Cameras & flycamone ??

[Kwickkwack]

The application is WaveOscope and is here...

http://www.sprut.de/electronic/soft/scope.htm#download

It's in german but it is fairly straightforward to use. I think it only works with single engined planks with a 2 blade prop. Just feed it a WAV file and align some markers with the left and right mouse buttons and Bob's yer uncle

Hi Leebert,dont you use the software that comes with the camera, i have tried it (not attached to a heli yet) and it seems to work OK, takes a little time to convert the file though.

[Leebert]

needs to have a recording time of up to about 15 minutes.

Would that be for a lap of the ring by any chance??

[Kwickkwack]

anyone know of any that take cards? i need a camera to mount in my front grill of my car for when i go to germany in 2 weeks, and then when i get back i will use it on the heli. needs to have a recording time of up to about 15 minutes.

A friend of mine used to put an ordinary video camera under the seat of his motorbike, and had two very small camera on leads that plugged in via a switch. one mounted in the nose of the front fairing, the other under the tail.
Saw a couple of shots he did, Christ that was fast.

[Leebert]

Hi Leebert,dont you use the software that comes with the camera, i have tried it (not attached to a heli yet) and it seems to work OK, takes a little time to convert the file though.

The convertion software that comes with the camera is someone elses rebadged. Unfortunately, whoever rebadged it made it run amazingly slow. I'll try and find the link to the original, it's much much faster.

The waveoscope software is specifically for working out speeds but it uses a sound only wav file although you could extract the audio from a video file if you want. The trouble with that is the sound source needs to move past the recording point to get the doppler effect.

[Leebert]

Saw a couple of shots he did, Christ that was fast.

Was it a green one?

[Leebert]

Found it...
http://web.archive.org/web/200603031...avi_create.exe

Try that one Kwickkwack.

[jamiem]

Would that be for a lap of the ring by any chance??

maybe, couldnt possibly say as you arent allowed to video on the ring worst case is a webcam connected to a laptop, but not ideal....

[Kwickkwack]

Was it a green one?

No Sorry Leebert I am afraid to say it was Blue











But is was a Suzuki as well



Still you cant have everything

[Kwickkwack]

Found it...
http://web.archive.org/web/200603031...avi_create.exe

Try that one Kwickkwack.

Thanks Leebert, I will try it and see, I have to agree the original takes ages to convert.

[Fixxxer]

Hi Leebert,

What software do you use for working out the speed?

Fixxxer I have the same camera as Leebert. If you follow the link below you can see some inflight footage from my TRex600

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xsF_jtWQBU

Chopper Cam2 and Chopper Cam3 are mine also. I think the quality on YouTube is a little less than the actual video produced, but it gives an idea of what can be achieved with a cheap solution.

Looks like that'll do nicely, as I said I don't want to fork out a lot, I got a 600N to buy once the rush is over

[Cyclicscooby]

I just cable-tied my Nokia N73 under my Voyager...

[ame]http://s94.photobucket.com/albums/l115/cyclicscooby/?action=view&current=Heli-cam-mornin.flv[/ame]

With it's 1gig card, it'll record for over an hour..

Luv
Chrisie

[Fixxxer]

Very nice, and lovely surroundings. I ain't a great lover of mobiles and steer clear of em if possible even tho I have one it's not upto that sort of thing

I have been looking around and saw thos 2.4ghz setups on ebay. Not quite upto that guy in his plank but not as expensive as I though at around £70 quid although it does appear you would need a recorder on the ground. Leeberts still looks like the best so far for money.

[Cyclicscooby]

If you get a USB wireless camera you can plug it into a laptop, or even PC if you're close enuf.. Presuming you have a laptop, it's cheaper than buying one of those multimedia player/recorders... !!

Luv
Chrisie...

[Cralis]

Know of one that transmits direct to a laptop?? That would be ideal, but I though you needed either a hub, or else, some other connection onto your laptop.

[Fixxxer]

Got a laptop but need to get the battery sorted, will look into it more in the next couple of weeks.