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Permalink Reply by Brenden on December 17, 2012 at 1:00pm

gopro or foxtech horyzon hd will do this.

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Permalink Reply by Kurt Kreiger on December 23, 2012 at 4:19pm

I have had good luck with a Nikon s9300. Comes with a cable you can use for live video out. You can even get creative and stick a servo on the camera so you can trigger the shutter to capture a still shot while you are in video mode.

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Permalink Reply by Dave on January 10, 2013 at 2:39pm

Brendon,

 Thanks for the info. I've been searching for a cam for my bixler 2 build. I just ordered the HoryzonHD V2. This was the last part that I needed to peg down. I was not wild about the gopro because of the mounting options in my airframe. I think this will give me tons of options. Great advice.

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Permalink Reply by Olivier Dufayt on January 11, 2013 at 5:39am

Hi Armin,

I just tested a cheap chinese HD action cam... and got very good results...

It's the "Exdreme Camera",

Image quality is very good, as good as a GoPro ! It goes up to 1080p at 30 fps, and 720p at 60 fps.

for the price you have a nice setup, with LCD screen and digital zoom... and 3 tons of accesories !!

You can buy it for 129 $ at chinavasion.

http://www.chinavasion.com/china/wholesale/Digital_Cameras-Camcorde...

You will find a very detailed review here:

http://www.techmoan.com/blog/2012/7/15/xdreme-camera-review.html

I'll post a unprocessed video sample soon...

Good luck,

Olivier

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Permalink Reply by Olivier Dufayt on February 21, 2013 at 4:00am

Here is the video...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfNgeyqnscs

It was a bit shaky (more PID tuning needed...) so I stabilized it with Youtube video editor... lost a bit of quality...

I'm quite happy with the results, the camera was simply strapped underneath to the quad with rubber bands and a sponge to reduce vibrations !!

good luck

Olivier

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