One of these days i will learn not to expect quality from these Chinese products and avoid frustration...
One of these days...
Got the C-DVR thingy -
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Portable-Metal-Security-Mini-DVR-Digital-Video-Recorder-with-TF-Micro-SD-Card-/141556400965?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item20f56b4345It's not "magic in a box", it's the most pathetic excuse for a video recorder i've ever seen.
The recording looks like a cinema projector with the mangled film - it keeps losing the frame lock, and the frame slowly pans up and around into focus.
The compression rate is absurd, resulting a lot of "JPEG artefacts" kind of pixelation.
Well, at least it was cheap.
Those little 808 keychain cameras used to be pretty popular, not sure if they're still the best deal though.
Got one of these.
Tried using it for that exact purpose back in the days of having nothing.
The performance is quite abysmal:
It stops working at random, it's very narrow angle, it's not very vibration proof (waves in the picture).
For comparison, here is a view from a common consumer camera (Samsung ES10), shot from the same platform:
Much better... But also oh so much heavier.
Anyway, 808 is an onboard camera, and i'm looking for a video signal recorder.
For RC stuff, I use two cameras
Well, i was hoping to save on weight and carry only one camera.
Also, most cameras cease working during lithobraking, so having a recorder on the ground can give some interesting footage.
What is your budget?
Not that much...
However, i wonder if it's a good idea for it to be not that much.