RC India

hi guys

Just got this keychain camera from ebay  ;D. I intend to use it on a rc plane for onboard videos. It weighs only 15 grams. The video quality is decent..worth the money. Its an 8GB model with a 280 mah lipo. Charges using the usb cable provided with the box. I have recorded a video of 40 mins so i think the lipo is gud enough for rc. Ill post a short video later. Cant wait to get it on some kind a plane (:|~.

And heres the video....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJcjSHrTmIY
The video was recorded at 16:30 with dark rain clouds in the sky...so the light condition is not a full daylight one. The place of recording is the Jogeshwari Vikhroli Link Road Andheri (E) Mumbai. Got this cam for 30$. the actual quality is a tad better than what youtube shows you after compression.

My brother got a few from the far east (spy cams disguised as pens etc), and the picture quality was again amazing.  Same $30.

I guess Tehelka exposes would soon be featured in 1020p HD footage pretty soon !

Here is $15 HK version video taken by my brother.

http://www.hobbycity.com/hobbycity/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=11867

He says Youtube reduces clarity of the video, even at 480p.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dS8y-HMZdpg

Hi

If people are interested in a keychain cam...i wouild suggest to go for the one with the memory card slot. The one with the internal memory has a faulty flash memory...which will go boom after a few days. Especially the 8gb models are known to go bust after a few days.

Regards

One more video from the field.  The clarity is good.  There is no zoom, yet the visuals are good as long as you fly not too far.  Pointing the camera by guessing the position is a challenge though.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJ0_PT4c_CQ


And I did confirm that my brother got the one with the SD card slot.  Can't see it on HK website anymore though !

that is some evil flying. ;D ;D

This is how to land in a "evil" way (by the same person) on windy days ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-rNd3DxgZw

True.This stuff is "evil"er than the earlier one.Battle,man vs nature(wind)

i will recommend a small (10mw) laser to locate the direction of shooting......... bingo..

great the product now costs only <8$

But HK doesn't have version #3 of the cam.
more info here http://www.chucklohr.com/808/

I prefer version8 more than version3. I have both version8 and version3, version 3 shoots better in low light and version8 gives good crispy videos during sunlight. Version8 gives shaky videos in lowlight.

Where do you get your cams from, i am looking for a version 3 from quit some time.

I get it from ebay.com. There are many dealers who sell version3, but they keep increasing the price because of demand.
If you do not get version3 and your intention is to use it with planes or shoot planes go for version 8. I am not using my version3 cams as I like videos from version8 more than version3 ones. If you want to shoot inside house go for version3.

Here is a video i recorded using a keychain camera mounted on easystar.

(Ignore the date on it, i am not able to change it :(  )


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmv5Q0ZdsAQ

Hi is there any software available for changing the resolution or date etc for this cam ?

First of all you'll have to identify which camera you have, hobbyking sells #7 camera.
If you have bought from HK you can directly refer this
http://www.rcindia.org/servos-gyros-and-all-electronics/trouble-upgrading-firmware-on-808-camera/
Other wise goto the chucklohr website, whatever you want to know about keychain cameras, you'll find it there.
http://www.chucklohr.com/808/

 dont have any one to record my flying so braught the 808 carkeys micro camera from kshitij saa with a 8gb sd card, i have clicked some pictures and taken out some videos .
now when i connect the camera to my laptop windows7 the camera shows a blinking light(gets a bit hot) then i get a pop up saying.the video of the media being played uses an unsupported format usb device not recognized one of the usb devices attached to this computer has malfunctioned and windows does not recognize it,for asstnt in solving this prob click message then when i click on message another pop up opens saying usp port hub ..... i have tried on all the laptop ports on another laptop windows 7 on my samsung tab same pop up appears

now when i put the 8gb sd card in the black berry phone the pictures appear (bad clearity) the video is also recorded but doesnt appear just audio can be heard.
used a 2gb sd card same problebs,tried renaming videos on the black berry change the format to filename.avi or filename.3gp no good.....can some one help as to what can be the problem here spoke to kshitij saa he gave me the change the format to filename.avi or filename.3gp idea but dint help he is still finding out the problem according to him it was working fine

well just changing the file extension don't changes the recorded file format.
you can use a SD card reader to read the card through the USB port of the PC.

I don't know whether this procedure works on every model but for changing the recording date you have to create "SetTime.txt" in the root directory, enter the date & time (ex: 05.12.14 20.35.00). After saving the file just disconnect and power on the camera. I got mine from a local store for Rs 500. The camera quality is horrible.

dont know much about this stuff but yes will try the SD card reader and cross my fingers

ok so the sd card reader is reading the sd card ,now what about the charging,how do i charge?

when i connect the cam to laptop it shows a blinking yellow light then this light gets soild and the camera feels a bit warm(is this normal? ).
from here on how would i know when it is fully charged ?

Yellow light solid when charging complete.
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uploads/980596696X106992X12.pdf (http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uploads/980596696X106992X12.pdf)

thank you sir great chinglish there haha

@romanxdsouza,

I didn't realise I was a 'Grammer Nazi' till someone told me ( i think it was teamnamibia)

Now, seeing many posts on RCI, i guess Inglis is about as good as Chinglish. We are their equal now!

@VC
Sir, copy to you for tippanni

best glue for model plywood rc plane??? :headscratch:

Fevicol, Araldite Clear, feviquik etc.
But connection with onboard camera not clear  :headscratch:

:rofl:

oh sir trust me ive seen worse spanish,french,italian,german ..who cant even speak a word of english  we are better.. jai hind :hatsoff:... i love my india :bow:

@romanxdsouza
See, even i said Inglish when i meant Hinglish...

noticed that sir , this came thingy were shout i mount while flying ...cap,hand,on board...?