RE: Video from a Slo-V?
Hi 2thDr. Here's some aerial video I did with my Slo-V. Quality isn't great, but at least to give you an idea. Also included are some pictures of my video cam setup. Camera and battery are held by some MXT double sided servo tape (the best double sided tape I've ever found, holds strong and peels off in one piece). The X-port module harness works nicely with the front and back arches cut out. The 9V battery added quite a bit of weight, but still manageable. Take off and general flight characteristics were a lot slower than usual. I used a 50mw mini wireless spy cam for this video. I have since replaced it with a 200mw mini wireless spy cam to get better range (ZT-802A, there are 50mw and 200mw versions of the same model number). Have not yet taken video from the new cam cause it's been raining here in California. Hoping to do it soon, though.
[link=http://users.cwnet.com/dhsc19/Aerial_Vid.wmv]Slo-V Aerial Video[/link]
Other equipment used in the field:
- Pentium II 266MHz laptop (too slow/dropped frames)
- Hauppage WinTV USB (not great either. Bad resolution. Probably could have gotten better quality recording straight to a VCR)
- 12V Power Station/Jump Starter w/ 115V AC inverter to provide power to the camera receiver and my laptop (since my laptop battery is defective)