I flight tested the Disco this morning at the gliding club, I let it fly out LOS until the video froze up at which point I switched the antenna gain on and the video came back. I took my goggles with me only to find I had forgotten the USB cable for Nvidia K1.
I’ve revisited the camera focus having read a few articles on line.
I’ve experimented by dabbling tipex on the camera lens bezel and marking it. I focusded the camera on a lamp post at some distance then followed a guide on focusing on the focus sheet I printed.
I’ve ended up focusing the camera at a laser point from 4.6M which seems to be the magic distance for focusing. The indoor focus point has lined up with the outdoor focus point.
I’m now happy with the focus and to my eyes the whole image seems much better and without the blurred sides. The video is long purely because I wanted to see how the camera would behave due to temperature. The distant chimney looks so much more in focus now compared to the last flight here some months ago.
Thanks Callum, it was so enjoyable to fly with a sharp video in the DJI goggles. Next flight I’ll try it in 720P which is less laggy. The antenna mod works a treat by the way.
Callum the stabilised RX “S6R 3 axis” doesn’t output S-bus but it’s a good one to have if you’re thinking of using it with other aircraft.
The XM range of receivers are full range and add no weight to anything. I usually think 2-3 models ahead when I buy something, I’d say any 4 channel S-bus is good enough.