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on board video setup - 6/15/2003 6:19:11 PM   
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Status: offline 		This maybe a stupid question but bear with me i am a newbie. I wanna mount a wireless camera to my plane and i realize that the reciever has to get the signal but does the reciever have to be connected to anything? it looks like it would have to be connected to a vcr to record, but how is that possible when i am flying 3 miles from my home? I searched all over but no one mentions this? or are the vids stored in the reciever then downloaded to your comp? thanks.

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Re: on board video setup - 6/15/2003 10:41:58 PM   
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Status: offline 		[QUOTE]Originally posted by goleith
This maybe a stupid question but bear with me i am a newbie. I wanna mount a wireless camera to my plane and i realize that the reciever has to get the signal but does the reciever have to be connected to anything? it looks like it would have to be connected to a vcr to record, but how is that possible when i am flying 3 miles from my home? I searched all over but no one mentions this? or are the vids stored in the reciever then downloaded to your comp? thanks. [/QUOTE]

I use my camcorder to record my video. Most newer ones will have a line in. I just run the video out on the receiver to a Y connection and from there to both my camcorder and a portable TV. My camcorder (digital Sony) has an LCD screen that you can watch the video feed on but its kinda hard for the whole crowd to watch at once which is why I got the TV. The TV is mostly for the spectators and not needed for the video recording itself. If your camcorder has a VCR function you are all set. My father uses his this way also and its non-digital so you dont need a digital camcorder to do this. The digital part is just nifty as hell for editing the footage on your computer!
My setup at the field is this:
Receiver mounted on the top of a PVC pole to get the antenna up above head height to cut down on interference. Power lead and signal lead running down to the flight box and a table holding my camcorder and the TV or just the camcorder sitting on top of the flight box if Im at the slope.

Plug in the power for the video camera, tune in the signal to the camcorder, start the camcorder recording and heave the plane off the slope. I just let the system run while I fly the plane and kill the recording once I land.

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on board video setup - 6/16/2003 4:49:07 AM   
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Status: offline 		guess i am screwed since i dont have a camcorder. I was hoping something would record it like a digital camera records pics/vids. if i understand correctly i have to buy the wireless kit and a camcorder to recored what the wireless kit sees..
thanks for the response

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on board video setup - 6/16/2003 8:12:31 AM   
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Status: offline 		[QUOTE]Originally posted by goleith
guess i am screwed since i dont have a camcorder. I was hoping something would record it like a digital camera records pics/vids. if i understand correctly i have to buy the wireless kit and a camcorder to recored what the wireless kit sees..
thanks for the response [/QUOTE]

Im afraid so. The system is just a camera, transmitter, and receiver with no storage capacity whatsoever.

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on board video setup - 6/16/2003 8:33:33 AM   
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Status: offline 		are there any other options besides an expensive camcorder. keep in mind it has to be battery powered since there is no outlet at the park.

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on board video setup - 6/16/2003 10:30:19 AM   
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Status: offline 		[QUOTE]Originally posted by goleith
are there any other options besides an expensive camcorder. keep in mind it has to be battery powered since there is no outlet at the park. [/QUOTE]

Well, there are portable TVs with integral VCRs that might work provided they have AV inputs but I havent priced any of these nor do I know if they would work off 12v although you could use a power inverter to get 110 volts AC.
Camcorders themselves have come down quite a bit in price. All you need is one that lets you dub video back and forth. Doesnt need to be digital at all. The VHS-C ones are about the least expensive. I realize that less expensive is a relative term when on a budget.
Other than that, nothing else comes to mind, unfortunately.
Know anyone you can borrow one from?

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on board video setup - 6/16/2003 7:02:36 PM   
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Status: offline 		I've used a Panasonic TV/VCR combination that runs on 12v or 110 VAC to record video from my sorities. It has good color quality, a nice remote, and is well built. I can't remember what I paid for it, sorry.

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on board video setup - 6/16/2003 8:47:17 PM   
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Status: offline 		[QUOTE]Originally posted by goleith
are there any other options besides an expensive camcorder. keep in mind it has to be battery powered since there is no outlet at the park. [/QUOTE]

I have bought an old "non-working' VHS camcorder on E-bay for six bucks (pus $5 shipping). These old type VHS camcorders (RCA, Panasonic GE) have RCA input integrated with 120V power supply, which can be easy converted to 12V (just bypass 120V impulse transformer circuit). I didn't care for camera part and I was hoping VCR part is working. Hopefully it turned out that the "non-working" meant "dirty head"

It's not a perfect setup, but it works OK and it's cheap.

If you have enough space in your car, you can also take you home VCR (they a so inexpensive now) and power it using 12/120V inverter (I have powered my camera that way, before I hack it's power supply to run from 12V). They run OK and don't disturb RF link.

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on board video setup - 6/16/2003 11:37:22 PM   
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Status: offline 		I recently bought a Sansui 14" AC/DC (12 V) TV with built in VHS VCR exactly for this purpose. $200 CDN.

Plan to run it off the motorcycle battery in my field box, or possibly car cigarette lighter if the motorcycle battery runs dry too soon.

Haven't bought the video cam/tx/rx yet - waiting to get my old 0.40 sweetstick flying first. Looks like i need a new engine but once that's going, then video is next.

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on board video setup - 6/17/2003 12:40:05 AM   
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Status: offline 		RysiuM I think you might have the answer for me ! I have a vcr that i never use, i could get that inverter thing and i am guessing plug it into my trucks cig. lighter and then connect the reciever to the vcr and then the flight will be recored on vhs tape.. is this correct ? ?

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on board video setup - 6/17/2003 12:44:13 AM   
goleith


 

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Status: offline 		IF the above is correct.. where do i get an inverter ? specific name to do ebay lookup please?

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on board video setup - 6/17/2003 12:46:26 AM   
goleith


 

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Status: offline 		Can anyone suggest a brand camcorder that you know has the imput for the reciever?

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on board video setup - 6/17/2003 1:56:02 AM   
W4UAV



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Status: offline 		My Canon ZR60 will do analog input, I got it for $384.00
Its digital and it works great!

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on board video setup - 6/17/2003 2:20:37 AM   
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Status: offline 		i think you will find that most new model camcorders have rca input on them, i have a 4 year old panasonic which has them.

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on board video setup - 6/17/2003 2:27:56 AM   
W4UAV



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Status: offline 		If I had known when I started, I would have bypassed the VCR/TV combo and went straight to my digital camcorder! I must diagree about the quality of VHS. I also carry so much less to the field! So if I could offer my opinion to anyone reading this, look around, find a good deal on a digital camcorder (I found mine on pricegrabber.com for $384.00) and you will not be sorry.
Make sure it has analog RCA inputs, and get a long life battery!

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on board video setup - 6/17/2003 3:47:48 AM