I found this super light (4 gram) mini OSD on the Hobbyking site. Price is only US$ 8.95 and maybe lower if your are long time member of Hobbyking.

Super Simple Mini OSD 

Easy to install and configure the Super Simple Mini OSD connects directly between your cameras video out and the transmitters video in. 2 Super Simple Mini OSD units can be used together to display voltage for up to 4 individual 2~3 Cell Lipoly batteries.

Features:
Voltmeter & Stopwatch
Double Voltage Input (Up to 4 voltage inputs, requires 2 x Mini OSD units)
Programmable Display Content
Supports NTSC & PAL

Specifications:
Weight: 4g
Dimensions: 51 x 18 x 8mm
Working Voltage: 7.2~12v

 

More infomation at the hobbyking site: http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewitem.asp?idproduct=...

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Comment by Steve on August 17, 2011 at 9:32am

I use it on smaller multicopters to monitor my flight pack and video battery level. Works great!

Comment by CrashingDutchman on August 17, 2011 at 11:16pm
Comment by Ovidiu Sopa on July 14, 2012 at 12:24pm

Guys, How can I configure it, to move the displayed data in a different part of the screen? as I want to use it on my GroundStation so my 7" monitor will not turn into "No signal  Blue Screen" when the signal of the video is droping for a short time.

I want to know if I need to buy something else, there is an IR remote from hobbyking but it has a 3 wire jack, don't think it will work on this.

Comment by arashi on July 14, 2012 at 1:21pm

My problem with them is that I went to mainly 4s batteries and they don't handle them.

Flash them and get all kinds of new functionality.

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1490446

Comment by Ovidiu Sopa on July 14, 2012 at 1:36pm

But do you know how I can configure it ? does it have pins so I can connect a USBasp AVR Programming Device or something similar ?

I don't need any fancy feature from it as I already have MinimOSD on my tricopter, I just want to be able to move the values printed by HK mini OSD in an empty zone on the screen and can't find any info about how to do it.

Comment by arashi on July 14, 2012 at 2:05pm

Yes, I believe you just push the little white button to change position of the data on the screen.

Sorry, it is the E-OSD and G-OSD that is reprogrammable with an usbasp.
http://code.google.com/p/cl-osd/wiki/Programming

http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__16662__HobbyKing_E_OSD.html

I don't think having the OSD fed from the vehicle will help you avoid blue screen as it is just added to the existing signal.

Comment by Ovidiu Sopa on July 14, 2012 at 2:20pm

so the small white thing on the OSD is a button, that might be it. Than I will order it without getting anything else.

I don't know if it's overlay data will pass along to the 7" monitor without a main signal from the receiver but I will try and hope it will increase the signal power ...

Anyway , since I made the CP and SKP antennas I have dropouts very very rarely, huge diference from stock rubber duck antenna to CP ones

thank you.

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