Syma S032 onboard camera (second attempt)

Syma S032 with 808 car keys spy camera mounted on board

I removed the camera from its case, and removed the plastic fuselage from the helicopter, then attached the camera board on top of the helicopter's control board with some foam insulation between them. It was important to keep the camera board as close as possible to the centre of gravity or it became uncontrollable.

The addition of the camera gave the helicopter some forward bias that meant it was constantly moving forward. After further experimentation I have determined that it should be possible to eliminate this by adjusting the position of the battery.

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Autos & Vehicles

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• syma
• s032
• camera
• 808
• car
• keys

[chr30fanpage]

are the 15g of the spy-cam no problem for the heli? can you control the helicopter without any problems?

[fragglet]

@chr30fanpage You have to remove the camera from its case, which gets it down to < 10g. I mounted the circuit board of the camera at the front of the helicopter, above its control board, but I did find that it had to be as far back (ie. close to the center of gravity as possible), or it would drift forward uncontrollably. You'll notice in the video the helicopter is constantly moving forward - that's due to the extra weight, although I think I managed to counterbalance it eventually.

[fragglet]

@chr30fanpage In terms of control it was fine, though.

One idea I did have was to remove the battery from the camera and connect it to the helicopter's battery (they're the same voltage). That would have reduced the extra weight to only a couple of grams. Unfortunately the helicopter broke before I got the chance to try that idea.

[MHunt1000]

I like the sound it makes, is the microphone onboard? Almost sounds like a real copter.

[fragglet]

@MHunt1000 Yes, the microphone is part of the camera.

[cksamba01]

one of the motors of my s032 also broke, or burned..i dunno, but i ordered a new one and fixed it, it flies again.

Anyhow..great camera. ;-)

[fragglet]

@cksamba01 I got a new motor for mine too, and it still doesn't fly :-(

[darinsargent25]

Your vid is a favorite on Ankara

[ohnniehickm24j]

This video went viral on Guatemala

[TeamRekon]

Can you please post a video of a tutorial on how to make this? also, a link to where you got yours from. I see the product on amazon but I don't know if it's good. Thanks.

[chr30fanpage]

@fragglet ok, i'll try it, thanks!

[gale3grand]

someones gotta put a wireless pen video camera with cctv on one of these, will i be the first?