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HD FPV system now being prototyped!

Posted by Jethro Hazelhurst on March 9, 2013 at 3:46am

This is what I have been waiting for!

Unfortunately the price might be an issue.

Here is their products page. I am glad to see that this is being considered for multirotor applications. It looks to be a rock solid system and will open up live HD transmission for news and sporting events.

http://boxx.tv/products/zenith/

It is technology like this that will make multirotors attractive to the TV industry.

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  • Jethro Hazelhurst January 26, 2015 at 12:32am

    It's been almost a year and we still don't have affordable HD FPV options "off-the-shelf".

  • Jethro Hazelhurst January 26, 2015 at 12:32am

    Gavin, this is absolutely Stirling and important work. As Gary suggested, we would all love to hear the details in a blog post here on DIY drones! I am sure it will spark some very interesting discussion and projects.

  • Gavin Greenwood January 25, 2015 at 1:34pm

    Thank you! I will definitely consider doing a blog on here regarding the setup. 

    -Gavin

  • Gary McCray January 25, 2015 at 1:18pm

    Hi Gavin,

    Great video and very nice system.

    I really think it would be great if you would do a Blog post of your own here, possibly describing each of the components and providing links for them as well as describing the software and firmware setup needed.

    It looks like a very practical and affordable approach.

    Best Regards,

    Gary

  • Gavin Greenwood January 25, 2015 at 1:05pm

    Check out my low cost HD FPV + telemetry system:

    Here is the video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdHIohydwYE

  • Jethro Hazelhurst March 13, 2013 at 9:58am

    Luke, I think you are right. It is a DREAM though to be able to do FPV in HD! Imagine the feeling of flying in HD like a bird... WOW. 
     
    Thanks allot John! It is wonderful to see this tech being developed. A few month ago, I posted an Idea I had for HD fpv, and then hardly anyone knew of any systems that could do live HD at a couple hundred feet. I get the feeling this is still understated tech.

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    Vladimir "Lazy" Khudyakov March 13, 2013 at 9:48am

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  • Jon Becker March 13, 2013 at 9:32am

    We can recommend RF amplifier solutions, and/or you can put together a tracking antenna setup (Ardustation or a commercial system) which will achieve very long range.  A system can be put together for 100+km range.  Contact us for a radio document which goes into this.  RF regulatory issues can affect what is allowable.

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    Vladimir "Lazy" Khudyakov March 13, 2013 at 9:22am

    Dear Jon

    Looking for MicroraptorHD...With additional amplifier, how far I will fly?

  • Jon Becker March 13, 2013 at 9:09am
    Hi, I'm Jon Becker, the owner at Airborne Innovations.. we have a wide range of system options depending on performance required. We actually have a relatively low cost system meant for DIY (under $1000 for a complete system including board camera) which can do 1080p30/720p60 (board camera with GoPro style lens mount), or 1080i/720p60 (component HD camera such as the Sony HD block cameras) with bidirectional data (usually used for controllable camera zoom but can also function as the autopilot datalink), see http://www.airborneinnovations.com/ai/?page_id=469. Our higher end, feature packed system (MicroraptorHD) can make use of low cost radio options as well to meet a variety of cost/performance points. We have 2.4 / 5.8 GHz unlicensed options as well as the licensed gear. And we don't like turning people away on cost (we try to be responsive to user's cost constraints so talk to us), we're always looking for ways to get the cost down. Talk to us! http://airborneinnovations.com
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