Building a 3D-printed QuadCopter

[ssayer]

Just in case you are unaware, there is a ton of information on this and more at rcgroups.com

[EagleSeven]

CCTV doesn't mean CCD (it means Closed-circuit television), more info is needed to determine what it is.

That second camera is for sure a CMOS camera (I own two of them and eventually ended up putting them on my Quanum V1 and V2 goggles). While it will certainly work, it will in no way have as good a pic under adverse conditions as a CCD camera.

Okay, Thanks for the Info,
Strange that they would not give that information on eBay listings.
I'll need to do more research to determine which type they really are.

[EagleSeven]

wishing to see your masterpiece!

This is picture of most of what I have Now:

I think this is considered to be a 500 size, since it is about 500mm between front and rear motor, on other side ?
(and I think the design is called Spyda-500)

The motor and power wiring-harness pictured is assembled and ready to be installed.
I printed all the white plastic parts !

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[ssayer]

Very nice! I take it you have a lot of room to fly? My property has a ton of trees thus I stay with the 250 size.

[EagleSeven]

Very nice! I take it you have a lot of room to fly? My property has a ton of trees thus I stay with the 250 size.

We have a Tree problem also but there is a Park, with open Soccer-fields, about a block from our house that I plan to visit .

[EagleSeven]

I found out that the Sony camera Is a CCD type.

Found a good mounting case for it at thingiverse also.

[ssayer]

Great! You did get the cable to change the settings with it, right?

[EagleSeven]

Great! You did get the cable to change the settings with it, right?

If you are asking about the USB cable that goes to the Ardupilot-controller, then Yes .
I've not powered it up and tried that yet though .
Testing the controller will be one of the next things I will do.

I've been working on the GPS antenna and PCB Mount today.
That mount is another thing I printed, that I forgot to put in picture.

[ssayer]

No, I'm talking about changing the settings on the CCD camera. I haven't seen one yet that I'm happy with the stock settings. Unfortunately, every camera seems to have it's own proprietary cable for changing settings so you have to make sure you have the cable needed to change settings for your particular camera.

[EagleSeven]

No, I'm talking about changing the settings on the CCD camera. I haven't seen one yet that I'm happy with the stock settings. Unfortunately, every camera seems to have it's own proprietary cable for changing settings so you have to make sure you have the cable needed to change settings for your particular camera.

Ah, I don't think the Sony camera has changeable settings ??
There's only one 3-pin connector on it, Positive and negative power and video-out wires.

I guess changeable settings is another advantage of the GoPro type cameras,
over this type?