MombasaFlash
Heli's & Tele's bloke
'Newer is always better', and so we keep spending our money on the latest gizmo. I was getting some pretty acceptable video from an MK FC controlled SLR2 mount but then just had to get an AV200 coz it was sexier. Ever since I have wondered whether it has been a worthwhile improvement or not. I have it set up to switch very quickly between the MK camera control and a Picloc 3X. There is also a quickly accessible option for two-man operation. But for this test the Pan axis is locked down for one-man operation as I just wanted to see the difference between the MK camera control and Picloc 3X control on the same mount.
In both modes the Savox servos on the AV200 are run at 7.2v. In the MK mode the FC just provides the signal pulses - no voltage.
So, two relatively identical flights with a Droidworx AD-8HLE with AV200 mount and Panasonic GH2 to compare stabilisation performance between built-in Mikrokopter Flight Control camera mount control and the Picloc 3X Pro.
There was a slightly blustery wind of 15kph gusting to 23kph from the left and the flying was deliberately not particularly careful.
Moves were side to side to test Roll horizon hold, forwards and backwards with hard starts and stops to test Tilt horizon hold, a figure of eight pattern, again for the Roll horizon hold but with the extended side forces during a turn, hover and a descent to test general wobble handling. With four screens crammed into the space of one you might have to watch the Vimeo version with its bigger video window.
For anybody interested, the two stabilised versions underneath show how both systems look when cleaned up and also fill the black gap that would otherwise be there !
On a side note. The figure of eight patterns illustrate the point made in the GH2/CX730 comparison about the GH2 handling pans with less strobing than most other cameras.
In both modes the Savox servos on the AV200 are run at 7.2v. In the MK mode the FC just provides the signal pulses - no voltage.
So, two relatively identical flights with a Droidworx AD-8HLE with AV200 mount and Panasonic GH2 to compare stabilisation performance between built-in Mikrokopter Flight Control camera mount control and the Picloc 3X Pro.
There was a slightly blustery wind of 15kph gusting to 23kph from the left and the flying was deliberately not particularly careful.
Moves were side to side to test Roll horizon hold, forwards and backwards with hard starts and stops to test Tilt horizon hold, a figure of eight pattern, again for the Roll horizon hold but with the extended side forces during a turn, hover and a descent to test general wobble handling. With four screens crammed into the space of one you might have to watch the Vimeo version with its bigger video window.
For anybody interested, the two stabilised versions underneath show how both systems look when cleaned up and also fill the black gap that would otherwise be there !
On a side note. The figure of eight patterns illustrate the point made in the GH2/CX730 comparison about the GH2 handling pans with less strobing than most other cameras.
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