Recent content by ARThompson

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    My Phantom 2 custom camera mount

    Here is a picture taken with this mount, reduced from 5Mb to about 500Kb, which unfortunately loses quite a lot of detail. ALAN
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    My Phantom 2 custom camera mount

    My earlier camera mount did not work very well. The pictures were badly affected by vibration. So I've made a new version which is very simple and comprises a modified P1 anti-jello mount (if you drill carbon fibre be very careful of the dust) and a bracket made from 1.2mm aluminium. It has...
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    My Phantom 2 custom camera mount

    Here is my (experimental, as yet untested) version. The camera (Canon A2400IS) is 126gm, plus mount gives just under 200gm. It is based on a mount which is used to fix a camera to a car windscreen, which I have substantially modified and drilled. I've put in anti-vibration washers, but I...
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    Cheap Point and Shoot Still Photo Options

    hughsnews, I was interested to see your posting. I am an amateur archaeologist based in Inverness, Scotland, and I've independently come to much the same conclusions. I rejected the GoPro (too wide angle), and have bought a small Canon camera A2400IS (126gm incl battery), and also used CHDK to...
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    controller connect issues

    I'm also new and have a similar issue. The release note dated January 9, 2014 says update remote controller firmware to V1.0.1.11. I just got my Phantom 2 (non-vision, no H3-2D) and have been following through the User Manual v1.04. I got to section 7, downloaded the Driver and Assistant...