Turnigy Cam HK52 Super Test - Page 2 - RC-Monster Forums

redshift · 10.20.2009, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by nitrostarter

Just picked one up of ebay for $50 shipped. I'll give it some runtime on the track in the Slash or SC10.

The keychain cam?

nitrostarter · 10.20.2009, 11:07 PM

Nope, the same Turnigy.

simplechamp · 10.21.2009, 12:43 PM

What's the best way to mount the Turnigy cam?

One of the things that drew me to the FlyCam was that it was in a "laying down" position, whereas the Turnigy one is more "standing up". If that makes any sense?

sabongi · 10.21.2009, 01:27 PM

yes, it would be nice if it had some kind of a craddle or something...

redshift · 06:11 PM

Champ, the FCO2's moveable lens was about it's best feature IMO.
The Turnigy cam is fixed lens, but it's no taller than a tic tac box. There is a clip but it's intended for vertical use (shirt pocket etc)

If lens-on-the-end is what you prefer then look at the 8GB version of the keychain, or keyfob cam on ebay. I think the laydown format is much better myself.

I found more info on the recall- http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbycity/f...s.asp?TID=4065

Man I wish I had known this before I started the thread! C'est la vie.....

simplechamp · 10.22.2009, 04:43 PM

That's too bad about the recall, hope everything works out for you.

I already bought the FlyCam and it's on the way right now. Kind of bought it on a whim, and should have done a bit more research. I want to use it on the TC3 I'm building for indoors this winter. I would have actually bought the other camera, but I didn't see it there on the second page. Guess I kind of lucked out by not seeing it.

redshift · 10.23.2009, 02:26 PM

I haven't had much chance to use the Turnigy cam in the last week or so, weather is on the decline here. Champ I had good luck with my FCO, unfortunately my buddy has had very little. His was a newer production run and has issues with shutting off, red/blue tint to video, and is generally being a pain. I hope you don't run into similar problems.

I'll again recommend the keychain variety of cams, specifically the 8 gig model. The timestamp is an annoying feature, if they're gonna provide it they should also make it defeatable. As I mentioned earlier it is possible to remove the timestamp from some of these cams, but you need a better understanding of messing with root files than I have.

I can offer some tips with the FCO as I used one exclusively for about 9 months, so post up here if you need help

suicideneil · 10.23.2009, 03:40 PM

Lifes funny sometimes- a month ago I purchased one of these Mini DV cameras, very similar to the Turnigy item. I picked up a cheap mini SD card to test with it, and results arent brilliant, but not too bad for a cheap little onboard camera that might get totalled in a crash or flip/cartwheel etc. Annoying thing is I looked around for ages for similar items that werent too expensive (looked at the Flycam one and the gumstick camera etc), but I found one the same as the one I linked to for ~£23 quid, minus the memory card. Now I see the 8GB key chain cam (this one?) for sale in the £12-20 price range, with much better picture quality it would seem.

Never mind eh...

redshift · 10.23.2009, 03:54 PM

Wow that's a major coincidence Neil..

I had the same thumbcam, decided to do a quickie trial on the truck and destroyed it.

Broke the record start/stop button off

. I only had it like 3 days and was pretty impressed with the video quality. If it makes you feel better I paid about $100 for mine...

The cam you linked is one of the good ones I'm pretty sure, go for it! Some onboard from Mulligan would be a nice touch

Here's a still taken from my thumbcam before I killed it-

suicideneil · 10.24.2009, 11:24 AM

Cool, thats some nice quality- I only tested it indoors, so with better lighting it looks like it wont do too baddly. Will definately get some onboard footage with the TXT-1 and Gmaxx too, though that'll be next year when it stops raining probably ( summer is about 2 weeks long, autumn is about 1 week, and winter is 49 weeks since there is no spring as such...

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nitrostarter · 10.24.2009, 02:53 PM

I should have the HK52 this week. I'll try to get it mounted for racing on Thursday for some onboard footage. Hopefully I'll stay on all 4 wheels....

simplechamp · 10.24.2009, 08:41 PM

I got my FlyCam today, along with the remote trigger cable. Finally have a reason to fire up my Nomadio Sensor and play around with the 3rd channel triggering the camera. Updated the firmware and did a couple test pics/vids. Seems pretty good so far. Along with having the remote trigger the camera will also be powered by the receiver, so don't have to worry about the little 200mah lipo running out of juice.

I mainly bought this cam to use on a TC3 I'm building for indoors this winter. Should be pretty neat. Got everything together for the TC3 and I'm going to start the build this week.

redshift · 10.24.2009, 09:03 PM

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!

simplechamp · 05:45 PM

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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!

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.

redshift · 10.26.2009, 07:24 PM

I had forgot you mentioned the R trigger and such. The foam pad on the standoff mount seems to induce vibes rather than dampen them. That's one thing you'll have to play with on each different cam or vehicle, but rule of thumb is direct mount first, then mess with foam etc. if needed.

If you wanted to eliminate the interface you could either solder to the pins externally on the back of the cam, or better yet, directly to the inner wiring. I'm telling you this up front because the standoff mount was a total fail on my truck lol. The cam just flopped like crazy, made the video useless. AND I even tried some 3M industrial velcro (grey) and that was too thick also and acted like foam. So finally I used only high grade black velcro, and that was the ticket. Only took like 3 videos to get it right, not a big hassle, and gave me some practice both using the cam and saving files.

Good luck with your build, should be a good video mount!