rocknbil
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Today I strapped a mini spycam on the wing of my Sportwerks Mayhem and took it for a spin.
WARNING: THIS VIDEO SUCKS. But if you wonder what the spycams can do, here's a first peek:
5.90 MB mpg2
2.5MB streaming wmv
Some of you may have seen these cheapie spycam/nanny cams on eBay and wondered if they'd work in an RC. I've been experimenting with one for a couple weeks and although the results are poor, the potential is GREAT.
For what you pay for them the image is pretty clear and the range is up to 300 yards. You can't mess around with voltage or current though - if the power source for either the receiver or camera begins to fade, so does the signal. This applies to both the transmitter and the receiver. I've had excellent luck powering the camera with two 160 mah lipos in series, which I found only at maxamps.com.
Most people think the vibration of a nitro is a big problem, but it's not, it's glitching and static when it's moving. Notice the clarity of the image when I'm refueling - this is with the .26 engine idling. When still, these cameras are fine, but when they start to get knocked around, they glitch like crazy.
I post it only so you can see what these things **can't** do - and also so you can compare it against the videos I'll be posting over the next few weeks as I resolve the glitching and interference. Tonight I picked up this cam, which is the same camera but with a little better signal and is lighter (to fly in my BCX. :)
WARNING: THIS VIDEO SUCKS. But if you wonder what the spycams can do, here's a first peek:
5.90 MB mpg2
2.5MB streaming wmv
Some of you may have seen these cheapie spycam/nanny cams on eBay and wondered if they'd work in an RC. I've been experimenting with one for a couple weeks and although the results are poor, the potential is GREAT.
For what you pay for them the image is pretty clear and the range is up to 300 yards. You can't mess around with voltage or current though - if the power source for either the receiver or camera begins to fade, so does the signal. This applies to both the transmitter and the receiver. I've had excellent luck powering the camera with two 160 mah lipos in series, which I found only at maxamps.com.
Most people think the vibration of a nitro is a big problem, but it's not, it's glitching and static when it's moving. Notice the clarity of the image when I'm refueling - this is with the .26 engine idling. When still, these cameras are fine, but when they start to get knocked around, they glitch like crazy.
I post it only so you can see what these things **can't** do - and also so you can compare it against the videos I'll be posting over the next few weeks as I resolve the glitching and interference. Tonight I picked up this cam, which is the same camera but with a little better signal and is lighter (to fly in my BCX. :)
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