Recent content by jp3556

I suppose I should have said that "in the same lighting conditions, you can't change the shutter speed on the GoPro anyway". The fact that it changes under varying lighting conditions is a given as that's the way it adjusts exposure. My tests in the same conditions seemed to produce better...

Hahaha. @yalag, since you can't change the shutter speed on the GoPro anyway, it's not really worth debating - the results are all that matter. So let's just say that a good place to start would be to use ProTune at 60 fps and with an ND filter when shooting in bright lighting conditions which...

Exactly. So your question is, which provides better results - faster shutter speed or slower shutter speed, either being achieved by using ND (to slow it down) or frame rate (to hopefully speed it up). My very limited tests seem to conflict with the others here so I'd assume using ND to slow...

Yes, but since again you have no control over manual shutter speed on the GoPro, one way to control it may be by using frame rate. They are linked in that shutter typically cannot be slower than frame rate without strobe - I doubt the GoPro allows for this, therefore a frame rate of say 60 or...

My own experience speaks to using faster shutter speeds, but it seems that most have found the opposite - so safe to say slower with an ND filter is the way to go.

That's what I heard and I think you're right - I'll invest in the FPV setup in the meantime and worry about adding OSD once the dust settles on this cable thing. Thanks!

Re: OSD "on screen display" for FPV Do you know if this the case with EzOSD as well? I was disappointed to learn I couldn't use iOSD with an upgraded board but, cost aside, having a separate GPS unit seems like a huge bonus in the case of a fly-away, as you mentioned.

Yep, I had added that as an edit after the fact, but you're right. Seemed like such an obvious thing at the time, but I suppose it's not. I guess you could even upgrade your props to those carbon ones, although I didn't find that was necessary. The stock plastic ones can sure take a beating, too ;)

Nice one, really seems to help with the 'prop flutter' as well. Think I'm going to have to get myself a pack of these.. You're right, if you're doing longer flights and not shooting for a more professional project, 1080p is totally sufficient.

@justsomeguy glad to have the results of your own experience added to the thread. I still personally enjoy the look of video that has at least been slightly slowed down by filming at 60 fps 1080p vs 30 fps 2k, but to each his own. I suppose that one last option is always to shoot 30 fps and...

@justsomeguy well of course FPS is not the same as shutter speed, but they are related. Shutter speed cannot be slower than the number of framers per second. Eg. you can't have a shutter speed of 30 while shooting at 60 fps. You normally want to shoot at roughly double the shutter speed of your...

@FangsCPO well that would have been a lot cheaper for sure ;). I had called around to a bunch of appliance repair places, since they use sorbothane in fridges to reduce vibration, but I didn't realize they used it for drums too. @justsomeguy that isolation mount looks pretty good. Not sure they...

Maybe this should have been a response to an existing thread, but wanted to summarize what I learned over a few months of trial and error with my Phantom and GoPro 3 to achieve jello-free video. 1) Buy some Sorbothane I got a sheet of 3/16" x 12" x 12" 'IsolateIt!' brand from Ebay. Unfortunate...

Thanks so much edunwody, that did the trick for me as well! To clarify, after upgrading to firmware 3.16 on my older model (Naza v1) Phantom, I couldn't get it to enter calibration mode - just kept flashing yellow/red. Seems that flipping it exactly 6 times between GPS/ATII and then stopping...