Hobbyking today added this camera to their catalogue and it seems the perfect camera for FPV, an uncased version of the famous RD32 II. Do a search for it on youtube and you will find nothing then good videos. With a AV out for connecting it to the video transmitter or HDMI to connect it to your HDTV this camera is very complete.
Some of the heighlights of this camera are a 120 degree viewing angle and a 5 megapixel 1/2.5" CMOS sensor and a weight of about 89 grams. It accepts micro sd cards from 2 up to 32GB in size. It supports 720P @ 60fps and 1080p @ 30fps.
This video shows exactly what the camera is capable of:
Some of the specifications:
Lens: 5 Mega pixel 1/2.5” CMOS sensor
Photo Resolution:
12M 4000*3000 JPG Approx. 900pcs/4GB
8M 3200*2400 JPG Approx. 1200pcs/4GB
5M 2592*1944 JPG Approx. 1700pcs/4GB
Audio recording: ADPCM WAV format 48Khz ,Mono approx. 22h/4GB
Lens type: F/2.8 f=3mm 120°wide angle
Min. Illumination: 1LUX
Scanning Frequency: Auto, 60Hz, 50Hz
Signal system: NTSC, PAL
Vibration Support: Yes
Battery Capacity: 3.7V/ 1000mAh
For more information, features and specifications, go to Hobbyking: http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewitem.asp?idproduct=25656&aff=5361
Comments
Wow... that's very light. Thanks for the heads up Mike!
I agree that yours is a borderline case, and that you do add content. But it is a slippery slope that can easily get out of hand. But I will leave it at that, since it is not really my task to moderate the blogs. I just wanted to highlight the issue.
@John: I removed my previous post as I think it was a bit harsh.
What I wanted to say is that might be a DIY forum, but also people opening new shops, people promoting new items they have in for their shops are posting here. Also, I have seen posts from moderators of diydrones.com posting with affiliate links. I think all these mentioned above have a commercial interest in their posts. Where do you draw the line.
In the past I have been posting blogs that were a plain copy/paste from Hobbyking. I have tried to better my life. I now write a story, find additional information (for example youtube movies) about a product and when I find new information I add that to the comments.
When Mike asked if it was possible to add a trigger for taking pictures I spend about half an hour looking for the manual to see what is possible and when I found one this morning (on the product page for this item), I added a link to it.
I think we will start seeing some very cool and even good quality cameras in the near future, now that the manufactures have started taking notice of the trend. Just look at the new JVC and Sony sport cameras.
CrashingDutchman: Just a quick heads-up. It hasn't been mentioned lately, but affiliation links are considered bad taste in DIYd blogs. After all we all check the HK front page for new toys daily, so it isn't really news :)
It can be used for FPV and if I read the manual correctly, you can record video on the micro sd card while watching wireless video (you will need a video transmitter/recevier and viewer for that though).
Can be used for FPV or is playback only?
Here is a manual: http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uploads/675927238X158701X3...