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Originally Posted by redshift
Good deal Neil, I think I'm in the UK about half the year...
Look forward to your OBV too nitro!
Champ the battery actually is one of the main problems with the newer FCO2, many people have used a larger 1S and cured that. So that's probably cheap insurance running it off your RX. The newer ones can be ID'd by looking for a fingernail detent for splitting the case. There is a micro plug for the battery disconnect, so it would be easy to re-solder it to another battery for non-RC use.
I'll just throw out some general tips for the FCO2-
-be certain you have the lens flipped the right way, I threw out more than one video before I figured out how to flip the video 180* in WMM.
-it must be in 'PC' mode to charge
-yields better results attached firmly, I recommend not using the standoff mount, put your velcro on the cam back right over the 4 pin interface, also I always use a secondary tether/velcro strip/tape for security
-use electrical tape to fix the lens position, if it gets hit the tape will allow the lens to fold
-try to use under ample light/ good skies
OBV is addictive... fair warning!
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Thanks for the tips. The manual leaves much for the user to figure out themselves. I do have the newer version of the cam. The first thing I did after seeing that little tab was open the thing up. Couldn't resist! I do see the battery could be replaced, which is nice. External battery or powering from RX sounds like a must do.
I thought my cam was screwed up before I realized you could designate what orientation you wanted it from within the cam itself. I took one video and it was upside down, then the next time it was fine, then again it was upside down. Took me awhile to figure out how to switch back and forth. I always make sure to check that now too!
I'll have to see about mounting options. I kind of need to use the 4-pin interface for powering from the RX and remote triggering. I don't HAVE to use those features, but I'd like to. I'll have to play around a bit before I see how much vibration issues there are. I'm hoping since it's a TC running indoors on smooth surface they won't be too bad, but I've never driven a TC before.
Starting the TC3 build tonight! Hopefully get it done by the weekend and start taking some video.