RunCam Thumb-Pro 4K first flight, on an OddityRC XI20 2" quad, video stabilized by ShotCut

Bought a RunCam Thumb-Pro 4K and playing with it
- Camera is tiny and light weight
- Camera can be easily strapped onto drones, i used rubber band... :)
- 16g and 1.6" or 2" micro-drones could handle the light weight
- It came with some ND8/16/32 filters but i did not use
- I'm flying a 2" OddityRC XI20 drone with it, it was smooth filming
- ok, i will use this RunCam Thumb-Pro as my poor man's Insta360 GO2
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This location is outside CAAS no-fly-zones,
Drone used is safe, slow, light weight 165g, with propeller guards.
Covid19: Max 10 persons outdoor, no surgical mask needed at outdoor
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Note:
- All videos were recorded at 1520p60 on Thumb-Pro
- Video stabilized by ShotCut, not Gyroflow. I still do not know how to use Gyroflow.
- Some jello in video is due to the 2" micro-drone unable to handle the strong wind at sea.
- Using mostly factory default setting on Thumb-Pro.
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from first look:
- Is 16g light weight and most 1.6" or 2" quad could easily carrying it
- I'm using rubber band to simply strap it onto drones, so is easy for me to swap the thumb-pro across different drones. Just strap it on top and together with my battery.
- quite limited camera setting, so you will need some job of video contrast, brightness adjustment
- color is realistic, not over-saturated, and i like that
- since i was using ShotCut for stabilizing, i added in some contrast adjustment, fisheye correction at the same time. raw video will need all these post processing. ===================
2" quad drone configuration as...
(This OddityRC XI20 is bought as frame kit only)
Frame: OddityRC XI20 frame kit, 2in
Flight Controller: HappyModel CrazyF411 AIO
Firmware: BetaFlight 4.2.6
Motors: Eachine NC1204 5000KV
Props: Emax Avan 2", 3-blade
VTX: Caddx Vista
Camera: Caddx Polar nano, Thumb-Pro
Battery: Tattu 3S 450mAh
Takeoff Weight: 165g with battery and Thumb-Pro
Flight Time: About 3-4min
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non-stabilized raw video sample for Thumb-Pro is here:
• Raw video from RunCam ...
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we are small group of drone flyers here:
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This video uses music from following website:
Music website: www.bensound.com
Music Title: Buddy
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[@CopperStateAerialPhotography]

Great video! That Thumb pro looks pretty good. You said that you used shotcut?? Is that a stabilizing program? How did the video straight from the card look without any post editing? Thanks 👍🏼
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[@menghuitay5038]

hi, thanks!,
1) ShotCut
ShotCut, an open source software, does video stabilizing and video editing.
There are lots of tutorial about ShotCut on youtube.
At the moment, i cannot use ShotCut to stabilize video from a fast moving drone, only for slow cinematic motions.
For faster drone video, i think insta360 or GoPro needed. I had not tried GyroFlow on Thumb-Pro
2) Raw Video
i have not been playing much with the Thumb-Pro camera yet,
for raw video, my feeling as:
- quite limited camera setting, so you will need more video contrast, brightness adjustment yourself.
- If your drone is bigger, like 4-6in, then i think you do not need video stabilizing
- my that OddityRC 2in quad is a new build, but it flies smoothly. I think most important thing is you must have a good drone to go with Thumb-Pro.
- since i was using ShotCut for stabilizing, i added in some contrast adjustment, fisheye correction at the same time
- If you want simpler and easy camera, get an iFlight Gocam G3. Everytime I output the video from Insta360 studio, everything well done and no adjustment needed. But Gocam G3 is heavier at 40g.
unlisted raw video for Thumb-Pro is uploaded to here:
th-cam.com/video/ZL0rJ_6p3GI/w-d-xo.html
(note that i did not have proper anti-vibration mounting for the Thumb-Pro camera, and it will not be the exact video copy here as youtube does their own re-encoding and compression again)
have fun! :)

[@ididitfinallythankyou]

I'm planning to get this frame and put a DJI o3 air unit in it. What do you think?

[@menghuitay5038]

hi,
The OddityRC XI20 supports only 14mm camera. You will have to mount the 20mm O3 camera on top of the carbon fiber frame like installing a 2nd camera. Same problem on the HGLRC KT20.
I do not have much knowledge of DJI O3, until i have bought a set.
I think the following whoop frames could install DJI O3
- Most 2.5 to 3.5in whoops from OddityRC, BetaFpv, AxisFlying, Diatone C25MK2, FUS-X111, iFlight, GepRC
- AxisFlying Z20, 2in whoop
- note: you might need to modify vista mounting a bit, and need 1.6mm screws.
I'm a sub-250g whoop guy. I intend to get 2 sets of DJI O3. Likely i will install onto these 2 frames i already have:
( and hope DJI O3 could fit in properly, I'm using ELRS radio )
LDARC ET85D, 2in whoop
- This frame designed for old DJI Air Unit. Frame no more in production. Bought but did not use it
- I will have to cable tie the O3's air unit into the slot originally for old Air Unit.
- This frame has lower center of gravity and less whoop wobble problems.
- Estimated take off weight at 160g with 3S450mAh battery, about 4-5min flight time (cruising speed as in video)
BetaFpv Pavo30, 3in whoop
- This is the lightest 3in frame i could find. Need to squeeze the 20mm O3 camera into the 19mm slot.
- O3 Air Unit should fit nicely into the Vista slot. But I will have to create holes for MicroSD and USB port. I think i will use only USB port for video files retrieving.
- Estimated take off weight at 240g with 4S650mAh battery, about 4-5min flight time
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Motors used with DJI O3 quad
- watch out for the motors used. motor with less powerful magnet might be preferred, or else O3 could give you jello videos.
- I'm using eachine NC1204 motors for 2in whoops. So far these motors have high efficiency and not much vibrations. SpcMaker G1204 and HGLRC 1303.5 are smoother than NC1204 but their flight time are slightly shorter.
- For 3in pavo30 i'm using TMotor P1604. So far these motors smoother than RcInPower 1404 and more powerful.
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have fun with your DJI O3!.. please do let me know your configuration if you completed a good working set.... :)

[@nikotttin]

Amazing reply! Thanks so.much for sharing your experience.
I'm planning a xi20 with vista and hglrc 1303.5. I could also use some GR1204. All that carrying the thumb pro.
What would recommend?

[@CrazyMadz]

Where is this place ?

[@menghuitay5038]

hi, is in singapore, west coast park. first shot at lookout deck, 2nd shot at big pond/psa side.
sorry, i have problem inserting captions/sub-titles on 1520p60 video now. 720p video with captions/sub-titles is here...
facebook.com/100016024921563/videos/471569637672724/

[@CrazyMadz]

@@menghuitay5038 Thank you for your information