My RC Helicopter HD camera mount (GoPro)

[GazeyJR]

This is cool. I should try to mount my Go Pro on my X5!

[bucketofcheats]

You should definitely consider using this for creating videos, it would create a nice cinematic effect.

Just replace the audio and add some image stabilization in editing to make it very smooth.

[solan3999]

How did you make the helicopter upside down?

[xBigDLP]

How much was the helicopter to buy?

[cruddbucket]

@xBigDLP About $1400 AUD for the kit. Around $2500 to get it fight ready :)

[satanz007]

Superb camera view, nice idea

[Doglao]

Well done, I shud do it in my next build, I cut my canopy and fixed my Gopro direclty and tight with velcro band.

[1BajaBandito]

Job well done!

[indigogtm]

Hola amigo una pregunta?

cuanto tiempo de vuelo tienes en este helicóptero?

y donde lo consigo? es de gasolina o eléctrico?

saludos.

indigogtm@gmail.com

[leewrights]

nice flying and vid

[yedipswitch89]

how much is the gopro cam?? cool heli.. i use 450 sport align.. and its amaze me.. guess 700e must be stuning..

[rednck09]

May I suggest a feature : mount a servo on the shutter button and wire it to the trainer switch so you can have a remote shutter for taking pictures. :D

[tjtg]

1st class job - well done.

[jacquesone100]

Nice setup man!

looking good

Jacques

[normellow]

Is that EMI coming from the controller ? Or motor ?

[MFizzle777]

My ears! Superb stuff though :-)

[cruddbucket]

@MFizzle777 Thanks - lol ok I am going to put a warning annotation for the sound now. I think two people have been killed by the noise it seems

[Neomax25]

@BlankBrandon I've just got a T623, really solid, stable and rugged, can take a few nocks to say the least. I've mounted a HD cam on it and it still flys really solid, just got to make a better mount, I'll upload vids when I sort it :-)

[Neomax25]

Don't you just hate it when tit-head noob comes along and says "urh it's a toy" . . . . dunce. So you spend £600 on a frickin toy do ya? Pricks. Awesome job on the camera chap, I'm just getting into helicopters and and have a large entry level twin prop job, mounted my HD cam on it but got the jelly wobble screen you mentioned, got to make a better mount system :-)

[piper4seeformerly]

Nice trick making the helicopter fly upside down! How'd you do that?

[cruddbucket]

@piper4seeformerly :D - these types of helicopters have a variable pitch blade - allowing positive and negative 12 degrees pitch. So when it is upside I change it to have negative pitch and give thrust downwards. Cool eh! 

[piper4seeformerly]

@cruddbucket is there a smaller camera I could attach to my Shuang Ma 9101 RC Helicopter? I'd love to try this.

[IanJLeomuzic]

thats a long ass propella on a toy helicopter!

[Captan6pack]

@IanJLeomuzic Not really a toy.

[IanJLeomuzic]

@Captan6pack its a toy helicopter! rc are toys

[Captan6pack]

@IanJLeomuzic lol. So a military drone must be a toy too then right? Have a Trex 700e accidentally hit you and see if it's still a toy. Anything that can take your head clean off or gut you like a fish is not really a toy.

Regards

[IanJLeomuzic]

@Captan6pack is it a military drone?

[Captan6pack]

@IanJLeomuzic more like a uav now that there is a camera strapped to it

[IanJLeomuzic]

@Captan6pack yeah

[MARComputerWorld]

can we mount any other camera or only gopro

[cruddbucket]

@MARComputerWorld Indeed you can - I have flown it easily with my Canon 60D SLR on the front and a 24-105 f4 L series lens! It can carry a couple of kilograms extra payload. Cheers

[MARComputerWorld]

whered you get that copter

[cruddbucket]

@MARComputerWorld I bought the kit from ARKRC (dot) com (dot) au. Cheers

[MARComputerWorld]

Amazing ! ! !

[THENEWWRANGLER]

is there a way u can remotely view the camera while it is in flight, in real time

[cruddbucket]

@THENEWWRANGLER Yes there are numerous video downlinks available for purchase on the internet. Cheers

[hjsrhhg]

R.I.P. headphone user...

[lk1dare]

Nice job !!



[TeeBee997]

Nice video, good joob

[idefamily]

that's pretty steady! I've been wanting to get a quadcopter and put my gopro on that!

[hpibajajumper]

how did you hook up the extra battery for the reciever and servo's? i want to know how to do that before i order my 700 kit.

[cruddbucket]

@hpibajajumper I connected the 2S lipo to a Western Robotics Hercules step down voltage regulator. The dual output of which plugs directly in to two available ports on the Mikado V-bar :)

[desertor1]

congratulations . you inspiringme greetings from mexico

[Powershotknecht]

great!

[HaVeNation]

That actually turned out pretty good. Very steady camera shots.

[madscotsman65]

i had earphones on when i watched this you owe me new ears lol great vid man

[omerjawhar]

nice piloting! :)

[fluffybbbb]

what camera did you use at the start of the video ?

[wwerocks841]

That Is so cool I want it!!!!!!!!

[silverkeeper01]

that rc could kill someone xD

[rent2ownnz]

Niiiiccceee! ..... great footage..... I am waiting for my Go pro to turn up from the US!!!! will mount it on my 450 Sport and give it a whirl!..... that high pitched rotor shrill is a bit much though ..... can ya mute the audio on the go pro?

Cheers Westy

[cruddbucket]

@rent2ownnz Hey Westy, I don't think you can prevent the GoPro from recording audio. But it's easy enough to do on the computer! cheers

[srOLDSKULL]

I want a chep RC helicopter to mount my gopro camera on it, what would you recomend me?

[cruddbucket]

@srOLDSKULL Align T-Rex 550E

[cruddbucket]

@srOLDSKULL arkrc(dot)com(dot)au/kx021008-­t-rex-550e-3gx-combo/

[Captan6pack]

sounds like a gorilla having sex with a volcano.

I want one so bad.

[mecamoon]

strap on hehe

[paulosemifusa]

Hehehe very good man!!! Nice job! ^_^

[fertorresmiranda]

what kind of model rc u used

[cruddbucket]

@fertorresmiranda It is an Align T-Rex 700 Electric, cheers

[lmboag]

Great video! I have a Gropro mounted on my RC sailboat. So much fun!

[TheTheRISKtaker]

lol dood when ur flying with onbord camera it looked like a crop circle

[obooth]

Dude, that's awesome. I'm impressed with the lack of "jello" effect, and your piloting is goodness, well done!

[g0arl]

Excellent video, great quality.

[pop25811]

LOL

Please put a wireless transmisstion for FPV please.

I would like to know where you place the device.

:]

[vmhorne]

Great video and tutorial. I have the GoPro as well. Just posted a video using it mounted under the KDE frame ona Trex 500 but I have a new Trex 600E PRO FBL I want to eventually mount for video. Great option and no vibrations. Did you consider a rubber mount spacer between the adhesive pad and the aluminium? Most ofthe mounts I had seen were in that style. I will study yours and attempt a similar setup on the 600.... wish me luck!

[cruddbucket]

@vmhorne Thanks man! I still need to do more vibration elimination... but I broke my gopro case latch so need to source a new one. Good luck with your testing I'll check your channel for new videos. cheers

[vmhorne]

@cruddbucket Well! Time for an update. I studied your design and checked out my new Trex 600E PRO FBL... similar battery tray but different mounting option since the batteries get in the way of a lower mounted camera. So I adapted your design to work with the new Trex 600E PRO. Had to buy some new tools for precision cuts but I got the aluminum trimmed to spec. Even mounted a slide guide. Fits secure with zero play. As soon as I determine a proper bungee placement I will post a video! THANKS!

[cruddbucket]

@vmhorne Thanks Vern, great video update, I look forward to seeing the test video :)

[vmhorne]

@cruddbucket Got vibration issues.. ran a raw test. Quality was okay but had a really fine vibration issue. Padded the skids where they contact the battery tray frame and ran 720P @60fps and 1080P @30fps.... for some reason, the 720p video started but made two more files from the time I lifed off but didn't record them. NO WHERE on the SD card?!!!! LOL. Of course, the 1080P video had jello. But was a smoother vibration... looking to thin out the skid width and then pad the inner contact points.

[vmhorne]

@vmhorne I reviewed your video again. For sure, the 700 KDE tray has a tighter fit than the split skid layout of the Trex 600E. I'm gonna try a thicker piece of aluminum to see if I can't fill the entire rail area and adjust it from there. Wish me luck! Work in progress!

[vmhorne]

@vmhorne GRRR! LOL! Chasing some lateral vibration... up and down is great but it is shaking side to side.. gonna double check blade tracking and modify the mount to make is shorter and closer to the frame to reduce the distance and hopefully eliminate the vibrations. Back to the drawing board!

[supersirlal]

Looks good, I have the standard Go pro and tried it on my 600 nitro, have serious "jello" effect as you put it. Looks like electric is the way to go with camera ships.

Keep posting!

[cruddbucket]

@supersirlal Thanks, I heard that shoot at 60 fps eliminates all/some of the jelly effect but I haven't tested the theory myself yet

[hamsterlover333]

thumbs up if you turned the volume on hi

[cruddbucket]

@hamsterlover333 sorry dude i fail at editing haha... gotta learn somehow right??

[tomstanton28]

That is really simple idea but it works great! I don't have a GoPro or a KDE rail mount but i'm sure I can find a similar way to mount my camera on my 700E! Thanks

[raptorlishus]

that is friggen awsome! i got the gopro i got the trex500 now all i need is to learn to fly the friggen thing!!lol

[cruddbucket]

@raptorlishus haha good on ya!

[freakinxawesome]

Dude, that copter is sweet. I've always wanted one like that but have never had the money. How much have you spent on that.

[cruddbucket]

@freakinxawesome Thanks man, I have spent more than I'd like to admit - over 3k!

[freakinxawesome]

@cruddbucket Holy crap, I guess I don't have that much money for one of these, haha.

[freakinxawesome]

@cruddbucket Holy crap, I guess I don't have that much money for one of these, haha.

[freakinxawesome]

@cruddbucket Holy crap, I guess I don't have that much money for one of these, haha.

[DjTommyKx]

@cruddbucket if ur shirt says ya german then your a bruder in my books ay nice vid. what rotor ya drive

[tmartin32224]

Very smooth video.

What software do you use for editing?

You mention the KDE tray. Which one did you use?

Very nice use of Photoshop. Your idea opens a lot of answers for some projects I'm working on.

Thanks,

Tom

[cruddbucket]

@tmartin32224 Thanks Tom, I am using Sony Vegas 9.0 Pro for editing the video. The KDE tray I used is the only one available for the 700E helicopter (not the nitro version). Align have also recently released a similar plastic version which would also work.

Cheers

[420choky]

dang nice

[C2567]

why is the footage so.. fish eye??

[Kennaaaay]

lawl, dans music in the background at the start there?

sick video man, got some great shots there.

looking forward to having that thing flyin down the hill chasing you on ya iron horse haha ;)

[nitroxlodd]

Good stuff, so simple and great footage

[kduck1009]

Man that's unreal flying! And the camera mount is 10*!!

[tntneon]

Now thats slick I like that. Thanku for the comment on my page. God is Awesome

[ScullmanTV]

Great idea you could get some great shots with that looked perfect

[redrumm101]

GENIUS PURE GENIUS. I never thought of using photoshop to get the cuts right on something like that. Flying was awesome as well. And like you said you dont get that gel in the camera view. That is some excellent footage.

[DShinskey]

Fucking awesome!

[ArcticRc]

Really nice heli man and a great camera mount.. Better than mine hehehe