GreenAce92 0 Report post Posted March 12, 2009 Hey All, Im new to FPV i do not have a system yet, i have watched countless videos on FPV and was looking at using them for gliders and such(already done by others) but i am looking for the cheapest setups you guys know of. So far i know you need the following: 1 mini cam 1 video transmitter 1 video receiver 1 camera to record video 1 head tracking system power plant for video what else? also my head tracking idea is to use 2 gyros programed for 2 servos for the pan n' tilt system. I would reverse the gyros so that when i would turn my head left, the gyro will think i turned right(because its reversed) and therefore it will turn left this would be for pan and vice versa for tilt. what do you guys think? and what channels would i use? spare channels like ch6 and 7? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Doofer 0 Report post Posted March 16, 2009 Hey All, Im new to FPV i do not have a system yet, i have watched countless videos on FPV and was looking at using them for gliders and such(already done by others) but i am looking for the cheapest setups you guys know of. So far i know you need the following: 1 mini cam 1 video transmitter 1 video receiver 1 camera to record video 1 head tracking system power plant for video what else? also my head tracking idea is to use 2 gyros programed for 2 servos for the pan n' tilt system. I would reverse the gyros so that when i would turn my head left, the gyro will think i turned right(because its reversed) and therefore it will turn left this would be for pan and vice versa for tilt. what do you guys think? and what channels would i use? spare channels like ch6 and 7? Hi there. Welcome to the world of FPV! I'd check out this forum - these are questions that have been asked and answered many times. You'll find all the answers and a whole lot more, save a lot of time and money over doing all the R&D yourself. Heli gyros don't work very well as head trackers, even if you figure out how to interface them to your Tx. The dedicated units (TrackR2, units from www.rc-tech.ch etc.) are a much better idea as they are designed by FPVers for FPVers and have numerous solutions to the interface issue. I did work up a (very cheap) mechanical solution some years ago, but I'd consider everything on that website to have been superseded by the technologies used and discussed on this forum. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
W3FJW-Ron 0 Report post Posted March 16, 2009 Just a suggestion from another beginner, but I'd suggest you forget about head tracking for a bit and get your video downlink working properly first. If there's any problem with that, get the problems solved and then move on to head tracking. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
