Xiaomi Yi 2 camera in-depth review
Yesterday, out of curiosity I searched with Google for "Xiaomi Yi 2 review". The results were pretty impressive. I found plenty of professional articles about this camera. Most of the reviews have concluded that the Yi 4K is an excellent action camera with superior image quality. Even when the Xiaomi Yi 4K was put in a side-by-side comparison with the more expensive GoPro 5 Hero, it excelled.
Yi...
Foxeer HS1177 V2 review: Better housing, improved electronics
Foxeer's XAT600M classic FPV camera gets new skin and some extras. The upgraded Foxeer HS1177 V2 has a metal case and wider input voltage. To be trendy, the camera is available in 3 colors (orange, blue, and black).
The First edition of the HS1177 camera, due to its low weight and good image quality has quickly become popular among professional FPV pilots...
Insta360 GO 2 ultra-light camera for FPV drones
The FPV community has been waiting for a long time for insta360 to come up with an improved version of their smallest camera. Due to the rugged design, the new Insta360 GO 2 is a bit heavier compared to its predecessor (26.5g vs 18.3g). Furthermore, it's waterproof up to 4 meters (13ft). Before you become too enthusiastic, without 4K...
RunCam Atom: Microscopic FPV camera (10x10mm)
RunCam just revealed their smallest FPV camera (yet). The RunCam Atom measures just 10mm*10mm*12.5mm and weighs 1.7 grams including cable. By comparison, it's rivel smallest camera, the Ant Nano measures 14x14mm and weighs 2 grams.
It adopts a 1/3" CMOS images sensor and M8 lens with 130° FOV. The tiny FPV camera comes with a pre-installed cable (power+video out).
RunCam's new...
Caddx Baby Ratel 2: 1200TVL Starlight FPV camera
Caddx, one of the most popular FPV camera manufacturers, releases a new nano-size camera named Baby Ratel 2. Thanks to its small size and low weight (3grams), it can be successfully installed on almost any size of FPV drones. The camera measures 14 x 14 x 20.5mm and 19 x 19 x 20.5mm with extension mounting bracket.
The Caddx Baby...
RunCam Link Falcon Nano Kit: Native 1080P@120FPS
RunCam was the second third-party manufacturer that started to produce DJI HD Digital video transmission compatible devices. The RunCam Link Falcon Nano kit consists of two main parts: a Digital video transmitter (Link) and an FPV camera (Falcon Nano).
The new shrunk Falcon Nano camera has a size of just 16*14*17mm allowing it to be used on small FPV drones....
Caddx Ant Lite: 1.7 gram FPV camera
Ant Lite is Caddx's latest, smallest, lightest, and probably cheapest FPV camera. Weighing only 1.7 grams it is perfect for super compact micro FPV drones. Thanks to the wide range of input voltage (3.7~18V), it can be powered directly from 1S to 4S Li-Po batteries.
Caddx Ant Lite features a 1/3-inch CMOS image sensor with 1200TVL horizontal resolution and a...
Coming soon: Foxeer Box 2 drone camera
Foxeer, one of the must active player on the drone camera market, just announced their second generation GoPro Session alike camera. While the Foxeer Box 2 cam has the same size of its predecessor, it comes with a bit different design. This new version is completely black and will be capable to be used with ND filters. Instead of...
RunCam Hybrid 4K camera for FPV drones
In order to obtain 4K video quality and super low latency, the newly announced RunCam Hybrid 4K camera also features dual-lens, just like the Caddx Tarsier. With the purpose to make things simpler, the RC Hybrid has only one PCB board not two like its contender. The camera module and digital board are interlinked via a 58mm servo cable.
While...
Turbowing CYCLOPS 3: DVR Camera for FPV
Recording the journey of your FPV flights without a DVR camera like this Turbowing CYCLOPS 3 can be pain in the ass. Firstly, I used an external mini DVR which I connected to the output of my FPV display. Quality was nice but complicated to wire everything together. Later I purchased another monitor with built-in DVR, wiring problem solved...
Coming soon: Caddx Tarsier 4K FPV camera
In addition to the on-board 4K@30fpv video recording, Caddx's new FPV camera, called Tarsier, claims to offer ultra-low latency. Like most actual smartphones, the Caddx Tarsier also features dual-lens system. While the upper "digital/DVR" lens has 150° field of view and 16/9 aspect ration, the lower "analog/FPV" lens has 165° FOV and 4/3 picture format.
Similar to other DVR FPV...