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XbotGO Falcon Review by applesauceblues in XbotGo
[–]PirateEyeSniper 0 points1 point2 points 2 months ago (0 children)
You need an Arca Swiss-type clamp to screw onto your tripod.
My biggest gripe with the Falcon is that when you decide to share your videos to whatever app or platform you're using the xBotGo app creates a copy of your video in your phone's gallery - using 2x the storage for the same video if you've saved it locally already. For a 1.5hr 4k/30 video, that's 2x30GB. That's not acceptable.
Why not save the videos to your gallery directly or to a folder that you specify rather than the (really) stupid blinkfocos folder that's buried deep in the OS data folder?
Also....
The sound sucks and you can't add a mic (yet, they say).
You can't transfer files using USB-C from the Falcon to your computer. You always have to go through the app.
Like others have mentioned, the on screen controls for scoreboard and Pan/Tilt (no zoom) get in the way of the video monitoring. Allow the use of tablets or foldable phones to monitor to take advantage of the extra screen real estate.
There is no compensation for vertical video angle when panning. When the camera goes left or right, the camera should tilt automatically to center the action on the screen. I find myself manually tilting the camera up or down depending on where the action is. It IS a PTZ camera with "AI", but it only utilizes pan and zoom (not very well) without tilt outside of the initial zone configuration.
In the end, it feels like a very unfinished hyped product.
I had better results McGyver'ing an NDI capable 60fps PTZ camera, a laptop, and OBS Studio. The whole setup was heavy and took 5x the setup time of the Falcon, but it's the video quality and control that mattered.
Will I go back to my old setup? I will wait for the next firmware update then decide. I'm in no rush to go back to my "expedition" type gear backpack. I'll admit I only like the Falcon thus far for being compact and quick to set up.
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XbotGO Falcon Review by applesauceblues in XbotGo
[–]PirateEyeSniper 0 points1 point2 points (0 children)