The Drone Thread

[hwzlite]

haha, sorry, I cannot post 3264x2448 photos, the 4 images in previous post had been re-scaled to 1067x800 by the hosting website. File size also changed from 4.5MB to 208KB....

go buy a C-Me drone and try it yourself, if you do not trust me...

Aya, other reviewer said1, moreover good to scrutinize tech spec, our geek-natures wat
Any EXIF hints on its raw format from http://metapicz.com ?

BTW nice FCC teardown @ https://fccid.io/IYFCME/Internal-Photos/Int-Photos-3443169

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Anyway C-Me drone not for you, you should be upgrading your H502S to H501A.

*sigh* me $$$ not enough , cannot anyhow happy happy swipe credit cards, now can only afford change cheapo brushed motor.
My next wishlist contender is the upcoming Walkera PERI , hope it works as advertised against dji

 

[hwzlite]

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My first drone video

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[Quadcopter]

wow! good woh!...

eh, questions

- why your H502S video better than my H502S? mine greenish. You fixed it by that MSU color Enhancement?
- barrel distortion correction used?
- Your virtualdub can input MP4 files? or avi only? I do not know how to install the MP4 input filter.
- Do you get a lot of jello if it is x1 video speed?

upgrade your H502S to H501A lah, then you can have 1080p video. And it seems like H501A (Or repackaged H501S-S) has better camera than old H501S.

 

[hwzlite]

wow! good woh!...

eh, questions

- why your H502S video better than my H502S? mine greenish. You fixed it by that MSU color Enhancement?
- barrel distortion correction used?
- Your virtualdub can input MP4 files? or avi only? I do not know how to install the MP4 input filter.
- Do you get a lot of jello if it is x1 video speed?

upgrade your H502S to H501A lah, then you can have 1080p video. And it seems like H501A (Or repackaged H501S-S) has better camera than old H501S.

- Hhhhmmmm... No greenish probably my H502S comes with newer revision board (v2.* firmware ).

- Deshaker set to "Edge compensation:None" & enabled "Extrapolate colors into border", so that it still can have full rather then zoom-in screen, but at the expense of border blurness if video get shaky.

- FFMpeg Input Plugin can take mp4

- no much jello observed.

Haiz....有钱真好

 

[Quadcopter]

Haiz....有钱真好

follow me, do some part time odd jobs, painting S$70, delivery S$40, plumbling S$50, install ac socket S$60. Don't lazy around, few times you can afford H501A liow.
I'm doing that and saving for my Mavic Air! it will come one day..

 

[africatwin]

follow me, do some part time odd jobs, painting S$70, delivery S$40, plumbling S$50, install ac socket S$60. Don't lazy around, few times you can afford H501A liow.
I'm doing that and saving for my Mavic Air! it will come one day..

Agreed, bit by bit you get what you wanted.

 

[africatwin]

May i know how far can H502s fly in HDB neighbourhood, before it auto RTH or video signal is loss?

Thanks

 

[Project_Xco]

im thinking of getting dji tello as my first drone. I can't find information on the charging current. Is it 1A charging? Wondering how long it takes to fully charge it.

 

[Quadcopter]

im thinking of getting dji tello as my first drone. I can't find information on the charging current. Is it 1A charging? Wondering how long it takes to fully charge it.

Should be around 1A, Takes around an hour to charge up. Make sure your USB cable is thick and short. Package does not come with USB cable or charger.

Getting extra battery is big problem now. I'm stuck with single battery now and all video shots has to be very right within that 10min flight time.

Buy this drone for selfie photos only, you will regret if you want some fun flying. My tello lost communication frequently and stuck at 4-5m altitude. For fun flying you might want to get a H502S instead.

Some Tello video samples here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgIM5nvVVbw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqxSRg1IQyE

 

[Project_Xco]

Should be around 1A, Takes around an hour to charge up. Make sure your USB cable is thick and short. Package does not come with USB cable or charger.

Getting extra battery is big problem now. I'm stuck with single battery now and all video shots has to be very right within that 10min flight time.

Buy this drone for selfie photos only, you will regret if you want some fun flying. My tello lost communication frequently and stuck at 4-5m altitude. For fun flying you might want to get a H502S instead.

Some Tello video samples here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgIM5nvVVbw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqxSRg1IQyE

Thanks man..I find the tello more stable and this give better video footage. H502S is rocky and watching the video makes me dizzy.

 

[hwzlite]

May i know how far can H502s fly in HDB neighbourhood, before it auto RTH or video signal is loss?

Thanks

I never fly in congested/confined concrete jungle b4, conservatively i guess within ~100m LOS.

 

[africatwin]

I never fly in congested/confined concrete jungle b4, conservatively i guess within ~100m LOS.

Thanks for the info.

100m LOS is quite short.

When i was using JJRC Pro it was 300m at Marina and 50-100 at neighbourhood where there are alot of interference.

H502s controller look solid, i thought it might be further.

 

[hwzlite]

1crazyRussian @10km altitude : https://petapixel.com/2018/03/20/this-guy-flew-his-camera-drone-to-33000-feet/

 

[africatwin]

1crazyRussian @10km altitude : https://petapixel.com/2018/03/20/this-guy-flew-his-camera-drone-to-33000-feet/

Seems a similar video before but the drone was lifted using balloon instead of flying up.

 

[Project_Xco]

Should be around 1A, Takes around an hour to charge up. Make sure your USB cable is thick and short. Package does not come with USB cable or charger.

Sorry what kind of thick and short usb cable? Cant we use regular ones?

 

[Quadcopter]

Sorry what kind of thick and short usb cable? Cant we use regular ones?

regular cable ok, but when i used a lousy 1m usb cable, it took >2hr to charge up.
use some usb cable came with good phone should be ok. those cable should be charging at 1A

help me to check if your tello has problem when drone is 4-5m away from handphone. My tello gets disconnected easily when >4m away. I do not know if it is just my set having problem or all tello are like that

 

[Project_Xco]

regular cable ok, but when i used a lousy 1m usb cable, it took >2hr to charge up.
use some usb cable came with good phone should be ok. those cable should be charging at 1A

help me to check if your tello has problem when drone is 4-5m away from handphone. My tello gets disconnected easily when >4m away. I do not know if it is just my set having problem or all tello are like that

Sure that explains why my tello 4 hrs charge and still 84%. hahaha. I'm using iPhone charger that is 5V1A.

 

[Quadcopter]

Sure that explains why my tello 4 hrs charge and still 84%. hahaha. I'm using iPhone charger that is 5V1A.

ya, it stuck at about 80+%, then very slow charging. I used a very short 4" USB charging cable and Teclast 2A charger, it charge from 20% to 100% in about an hour.

 

[Project_Xco]

ya, it stuck at about 80+%, then very slow charging. I used a very short 4" USB charging cable and Teclast 2A charger, it charge from 20% to 100% in about an hour.

ah looks like 2A charging is also ok. The manual says 1A though but i did charge using 2A charger and i went up to 100% fast!

 

[blade81]

At my usual spot learning to fly when was joined by 3 fellow experience fpv pilots, but unfortantely there was some inference in the air causing all our transmitter and fpv to lose range 100 meters or so and it become the drone search and recovery day for us.
3 of my drones are grounded with 10 batteries remaining. 2 requiring repairs and one require motor replacement. Have Flying fun! https://youtu.be/QX_fxHLue9w