PsyBorg
Wake up! Time to fly!
Ok so I recently got around to putting a run cam split into my RR5 Alien build. I was so happy when I powered it up and did not let the magic smoke out after hearing about the V1's being so picky about power. I now have several sessions with using it and can now discuss how I feel about it.
First the idea of having HD footage in that form factor is a great idea. Its about time we could tuck sensitive photo gear into the safety of the frame and not store it on top where it is the first thing to impact what ever it is we are crashing into at any particular moment. Good job Runcam.
Second is the video quality. This is a two part thought so on with the first part. The video quality it produces is not too shabby at the three available modes it records at. even the over saturation can be cool if you are not great at color grading yet. Now for the bad. I LOVE Runcam gear. Specially the Swift series in any of its forms. They are durable and record great video. Best of all they are sooo versatile with the firmware on them that you can change to work best for what you want to do with them. The Split however is a HUGE HUGE fail in that aspect. The firmware is so limited for what the system is. I really don't get what they were thinking when they locked it into a preset like they did. Sure you can change a few features but none that really matter for a better flying experience.
It seems all these FPV camera manufacturers STILL have not learned that we use these for flying. That means varying light and shadow. WHY seriously WHY do they send them out with the base settings for static indoor security use. I get that having the colors super saturated looks really cool but that is totally useless if the camera can not adapt to changes in light where you go from looking into the sun to deep shade under the tree you just power looped. I tried flying this evening as the "Magic hour" approached here. TOTALLY unflyable at that time of day with this camera set up the way they did it. Level flight with the sun getting lower was all washed out and when you transitioned into shade it was total darkness and the camera took FOREVER to recover from the change. By then it was back into the light IF I was not tumbling across the ground from being totally blinded.
I will have to look into it but I really really hope there is a newer firmware update that adds the normal setting features of the Swift series. I flew 6 full packs trying to find a happy medium where the quad is flyable with average between light and dark. I am seriously disappointed with the FPV aspect of this system. The HD video should be recording flat as most adjustments there are done in editing anyways. Then have the settings for just the FPV aspect so this is actually useful.
Runcam...... call me.. I can get you back into NORMAL thinking for the good of the entire community. The lack of thought here is astounding given what you have done prior to this being sooo much better and closer to reality.
First the idea of having HD footage in that form factor is a great idea. Its about time we could tuck sensitive photo gear into the safety of the frame and not store it on top where it is the first thing to impact what ever it is we are crashing into at any particular moment. Good job Runcam.
Second is the video quality. This is a two part thought so on with the first part. The video quality it produces is not too shabby at the three available modes it records at. even the over saturation can be cool if you are not great at color grading yet. Now for the bad. I LOVE Runcam gear. Specially the Swift series in any of its forms. They are durable and record great video. Best of all they are sooo versatile with the firmware on them that you can change to work best for what you want to do with them. The Split however is a HUGE HUGE fail in that aspect. The firmware is so limited for what the system is. I really don't get what they were thinking when they locked it into a preset like they did. Sure you can change a few features but none that really matter for a better flying experience.
It seems all these FPV camera manufacturers STILL have not learned that we use these for flying. That means varying light and shadow. WHY seriously WHY do they send them out with the base settings for static indoor security use. I get that having the colors super saturated looks really cool but that is totally useless if the camera can not adapt to changes in light where you go from looking into the sun to deep shade under the tree you just power looped. I tried flying this evening as the "Magic hour" approached here. TOTALLY unflyable at that time of day with this camera set up the way they did it. Level flight with the sun getting lower was all washed out and when you transitioned into shade it was total darkness and the camera took FOREVER to recover from the change. By then it was back into the light IF I was not tumbling across the ground from being totally blinded.
I will have to look into it but I really really hope there is a newer firmware update that adds the normal setting features of the Swift series. I flew 6 full packs trying to find a happy medium where the quad is flyable with average between light and dark. I am seriously disappointed with the FPV aspect of this system. The HD video should be recording flat as most adjustments there are done in editing anyways. Then have the settings for just the FPV aspect so this is actually useful.
Runcam...... call me.. I can get you back into NORMAL thinking for the good of the entire community. The lack of thought here is astounding given what you have done prior to this being sooo much better and closer to reality.