… any free time I find (usually middle of the night) goes into editing these videos. I often contribute to the Long-Range sections of the HDZero & Botgrinder discords. Community help is an awesome part of this hobby and supporting the hobby is the main reason I make these videos. So thanks for your comments and support!