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Simple low cost gyro stabilized camera roll axis

Posted by Robert Krogh (hooks) on June 16, 2010 at 10:49am

I'm going to mount this 10 x zoom camera under wing inside fuselage in my Skywalker. There is space for it. it will be pointing out to the left side of the plane because the FY 21 AP will turn left in circle mode.

The system are very simple and also low cost. The servo got mems gyro inside. I know it wont stabilize the camera 100 % but I think it will be OK for armature UAV flying.

I got the servo from Dunehaven.

I'm able to zoom in and out by 3 position switch on remote.

camera, flying, gyro, uav

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Morli June 16, 2010 at 6:23pm

Miles ,you mean like this one ?

It is from cloudcap
Miles June 16, 2010 at 5:51pm

Has anyone thought about jointly designing a small ball turret gimbal that uses block camera, maybe high resolution servos etc. Certainly be great to have.
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Morli June 16, 2010 at 2:36pm

Hooks , what sensor is used in this camera and what is the size of sensor? And is the zoom optical ( I assume) or digital ? looks almost like Sony FCB-EX11D block camera
the web site says

5. Be extra careful not to shake the camera. We all expect a lot of shaking in our usage, so how does this cam stand against our abuse like Sgt Ric said.

SONY FCB-EX11D 10x Color Block Camera at a low price!

SONY FCB-EX11D 10x Color Block Camera
george June 16, 2010 at 1:50pm

When can we expect a retractable gimbal version :)
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Robert Krogh (hooks) June 16, 2010 at 12:14pm

Pan & tilt for the 10 x zoom camera
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Robert Krogh (hooks) June 16, 2010 at 11:56am

The camera comes with a hard thick plastic cover.

It's the one used in this video as well:

View on ExposureRoom
george June 16, 2010 at 11:45am

I'm excited about that camera. Now "all" I need is a retractable pan & tilt mechanism so I can load it in my flying wing.
tycinis June 16, 2010 at 11:44am

to Chris :

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showpost.php?p=15331846&postcoun...

i have created a blog post for this camera , need to validate trough.

RC Groups - View Single Post - 10X Optical Zoom

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Sgt Ric June 16, 2010 at 11:39am

Ouch!
I know its a nice looking camera, but since I know I have alot of rough landings, I would worry about having a $300 camera that the instructions say "Don't bump"!
Mauro Rodriguez June 16, 2010 at 11:27am

Chris.. it seems that this is the camera
http://www.fpvflying.com/products/10-x-zoom-UAV-%7B47%7D-FPV-camera...
I would like to view a video of it working!!!