Runcam Swift 2 Review | EACHINE WIZARD X220 CAMERA UPGRADE
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ต.ค. 2024
- The first upgrade I would recommend for your Eachine Wizard X220 is the camera. Everything else on the Wizard is at least half decent, but the camera is pretty poor. The other problem with the Wizard is that it has no method of battery monitoring. You could add vBat monitoring, if you have a Taranis, but what if you don't?
The RunCam Swift 2 solves two problems at once! You get a pretty great camera, and you get built in OSD with voltage monitoring, without any complicated wiring or configuration.
Buy the RunCam Swift 2 here: goo.gl/cCA31v
Set up vBat telemetry on your Wizard X220 here: • Eachine Wizard X220 | ...
Literally 100% of the time I can always find out what I need to know from Joshua!
RunCam's attention to detail is great.
For anybody wondering about the "Baseline" option: that adds a fixed(!) dotted horizon line to the OSD, comparable to the crosshairs the BF OSD adds. Yes, it is definitely static, not like a real horizon.
The values 1-9 set the position, and for me only from 2 on up it started to be actually on screen.
I will now consider you a friend just because of suggesting the swift 2 . Any time your in Monroe la I've got a steak dinner for ya. I've never seen so much improvement so quickly. Thanks again.
great review, Been loving my Swift 2. I think Baseline adds an artificial horizon line on the screen.
Really appreaciate all your videos on the x220 (and in general). Mine arrived 3 days ago and all i need now is a camera upgrade. Vbat, Buzzer & Telemetry all sorted, i'm a total noob but it's not as hard is i thought. Loving it so far
Well my friend I smashed the Eachine but the most vital parts were salvageable with yours and a few others on TH-cam I upgraded everything I could and now .... I finally have a nicely tuned Frankenstein. Thanks so much for your advice.
mine just shipped yesterday, glad to see a review on it :)
I don't bother setting up osds as I can just feel when the batteries going low. And mainly , I'm too lazy.
Pretty Pretty Pretty... Luv the Curb reference...
Darn, and I replaced both of my Wizards w/ HS1177's. But at least I wired up vbat and a buzzer, my Taranis SH switch to speak the voltage will have to do.
Edit: Oh... a mic, damn. Always wanted one.... darn it I need to stop spending money.
do you have a vid that shows how you focus your lens ? yes there is that focus symbol but can't seem to find the right distance... I always find your way seems easiest for me lol everything I have learned has mostly been from you.. keep the awesome vids coming , when I see a new vid from you I always say to myself... what's Josh gonna teach me today lol !
I was surprised the Vbat wasn't present on the Wizard but a buzzer and an extra wire on the Vbat pin and that's sorted, also the X6B receiver has Vbat so if you use a flysky radio you can put a voltage alarm on your radio fairly easily as well :)
oh really? hmmm
I updated my wizard to the runcam swift2 a few weeks ago and its great! one thing to note is that if you dont wire the vbat the osd can only show the max amount of the BEC. For the wizard it is 12v. so while that should work for 3s batteries it wont help much if you fly with 4s. so just wire the vbat right from the beginning.
No, that's not true. You can move the solder bridge on the PDB to power the camera directly from vBAT. If you don't do this, then you are correct: the camera will just see 12v from the regulator. Honestly, running the additional vBAT line is a good idea because it is more accurate than reading the voltage from the input power to the camera.
i just noticed that if you just unplug the old camera of the wizard and plug in the swift2 with the same cable it just shows a max of 12v unless you wire the vbat cable.
What size would you recommend for the wizard as banggood is selling 2.1 /2.3 /2.5mm. I'm guessing it's lense size. Any advice would be great.
Cheers
I would really like to know this too. My initial thought is the wider FOV the better, and 2.1mm is nearly 180 degrees!!! Is that too much fisheye and potentially nausea??
2.5 is the sweet spot imo
Buy the runcam "gopro knockoff" lens at 2.5mm. It's called the RC25G.
The OSD allows you to set your voltage. While the OSD is showing hold the stick to the left till the volts flash. You can then set it to the correct voltage of your battery. I choose to leave the volts .2 low so I make sure I land before hurting my battery. Hope this helps people get their volt reading correct.
Great vid as usual! Try to snag a Runcam Swift mini for the shootout, that would be awesome to see how it stands up to the bigger brothers.
Why did i have to see this video! Now for sure i am ordering this CAM!
Great vid btw. Thanks
is their a setting on betaflight that will allow you to arm the quadcopter on not a leveled surface
Disable the accelerometer entirely OR "set small_angle=180" then "save" in the CLI.
Please make a video on how to actually install the camera. How is there no information or instructions on how to upgrade the camera I just purchased an Eagle and all RunCam could say way plug it directly into the VTX.................
+Oriental4wdAndCommercials solder the camera header where the old one was. Solder the camera vBat line to a vBat pad on the PDB.
Thanks for the response please do a video.
I will start saying that I love your videos. learning a lot😉. I bought myself a x220 and I love it. right now I kind rely on my sense of time to know when to stop flying. probably getting less flying time than I could so this would be perfect for me. but my question is. on the introshot, what fov, lens did you order? OK so I read the rest of the comments, and there it was. 😅thanks anywho, love your vids, keep up the good work.
For FOV, I would choose tiher 2.5 or 2.1. 2.1 has a bit more peripheral vision, 2.5 has a bit less fisheye.
I added the runcam swift 2 and a smart audio vtx to my wizard. Best upgrade for sure. The stock sucks.
How do you use Smart Audio with the RunCam OSD?
Youre beast at coming up with content everyday.
+Roflbot FPV I can't remember the last time I missed a day, but I don't miss many.
hi Joshua this is very similar ro foxeer arrow v2. on that you can adjust for the voltage error. Press and hold center botton of the joystick in to calibrate/adjust voltage value. i think the vbat is only needed if you wish to power the camera with a filtered smooth 12v to avoid osd showing 12v constantly. if using direct vbat for power there is no need for vbat.
nice ...great idea the start of the video with the amera
Hey Josh does the NIGHT EAGLE 🦅 have this same feature? Also would you give us a full review on the night eagle? I think your property would show a real true visual of low light conditions when you get around the back of your property by the barn and stuff. As always thank you so much for your insight and detailed research that you share with us,
Justin.
battery monitoring is a must! my question Is, when do I stop flying, on 3s and 4s? 3.5V per cell? when it's sags to minimum voltage or when it only rebounds to minimum voltage?
I want my voltage to seldom, if ever, sag below 3.5 / cell in flight, and I like it resting at 3.7 to 3.8 after landing.
I'm buying one now.
Day and night settings !!!
Joshua Bardwell
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Hi Joshua, the Foxeer Arrow V2 had the voltage monitoring in the same way as this cam does (has the vbat wire connection). The Arrow V1 had a way to do direct vbat connection, but required you to mod the case backplate (make a little hole) and solder a wire to a small pad on the board. Everyone hated the Arrow V1. Sounds like the Arrow V3 has a magnesium case? That should help with durability. I've switched over to RunCam myself because I was having so many durability issues with the Foxeer stuff. No weird FPV cam deaths since switching (I said weird, I did smash a swift to bits by smashing into a pole). Maybe my flying got better, but not by that much.
For those who care, the RunCam Eagle has a magnesium case and what appears to be a nicer sensor, but also presents a bit of a conundrum with the 16:9 vs 4:3 view area decision you need to make and it has no vbat monitoring on it's OSD.
The Eagle comes in a 4:3 version.
yep, that's what I meant about making a decision. I've seen some comparisons (maybe it was even you) that seem to indicate that you're not getting enough vertical FOV with the 16:9. I have the 16:9 myself because I have the Dom V3. Gates looked kind of strangely "thin", but maybe that was more accurate? I don't know, but it's different than what we've become accustomed to.
Oh, also on the 16:9 eagle you can't just use any replacement lens, you get a vignette (well you can see the sides of the lens). But know I'm way off the subject of this video.
+Carson Black definitely true. Also lens flare city.
Joshua & Cory Frey, Thank you!
I ran the vbat line directly to the positive battery lead (see my video... also on the Wizard) and the voltage was still about 0.1 to 0.2v lower than it should have been. I still haven't found a solution to this issue however.
I also noticed almost no difference.
Albert Kim I had the same results, but feel its not a big deal as long as it's off consistently.
Albert Kim you can adjust for this error i think. press and hold in the joystick centre button. Press and hold to calibrate/adjust voltage value.
Hi, didi some one find a solution? @ DemiQuad, I cannot find any option to adjust/trim the voltage. Can you please advise? BR JD
Gary Pota Sent an email to Runcam and basically got a "if you're unhappy with the tolerance, return the product"
Just like you. Simple is better. I'm using Foxeer Cameras with voltage monitor. Just so easy.
some dead pixels showing when you were focusing.
It's a pity that they didn't include a voltage calibration submenu. All it takes is a little more firmware coding.
I agree. All I can say is, if yours is not accurate, calibrate your mental cutoff for when you stop flying.
I wonder why they didn't include a voltage value to trigger an alert? Say you setup a value for 14 volts and when voltage hits 14V the on screen voltage flashes or something like that? That would have been cool :(
Awesome tip, thank you. I was looking at supporting bits to go with the Eachine X220 Wizard, based on yours and other reviews, that I'm going to from a Syma X5C. I was a bit disappointed to read that the Wizard comes with a CMOS camera, and while for the money the TX03 I have is great, when the sunlight comes in a certain way it's not fit for FPV purpose.
So, as I was also looking at low voltage alarm for the Wizard also, this was a no-brainer, so a very timely tip. I checked it against the Foxeer Arrow and went with the Runcam, due to better connectivity. All I need now is for Banggood to get more stock in, going like hot cakes, I guess.
I have a question that someone could answer for me? I'll be on 1300mah 3S 11.1v batteries (as well as the 1500mah battery it comes with): What voltage do I want to land at so I don't overdrain my lipo? Thx for replies.
I land when I am sagging around 3.5 volts per cell, and I want to be resting at around 3.7 to 3.8 volts per cell when the battery recovers. If you don't fly very aggressively, you will need to land at a higher voltage because your battery won't be sagging very much. Both the final resting voltage and the minimum voltage under sag matter.
I have tried the original RunCam Swift, and didn't like the colors I got (even after adjustments), or what I felt was a lot of fisheye. My other cameras don't look like this. Am I the only one bothered by this? I expected to see those two issues disappear with the Version 2, but it still looks the same. :(
TOTALLY off topic, but I just wanted to ask as it is bugging me lol. Why do we use phillips, hex, or star patterns of screws and such? I stripped a few hex heads, and couldn't help thinking why the industry standard isn't a triangle. The more I think about it I don't see any way to strip a tight fitting triangle. I know it is almost impossible to change the norm, but thought I would ask you lol.
+The RCAddict beats me. History I guess.
+The RCAddict I was thinking the same thing the other day when I stripped about 3 hex head screws on a new build. With such small connection points in the socket, I'm surprised they don't strip more often tbh. Triangle makes a lot of sense, or even a basic flathead screw design has more surface area and less likely to strip...
+Matt Dunsmore flathead is definitely not less likely to strip than hex. Personal experience.
+Joshua Bardwell Just out of curiosity, what is the most effective/least-likely-to-strip hardware you've used?
+Matt Dunsmore I guess torx.
I just upgrade it to the tumcam eagle 4:3. Night and day with the stock camera!
Joshua (if you read this) any chance of doing an fpv setup video for multiple pilots. More guys at my flying club doing fpv and we're getting some nasty crossover. Love the channel. Thanks!
Craig Ward uavfutures just did a video on this today
Eric Kaznica Really, damn I must've missed it. Thanks will check it out..
IMD6 is what you want. Also, make every pilot bring both LH and RH antennas and stagger them.
I have one sitting on my desk. Had no idea it had OSD. Ha! Thanks (again.)
Just got my pre order in the mail of this camera from Banggood 2 days ago. Too bad I also have a new Matek hubosd. If that doesn't work at least this will give me voltage monitoring.
Great channel. Have u done a review on the Foxeer Monster V2?? Thanks
hey there is a new camera, Runcam swift mini which looks the same as the swift 2 but smaller and cheaper i think its a better choice
Great stuff thanks JB you are so helpful, just bought a Runcam Eagle 2 for my wizard x220 n was wondering how to change the osd, also installed frsky x8r so I can get telemetry back to my Qx7s. If ever I have a problem always search Joshua Bardwell vids before anything else!
Hold up on the joystick for 2 seconds to change the OSD.
@@JoshuaBardwell thank you
Hi Josh, I followed these instructions for my x220 but the voltage that is showing on the osd says 4.8 and sometimes will jump up to 4.9 for a second even though my flight pack is way below that. How can I get it to show the entire batt voltage like it does on yours?
It's very late but what did u plug the red and black wires on the osd and ground ports into? U said the blue wire goes into those for the joystick
Joshua, I enjoy all of your videos even though I only have a small quad. On the other hand, I have several "Crawlers", most the information is a direct equivalent, not all. Most of the wiring for RunCam and others is geared straight for the quads including the wiring connections. Is there a source of connectors that you are able to wire directly into transmitters like Immersion RC 600mW 5.8ghz A/V Tx. I see a connector on the back of the Tx, but don't see any wiring diagram to help???"? Thanks
+Deserthunter Mike for connectors, you typically buy spares from the vendor. The connectors are generic industry connectors like pico blade or jst so you can buy them from an electronics supply. Like Digikey. For wiring instructions, check out video series, "flight controller wiring for beginners".
Please do the final thoughts on the Coyote! ...I'm looking at the TBS elite, wanna know if I'm really overspending, not that I still won't, just wanna know lol
just wondering why you don't give foxeer any love? the arrow hs1190 have had most of these options for 6 months, and almost as good picture at a bit less money $$$$
i just finished you video and you did mention the arrow.
And I have a Arrow v3 coming for review.
Please know that a big part of what appears on my channel is simply what vendors volunteer to send me. I seldom go looking for a specific product because I usually have my hands pretty full making videos. But if stuff shows up in my mailbox, then hey, if it's cool I'll cover it. Until very recently, I didn't have any relationship with a Foxeer reseller, but RunCam had reached out to me. That's why you saw the RunCam HD2 for example. However I'm happy to say that a person at Surveilzone contacted me recently and so you will be seeing some Foxeer equipment on the channel coming soon.
If there is a product that you think I should be covering, you can ask me about it, and if I agree it's cool, and if it fits into my schedule, then I'll pick it up and cover it. But if you really want to see a product on the channel, the best thing to do is to bug the manufacturer or a major reseller to send me one ;-)
Between Runcam Swift 2 and the FOXEER ARROW V3 which one you pick as your first choice and why ?
I'm buying a new camera soon and I was wondering if you would recommend the eagle or the run cam swift 2
Hi nice video! I have a question about my Wizard. I noticed that when the vtx antenna connector touches the carbon fiber the video blacks out at full throttle (from ca. 75%). If there would be a short why does the video not black out if I just plug in my battery? Hope you can explain.
Hey Josh. I been looking for something like this for the alien frame. Do you happen to know if it fits the alien 5 frame?
It's the same body as the regular Swift. Take a look at the listing for the Rotor Riot Swift and see how they install it on the Alien.
VIK FPV The extra socket in the back of the cam requires an alternative carbon fibre adapter plate which is now offered by Impulse RC
I heard those stock cams on the wizard also have problems with 4s batteries, to much juice for them or something idk. Just got the wizard in the mail yesterday and of course I wanted the most out of batteries so I got some crazypony 1500 4s for it before I heard this :-/
+WoundedWing I don't think that's right. The Wizard comes with the camera running on a 12 volt regulator.
My RunCam Swift 2 does not have a Camera Title option. Possible to update flash?
Not possible except by Runcam
SO as I understand, when you don't have a OSD board on your quad, you have one inside the camera...
Yes, exactly.
Which lens would you suggest a person who is just starting flying FPV get?
I think 2.5 or 2.1 are good choices. 2.5 has a little less fisheye effect, while 2.1 has a little more peripheral vision.
2.1 2.3 or 2.5mm? thanks !
I have this camera & Im using the vbat+ lead directly, but the voltage is still 0.2v lower.
+Okinawa FPV ah well.
Hi josh . are you running the gopro lens on thIs Swift 2 cam ? if not ; will you be switching to the go pro lens ?
Since this camera can be ordered with a 2.5mm lens, there is less incentive to swap to a GoPro. But the GoPro probably still gives a bit better image quality.
I agree! since most cameras come with better and wider FOV lenses these days it's less needed. However the GoPro lens is still better glass/optics so you will have a slightly better image quality so I think it's really up to the pilot if the extra ~$15 lens is worth it. I didn't bother personally on my new cameras.
So can I replace the original camera just using the existing wires or do I need to solder them somewhere else ? I own a x220s which is slightly different. Right now I have a distorted video with a 3 columns of black horizontal lines and an horrible view. It is so horrible that sometimes I don't realize how high I am off the ground... I am thinking about buying this camera but I am uncertain on how to install it :( Can you help me with this ? Thank you!
Grayson hobbies has a cable you can use to install this camera without soldering.
Is it possible to put the traditional betaflight osd on this camera display, rather then the runcam basic display items?
No. If you want BFOSD you need a flight controller with built in OSD.
Hello, congratulations great work on the channel! I ordered an Wizard and a XM+ and X4RSB, because i have a Taranis x7. Can you please send photo / draft or video how to connect of these 2 gadgets in the Wizard , thanks in advance. Filipe Ornelas
Connect the SBUS signal wire from the receiver to the RX pad on UART3 on top of the Spracing F3. Connect the 5v and GND wires to the corresponding pads on UART3.
Hi Joshua I purchased 2 of these cameras and am having a problem with the voltage reading lower than it should be. Do you know if there is any way to calibrate the voltage on the swift2? I'm starting to feel like I wasted my money. The voltage is so far off it is unusable. Any help is appreciated. Thanks
There is no way to calibrate the voltage. You just have to mentally adjust. How far off is it? Usually it is like 0.2 volts at most.
Joshua Bardwell One is off by 2 tenths and the other by 4 tenths. I have them both solderd directly to the positive on the battery lead on the PDB. Thanks for responding.
Isn't there an offset in Betaflight? i recall inaccurate readings from another user, as it was off a few 10ths, and they simply made that Betaflight adjustment
How is this revolutionary, it's essentially a knock off on the Foxeer Arrow V2?
+Allen Parsons did I say this was revolutionary? Also, I acknowledge the Arrow in the closing of the video.
You did not, it was meant more as a general comment towards Runcam. It is interesting to me how name brand companies essentially steal good ideas and portray the perception it was their own.
Hello Joshua, what size of lens would you suggest? 2.1mm vs 2.3mm vs 2.5mm ?
Any of those could be good depending on your need. If you fly a lot of tight race tracks, then I think 2.1 is better. If you fly general freestyle, then 2.3 or 2.5. The type of lens matters too--how much fisheye and so forth.
Joshua Bardwell Thank you for your kind explanation
Based on the info on this blog (not mine, just what Google found for me), the "baseline" is an artificial horizon line. One of his pics shows a little dashed line in the middle of the picture. I'm assuming that's it. blog.seidel-philipp.de/runcam-swift-2-review/
Hey Joshua, I made this mod myself but I wasn't able to get any audio out of the mic into my DVR on the Eachine D2 VR goggles. Is that headset even capable of audio? Or is it possible I screwed wiring or settings up. I have the audio line connected to the audio input on the VTX. I couldn't find a mic on / off option anywhere on the RunCam menus.
The mic is always active as far as I know. I don't know if the goggles support audio though. One thing to keep in mind is you have to get the audio correct everywhere through the chain. So for example, if the vTX transmits audio on the left channel and the vRX is listening on the right channel, you won't get any audio.
Thanks for the reply sir - I did a little further reading and discovered that the Eachine VR D2 is not actually wired up internally to support audio. The DVR audio pin isn't connected! for those who wish to change that I also found a helpful HW mod tutorial here - www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?2751663-Enable-sound-recording-on-my-Eachine-VR-D2-goggles however, it should be noted that this only works for one antenna, not both.
What if your vtx has a microphone, but it sucks so you wanna use the cam microphone?
If you don't connect the audio line from the camera to the vTX i believe the sound you will get if the one from the vTX and if you finally connect the audio line from the camera or anything else, i believe the microphone from the vTX is automatically cut off :)
actually you may have to pop out one of the pins from the vtx connector that comes with the wizard and replace it with the white wire from the runcam for cam audio over vtx
is the swift 2 and wizards cam the same plug or is there any soldering ??
I don't think they are the same plug. You will need to replace the wire harness, soldered to the PDB.
Would runcam Eagle 2 Pro be a good fit on this quadcopter for the extra money?
Ummm I can't remember. Does it have an OSD? I'd want one with n osd.
Joshua Bardwell Yes I believe it does. I'm new in FPV, seems like a lot of fun.Just bought my Wizard x220.. good at line at site but no goggles yet. LOL. Thought I would upgrade the camera.Ill give it a try threw your tutorial. I'll look further into the eagle but if not I'll go with your suggestion of run Cam Swift two. Thank you.
Is this the one that's the best for night FPV flying?
+RCDroneStudio no that's the Owl.
Joshua Bardwell actually the 'Night Eagle' is best for night flying. Much more sensitive to low light conditions than the RC-Owl.
I noticed this cam was slightly darker than what i'm used too but i also fly IR Sensitive mostly... Just a preference for me. Am i the only one that says this? Probably. :p
You can always turn up the brightness in your goggles.
hmmm, i've never changed anything on my goggles except channels so guess i'll try it and report back. :D
Just about to rip out all my old 1177 and replace them with either the swift 2 cams or the eagles so whats your first thoughts joshua, im no great racer so not bothered about any latency pros might have found with the eagle.
Swifts 2 or eagle, PLEEEEASE comment. lol
+leekay swift 2 is about half the price. Personally I love the Eagle but many people hate it.
well i use dom v3s which are 16.9 so i am going to go with the eagle 16.9 and give one a try. Might try a swift 2 a go on another craft but dont know which size lens to choose from for that has there is a few. cheers again
Installed this on my wizard 2 weeks ago
Big fan!
Should I get ir blocked or not? I'm about to buy one
+Señor Seije ir blocked has better colors. Not blocked has better low light performance. Your call.
Joshua Bardwell I'm getting it from amazon and don't see a swift 2 ir blocked so I guess it's regular lol and yea I want the 2 cuz of the mic. I'm used to liftoff when u have sound at all times. Thanks for the reply
Which lens size is the "pick" of the range they offer?
Personally I would use 2.5 for freestyle and 2.1 for racing. But many people prefer 2.1 as an all-round. Whatever you do, don't get 2.8. The lack of peripheral vision makes situational awareness very difficult.
One problem with it is you cannot adjust the voltage reading, its always off even with vbat
jwhit87 i think you can adjust for this error i think. press and hold in the joystick centre button. Press and hold to calibrate/adjust voltage value.
there is no way to change value, just position move
jwhit87 from blank press and hold the centre of the stick in maybe 2 seconds. then release and push stick up and down. voltage should change by 0.1. it does on the foxeer arrow v2 and i think this is almost identical.
+DemiQuad FPV oh wow I didn't see that anywhere!
Joshua Bardwell no worries ive learnt 1000 things from you, about time i gave 1 idea back!
What is the aspect ratio? Can't find that info anywhere... rcforums? No. Google? No. Runcam website? No.
4:3
Josh, with my flysky i6 and my wizard, how do i actually open the menu (how to adjust the exposure etc)
You need to plug in the camera OSD joystick and use that.
Got a weird one here in my OSD, I've got a pic of a BAR with an A to the left of the bar, it's like mid way up on the left of the screen. I've shut off OSD functionality on both betaflight and shut everything off in the built in Cam OSD but the Bar remains. Anyone ever see that kinda thing, or know which is causing it, FC or Cam. It's running an F4 V5 Pro
Re upload the Betaflight font file?
In the osd tab.
Have battery plugged in or it may not take.
Hey Thanks for the Suggestions. Went for a fly today and got the Aha moment lol, when the same bar is there with a different quad lol. Turns out the new Laforge must have OSD, its showing me channel A video signal quality in a bar. it actually work really well just located in a bad spot lol
In clean flight, theres this option of setting min battery voltage. Does that work with the swift's OSD?
No. The Swift's OSD doesn't have an alarm voltage.
Does it? I'm not 100% sure any more. It's been a while since I made this video. If it had it, I would have shown it, and i don't remember showing it.
Hi Joshua i want to start to fly fpv. What format can that camera do? Pal or ntsc? What kind of fpv transmitter and antenne should i buy? I bought the eachine ev 100 googles already? Best regards from Germany
+M. Borga PAL or NTSC it doesn't matter for product recommendations check out the Ultimate FPV Shopping List at my web site www.fpvknowitall.com.
Joshua Bardwell Perfekt thank you.Merry Christmas
The plug for osd! were you god an remote wire to go to menu. but on my PDB i got to pat were there stand. osd in?? in my head. i yhink why dont take the osd wire an solder it ind the pdb osd in?! but im neebie. so i dont do ennything before i kno for sure! so plz! can i take the remote wire and solder it into my pdb in osd in? and then get osd? happy flying! ;-)
I don't really understand what you're asking. But I think you are confusing the camera OSD, with something like Betaflight OSD. The camera OSD is totally independent and there is no reason to solder it to the OSD output on your PDB.
Runcam swift has three lens 2.5 2.3 2.1 would the 2.1 with 165 degree be best ?
widCompletely depends on your preference for wide angle. Wider angle can be better for tight flying like a race course where you have to make precise tight turns. Less wide angle can be okay for flying where you want a little more detail in center screen.
If you're using Wizard X220 stock cam, you might as well be flying blind folded.
Anthony Higham bit of an exaggeration, it's not bad
should I power the vtx and camera off the 12v pads on the pdb together!
You can, assuming the 12v regulator has enough capacity, which it probably does.
Joshua Bardwell ok thanks! it's my first build
Can I shut the OSD off on the Runcam? I will be installing a Micro Minim OSD.
You can turn off the OSD elements. But at that point, why not just buy a regular Swift instead of a Swift 2?
Good point. I am gonna go with a swift 1. Thanks!
Is there a swift and swift mini series 1? Or are they both the same thing?
pretty pretty pretty good.
so wait i upgrade the camera itself and then i will get a voltage monitoring? so i do not have to solder etc??
Yes.
Sort of. You still might have to solder. It's in the video.
is there a adapter? or do i have to solder the cables each by each into the transmitter? newbie btw :)
After all the upgrades there's really not much of the wizard left.
To be fair, you'd upgrade the camera even with many more expensive RTF copters. But they do tend to come with an OSD, so there's that.
so the VBat cable connects the camera to the +ive lipo pad?
Yes.
Or you can omit it entirely if you are powering the camera from vBat.
is there a way I can actually edit the osd on the runcam? id like to also have milliamp consumption rather than just voltage.
Runcam can't do mAh only voltage.
Hi Joshua,
I have two questions:
1.on my Wizard I solderred the cam to cam pads and vtx to vtx pad but moved the pad from 5v to 12v and not to vcc. will this work or will I get problems with 3s lipos?
2. I have soldered vbat wire from swift2 to lipo+ on pdb but have still -0,2v on OSD. could you please advise how to fix it and have exact V reading on the OSD?
thx
+Gary Pota everything you did sounds correct. Soldering camera power to 12v is fine. When the battery goes below 12v the camera voltage will drop but the camera can operate down to 5v I think so it's no problem. Hooking up the vBat wire is necessary to get vBat working. But I don't know why you're getting - 0.2 volts.
Joshua Bardwell, Hi and thanks for your answer. I tried it out today and everything worked fine. Swift 2 with 2.1mm os greate for me. also with 3s no problems. But one thing is still annoying. I havee no clue about -0,2v. And I saw in the comments some guyes have the same issue. Is there a an option to adjust/calibrate the voltage in the osd? BR
+Gary Pota there is no calibration option. But if you're reading negative voltage, something is way off. Calibration wouldn't fix it.
Joshua Bardwell, Hi no no, -0,2 v is not right wording. I'm not reading negative voltage, but 0,2v too less. Checked voltage with Multimeter and Betaflight. Betaflight readings=Multimeter but OSD shows 0,2 tooa less ;(
+Gary Pota oh I see. No, there is no workaround for that.
Is that countryman DPA mic?
+Mark Smith no, a cheaper copy.
Does this also supply altitude, heading, etc?
Sorry, hit "comment" before I was finished.It sounds like these are available when using betaflight and with some additional wiring. If that is correct, do you have a video anywhere that shows how? I am having difficulty maintaining altitude and I think that would help until I get more experience.Thanks.
+Richard T no.
thanks
What is the joy stick you talk of?
+terry savage it comes with the camera.
ah many thanks
Ordered one a month ago. Can't wait for banggood to get their shit together and send it over. And then to arrive... I hate waiting.
Then don't order from China.
Xaviera Yayaell I considered the waiting time for shipping and the date it should have been sent over. But they didn't send it at the date they said. it should have arrived by now, but I need to wait at least 2 more weeks. Why am I answering to a smart ass comment? Weird things happening.
Julian S. I found a seller on eBay that was selling them here in the UK, I got mine in 3 days.
lespaulzrule damn you! ;-) Have fun!
Julian S. I'm still waiting to get some other stuff before I can get out and fly it, but yeah, 3 days from ordering it to it arriving here.
Has anyone had picture freeze with there swift 2 .
Will this fit the x220s
Yes Im pretty sure