I must say I'm overwhelmingly impressed with FatShark's customer service. Very prompt and professional, and extremely patient with me and all of my emails.
Thank you for your review. These recently went on sale at HH. I'm curious, and I am asking. How long (minutes) will this system receive for with a single charge?
Like the video, I do have a quick question. I have "poor" eyesight and am wondering, what size TV at what distance would estimate the view from the goggles to be? Like a 52 inch at 6 feet or 40 inch at 3 feet etc.. Thanks.
Jim Whitaker Hi Jim! Sorry for taking so long to get back to you. I have to say I'm not exactly sure about the TV distance... although I believe fatshark has a simulated viewing distance stated somewhere (I'll have to do some googling). I'll update this when I find out.
I've never used the Eachine so I can't say. In general I prefer FatShark- style goggles as they are much more compact and easier to transport, but they are more expensive than eachine, headplay, quanum, or similar head mounted display units. If you are looking to get into FPV on a tight budget, head mounted displays are likely a better option for you, but you should try on prospect goggles before buying to make sure they're a good choice for your needs. I'll actually be putting out a few videos in coming weeks about FPV goggles and other FPV equipment, so subscribe if that's something you'd be interested in seeing.
ray gearing The risk of the FPV system interfering with GPS is minimal. My advice would be to mount it under the quad, but mount it on a platform so that it stays upright.
Nice job on the video. Only one thing I am confused about. You said that to get more distance depends on the antenna. I thought that it depends on the transmitter.
+Jeff McCallum With FPV video range is far more dependent on the antennas you use than the transmitter power. 25mw of power with the right receive antennas can get you well over a mile of range. There are many different types on FPV antennas with many different properties that make them suited for different missions. The receiver antenna that comes with this kit is an omni- direction antenna. Omni- direction means that it picks up signal from 360 degrees around it. I also have a helical antenna that hears much further in the direction that it is pointing, and not so much to the side or behind. The antennas that you use play the largest factor in the range that you get, because you can get antennas that listen specifically in one direction.
Hi there. On a personal note. Are you a desendant of Samuel Charles Waters from Wales or Dorset in the UK. A relation went to California to join the gold rush, but we dont know if he had a family there. I ask not just because of the name, but you could be a twin of my brother.
I don't believe that the stock video transmitter on the F210 is compatible with the stock channels on the teleporters. I would recommend purchasing a 32 channel 5.8Ghz video monitor or goggles.
+Amtrak P098 Productions Honestly at this point I would recommend going with the Headplay HD unit instead of these. Had the headplays been available when I bought the teleporters I likely would have purchased them instead. If you really like the convenience factor of real FPV goggles, I would recommend looking at the (Slightly more expensive) attitude V3 or Skyzone V2.
+Amtrak P098 Productions If you already have an external receiver and/or a full base station setup, the BASE SDs are a good buy. Just keep in mind you kind of have to lug around all your base station gear as they don't have a built in receiver.
Julian Waters yea, thats why I am going to build davids overkill FPV ground station. I already have the quantum FPV goggles from HK, and they work very well, I just wanted something more compact.
+Joshtian The switch on the bottom of the goggles switches the input from the internal receiver module to an external source, or vice versa. This is intended to allow you to run a separate ground station and link the video to your goggles, as well as let you send A/V out to a larger screen so other people can see the view from the goggles. I have used the A/V out, but I have not yet used A/V in, so I can't personally tell you that it works. ImmersionRC and Fat Shark say that you can send an external video source to the goggles.
Julian Waters Yeah. I want to hook to goggles up to my dual diversity monitor and put the video from the monitor into the goggles. But all my av cables are the wrong size. Do I need a 3.5mm av cable for the goggles?
+Joshtian The goggles include an A/V out cable with them, and you should be able to hook the A/V out cable up to the A/V red, white, and yellow connectors. I hope that makes sense...
swrexhunter Hi! The Teleporter V4's are a very good budget FPV setup. If you have a little bit more money the Attitude V2 bundle will give you a superior setup in terms of camera and transmitter quality and optics in the goggles.
If you're a beginner you shouldn't even think about getting any Fatshark system, regardless if it is in their entry or high end range. You're much better off getting something like the Quanum DIY FPV V2 Pro or Cyclops which costs 1/4 the amount of the Teleporter and has better image quality and FOV.
With the stock battery, you can get continuous use of about 30+ minutes- and my current pack is damaged. I'll update this once I get the 1000 mah pack.
+hobby The little ultra- micro camera is powered off of a normal 1s ultra micro battery, like the ones that are used with the UM Champ or UM Sport Cub S.
+hobby The 1s battery is NOT included in the kit, and you shouldn't use the lipo in your main model unless it is also a 1s pack- the ultra micro camera unit cannot handle voltage above a 1 cell battery. Here's a link to the battery you'll need: www.horizonhobby.com/150mah-1s-37v-25c-lipo-battery-eflb1501s25
+Julian Waters The depends on the receiver you are using. Some will allow you to hook the camera right up to the receiver board and just use a Y harness, like mine.
This is killing me. I guess I have a big head... I do have a big head and the teleported v4 does not have adjustable lens so I have a blue line in the middle because I can't spread the damn lens like in the base sd model which I also have. I'm kinda pissed!
ian robinson That's why it's always crucial to read the product specs, or even ask others for confirmation if you're not sure what model has what features. For the goggles that don't have adjustable IPD's fatshark uses a 'One Size Fits All' average, which luckily worked out for me, but I know plenty of people who need the IPD's to be adjusted to get the right focus. The Attitude V2, Dominator V2, and Dominator HD all have adjustable IPD's, as do the base goggles. (Which you mentioned you already have.) I'd recommend selling the Teleporter V4's on a site like RC Groups, or even returning them if you can, and then purchasing Attitudes or Dominators, which have the adjustable IPD's. Best of luck getting everything sorted out!
ian robinson I'm not 100% sure on this, as I've never used the diopter inserts, but I'm pretty sure that the diopter inserts for the goggles change the simulated viewing distance, which is similar to changing the IPD. You can't really do much else as the optics unit inside the goggles is a single unit with the LCDs and optics attached.
BigDawg Cleveland The Hitec X4 charger is a very popular charger for micro- sized batteries. What you have to keep in mind when buying a charger is that the capacity (mAh) that it's rated for really has no effect on what it can charge. If you'll only be using one or two of the 1- cell 150mAh batteries, I would recommend buying a simple battery charger, like this, from ebay: www.ebay.com/itm/E-Flite-EFLC1000-LiPo-Battery-Charger-HobbyZone-Champ-ParkZone-UMX-Pole-Cat-/351365053763?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item51cefd3d43 I hope this helped answer your question- please let me know if there's anything I need to go in more detail on. Happy Flying!
Your video range is extremely dependent on the antennas you use, your flying location, and numerous other variables. As such, there is no hard and fast answer to that question.
So how are you supposed to control the RC toy with the goggles? I thought its a camera that captures live video from the RC toy's camera mounted. So you can control it with goggles? How is that possible?
+Raghav Sood The goggles are used in conjunction with a handheld radio transmitter. The handheld radio transmitter is used to control the aircraft. The camera on the plane sends a signal to another transmitter mounted on the plane operating at a different frequency that sends the image to the goggles. Through the view from the camera the pilot operates the handheld radio transmitter to fly the aircraft. It should be noted that some goggles can record the transmitted video and some cannot. Often times pilots use separate HD recording cameras onboard the aircraft to record their flight. If you take a look at some of my most recent videos you'll see videos of flights that were taken from an analog DVR built into my other goggles.
Thats awsome. Does it work with any camera of the goggles frequancy or is it locked to a specific frequancy range so only devices of it's own company can use?
And not a word about tuning the darned things, or is that deemed as unimportant? I came here to find out about tuning because mine doesn't seem to want to tune in correctly. Oh well. back to the hunt.
propfella What exactly do you mean by tuning? changing channels? Adjusting IPD? These goggles don't have IPD sliders so if focus is your issue I suggest double checking that your camera lens is properly focused.
Errm, I suggest you read my comment again. You don't "Tune" optics, you adjust them. Referring to Tuning is obviously selecting the correct receive frequency to match that of the transmitter. In any case, the Teleporter model doesn't have any facilities for adjusting IPD. I would have thought that would have answered your question. But no worries, I doubt anyone who can't understand a perfectly valid question would have a perfectly adequate answer. Please, in future it would be best if you actually gave what you offered, a review. All we got was just another yawn inspiring "Un-boxing. A chimpanzee could be trained to perform them, come to think of it, with very little training. Maybe somewhat messy, but far more entertaining and equally uninspiring.
I'm sorry you're having a bad day. I've never heard of channel changing being referred to as adjusting, probably because all of the commonly used vrx/vtx systems for FPV use pre- assigned channels and the mhz frequency can't be fine tuned from the preset channel settings. These goggles in particular use only 7 preset channels that make up what's known as 'A' band or the ImmersionRC/FatShark frequency band. There are buttons on top of the goggles labeled 'CH' up and down which perform frequency changes. If you actually watched the full video you might see that I covered this at around the 3:50 mark. Merry Christmas! I hope your day gets better. :)
No these units don't simply jump from one frequency to the other. Try tuning the old fashioned analog TVs and you'll see exactly what I see in my goggles. Believe me the receiver tunes across whatever band they use, actually a group of channels. I also have a Quanum Cyclops, I'll see if that can tune to the desired frequency. I assume there is a mismatch somewhere, either the transmitter has shifted frequency or maybe the receiver, without a frequency counter it's impossible to say. I suggest you wear your goggles and push one of the channel buttons, you'll see the picture drift until it loses lock and breaks up until finally there only hash. Push the opposite button and you'll see it slowly find the right frequency and lock in. That's what I'm not getting, it locks but as if it's just not going far enough. I assure you they don't simply hop to another frequency. So if you had two transmitters suitably spaced apart and on differing frequencies you'd definitely see the goggles seeking the next frequency once you pushed the correct button (up or down). The Quanum should lock into the correct channel as it covers all 5 commonly used bands and add up to 40 channels, not the seven you state the Fat Shark has. Maybe a tweak of the transmitter may fix the problem. By the way, I'm not having a bad day, actually the opposite. Every Christmas present I've purchased turned up today, so I've spent most of it wrapping them. Plus my Grandson visited so I'm more than satisfied with my day. This Fat Shark thing is simply a blip and nothing to worry about. If I can't fix it, which I doubt will be a problem, I'll just buy another receiver, maybe a good excuse to upgrade to a diversity type and fit a head tracker. :-)
I've always seen that as more of a guideline than a rule, personally. Just don't do anything stupid and stay away from populated areas and flight paths.
lacucaracha111111 Only if you get caught. It was a similar story in Australia until recently and there were thousands of pilots, myself included, who just flew in the bush and on paddocks far away from the public. Just exercise common sense and you shouldn't have any trouble with johnny law.
Lord Grief Mc. Scumbag the whole area where I live has a military and commercial used signal tower on a mountain that can track the entire city and surrounding area :/
I must say I'm overwhelmingly impressed with FatShark's customer service. Very prompt and professional, and extremely patient with me and all of my emails.
good enthusiastic review , just got me 1 of these and getting 300ft solid and upto 600ft scratchy
Thanks for your great video.
How do I change bands because I think it only lets me choose between the 8 channels
Great Review
great job my friend
Thank you for your review. These recently went on sale at HH. I'm curious, and I am asking. How long (minutes) will this system receive for with a single charge?
Nice Video !
Like the video, I do have a quick question. I have "poor" eyesight and am wondering, what size TV at what distance would estimate the view from the goggles to be? Like a 52 inch at 6 feet or 40 inch at 3 feet etc.. Thanks.
Jim Whitaker Hi Jim! Sorry for taking so long to get back to you.
I have to say I'm not exactly sure about the TV distance... although I believe fatshark has a simulated viewing distance stated somewhere (I'll have to do some googling). I'll update this when I find out.
Hey if I plug headphones will it receieve audio? Or is there no aux port?
Hi,
Do you prefer Fatshark Teleporter v5 or Eachine?
I'm confused since teleporter's fov is just 25° while eachine has a larger one.
I've never used the Eachine so I can't say. In general I prefer FatShark- style goggles as they are much more compact and easier to transport, but they are more expensive than eachine, headplay, quanum, or similar head mounted display units. If you are looking to get into FPV on a tight budget, head mounted displays are likely a better option for you, but you should try on prospect goggles before buying to make sure they're a good choice for your needs. I'll actually be putting out a few videos in coming weeks about FPV goggles and other FPV equipment, so subscribe if that's something you'd be interested in seeing.
Thanks Julian I guessed that was the case,I'm frightened it will interfere with the GPS if I mount it on top ,that's where it is just under the body.
ray gearing The risk of the FPV system interfering with GPS is minimal. My advice would be to mount it under the quad, but mount it on a platform so that it stays upright.
Nice job on the video. Only one thing I am confused about. You said that to get more distance depends on the antenna. I thought that it depends on the transmitter.
+Jeff McCallum With FPV video range is far more dependent on the antennas you use than the transmitter power. 25mw of power with the right receive antennas can get you well over a mile of range. There are many different types on FPV antennas with many different properties that make them suited for different missions.
The receiver antenna that comes with this kit is an omni- direction antenna. Omni- direction means that it picks up signal from 360 degrees around it. I also have a helical antenna that hears much further in the direction that it is pointing, and not so much to the side or behind. The antennas that you use play the largest factor in the range that you get, because you can get antennas that listen specifically in one direction.
Hi there. On a personal note. Are you a desendant of Samuel Charles Waters from Wales or Dorset in the UK. A relation went to California to join the gold rush, but we dont know if he had a family there. I ask not just because of the name, but you could be a twin of my brother.
Liked!
if i buy these goggles for my walkera f210 and devo 7 remote will it work right out of the box or will i have to purchase something more?
I don't believe that the stock video transmitter on the F210 is compatible with the stock channels on the teleporters. I would recommend purchasing a 32 channel 5.8Ghz video monitor or goggles.
Does any one know where to buy this battery? for this head set . Looked all over the internet with no luck.
I saw a lot of reviews on the Tele. V4's and they all said that the FoV is narrow, and the quality is suckish. are they good? or bad? I am mixed.
+Amtrak P098 Productions Honestly at this point I would recommend going with the Headplay HD unit instead of these. Had the headplays been available when I bought the teleporters I likely would have purchased them instead. If you really like the convenience factor of real FPV goggles, I would recommend looking at the (Slightly more expensive) attitude V3 or Skyzone V2.
Julian Waters Thanks. I was also recommended the BASE SD's. but I will check those out.
+Amtrak P098 Productions If you already have an external receiver and/or a full base station setup, the BASE SDs are a good buy. Just keep in mind you kind of have to lug around all your base station gear as they don't have a built in receiver.
Julian Waters yea, thats why I am going to build davids overkill FPV ground station. I already have the quantum FPV goggles from HK, and they work very well, I just wanted something more compact.
Will the camera work upside down e.g. mounted under 350qx.
ray gearing Hi Ray! If you mount the camera upside down the image will appear upside down in the goggles. There is no way to flip it.
How can i connect the goggles to pc simulator?
so I flip the switch to put video into the goggles? It's not very clear. Does the port do both Video in and out?
+Joshtian The switch on the bottom of the goggles switches the input from the internal receiver module to an external source, or vice versa.
This is intended to allow you to run a separate ground station and link the video to your goggles, as well as let you send A/V out to a larger screen so other people can see the view from the goggles. I have used the A/V out, but I have not yet used A/V in, so I can't personally tell you that it works. ImmersionRC and Fat Shark say that you can send an external video source to the goggles.
Julian Waters Yeah. I want to hook to goggles up to my dual diversity monitor and put the video from the monitor into the goggles. But all my av cables are the wrong size. Do I need a 3.5mm av cable for the goggles?
+Joshtian The goggles include an A/V out cable with them, and you should be able to hook the A/V out cable up to the A/V red, white, and yellow connectors. I hope that makes sense...
Julian Waters I got them with the FPV vapor bundle for $200. No cables were included.
Can you change the display from meters to feet?
what are u talking about getting these goggles when i started was one of the best decisions i've made
good shit
does field of view even matter if you head tracking?
Should I buy this.
swrexhunter Hi! The Teleporter V4's are a very good budget FPV setup. If you have a little bit more money the Attitude V2 bundle will give you a superior setup in terms of camera and transmitter quality and optics in the goggles.
If you're a beginner you shouldn't even think about getting any Fatshark system, regardless if it is in their entry or high end range. You're much better off getting something like the Quanum DIY FPV V2 Pro or Cyclops which costs 1/4 the amount of the Teleporter and has better image quality and FOV.
Bladud FPV the whole point is it's out of the box with decent coala litty
How long do the goggles battery last?
With the stock battery, you can get continuous use of about 30+ minutes- and my current pack is damaged. I'll update this once I get the 1000 mah pack.
jalil88 I've got the goggles back now. With the battery fully charged I'm getting well over 45 minutes of use.
How do you power that camera tx?
+hobby The little ultra- micro camera is powered off of a normal 1s ultra micro battery, like the ones that are used with the UM Champ or UM Sport Cub S.
+Julian Waters so its included in the kit and is plug n play and i don't need to use the main lipo in my model, thanks for your reaction btw.
+hobby The 1s battery is NOT included in the kit, and you shouldn't use the lipo in your main model unless it is also a 1s pack- the ultra micro camera unit cannot handle voltage above a 1 cell battery. Here's a link to the battery you'll need: www.horizonhobby.com/150mah-1s-37v-25c-lipo-battery-eflb1501s25
+Julian Waters The depends on the receiver you are using. Some will allow you to hook the camera right up to the receiver board and just use a Y harness, like mine.
This is killing me. I guess I have a big head... I do have a big head and the teleported v4 does not have adjustable lens so I have a blue line in the middle because I can't spread the damn lens like in the base sd model which I also have. I'm kinda pissed!
ian robinson That's why it's always crucial to read the product specs, or even ask others for confirmation if you're not sure what model has what features. For the goggles that don't have adjustable IPD's fatshark uses a 'One Size Fits All' average, which luckily worked out for me, but I know plenty of people who need the IPD's to be adjusted to get the right focus.
The Attitude V2, Dominator V2, and Dominator HD all have adjustable IPD's, as do the base goggles. (Which you mentioned you already have.) I'd recommend selling the Teleporter V4's on a site like RC Groups, or even returning them if you can, and then purchasing Attitudes or Dominators, which have the adjustable IPD's. Best of luck getting everything sorted out!
Thanks, Julian. Now let's see how Hobbytown feels about an exchange lol. Damn my cursed big head. I'm going to see if there is a hack for this.
ian robinson I'm not 100% sure on this, as I've never used the diopter inserts, but I'm pretty sure that the diopter inserts for the goggles change the simulated viewing distance, which is similar to changing the IPD. You can't really do much else as the optics unit inside the goggles is a single unit with the LCDs and optics attached.
BigDawg Cleveland The Hitec X4 charger is a very popular charger for micro- sized batteries. What you have to keep in mind when buying a charger is that the capacity (mAh) that it's rated for really has no effect on what it can charge. If you'll only be using one or two of the 1- cell 150mAh batteries, I would recommend buying a simple battery charger, like this, from ebay: www.ebay.com/itm/E-Flite-EFLC1000-LiPo-Battery-Charger-HobbyZone-Champ-ParkZone-UMX-Pole-Cat-/351365053763?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item51cefd3d43
I hope this helped answer your question- please let me know if there's anything I need to go in more detail on. Happy Flying!
How far can I see with SPMVS1100 glasses?
I'm not sure I understand your question... what do you mean?
How far can I see picture,how much is range.
Your video range is extremely dependent on the antennas you use, your flying location, and numerous other variables. As such, there is no hard and fast answer to that question.
Is this like the oculus pro?
+Raghav Sood No. Not at all. This is an analog video hobby product designed to be used to pilot an RC aircraft. It is not a virtual reality device.
So how are you supposed to control the RC toy with the goggles? I thought its a camera that captures live video from the RC toy's camera mounted.
So you can control it with goggles? How is that possible?
+Raghav Sood The goggles are used in conjunction with a handheld radio transmitter. The handheld radio transmitter is used to control the aircraft. The camera on the plane sends a signal to another transmitter mounted on the plane operating at a different frequency that sends the image to the goggles. Through the view from the camera the pilot operates the handheld radio transmitter to fly the aircraft.
It should be noted that some goggles can record the transmitted video and some cannot. Often times pilots use separate HD recording cameras onboard the aircraft to record their flight. If you take a look at some of my most recent videos you'll see videos of flights that were taken from an analog DVR built into my other goggles.
Thats awsome. Does it work with any camera of the goggles frequancy or is it locked to a specific frequancy range so only devices of it's own company can use?
I wanna get one in australia. Where to go?
And not a word about tuning the darned things, or is that deemed as unimportant? I came here to find out about tuning because mine doesn't seem to want to tune in correctly. Oh well. back to the hunt.
propfella What exactly do you mean by tuning? changing channels? Adjusting IPD? These goggles don't have IPD sliders so if focus is your issue I suggest double checking that your camera lens is properly focused.
Errm, I suggest you read my comment again. You don't "Tune" optics, you adjust them. Referring to Tuning is obviously selecting the correct receive frequency to match that of the transmitter. In any case, the Teleporter model doesn't have any facilities for adjusting IPD. I would have thought that would have answered your question. But no worries, I doubt anyone who can't understand a perfectly valid question would have a perfectly adequate answer. Please, in future it would be best if you actually gave what you offered, a review. All we got was just another yawn inspiring "Un-boxing. A chimpanzee could be trained to perform them, come to think of it, with very little training. Maybe somewhat messy, but far more entertaining and equally uninspiring.
I'm sorry you're having a bad day. I've never heard of channel changing being referred to as adjusting, probably because all of the commonly used vrx/vtx systems for FPV use pre- assigned channels and the mhz frequency can't be fine tuned from the preset channel settings. These goggles in particular use only 7 preset channels that make up what's known as 'A' band or the ImmersionRC/FatShark frequency band. There are buttons on top of the goggles labeled 'CH' up and down which perform frequency changes. If you actually watched the full video you might see that I covered this at around the 3:50 mark. Merry Christmas! I hope your day gets better. :)
No these units don't simply jump from one frequency to the other. Try tuning the old fashioned analog TVs and you'll see exactly what I see in my goggles. Believe me the receiver tunes across whatever band they use, actually a group of channels. I also have a Quanum Cyclops, I'll see if that can tune to the desired frequency. I assume there is a mismatch somewhere, either the transmitter has shifted frequency or maybe the receiver, without a frequency counter it's impossible to say. I suggest you wear your goggles and push one of the channel buttons, you'll see the picture drift until it loses lock and breaks up until finally there only hash. Push the opposite button and you'll see it slowly find the right frequency and lock in.
That's what I'm not getting, it locks but as if it's just not going far enough. I assure you they don't simply hop to another frequency. So if you had two transmitters suitably spaced apart and on differing frequencies you'd definitely see the goggles seeking the next frequency once you pushed the correct button (up or down). The Quanum should lock into the correct channel as it covers all 5 commonly used bands and add up to 40 channels, not the seven you state the Fat Shark has. Maybe a tweak of the transmitter may fix the problem.
By the way, I'm not having a bad day, actually the opposite. Every Christmas present I've purchased turned up today, so I've spent most of it wrapping them. Plus my Grandson visited so I'm more than satisfied with my day. This Fat Shark thing is simply a blip and nothing to worry about. If I can't fix it, which I doubt will be a problem, I'll just buy another receiver, maybe a good excuse to upgrade to a diversity type and fit a head tracker. :-)
25mw is maximum in austria and germany :(
I've always seen that as more of a guideline than a rule, personally. Just don't do anything stupid and stay away from populated areas and flight paths.
Lord Grief Mc. Scumbag
25 mw is set in law (dont know why though) , breaking it can cause fines up to a few thousand €
lacucaracha111111 Only if you get caught. It was a similar story in Australia until recently and there were thousands of pilots, myself included, who just flew in the bush and on paddocks far away from the public. Just exercise common sense and you shouldn't have any trouble with johnny law.
Lord Grief Mc. Scumbag
the whole area where I live has a military and commercial used signal tower on a mountain that can track the entire city and surrounding area :/
This is a terrible review!*
*for me to watch. Now I want the FPV set even more! :(
It's well worth the trade- off if you have old stuff lying around that you can sell!