How about the focus of 3x fresnel lens? Is it OK as you described? I have the same 3x fresnel and just experimented and seemed to be focus may be an issue if you have such a short distance between eyes and the smartphones monitor! Dont have the same vr glasses so I am asking your experience? (Assuming you dont use glasses daily for your eyes) :)
This may be what I'm looking for. I cannot see out of my right eye due to a gun accident years ago. So I'm new to FPV and I didn't want to spend money on split view Fat Sharks if I could do something like this. I'll subscribe to your site and was just wondering if you got all of your equipment thru Banggood. Also if you have anyone has thoughts about someone with single vision and FPV. I do have an IPhone so I really like this idea.
Cant belive it was 5years ago. I think i have that box. Nice work andy. I think the box is also called "terios" 3D . Can you use omni antenne and sting . And make the videos ? Let me know.
i have samsung note 3 phone put fresno lens in all it does is make objeks look closer and fuzzy, took out fresno but it still looks to close. also about the easycap usb capture 5.8 reciever module for easycap you can not find it , but i did find a complete system with camera transmitter but at 170.00 dollars which i dont need. i did something a 433 radio for telemetry ground module that looks simmulor from rctimer i need help bad thankyou
Fantastic work!! Headplay HDs are only available on USA so after import costs to the shitty UK they are silly money, you have made the same thing for a fraction of the price, why pay top money for cheaply made fatsharks with a low res image when we can make our own higher quality gear, well done mate, I'll be subbing you for sure😃
cw hobbies i think the note 4 is slightly too big for this particular one. however search on banggood for 3d video glasses and theres a version for 6 inch phones. its more epsiensive though
Hi thanks for the idea. I have now made my own pair using modded Colour Cross Universal VR glasses with 2 Fresnel lenses. Very neat and less bulky than Quanum HK goggles. My setup is Spektrum Ultra micro 5.8ghz camera with Boscam R832 reciver with new modded colour Cross VR glasses with 4.3" Lcd screen. Took less than 20 mins to make.
AndyRC, that's nice. I have everything on hand, but could you tell me what Apps that you are using? I could not find an appropriate apps to display the image ! Please help!
Andy, I tried everything to find these googles and I searched for every keyword you dropped in your answers - without any success. I want to use your highly appreciated building instruction but without this googles the fresnel lens will not fit. Any further idea how I can find it? Regards Peter
Awesome Andy, this is the exactly project I am building, still my lenses are on order, I'm replacing the VR lenses with two row of frezno lenses to get bigger image, so I can use it for my both FPV and flight simulator on my pc. I subscribed your page, I like genius. thanks
Considering the popularity of the Gear VR, would it be popular to use that with a Galaxy S7 as FPV goggles without having to dismantle the VR? That's what I've been looking everywhere for but all I get are videos like this.
Just a side note ;- the Quanum MK1s are a exact fit for a Sony Z2, simply cut a slot in one side, slide the phone in and hold it in place with a 8" wing band. I was flying a DJI Vision 2 via blue tooth ...... same principle but I find the proper fpv idea fascinating.
I have always had box goggles and have had 70FOV for 3 years, I'm used to it and fly better with them set to 4:3 (around 55-60FOV). I tried glasses goggles, and didn't like them, no vertigo, not sense of immersion, no sense of feedback. I think 50FOV is the sweet spot, you can see the whole screen at once, but you can scan with your eyes where you want to go (or where to avoid). Curious to see what the lag is like when flying fast.
Andy, do you think the fresnel lens is necessary? I wear glasses as I am quite nearsighted and I usually take my glasses off to watch videos on my phone. I tried on the Head Play goggles on at the Toledo RC show recently and they are just right for me with my glasses off. Great videos by the way! Where in the UK are you located? My son lives in central London.
Very nice idea! I have a Android FPV receiver with 2 lens goggles. But its very hard to fly with them in that splittet and zoomed screen. I´ll try to biuld the same goggles like yours. I hope it works better. Thank you!
hi mate. i was just thinking how to do the same but i was planning to use same lenses just move them....... where did you buy the lens? thanks a lot.....
im glad that i didnt throw my set away after i got really let down after a few dolid hours of work on it to find out i need a "frensel" lens. where did you go about finding your lens?
FPV Cambodia I havent done much flying at all recently due to building a big quad! :( seem to spend more time building than flying these days but yes i still use them when i get chance!
I know what you mean, I am building an XJ470 with a Pixhawk and a Lidar myself, no worries! I ordered some 1.3Ghz video gear for some Nano indoors flying, but project is for September. Cheers and Thanks Andy, all the best with your build. Take Care and Safe Flying Mate! ;)
np! all u need is smarphone + this glasses (new) + trinus vr app + pc. u could use this as cheap fpv: quadcopter - transmitter - reciever - usb video capture - pc - trinus app - router -smartphone with trinus app. all this is most cheaply than SHARK FPV or any glasses ;)
I was thinking the same, but felt the latency would be a problem. I was hoping this app could be somehow be made into a split screen output on the phone so we can directly mount the battery,receiver,usboutput on the headset itself
Yup! saw that and asked a question after but I think I got all the parts I need I got the Plastic GOogle Cardboard goggles like you sheet of 3x Plastic lense easycap but with a hobbyking 5.8ghz receiver. (hope that will work) www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__64805__Aomway_DVR_5_8GHz_32ch_Video_Receiver_with_Built_in_Video_Recorder.html usb to micro adapter for my note 2 seem ok ?
Hi Andy, good job hacking that goggle. I've experimented with fresnel lenses but we ended up use a real magnifier lens for each eye in the VX1. The lenses make big difference especially with corner sharpness
John Colvin thanks yeah most of the stuff i think up i try to search for to see if anyone else did it. when i find the answer is no a lot of trial and error makes it expensive lol so i make the vids so other people dont have to go through that expense!
I am using the boscam fr632 diversity, but i was looking for a nice all in one option. :) i could mount my Sony z2 with a carholder on the tripod. I get this week my easycap, maybe also doing some review. ^^
Andy have you considered trying to make a 3D FPV goggle for use with one of the 3 FPV cameras like Nerdcam3D or Blackbird? I am considering trying this...I think a DIY 5"monitor and cheap 3D goggles might work (with FR632 Diversity receiver similar to Quanum)...probably for less the $100 when Fatshark are $600
+Stephen Wright I have a 3d video coming up. the problem with 3d for FPV is its not that useful in the air. 3d only really works for close up objects. when things get far away the image becomes flat such as when we are flying. you cant use a monitor to do it because your eyes need to see the images individually. at the moment i believe its only the skyzones that do 3d and also not very well according to rcmodelreviews. Theres some stuff I am working on though so thanks for the ideas :)
+AndyRC thats the theory regarding 3d however in practice those using good 3d cameras have said its excellent. I do 250 facing and proximity flying so it will be great for me. Check out the Blackbird 2 and the link I posted - the monitor splits the picture. You can put one of the monitors in a 3d case...its a golden opportunity because 3d capable goggles are rare at the moment...
. Ok .. I built it but the Fresnel lenses distort the image you can see the lens lines break down the pixels .. for FPV it ok but for watching FHD movies less . If anyone knows of a method to enable viewing a full HD movie (NOT SBS) on a "cardboard" device (head mount) - PLEASE let me know. Tx
there are many apps on the play store like the "AAA VR cinema". It makes it look like you're watching the video in a cinema theater. another reason you can't find apps that show videos in fullscreen is because in VR, each eye has roughly a 8:9 image, so widescreen videos can't fit properly.
Great idea Andy. Started mine a week ago and now waiting on the f/lense to turn up. Instead off a smartphone I 'am using a small LCD screen. Also using the Small Hubsun camera/recorder idea of yours mounted in a TicTac box. Works well. Keep up the good work.
This is great AndyRc. I got my headset ready for the 3X fresnel lenses they are actually rulers of 16 cm by 6 cm I just have to cut a little bit. I will use it first on my Phantom 2 vision where I dont need a Rx and the Easy cap but looking forward to get the 5.8 ghz Rx. I have my Fatshark Teleporter V3 and those are to weak. Today I found that one of the screens was burned with the sun just a little but I relly prefer this DIY googles. Thanks for share mate.
Dude your vids are seriously cool ! I really wanna build a micro quad because of your videos ...inspiring stuff ! don't take this the wrong way but you would make an awesome mad scientist ! hahah cant wait for your next creation my friend Paul
Although I'm fascinated with 3D VR goggles I don't think it will be of much use when viewing my camera transmission on my Xiro Xplorer V drone. I just needed a way to see my iPhone screen in bright daylight well enough to fly by it. Your video looks like the perfect solution since nobody seems to offer 2D goggles for an iPhone. I ordered the parts for your solution today. Question: Do you think replacing the lenses with circular Fresnel ones( using the original lens holder) would work? I ordered a couple of small Fresnel cards to give it a try.
manhill I am short sighted and had no problems with the quanams. do you mean long sighted? IE you cant see objects close up? If it helps the distance between the screen and the lens is shorter than the quanams with this setup which works in favor of short sighted people but not long sighted. Either way you can wear glasses over these better than the quanams however it will let light in
wow pretty impressive!! Love the idea and i'd like to try it myself one day, real pity that i just got myself a quanum diy kit. Even tho my smartphone is an HTC one X and i actually dunno if this is going to work!!!
Are you actually using this solution? Coincidence, I bought that exact headmount several months ago, but never able to use it, I don't know if because lens defective or because I have some problem in my eyes (left eye is "lazy"). Thanks for this video, very probably going to be my first headset!
+Marco Maltese i am mostly using it for friends to ride on board with me. if you are having viewing issues you could consider using the easy-cap option with google cardboard, thats going to be looking into soon - very rarely do i keep my gear the same. I move on quickly to try out new things for the channel :)
AndyRC oh yeah of course you do! :D But I think I'll stick to this for this year or buy the Quanum 1 or 2, still have to decide how much I can spend :D
5 Below in the United States for $5.94 for t he "Smartphone Compatible VR Headset" distributed by 1616 Holdings, Inc. I did try to create one using a fresnel lens and it didn't work. The focal length for my eyes needs to be much longer. The distance from my eyes to the screen needed to be greater than the depth of the goggles. This was with a 3X fresnel lens and a 5X magnifying glasses attachment. What this video shows isn't possible for my eyes.
Hi Andy, Nice setup and thanks for sharing. I can't find these goggles on Bangood, would you mind sharing the URL, please? Thanks again, and Safe Flying!
AndyRC hello Andy , i have the glasses "RITECH Virtual Reality 3D Glasses Ⅱ with Elastic Band for 3.5 - 6 inch Smartphone " and the smartphone android BQ e5 fhd . what equipment do I need to put the fpv working on my drone with a camera sj4000 ? where do you buy the transmitter and receiver ? any good sugestions ... and where do you buy the usb cable to connect the smarthphone to the transmitter ? and the lenses are required ? where do you buy it ? thanks :)
Hello andy. Im brazilien sorry my english. I have a question. It is no possible divide de screen to use the original goggles ? I have the easycap in my smartphon but is no possible divide the screen for use the google cardboard . Do you know other solution . App for example. or is realy necessary change the lens for my goggles ? . Regards and i like your posts.
Andre Rezende to querendo comprar um mais o app do google que divide a tela do smart não funciona para o aplicativo de captura de video externo. ai vou precisar alterar a lente assim como o Andy fez e comprar uma lente fresnel que tem para vender no ML.
That's it. because the glasses screen quanum V2 is greater. and mobile is much lower. I wear glasses grade, and for me is the best quanum. I have the 2. It is a matter of personal taste.
I was planning the same setup was just missing 007 easycap, will order soon, just afraid goggles will be heavy to wear them, so may attach it to a hat I guess! Good to see you already did it, hope soon we have a better solution and lighter one to use our smartphones and google cardboards as a total fpv and dvr! Thanks a lot!
So, if you used something like a GoPro, would that increase the video quality on the screen? I understand that those cameras have latency issues, but would that make the image better, or can the transmitter/receiver only transmit and receive a certain amount of quality? Also, could this possibly be done with an Iphone?
Aubatron it wont increase the quality really using a gopro as the av out on the gopro is standard def same as any other fpv camera, and as you say using a gopro may increase the latency, i dont have a gopro so i cant try :(
AndyRC in the easycap viewer app theres a option for cartboard view. It costs like 1,50 euros but it works totaly fine. I striped the easycap device and directly solderd the wires to it. It fits inside of the vr headset on the botem plate. I put my receiver on the right side and the battery between the straps. I have the same vr headset as you. It very compact and cheap
ah yes this vid was done before that app i thought u were referring to the laserbgc solution. i did an updated video on the split screen easy cap function when it was released
+AndyRC ah havent seen that video. but because of your vids about easycap I bought one and its totaly awesome. especially afters some mods. thanks a lot!
AndyRC I really love the video. And to be honest i commented before getting to the point where you mentioned the video pixels. Lol. I will probably be using this idea myself because I cant stop myself from taking my eyes away from the screen and looking into the sky. I have some sort of FPV fear that I really want to get over but its such a habit to look up. Goggles seem like my only option at this point
u still will look up with goggles, its just the screen follows u so it doesnt matter haha, u just need to get use to it. its normal to have this fear at first as its so unnatural to not be looking where the aircraft is
BETTER THEN FRESNEL LENS IS TO USE MAGNIFYING GLASSES 3x or 4x by the store or just one lens on every eye , its done for small clock workers or jewellery makers, it has cheap ones big ones small ones BECAUSE THE FRESNEL LENS HAVE DISTORTION ON THE PICTURE, dear people.
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! Why dont they sell these?
Making one now
They do sell them now. They are called a DroneMask 2
How about the focus of 3x fresnel lens? Is it OK as you described? I have the same 3x fresnel and just experimented and seemed to be focus may be an issue if you have such a short distance between eyes and the smartphones monitor! Dont have the same vr glasses so I am asking your experience? (Assuming you dont use glasses daily for your eyes) :)
This may be what I'm looking for. I cannot see out of my right eye due to a gun accident years ago. So I'm new to FPV and I didn't want to spend money on split view Fat Sharks if I could do something like this. I'll subscribe to your site and was just wondering if you got all of your equipment thru Banggood. Also if you have anyone has thoughts about someone with single vision and FPV. I do have an IPhone so I really like this idea.
+Doug Powell yes this will work well for you as well as the quanam goggles and headplays all dont have split screen
by the way there is a new version of easycap viewer....it has a split screen option for the google cardbox 3d ;)
Sorry, it takes about 100 milliseconds before most folks notice.
Cant belive it was 5years ago. I think i have that box.
Nice work andy.
I think the box is also called "terios" 3D .
Can you use omni antenne and sting . And make the videos ?
Let me know.
i have samsung note 3 phone put fresno lens in all it does is make objeks look closer and fuzzy, took out fresno but it still looks to close. also about the easycap usb capture 5.8 reciever module for easycap you can not find it , but i did find a complete system with camera transmitter but at 170.00 dollars which i dont need. i did something a 433 radio for telemetry ground module that looks simmulor from rctimer i need help bad thankyou
Andy, do you happen to have the fresnel lens eBay listing handy. Thanks
"Better than Fat Shark..." and uses cheap VR goggles + a phone you already have! Nice.
Andy, can you put in a link to the shop that sells the lense your using? Planning to use this on the Inspire 1 with the app on my iPhone 6 plus.
René Nieuwenhuis I wont post a link because ebay links die but search for this: XL Magnifier Fresnel Lens full page
Hey where i can buy this glass?
Fantastic work!! Headplay HDs are only available on USA so after import costs to the shitty UK they are silly money, you have made the same thing for a fraction of the price, why pay top money for cheaply made fatsharks with a low res image when we can make our own higher quality gear, well done mate, I'll be subbing you for sure😃
ARCEYE78 thank you. also i think the headplays are quite expensive for what they are, cheers for the support!
What size phone can you put in there? Will the Note 4 fit, or is it too big?
cw hobbies i think the note 4 is slightly too big for this particular one. however search on banggood for 3d video glasses and theres a version for 6 inch phones. its more epsiensive though
Make web links to your purchases. Like I want to go to Banggood but don't want to do a search. Simple things make big impacts.,
Lazarus Long links often go dead, its not that hard to search ;)
Hi thanks for the idea. I have now made my own pair using modded Colour Cross Universal VR glasses with 2 Fresnel lenses. Very neat and less bulky than Quanum HK goggles. My setup is Spektrum Ultra micro 5.8ghz camera with Boscam R832 reciver with new modded colour Cross VR glasses with 4.3" Lcd screen. Took less than 20 mins to make.
+Marv Sat i would be very intrested to see this
you mean you cut 2 fresnel lenses and inserted them into the lens holder?
I have one lens right in front on the nose, and one in the lens holder.
what item you need to do that
AndyRC, that's nice. I have everything on hand, but could you tell me what Apps that you are using? I could not find an appropriate apps to display the image ! Please help!
KC Yu if u search on my channel fpv on a smartphone i go through the various app options. cheers
Would this be possible with a nexus tablet (already have one)? Screen too big? Maybee a welding helmet?
Vic Prk screen too big im afraid :(
Andy, I tried everything to find these googles and I searched for every keyword you dropped in your answers - without any success. I want to use your highly appreciated building instruction but without this googles the fresnel lens will not fit.
Any further idea how I can find it?
Regards Peter
5 Below in the United States for $5.94 for t he "Smartphone Compatible VR Headset" distributed by 1616 Holdings, Inc.
Awesome Andy, this is the exactly project I am building, still my lenses are on order, I'm replacing the VR lenses with two row of frezno lenses to get bigger image, so I can use it for my both FPV and flight simulator on my pc. I subscribed your page, I like genius. thanks
Sucks about the android delay.. I dont use iphones so will have to wait for improvement in that domain.
Mike Hoogstraat or use the easycap/laserbgc option
Considering the popularity of the Gear VR, would it be popular to use that with a Galaxy S7 as FPV goggles without having to dismantle the VR? That's what I've been looking everywhere for but all I get are videos like this.
Just a side note ;- the Quanum MK1s are a exact fit for a Sony Z2, simply cut a slot in one side, slide the phone in and hold it in place with a 8" wing band. I was flying a DJI Vision 2 via blue tooth ...... same principle but I find the proper fpv idea fascinating.
I have always had box goggles and have had 70FOV for 3 years, I'm used to it and fly better with them set to 4:3 (around 55-60FOV). I tried glasses goggles, and didn't like them, no vertigo, not sense of immersion, no sense of feedback.
I think 50FOV is the sweet spot, you can see the whole screen at once, but you can scan with your eyes where you want to go (or where to avoid).
Curious to see what the lag is like when flying fast.
Hi andy im trying fpv my mavic mini is there any options or box googles that would work straight out the box
yes, the DroneMask 2 will work for any smartphone dispay linked to the a drone controller.
Download CLOUDLIGHT from the App Store.
Andy, do you think the fresnel lens is necessary? I wear glasses as I am quite nearsighted and I usually take my glasses off to watch videos on my phone. I tried on the Head Play goggles on at the Toledo RC show recently and they are just right for me with my glasses off. Great videos by the way!
Where in the UK are you located? My son lives in central London.
Very nice idea! I have a Android FPV receiver with 2 lens goggles. But its very hard to fly with them in that splittet and zoomed screen. I´ll try to biuld the same goggles like yours. I hope it works better. Thank you!
Nice hack, Andy. Thanks for sharing! I'd not have thought of the Fresnel lens. Awesome!
hi mate. i was just thinking how to do the same but i was planning to use same lenses just move them....... where did you buy the lens? thanks a lot.....
do you know were I can purchase different magnifications levels of the lens? I just put one together and need a different lens.
soo that plastic magnifier called fresnel , thanks so much for sharing this information. thumbs up
where I think this transmitter and receiver 1.3 ? Please send the link ... it works which distance ?
well explained. Useful tip. where did you buy the Fresnel lens please? are they the pvc or glass type?
Regards.
Where the lens is to cut purchase link?
Thank You.
Mauricio Acosta Vela search Fresnel lens on ebay
Does the easy cap viewer for android work with laserbgc adapter?
Jon Car no it only works with the two easycap devices
thanks for you video
now no need to cut inside and add fresnel
the apk just to add 3d support for 3Dcardboard
i think i will 3d print this for me, so i dint have to to buy vr goggles and its more cunstomiseble
I've got a google cardboard before seeing this video. I hope I can do this too.
Very nice.
im glad that i didnt throw my set away after i got really let down after a few dolid hours of work on it to find out i need a "frensel" lens. where did you go about finding your lens?
any solution to split the video to SBS to use the goggles as-is?
Justin Richeson im afraid not, we need an app made!
Can't find those things at Bang Good, why no links. :(
TheGusK I tend not to post links as the go dead really quick, search for Universal Virtual Reality 3D Video Glasses
Hey, what this class do you have link to buy this class? Thank y
I was going to do that but i thought NA interesting to see that it would of been a working idea
Andy, are you still flying these, with the x3 lenses?
FPV Cambodia I havent done much flying at all recently due to building a big quad! :( seem to spend more time building than flying these days but yes i still use them when i get chance!
I know what you mean, I am building an XJ470 with a Pixhawk and a Lidar myself, no worries! I ordered some 1.3Ghz video gear for some Nano indoors flying, but project is for September. Cheers and Thanks Andy, all the best with your build. Take Care and Safe Flying Mate! ;)
cheers you too!
Do you have a link for the USB Receiver?
is the little adapter for the video receiver available yet?
why u broke the glasses ? u dont need to break lens, just use double screen on smartphone and cheap fpv glass is ready ! do not broke anything !
+Dmitry Zimin when this video was done cardboard fpv didnt exist
+AndyRC can you please give us more info on the carbox fpv.....
np! all u need is smarphone + this glasses (new) + trinus vr app + pc. u could use this as cheap fpv: quadcopter - transmitter - reciever - usb video capture - pc - trinus app - router -smartphone with trinus app. all this is most cheaply than SHARK FPV or any glasses ;)
np ;)
I was thinking the same, but felt the latency would be a problem. I was hoping this app could be somehow be made into a split screen output on the phone so we can directly mount the battery,receiver,usboutput on the headset itself
Yup! saw that and asked a question after but I think I got all the parts I need
I got the Plastic GOogle Cardboard goggles like you
sheet of 3x Plastic lense
easycap but with a hobbyking 5.8ghz receiver. (hope that will work)
www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__64805__Aomway_DVR_5_8GHz_32ch_Video_Receiver_with_Built_in_Video_Recorder.html
usb to micro adapter for my note 2
seem ok ?
Mike Hoogstraat yep looks good. good luck with it :)
thanks!
Nice project for beginners! excellent!
Brilliant ! where can I find the Fresnel lens ?
Thanx !
can you make this with any smartphone
+Gilles Radoosing pretty much yes
hi nice vid.but have you tried 3d fpv yet.that would be the crem de la crem.i,m gonna look into 3d fpv,i think thats the way to go.
yes it shows how to do it on the channel :-)
which video ? loving your channel for a while now.
Sick u have analog and wlan FPV in one!!!
Cool..
Could I know the web address for buying the lens..?
Sangmin Lee just search frenel lens xxl on ebay :)
Thanks alot..
Can't seem to find these on Banggood.
dmagic1one www.banggood.com/Universal-Virtual-Reality-3D-Video-Glasses-For-iPhone-Smartphone-p-962310.html
What are using to connect to the phone?
muhammad afiq search FPV and DVR on a smartphone on my channel
what drone you got looks awesome
Hi Andy, good job hacking that goggle. I've experimented with fresnel lenses but we ended up use a real magnifier lens for each eye in the VX1. The lenses make big difference especially with corner sharpness
brandon cruz Thanks Brandon, I dont know much about lenses, I just chose this one as it cost 2gbp and sold all over ebay. Cheers!
Thanks Andy, excellent videos... very thought provoking. See what happens when you "think outside the square"
John Colvin thanks yeah most of the stuff i think up i try to search for to see if anyone else did it. when i find the answer is no a lot of trial and error makes it expensive lol so i make the vids so other people dont have to go through that expense!
I am planning to use the Boscam RX5808 receiver in the same Goggles, then connect it with a cinch cable to the Easycap device.
Jordy RC that will work however might be a little heavy as an all in one system, might be better to have a ground station?
I am using the boscam fr632 diversity, but i was looking for a nice all in one option. :) i could mount my Sony z2 with a carholder on the tripod. I get this week my easycap, maybe also doing some review. ^^
that would be great. i am subbed to your channel so i will look out for it!
Andy, does that laserBGC module work with easycap viewer on your android?
+Krzysztof Stankiewicz no it doesnt only the easycap devices work with easy viewer
Andy have you considered trying to make a 3D FPV goggle for use with one of the 3 FPV cameras like Nerdcam3D or Blackbird? I am considering trying this...I think a DIY 5"monitor and cheap 3D goggles might work (with FR632 Diversity receiver similar to Quanum)...probably for less the $100 when Fatshark are $600
+Stephen Wright www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2454648
+Stephen Wright I have a 3d video coming up. the problem with 3d for FPV is its not that useful in the air. 3d only really works for close up objects. when things get far away the image becomes flat such as when we are flying. you cant use a monitor to do it because your eyes need to see the images individually. at the moment i believe its only the skyzones that do 3d and also not very well according to rcmodelreviews. Theres some stuff I am working on though so thanks for the ideas :)
+AndyRC thats the theory regarding 3d however in practice those using good 3d cameras have said its excellent. I do 250 facing and proximity flying so it will be great for me. Check out the Blackbird 2 and the link I posted - the monitor splits the picture. You can put one of the monitors in a 3d case...its a golden opportunity because 3d capable goggles are rare at the moment...
. Ok .. I built it but the Fresnel lenses distort the image
you can see the lens lines break down the pixels .. for FPV it ok but for watching FHD movies less .
If anyone knows of a method to enable viewing a full HD movie (NOT SBS) on a "cardboard" device (head mount) - PLEASE let me know.
Tx
there are many apps on the play store like the "AAA VR cinema". It makes it look like you're watching the video in a cinema theater. another reason you can't find apps that show videos in fullscreen is because in VR, each eye has roughly a 8:9 image, so widescreen videos can't fit properly.
Great idea Andy. Started mine a week ago and now waiting on the f/lense to turn up. Instead off a smartphone I 'am using a small LCD screen. Also using the Small Hubsun camera/recorder idea of yours mounted in a TicTac box. Works well. Keep up the good work.
Great idea! Cheers
Have you found a way to view USB video using the Google Cardboard (unmodified) ?
yes u do it with the easycap device. search Google card on the channel
AndyRC Thanks, watching that video in my cardboard looks really good!
great!
This is great AndyRc. I got my headset ready for the 3X fresnel lenses they are actually rulers of 16 cm by 6 cm I just have to cut a little bit. I will use it first on my Phantom 2 vision where I dont need a Rx and the Easy cap but looking forward to get the 5.8 ghz Rx. I have my Fatshark Teleporter V3 and those are to weak. Today I found that one of the screens was burned with the sun just a little but I relly prefer this DIY googles. Thanks for share mate.
Carlos Zuluaga no problem, enjoy flying :)
Hi AndyRC
What receiver and cables will I need for a IPhone 6plus. Love you videos.
Johan Opperman unfortunately I have found out thise doesnt work for IOS as it has no USB function :(
Thanks for reply. Keep the creativity up. Cheers
thank you cheers for your support :)
nice one Andy you are a great speaker and inventor/modifier ;-)happy flying
***** thanks Zimmy :)
Dude your vids are seriously cool ! I really wanna build a micro quad because of your videos ...inspiring stuff ! don't take this the wrong way but you would make an awesome mad scientist ! hahah cant wait for your next creation my friend
Paul
lnpxw20 do it Paul you wont regret it! :) Id love to be a mad scientist lol
Although I'm fascinated with 3D VR goggles I don't think it will be of much use when viewing my camera transmission on my Xiro Xplorer V drone. I just needed a way to see my iPhone screen in bright daylight well enough to fly by it. Your video looks like the perfect solution since nobody seems to offer 2D goggles for an iPhone. I ordered the parts for your solution today. Question: Do you think replacing the lenses with circular Fresnel ones( using the original lens holder) would work? I ordered a couple of small Fresnel cards to give it a try.
yes but the picture might be warped and narrow vision
i always had problems with the quanums as i`m shortsighted. can you wear glasses under those banggood goggles?
manhill I am short sighted and had no problems with the quanams. do you mean long sighted? IE you cant see objects close up? If it helps the distance between the screen and the lens is shorter than the quanams with this setup which works in favor of short sighted people but not long sighted. Either way you can wear glasses over these better than the quanams however it will let light in
Thanks Andy. Yes, sorry, i mean longsighted. Thanks for your reply.
glasses do fit on top of this but not over the glasses
wow pretty impressive!! Love the idea and i'd like to try it myself one day, real pity that i just got myself a quanum diy kit. Even tho my smartphone is an HTC one X and i actually dunno if this is going to work!!!
Gaming isnotacrime the quanam kit works really well
Are you actually using this solution?
Coincidence, I bought that exact headmount several months ago, but never able to use it, I don't know if because lens defective or because I have some problem in my eyes (left eye is "lazy").
Thanks for this video, very probably going to be my first headset!
+Marco Maltese i am mostly using it for friends to ride on board with me. if you are having viewing issues you could consider using the easy-cap option with google cardboard, thats going to be looking into soon - very rarely do i keep my gear the same. I move on quickly to try out new things for the channel :)
AndyRC oh yeah of course you do! :D
But I think I'll stick to this for this year or buy the Quanum 1 or 2, still have to decide how much I can spend :D
the quanam is a really good choice
+AndyRC This is the sport for me... as always excellent video...
hi there, how far it can still display video?
i had the same idea
I keep lookin at lbg module its been out of stock since u made this video.
W33DK1LL4 you can try sending them this email. i was sent mine by fpvhobby to try out but they dont seem to stock it yet
Where to buy????
5 Below in the United States for $5.94 for t he "Smartphone Compatible VR Headset" distributed by 1616 Holdings, Inc.
I did try to create one using a fresnel lens and it didn't work. The focal length for my eyes needs to be much longer. The distance from my eyes to the screen needed to be greater than the depth of the goggles. This was with a 3X fresnel lens and a 5X magnifying glasses attachment. What this video shows isn't possible for my eyes.
Thank you!
Hi Andy, Nice setup and thanks for sharing. I can't find these goggles on Bangood, would you mind sharing the URL, please? Thanks again, and Safe Flying!
FPV Cambodia www.banggood.com/Universal-Virtual-Reality-3D-Video-Glasses-For-iPhone-Smartphone-p-962310.html
AndyRC Thanks Andy, much appreciated. Cheers! ;)
AndyRC hello Andy , i have the glasses "RITECH Virtual Reality 3D Glasses Ⅱ with Elastic Band for 3.5 - 6 inch Smartphone " and the smartphone android BQ e5 fhd .
what equipment do I need to put the fpv working on my drone with a camera sj4000 ?
where do you buy the transmitter and receiver ? any good sugestions ...
and where do you buy the usb cable to connect the smarthphone to the transmitter ?
and the lenses are required ? where do you buy it ?
thanks :)
ganante Hi Genante, try www.banggood.com they have a good base to start with....
FPV Cambodia thanks man :)
Nice good job
How?
Hello andy. Im brazilien sorry my english. I have a question. It is no possible divide de screen to use the original goggles ? I have the easycap in my smartphon but is no possible divide the screen for use the google cardboard . Do you know other solution . App for example. or is realy necessary change the lens for my goggles ? . Regards and i like your posts.
AndyRC
Eu vi essa parada em um evento que fui em Floripa, é muito show.
Andre Rezende to querendo comprar um mais o app do google que divide a tela do smart não funciona para o aplicativo de captura de video externo. ai vou precisar alterar a lente assim como o Andy fez e comprar uma lente fresnel que tem para vender no ML.
Gary Lo hello. I use the easycap app with easycap av capture with chip utv007 inside. Work fine. Also i have the quanum v2 goglass and is much better.
That's it. because the glasses screen quanum V2 is greater. and mobile is much lower. I wear glasses grade, and for me is the best quanum. I have the 2. It is a matter of personal taste.
I was planning the same setup was just missing 007 easycap, will order soon, just afraid goggles will be heavy to wear them, so may attach it to a hat I guess! Good to see you already did it, hope soon we have a better solution and lighter one to use our smartphones and google cardboards as a total fpv and dvr! Thanks a lot!
Gur Isler theres a device coming out soon that will hopefully help us with this problem, i hope to have it on the channel
Really)cool! What s the name?
Gur Isler vuexlstore.myshopify.com/
AndyRC Thanks a lot!
no problem
i bought another version and it doesnt work of course. Do i have any chance on this??
and how do i found this tow versions?
great job man. keep going
Γιωργος Ταχμαζιδης do you mean you bought a different version of the easycap?
yes . the virsion is sm usb 007
So, if you used something like a GoPro, would that increase the video quality on the screen? I understand that those cameras have latency issues, but would that make the image better, or can the transmitter/receiver only transmit and receive a certain amount of quality? Also, could this possibly be done with an Iphone?
Aubatron it wont increase the quality really using a gopro as the av out on the gopro is standard def same as any other fpv camera, and as you say using a gopro may increase the latency, i dont have a gopro so i cant try :(
would the SAMSUNG VR with the NOTE 5 work with FPV for DRONES?
I think Samsung vr is for the s6 size phone only? would need to look into that but potentially
+AndyRC guess what I'm wondering is if I could fly a Drone with the SAMSUNG VR.
+John D yes u can using the easycap and easyviewer in cardboard mode
+AndyRC sweet!
thinking of getting a new phone.
and the SAMSUNG VR might just be useful! :0)
yes just make sure the phone fits in it!
you can just leave the stock lenses and split your phone screen with a app works gerat for me
+jeanpaulvda you have to be routed to do that though on android unless a newer app has come out
AndyRC in the easycap viewer app theres a option for cartboard view. It costs like 1,50 euros but it works totaly fine. I striped the easycap device and directly solderd the wires to it. It fits inside of the vr headset on the botem plate. I put my receiver on the right side and the battery between the straps. I have the same vr headset as you. It very compact and cheap
ah yes this vid was done before that app i thought u were referring to the laserbgc solution. i did an updated video on the split screen easy cap function when it was released
+AndyRC ah havent seen that video. but because of your vids about easycap I bought one and its totaly awesome. especially afters some mods. thanks a lot!
great glad you are enjoying it cheers
Maybe you should of kept the split screen configuration so it was more emersive
It probably would've prevented the looking around the screen problem
Christopher Barron at the time there was no google car support so it was the only option
AndyRC I really love the video. And to be honest i commented before getting to the point where you mentioned the video pixels. Lol. I will probably be using this idea myself because I cant stop myself from taking my eyes away from the screen and looking into the sky. I have some sort of FPV fear that I really want to get over but its such a habit to look up. Goggles seem like my only option at this point
u still will look up with goggles, its just the screen follows u so it doesnt matter haha, u just need to get use to it. its normal to have this fear at first as its so unnatural to not be looking where the aircraft is
Its such a trip. haha. Thanks for that reassurance. I thought I was just being a sissy. lol
Could you use those samsung gear VR headsets?
yes you can cheers
if you feel like trashing some $100 vr goggles
2:33 is your nose actually distorted or the cut on the nose part a flaw in handcrafting? ...crafting any ways
which googles on banggood are these?
Gregory Belcher these ones www.banggood.com/Universal-Virtual-Reality-3D-Video-Glasses-For-iPhone-Smartphone-p-962310.html
AndyRC Awesome thank you very much. So do you leave the insert in the middle to split the screen of the smart phone or do you take that out?
Gregory Belcher no problem, I took it out otherwise you see a line down the screen
AndyRC Oh okay. One more question. Do you remembers the dimensions of the glass or is it in the video? I can't remeber
its in the video :) I cant remember from the top of my head sorry.
BETTER THEN FRESNEL LENS IS TO USE MAGNIFYING GLASSES 3x or 4x by the store or just one lens on every eye , its done for small clock workers or jewellery makers, it has cheap ones big ones small ones BECAUSE THE FRESNEL LENS HAVE DISTORTION ON THE PICTURE, dear people.