ChrisViperM
Active Member
I am in the process of building a TBS Discovery, and while writing my shopping list I came across the choice of buying a dedicated FPV camera or just use the GoPro for LiveView.
As far as I know the GoPro 2 had problems to adjust to changing light situations, where a FPV cam is much more "flexible" with this...don't know yet how well the GoPro 3 Black is handling quick changes in light conditions.
Another thing I was thinking about was power....If the GoPro runs out of battery, it gets dark and you become basically blind, with a FPV Camera which is powerd (indirectly) through the flight LiPO pack, this should not happen, unless you didn't watch your amp draw and voltage (via OSD as I am used to do it)
Since I am new to these little FPV cams, I am wondering why we try to mount "normal" cameras with all sorts of vibration absorbing material (gel pads, ear plugs....) to the bird, and most FPV cameras are rigid mounted, like glued onto the frame....
Is there a specific reason for the different mounting methods.....???
Any light on this would greatly appreciated...
Chris
As far as I know the GoPro 2 had problems to adjust to changing light situations, where a FPV cam is much more "flexible" with this...don't know yet how well the GoPro 3 Black is handling quick changes in light conditions.
Another thing I was thinking about was power....If the GoPro runs out of battery, it gets dark and you become basically blind, with a FPV Camera which is powerd (indirectly) through the flight LiPO pack, this should not happen, unless you didn't watch your amp draw and voltage (via OSD as I am used to do it)
Since I am new to these little FPV cams, I am wondering why we try to mount "normal" cameras with all sorts of vibration absorbing material (gel pads, ear plugs....) to the bird, and most FPV cameras are rigid mounted, like glued onto the frame....
Is there a specific reason for the different mounting methods.....???
Any light on this would greatly appreciated...
Chris