Crocolis HD Extreme Cam HD rc flying test

An aerial test on the hexacopter of my new Crocolis HD "ExtremeCam"camera, It does 1080p 30 + 25fps @ 142 degree FOV and 720p 60/30/25fps @ 172 degree FOV.

This quick test comparing 720p 30 + 60fps and 1080p 30fps (on highest quality setting) on a bright sunny day. No stabilization or filtering was used. My editor struggled with the sound during editing - not the camera.

The camera weighs in at 190g including battery. It has a standard 1/4" screw mount plug many different mount supplied with it. The hexacopter mount was a quick diy throw-together using 1.5x25mm aluminium. The camera was mounted level (horizon in the middle) to best show the distortion.

To me, there is less barrel-distortion than the standard Gopro HD. I think the Gopro handle fast moving / panning better.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Crocolis
• HD
• Extremecam
• extreme cam
• Chinavasion
• hexacopter
• multicopter
• gopro
• fpv

[ewavemedia]

Great job! What kind of remote controlled helicopter was that? Loved it! Where can I buy the helicopter?

[Efliernz]

@ewavemedia Hi there. I am flying a diy electric hexacopter - as seen in my latest video

Turnkey ones can be bought for US$10k-20k but many choose to build like me for 1/10th the cost. Even the commercial ones require extensive r/c knowledge and setting up. While easier than an rc heli to fly, they still require similar skills to fly.

I am now testing camera stabilization which will keep the camera straight while I chase bikes etc.

[Efliernz]

@Radioactive - no i didn't see much difference but I haven't tried slow-motion with the 60fps yet. It does stutter if you pan too fast though, that's for sure.

[Efliernz]

Thanks - I actually added a tilting mount last night - activated by the side slider of my Futaba 10C. At full up, it just misses the underside of the front motor at 1080p. I am already using video downlinks on my AP Trex600 and T700... and I have a spare which will be on this soon. I'm nearly finished a lighter hex (400g saving) so the downlink is waiting for that! Subscribe and watch this space ;)

Pete

[Efliernz]

Daughter... no, just some strange kid from the next street over! I asked her to go for a run as I wnt to test slowing the video down (it was shot at 60fps).

The diy hexacopter weighs 2.2kg including battery and has an Openpilot control board. It will lift 1.5Kg!

[BashMonkeyRC]

@Radioactive2011 remember, youtube also really cuts down video quality, especially frame rates!

[Radioactive2011]

There seem to be no difference n fps between 60 fps and 30. Is the video compressed to lower fps? It strutters a lot which makes it impossible to compare the different fps settings.

[lolskix]

is the crocolis camera as good as an HD Hero camera? what would u say?

[gtokarsk]

Man! that's nice! U could easily add a servo controlled camera on it, with a transmitter to one of these glasses-displays, and charge people for "getting a flight" :)