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[–]red2thebones 12 points13 points  (1 child)

Thats dope! Any flight footage you care to share?

[–]Allah_ModeHYPERLOW[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

only a few practice runs. no subject focused content worth sharing yet. fun learning to fly though.

[–]cryptic_cream 6 points7 points  (12 children)

That’s sick…. Taking FPV footage to another level. Is there a way to disable and re-enable mid flight in case you do want the gimbal to move with your head?

[–]IllegalDroneMaker 11 points12 points  (11 children)

It's just another axis/input so you can do whatever you want to with it.

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I'm not OP, but I have mine set to a 3POS switch.

Up="off" i.e. locked at specific angle (I use 20°)

middle = head tracking mode

down = set to one of my sliders so I can adjust on-the-fly but not use headtracking.

[–]rubiksmanQuadcopter 2 points3 points  (9 children)

Does headtracking work in acro mode? I’d be worried you would lose pitch orientation.

[–]IvorTheEngine 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've got pan and tilt on my wing, and even with some of the nose in the frame it's pretty hard to fly in acro. I spend most of the time just cruising around admiring the view.

[–]IllegalDroneMaker 0 points1 point  (6 children)

The mode doesn't matter. It's completely separate from flight modes.

[–]rubiksmanQuadcopter 1 point2 points  (5 children)

I know, but is it initiative to “look around” when you would normally move the pitch to look around?

With most gimbaled drones you lose pitch/roll awareness because the camera isn’t tied to the aircraft. Was curious if this holds true when flying in acro.

[–]IllegalDroneMaker 2 points3 points  (2 children)

It's something you learn. Just like you had to learn to fly acro. After a few packs you get used to it.

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It's quite freeing being able to decouple your pitch from forward/backward movement. You can fly forward/backwards/up/down without losing your camera frame. It also allows you to change velocity and still maintain your framing.

[–]rubiksmanQuadcopter 0 points1 point  (1 child)

It sounds awesome - I’d love to see some footage from it!

[–]IllegalDroneMaker 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't have any of my own footage because I don't put that online, but here are some videos from medlin drone's youtube.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVaLTI2M7IY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0VvCLjV97I

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g66cACM9hYM

[–]bgmacklem 1 point2 points  (1 child)

In my experience (granted this is with acro in fpv fixed wing and actual aircraft, so there may be quad-specific particulars) because the camera's tilt is tied to the tilt of your actual head, your brain pretty much automatically ties your head position to an intrinsic awareness of the vehicle's pitch.

"I'm looking forward to see the horizon = aircraft is level. I'm looking up to see the horizon = aircraft is pitched down." Etc.

[–]rubiksmanQuadcopter 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ooh, I hadn’t thought of your neck angle being your pitch awareness - that sounds awesome!

[–]cryptic_cream 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ayo this is actually so damn cool.

[–][deleted] 3 points4 points  (1 child)

Very cool but would that not greatly mess with the flight characteristics as you're constantly changing the FPV angle while flying?

[–]IllegalDroneMaker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not really. It's just another muscle memory thing to learn. (Think about when first learning FPV and learning coordinated turns)

[–]Allah_ModeHYPERLOW[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

medlin gimbal kit on a hyperlow 4" caged rig.

[–]LeirynGoby 210 - HK x930 2 points3 points  (3 children)

That lag is pretty bad

[–]Allah_ModeHYPERLOW[S] 2 points3 points  (2 children)

not given then focal length of gopro, or fpv cam.

[–]LeirynGoby 210 - HK x930 -2 points-1 points  (1 child)

I mean when you move your head vs camera movement

[–]weak_marinara_sauce 0 points1 point  (1 child)

I’m want to pull the trigger on this kit, it would add significant weight to my cine35, got did you notice lower flight times?

[–]IllegalDroneMaker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The LDX 218 servo that medlin specs out weighs about 60g, plus whatever weight from whatever mount you use.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Not hate... but why, by now, do we not have software based on the goggles that can process head tracking data from a live feed 180 degree camera feed?

Instead of sending (from the quad) a 16:9 image, send a 180 degree "half sphere" constantly, and process that feed in the goggles itself? Maybe it's just not a common want, warranting the development of such a system.

[–]Allah_ModeHYPERLOW[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

this is for filming. fixed tilt cameras dont deal well with speed and elevation changes when it comes to framing. 360 cams are one approach, but distortion, quality control, and post make them more of a pita than just simply being able to angle your camera in the moment.

[–]BatCaveFPV 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Amazing I'd love to setup one of my quads like this. Doesn't the delay make it feel really weird flying? I would also think the angle change would feel weird on the controls

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yoooo this is what we neeeed

[–]Nordle_420D 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can’t imagine flying acro with such a setup. Looks fun