Transmitter Camera Ideas Needed
- Thread starter Tony
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I think it depends how you hold your TX Tony. I would make some sort of bracket that can be strapped to your chest with the strapping going over your shoulders to prevent slippage. If you mount the camera on the actual TX I think you are going to have focus and depth of field problems.
I hope this helps. Cheers
I hope this helps. Cheers
Tony
Staff member
That's just it, I don't konw where to get that clamp that goes on teh antenna as well as hold a camera. And I"m thinking about just using my cell phone. It records in 1080. I have an old iphone that does 720, and if I have to, I have my big camera that I could use if all else fails. hell, I might even take my old 480 camera out of my old glasses and use that. It would be the lightest of them all, and wiht as small as the video would be (PiP), it would look good.
Karubah
Member
I have been thinking about the same thing for the lat few weeks. I was thinking of bending up a bit of thin alloy plate and a hole drilled through it so that it fits over the antenna and fix it with double sided tape to the back of the TX. I have an old car phone holder that Would mount to the top of the alloy so that my ph can sit in horizontly. I know how it's looks in my head, but getting it from there to here is a struggle. Might be of some help
Slobberdog
Well-Known Member
Mine was a similar thought to above
Sorry for the primitive beast but in work, small hole in long end bigger other hole as the antenna is tapered, as depicted by my pencil, lol
Tony
Staff member
I think I know where you are goign with that Lee. Just a simple clamp. I have some 8/32 nylon bolts here and I think I have some nylon nuts for them as well so that should work. I also have some single sided foam tape to use for grip. I think I'm going to be spending some time out in the garage this weekend.
Kev, the only issue with what you have there is I run my antenna pointing to the right or left and not straight out. You should never run it straight out since right from the tip is the dead zone on these Tx's. I have never had an issue, but like to keep the possibility as low as possible. But I also see where you are coming from with that.
I think I can make something up. I have a lot of thin strips of acrylic scrap after building the sump and the small nano tanks. Just need to take it from my head, and put it in front of me with my DX8 sitting there to test. If I drop my TX in the garage, I'm going to be pissed lmao.
Kev, the only issue with what you have there is I run my antenna pointing to the right or left and not straight out. You should never run it straight out since right from the tip is the dead zone on these Tx's. I have never had an issue, but like to keep the possibility as low as possible. But I also see where you are coming from with that.
I think I can make something up. I have a lot of thin strips of acrylic scrap after building the sump and the small nano tanks. Just need to take it from my head, and put it in front of me with my DX8 sitting there to test. If I drop my TX in the garage, I'm going to be pissed lmao.
Karubah
Member
I did a rough mock up of what I am going to do in the next few days. Its a bit rough and the cardboard a bit soft but hopefully you can get an idea. The roll of tape was to hold up the floppy cardboard. I will use a piece of 2.4mm alloy. Still not sure how im going to attach it to the back of the Tx so that it can be easily removed and replaced, may be velcro. 
Tony
Staff member
Okay, now I'm picking up what you are putting down. However, that is to look at the heli and I'm needing to look at the sticks. I'm going to be finishing the flight school, and I think it would help teach people better if they can see my stick movements and what is done to keep a helicopter in a stable hover, entering forward flight and so on. I'm trying to stay away from putting things on the back, but will if I have to. I think Lee's clamp idea is going to work best. Just need to bend, drill, tap, and weld some acrylic together. And for that, I need to head out to the garage and fight the wasps for my space lmao.
