Originally Posted by EQMOD

Hmm. That gimbal idea is awesome. Would it be possible to use a mechanical gyro to stabilize the gimbal platfrom ? A possible option would be a rotating disc mounted on the main gear.. Just thinking out wild here.

Hi Mon,

I see what your thinking but in reality a mechanical gyro would be hard to fabricate, let alone control in a banked turn or quick change of direction. The precession of the gyro would also effect the handling of the heli somewhat or completely depending on speed and mass. Also the energy required for the gyro would ultimately come from the heli reducing its power and flight time further, not to mention the added weight of another flywheel. I think using the existing free weight of the battery would be the best option.

I was thinking more along the lines of a pivoted cradle with two degrees of freedom ( pitch & roll ). Both allowed to rotate a few degrees in what available space you have under the main gear. Think of a ship compass
maybe.



Flash

Edit: Did a little model quickly to show what I was thinking.

Originally Posted by EQMOD

Hat Cam ... hmmm, good idea. That is where my spare cam will go

Indeed that is a good idea ewoodcox.


Flash

where did you get it?

Price?

hugo

@eqmod: thanks for that fantastic description and nice footage.
the picture quality is great, comparing price and size.

Originally Posted by elanbaby

Thanks for these informations and pics! This is exactly the camera that should be in my post any day now! I´m going to strap it under my CB100 though as it´s a bit more stable than the 4#3B.
Juergen

juergen; did you buy it in germany or china ? i am searching for a cheap source for that kind of camera in germany, because everything i order from china is charged by german customs, which will not even make things expensive but also delays deliverys from one week to 4 weeks
if you found a german dealer i would aprreciate some info (maybe PM me)
regards
klaus

[QUOTE=klausbub;13817410
juergen; did you buy it in germany or china ? i am searching for a cheap source for that kind of camera in germany, because everything i order from china is charged by german customs, which will not even make things expensive but also delays deliverys from one week to 4 weeks
if you found a german dealer i would aprreciate some info (maybe PM me)
regards
klaus[/QUOTE]

Hi Klaus,
I ordered my key chain camera in China as I do with most of my Walkera parts. Never experienced any problems with customs. Boxes this small ususally miss customs. Delivery time has always been 7-10days.
Juergen

What battery are you using to power the camera? Are you splitting the power form the main battery?

Originally Posted by Kelley

What battery are you using to power the camera? Are you splitting the power form the main battery?

The heli and the camera are sharing on one Lipo Battery. The lipo bat has two connectors soldered to it. 1 the micro deans type which connects to the heli's ESC and RX module and the other one the standard walkera power connector which acts both as cam power connector and a charger connector.

Originally Posted by CQE Flash

Hi Mon,

I see what your thinking but in reality a mechanical gyro would be hard to fabricate, let alone control in a banked turn or quick change of direction. The precession of the gyro would also effect the handling of the heli somewhat or completely depending on speed and mass. Also the energy required for the gyro would ultimately come from the heli reducing its power and flight time further, not to mention the added weight of another flywheel. I think using the existing free weight of the battery would be the best option.

I was thinking more along the lines of a pivoted cradle with two degrees of freedom ( pitch & roll ). Both allowed to rotate a few degrees in what available space you have under the main gear. Think of a ship compass
maybe.



Flash

Edit: Did a little model quickly to show what I was thinking.

I see what you mean. Would soft rubber work as mounts (bushing type) instead of hinges ?

Guys, by the way there are three versions of the key chain camera. The first two were the old ones which is indicated by a white font on the timestamp. The latest version uses a yellow font for the embedded time and date.

version 3 i think only has the removable micro sd card. the first two has built-in memory chip.

Link?


Hugo

sorry it was a local purchase. I think a lot of them are being sold on Ebay.

ok

I dont have access to ebayat work som I am unable to check it.

Does anybody else have link to the "version 3" with removable sd card.

EQMOD how big can the card be, 8 gb?


Hugo

Originally Posted by hugo-norway

ok

I dont have access to internet at work som I am unable to check it.

Does anybody else have link to the "version 3" with removable sd card.

EQMOD how big can the card be, 8 gb?


Hugo

Here is one;

http://cgi.ebay.ph/New-Spy-Car-Key-C...item19b7e1adf6

is there a way to remove that date. Also i heard that the cam can only store 4gb of data. Beyond that it will overwrite what was originally stored due to the FAT32 limitation ?