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My review of the BetaFPV HX115 that I'm flying in this video: • Finally, a micro quadc...
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00:00:00 - Walksnail now for 1S micros!
00:01:08 - This is NOT the lightest 1S vTX
00:02:05 - Walksnail too heavy for "actual" tiny whoops
00:03:15 - It's basically a de-cased Walksnail vTX
00:04:24 - Camera is 14mm nano size
00:04:54 - Advertising claims r.e. weight and latency
00:06:18 - Overheats in about 3 minutes without airflow
00:07:24 - Drops out below 3.0 volts
00:08:40 - Use 1S vBat? Or 5v regulator?
00:09:30 - Mounting and wiring
00:11:11 - Camera mounting problems
00:11:54 - Does the power draw affect flight time?
00:12:27 - Missing 350 mW setting in menus
00:12:46 - Set up Betaflight OSD connection
00:14:27 - There is no sponsor for this video
00:15:50 - Flight testing
00:20:25 - HDZero comparison
00:22:17 - This vTX really impresses me

Пікірлер: 256

  • @Xuvier
    @Xuvier Жыл бұрын

    As soon as I heard him say “this thing is fun as shit” I knew I had to order mine. Learned something today. Thanks JB.

  • @manski209
    @manski209 Жыл бұрын

    I think its time to start teaching your son about fpv and learning to fly quads. I miss those days when my son was about 5 and always asking questions. Great video JB, thanks for what you do for the fpv community, always great information. Thank you.

  • @crappy_fpv
    @crappy_fpv Жыл бұрын

    Today is the day joshua I've been watching your videos for years and credit you completely to teaching me everything I know about fpv I've been put of the hobby for a few years and need to relearn all the new tech. Patron here I come!!

  • @RebelGoatFPV
    @RebelGoatFPV Жыл бұрын

    Great review! It's been interesting watching DJI, Walksnail and HDZero each position themselves in the market. What a great time to be a consumer.

  • @nickvledder

    @nickvledder

    Жыл бұрын

    Even greater times if you are a customer and your firstname is Joshua 😊.

  • @flymonk001

    @flymonk001

    Жыл бұрын

    I think all three are going for slightly different things which makes it competitive. Right now I see hdzero being the lightest , dji being the best quality and walksnail being right in the middle.

  • @minkorrh

    @minkorrh

    Жыл бұрын

    Pre-cough was a great time to be a consumer regarding FPV. Now everything is 30% more expensive and then some.

  • @joshuasterling2144
    @joshuasterling2144 Жыл бұрын

    On board recording looks fantastic for what it is. Also this camera seems shockingly competent. Nice product.

  • @flokkefpv6449
    @flokkefpv6449 Жыл бұрын

    This makes the HD Zero goggle become even more interesting

  • @PowerLoop-media
    @PowerLoop-media Жыл бұрын

    Great review. I've been enjoying 1s vtx on my 3" diatone cube for a while now. 7min of pure fun.

  • @ElmoSaid_what

    @ElmoSaid_what

    Жыл бұрын

    How do you Manage the 5V input on your 3”? Surely you are using 2s or 3s?

  • @jamesmichaelcabrera9613
    @jamesmichaelcabrera9613 Жыл бұрын

    You earned my support. I'll be a patron soon I just got into this hobby and I learned a lot from you already

  • @1967friend
    @1967friend Жыл бұрын

    I’ve got the BetaFPV Metor75 in Walksnail. You definitely feel the extra weight. Hover at 50% throttle, it’s no hot rod. But the penetration performance is spectacular. I fly at work in a metal and concrete building. And can traverse three floors and from one end of the building to the other without any worry of signal loss. I go through the building and open as many doors as possible. And spend hours on end running circuits through the building.

  • @raynerfpv2471
    @raynerfpv2471 Жыл бұрын

    awesome review as always JB

  • @rudypoirier7793
    @rudypoirier7793 Жыл бұрын

    🤣😂🤣 Go Goats Go! Had a great laugh watching Your goat. Merry Christmas Josh and Family. Blessing 👋🇨🇦

  • @BonesFPV
    @BonesFPV Жыл бұрын

    About time somebody got some FPV goat drifting.

  • @FATSNAIL-FPV
    @FATSNAIL-FPV Жыл бұрын

    Got my 1s nano avatar VTX in the mail today. Gonna put it on a Rekon4fr to have a sub 250 with digital. That quad has a micro size analog cam now, so maybe I'll order the micro avatar cam later or just keep the nano cam but in a 19x19 converter mount. Vtx will be powered by the 5v pad I guess. Also received my Fatshark Dominator bundle yesterday and kinda like it. Unlock and firmware was easy, image is great. This is my first ever experience with digital and wow... Good on caddx for developing the Avatar module, these are interesting times to be in the hobby and that VRX module is such a smart move! I wanted to get the HDzero goggles but that's just taking to long and really wanted to try the Walksnail system. Might switch to HDzero goggles later for my race quad and wait out what the Walksnail module is gonna do in the long run and get that later. Dominator goggles could always be sold, but for now I'm impressed. Still need to do a first digital flight, but rain is saying no..

  • @Johnygoodfellow
    @Johnygoodfellow Жыл бұрын

    A lot of good things are happening nowadays on fpv fields. Very interesting times. But .. the goats beat everything else :) Thanks Joshua, I've learned some good things since I had started watching you.

  • @gregorydahl

    @gregorydahl

    Жыл бұрын

    You mean in fpv fields of science and mechanics , or fpv exiled to cornfields ?

  • @Johnygoodfellow

    @Johnygoodfellow

    Жыл бұрын

    @@gregorydahl Definitely science and mechanics, albeit efficient flying over cornfields maybe its obvious consequence.

  • @JoshuaBardwell
    @JoshuaBardwell Жыл бұрын

    This or HDZero for a Whoop? What about for a 3" toothpick?

  • @SueMyChin

    @SueMyChin

    Жыл бұрын

    If that walksnail VTX comes along will it work in my DJI googles or will the goggles need to have HDMI input?

  • @gmivisualsjason3729

    @gmivisualsjason3729

    Жыл бұрын

    @@SueMyChin No, hdmi in required

  • @gmivisualsjason3729

    @gmivisualsjason3729

    Жыл бұрын

    Ill be using this on a 3 inch. 75mm should be fine though.

  • @bl_fpv
    @bl_fpv Жыл бұрын

    I started by building it in a 40mm, came in around 60g dry, it was fun but ultimately not ideal. Switched it to a 2S 2.5" toothpick and it's bananas. 3-4 minutes of hard flying on a 450mah. Crazy to have that much clarity, range, and agility in such a tiny package.

  • @drunkskunk00
    @drunkskunk00 Жыл бұрын

    Awesome vid. I really need to build a 3" Fatshail toothpick. That 115 LR frame is a great platform for some fun little 3" 3s quads.

  • @videsat
    @videsat Жыл бұрын

    Awesome! And again Walksnail makes something people have been asking for! Again a piece of machinery made to meet the community needs... and it is compatible with other products. Great!

  • @713Ace529
    @713Ace529 Жыл бұрын

    Very impressive stuff. Joshua. That goat was like, “there’s a big A$$ ufo bee chasing me”! 😆👍

  • @Terry12345
    @Terry12345 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks Joshua. I just ordered the walksnail 1s bundle with their new VTX yesterday. The betaflight stuff will be very helpful when I receive it. My long-term plans are a HDzero goggles with the Walksnail hdmi VTX and an analog module. Basically Swiss army knife goggles 😉

  • @Toddsnightmare

    @Toddsnightmare

    Жыл бұрын

    Sounds like a good idea

  • @gmivisualsjason3729

    @gmivisualsjason3729

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes, I reckon many of us will be going down this route.

  • @SueMyChin

    @SueMyChin

    Жыл бұрын

    Do you know if that walksnail VTX will it work in my DJI v1 googles or will the goggles need to have HDMI input?

  • @gmivisualsjason3729

    @gmivisualsjason3729

    Жыл бұрын

    @@SueMyChin No it won't work on dji. Needs hdmi in.

  • @Terry12345

    @Terry12345

    Жыл бұрын

    @@SueMyChin I think you have to have an HDMI input for it to work.

  • @derelictfpv
    @derelictfpv Жыл бұрын

    Impressive. I wish this had been out when I outfitted my 1s toothpicks with the HDzero whoop bundle.

  • @knowyourjoe8826
    @knowyourjoe8826 Жыл бұрын

    AND I LEARNED SOMETHNG !!! LOL!!!! GOAT Wrangling with a mini quad.... who ever knew that could be a thing.... I though that was hilarious ... not so sure the goat(s) thought the same...Thanks for sharing.

  • @mikebergman1817
    @mikebergman1817 Жыл бұрын

    The goats are too much!!

  • @pb3662
    @pb3662 Жыл бұрын

    Love that your little video screen is called "Lilliput"

  • @tomich6430
    @tomich6430 Жыл бұрын

    I love that frame. I'm waiting for my HX115LR frame right now for a build with 1202.5 motors and DarwinFPV ELRS 2-3s board. Would love to have walksnail video. I'm going analog at the moment because I want to use it as a toothpick with small lipos in 1 and 2s but also as a Long Range with 18650 so I don't know if 350mw will be enough for that. Either way, this vtx is awesome and I'm sure that future versions will allow this kind of digital video, light weight and more range.

  • @RCDUDEFPV
    @RCDUDEFPV Жыл бұрын

    BIG Thumbs up !

  • @JoshuaBardwell
    @JoshuaBardwell Жыл бұрын

    How's that new 28.x walksnail firmware looking to you?

  • @smoke2584

    @smoke2584

    Жыл бұрын

    This fw looks great. If this fw was on the first release, fatsnail will hold a good reputation immediately

  • @TimsDrones
    @TimsDrones Жыл бұрын

    I pull out my 75mm at 3.2v. Hmmm . Gonna get some of that 1s Walksnail gear now. Nice review BTW.

  • @jmcjmc5587
    @jmcjmc5587 Жыл бұрын

    Great review. Do you have lag behind the barn?

  • @BaconNinjaFPV
    @BaconNinjaFPV Жыл бұрын

    Man, I love the HX115 frame. I did a full freestyle toothpick build on it with HDZ running 2S that people got pretty excited about and it is a hardcore pocket ripper! I am looking forward to adding walksnail to the arsenal before the end of the year, and maybe I will do a variant of that build to incorporate the 1S WS VTX into. Always appreciate your opinions!

  • @IggyBiggy

    @IggyBiggy

    Жыл бұрын

    I did the same thing. I have my hx115lr, with a HDZero whoop vtx, love it.

  • @where1024

    @where1024

    Жыл бұрын

    curious about what size and kv you used on your build, would like to do a similar build and would like to see what others are using

  • @BaconNinjaFPV

    @BaconNinjaFPV

    Жыл бұрын

    @@where1024 for sure! I actually have a whole playlist on my channel about it, but essentially it is the HX115 running gemfan 3" props, FPV cycle 13mm 11500kv motors, the Darwin 15A AIO, and HDZ whoop lite. I did a tune with auto PID selection to run 1S or 2S on it with a motor output limit for the 2S tune. It can either be a smooth stealth flyer that can hardly be heard in a park...or a hardcore freestyle ripper. Just pick the pack voltage for what you want to do with it and send it! There are some considerations for things like the tall camera that I did on the build as well and covered in a video when I converted it from analog to HDZero.

  • @where1024

    @where1024

    Жыл бұрын

    @@BaconNinjaFPV gonna have to check those vids out

  • @Peanutz77

    @Peanutz77

    Жыл бұрын

    Love my hx115 lr too. I've got mine setup for long flight time. Got a 1300mah 1s near 9min flights

  • @neilfpv
    @neilfpv Жыл бұрын

    OMG! WOW! I haven't completed watching your video but I've got a question. What do you think the signal would be if we bring it far like a mile or like bandos?

  • @nbchowning
    @nbchowning Жыл бұрын

    Great review! I'm really happy to see how fast Walksnail is improving this system. My only criticism (on the video) would be that the HDZero video quality looks much worse mostly due to the whoop camera. HDZero can look better than that with a better camera. This was mostly a range & break-up test though

  • @JoshuaBardwell

    @JoshuaBardwell

    Жыл бұрын

    HDZero can look better, but we are comparing the Whoop vTX bundle to the Aatar Mini bundle. You could buy the Whoop vTX separately, use a heavier camera, and then get a little better image quality at about the same weight, I suppose. That's just not an option I tested -- mostly because my HDZero whoop is ready to go and I don't want to gut it just to increase the weight and make it fly worse.

  • @nbchowning

    @nbchowning

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@JoshuaBardwell That's a good point! I'm running the whoop vtx with the Runcam HDZero Micro camera (on a 3" toothpick) and it looks amazing. I completely skipped the Nano Lite camera lol

  • @anthonyfpvminiquad1728

    @anthonyfpvminiquad1728

    Жыл бұрын

    @@JoshuaBardwell also this is a 4:3 sensor and you're showing footage in 16x9 which doesn't look as sharp

  • @ZPFunk
    @ZPFunk Жыл бұрын

    I do that too with the TX, but is use White-Tee, like a white T-shirt.

  • @starman5565
    @starman5565 Жыл бұрын

    Grate review as always did u see the fliy

  • @andrehenke2714
    @andrehenke2714 Жыл бұрын

    Joshua you should take a look at the Caddx VRX bundle -> I think this set will get a lot more pilots to test Walksnail!

  • @PortalFPV
    @PortalFPV Жыл бұрын

    Same pneumonic I use but I think of White Tea (or Green Tea, since white & green wires are almost never together as RX & TX) to TX because the other colors aren't typically Tea types .😄

  • @sendorm
    @sendorm Жыл бұрын

    Dji should have done this ages ago.

  • @nickvledder

    @nickvledder

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes, but they didn’t and they had good reasons not to. DJI went for BIG money, not to make that handful of FPV pilots happy.

  • @smoke2584

    @smoke2584

    Жыл бұрын

    @@nickvledder "handful". That's a big claim from a fanboy

  • @abouchard2903

    @abouchard2903

    Жыл бұрын

    Dji could care less, eat your food and you'll like it.

  • @seanconnolly2179

    @seanconnolly2179

    Жыл бұрын

    @@nickvledder that handful is most of the community

  • @ac7969

    @ac7969

    Жыл бұрын

    @Nick Vledder when dji will make an indoor micro fpv bundle, this sport will get sooo big, almost like when Metallica released their black crappy album

  • @creationlabsinc.189
    @creationlabsinc.189 Жыл бұрын

    It took over a year for anything to catch my attention in the fpv world. Looks like a good candidate here.

  • @picklefart

    @picklefart

    Жыл бұрын

    I couldn't agree more. I actually took a year off because nothing really interesting was coming out. The new mobula7 brought me back from fixed wing stuff (not more fun necessarily but more fun to fly miles out and up and coast back). This is pretty cool.

  • @joshuasterling2144

    @joshuasterling2144

    Жыл бұрын

    This is the first thing I have seen that differentiates itself from DJI. I love DJI systems but I could see this going into two of my quads easily.

  • @gregorydahl
    @gregorydahl Жыл бұрын

    Thanks .. --- was saving for hd0 . I woulda got stuck with the same thing as analog but for more money .

  • @alistairborthwick2031
    @alistairborthwick2031 Жыл бұрын

    Mr Bardwell - you should do some videos on modifying old tech. Lots of possibilities.

  • @Qwarzz
    @Qwarzz Жыл бұрын

    That HDZero test with the dipole was quite impressive really. Would have been nice to see the same test with similar antenna that Walksnail had.

  • @LabiaLicker

    @LabiaLicker

    Жыл бұрын

    And same output

  • @maximillionthermidorfirefl4103
    @maximillionthermidorfirefl4103 Жыл бұрын

    yeah I just ordered the vrx yesterday too, I still didn't like them but if the product speaks I'm good

  • @P-Bee
    @P-Bee Жыл бұрын

    Nice review. I know you say it is not a back to back comparision but it does seem pretty unfair on HDZero to try that distance with an video antenna that is basically a bit of wire. Not even a straight bit if wire at that.

  • @flydayone_svalher
    @flydayone_svalher Жыл бұрын

    Nice! But please make the same comparison walksnail vs. HDZero with flipped antennas! This would show: 1. If you can spare the 1,5g for a walksnail tiny whoop 2. What could really be expected from HDZero on a small toothpick Thank you in advance!

  • @ror-ys3qp
    @ror-ys3qp Жыл бұрын

    Good for indoor anything...not just quads !!

  • @MrPashee
    @MrPashee Жыл бұрын

    What is about output power, Joshua? Will it be lower at 3V and higher at 5?

  • @agtjackbauer
    @agtjackbauer Жыл бұрын

    That image looks better than the full size transmitter.

  • @isaacsc4434
    @isaacsc4434 Жыл бұрын

    Please do a review of the new VAS Avenger Long Range Antenna 🙏

  • @minkorrh
    @minkorrh Жыл бұрын

    Lol. It's funny hearing you panic because we all do the same thing.

  • @TimsDrones
    @TimsDrones Жыл бұрын

    And … I ordered one. I fly a whoop everyday indoors during the winter. Now I’ll be doing it with digital.

  • @bert5376
    @bert5376 Жыл бұрын

    I’m looking to move from analog, which system would you recommend for toothpicks to 5” quads?

  • @psikodelriot6754
    @psikodelriot6754 Жыл бұрын

    Could you make a cam comparison video with that cam and the runcam Split 4 or Split Nano (digital vs. analog), please?

  • @tnejq
    @tnejq Жыл бұрын

    Hi. Can you help me please. I have skyzone 02c. does it make sense to buy this module? or because of the small resolution in glasses, the picture will not change much.

  • @kohan2901
    @kohan2901 Жыл бұрын

    No need for longer standoffs, just print the camera mount so it give you 3mm extra, do the same for the back obviously

  • @coalfpv
    @coalfpv Жыл бұрын

    I am very impressed with the speed at which Avatar has grown into a relatively mature and usable system. I do prefer the quicker and more consistent frame rate of analog/HDz, but digital systems like DJI/WS are amazing for their image quality.

  • @saidinesh5
    @saidinesh5 Жыл бұрын

    It's been fun watching Bardwell walk that tight rope trying not to upset all the HDZero fans in this one. Good review!

  • @JoshuaBardwell

    @JoshuaBardwell

    Жыл бұрын

    I only think about what is fair to the product. I don't decide what to say based on how people will react.

  • @saidinesh5

    @saidinesh5

    Жыл бұрын

    @@JoshuaBardwell oh sure. i just meant "Some people are going to prefer hdzero and some people would prefer this." without revealing your personal preferences. That being said, would love to see your comparison of a better HDZero camera (I liked Digisight v3 so far..) against this camera. Also the random HDZero latency jitter in it's Vrx modules (I don't know why or when it happens, but i swear it happens on almost every 2nd battery for me!) vs. the latency spikes in this system.

  • @smoke2584

    @smoke2584

    Жыл бұрын

    @@saidinesh5 even hdzero have the latest cams. The image itself is not as good sa walksnail. Just accept the facts. It is still analog image with just crispier image. That's all hdzero does.

  • @raynerfpv2471

    @raynerfpv2471

    Жыл бұрын

    They are already upset😂

  • @Vousie
    @Vousie Жыл бұрын

    In this video the Walksnail system is very low contrast/fuzzy even when it is getting near-perfect reception... Is there any option in the camera settings to make it more contrasty and perhaps increase the sharpness?

  • @FreelojoFPV
    @FreelojoFPV Жыл бұрын

    Your not the only weirdo Bardwell, I too use whiTe for tx, also there is no uart 0, but ports can be 0

  • @jankucera8505
    @jankucera8505 Жыл бұрын

    my prayers are answered

  • @user-vw9hl8yt1l
    @user-vw9hl8yt1l Жыл бұрын

    1:40 Whoop: Dear diary ✍️... I can't describe✍️... that pain....✍️

  • @nikfpv3456
    @nikfpv3456 Жыл бұрын

    Would be awesome is they made something like a 200mw vtx properly designed and scaled down for a tiny whoop.

  • @SkyCandyVisuals
    @SkyCandyVisuals Жыл бұрын

    So can we just build normal sized 3, 4, 5" drones and put this thing off a 3.3v pad of the fc 🤔 I wouldn't see why not provided the pad can handle the 2 amps. Can make your quad lighter and if it's cheaper than a vista or air unit I'm in especially for cinewhoops

  • @Leif_YT
    @Leif_YT Жыл бұрын

    Really struggling to decide between DJI and Walksnail. Just getting into FPV and want definitely a fun tinywhoop because that's what I will be able to fly most often with. I want to build a larger 3" - 5" later too, but don't have that many spaces here to fly that compared to the tinywhoop. My thoughts about DJI so far: + seems to be the mature digital system + prices for the DJI Googles seem to be way more attractive than WalkSnail setups - not such a big friend of closed systems - doesn't seem to have a lightweight unit for TinyWhoops and Toothpicks - not sure how they're future will be with the embargo and sanctions going on. I'm from Europe, but still it might have an impact on their focus and Investements into FPV if the US market should break away Walksnail: + lightweight units + i like that it's more open and we've more options - doesn't seem to be as mature - looks like good googles + antenna + receiver are quite a bit more expensive than just buying v2 goggles for the DJI system

  • @su_K3N
    @su_K3N Жыл бұрын

    You radio is going nuts. Is that the telemetry lost notification? Please follow up on the baud rate thing for on your previous video. What is the appropriate baud rate? I get errors in almost every setting. Some more than others.

  • @imothy
    @imothy Жыл бұрын

    in reference to the connecting to VBAT instead of the 5v regulator. Were you able to run a 1s battery low and do some punchouts near the end of the pack to see if you would get a blackout? I remember playing with this on one of my HD / splitcam whoops where betafpv actually recommended switching from 5vpad to the vbat and it resolved the issue, but I still would grey out on occasion on those tiny 300mah batteries when I'd torture them down to 2.8v in a punchout, i'd still get a grey screen and have to just get lucky do a blind landing.

  • @JoshuaBardwell

    @JoshuaBardwell

    Жыл бұрын

    If it goes below 3.0 volts it'll black out for sure.

  • @PoTtZy.
    @PoTtZy. Жыл бұрын

    It's was .1 volts off in the goggles so according to your power supply, the vtx shutdown at 3.0 volts.

  • @GeKoFPV
    @GeKoFPV Жыл бұрын

    great review! I actually prefer the way the HDzero looks at the end... its more pixelated yes, but there is more detail in shadows etc because of lack of compression. Seems like it might be easier/ more reliable to fly proximity

  • @TheIsidro007
    @TheIsidro0076 ай бұрын

    Im planing to build an fpv with walksnail....all flaith controler and esc are compatible with it?

  • @djSpinege
    @djSpinege Жыл бұрын

    jb's a slackliner? Nice

  • @alltagsvlog
    @alltagsvlog Жыл бұрын

    Actually if you are using Softserial … the index bumper is 30. An Info that is really hard to find.

  • @sburnham3
    @sburnham3 Жыл бұрын

    @jbardwell any comments on the caddx pre-sale?

  • @RyanQuellet
    @RyanQuellet Жыл бұрын

    It is very interesting - I have a vrx kit on order to put on my HDZero goggles. Only thing I take issue with is your focus on video penetration over flight feel (lag and weight). I think you said you are working on that video, so I'll look for it

  • @RyanQuellet

    @RyanQuellet

    Жыл бұрын

    @@jmcjmc5587 the sneaky thing Bardwell left out of this dvr is the SRT track showing the lag vs time. He doesn't belive people feel lag spikes or at least that it doesn't matter to anyone

  • @jmcjmc5587

    @jmcjmc5587

    Жыл бұрын

    @@RyanQuellet Exact why not to put the SRT? I feel the lag and I have ask him if there's lag behind the barn but it don't respond me. If you look the video behind the barn HDZ is superior to WS with half the power.

  • @RyanQuellet

    @RyanQuellet

    Жыл бұрын

    @@jmcjmc5587 to be clear, I'm not saying hdzero is superior there - I'm pointing out that an important metric to people that fly and not just sight see is the lag and lag spikes. Hdzero is smooth as butter, others are not - Let's stop hiding this fact

  • @smoke2584

    @smoke2584

    Жыл бұрын

    Nah. Accept the facts, hdzero is just an improved analog. Even you have stability, that annoying rainbow flicks will knock you out while flying. And for WS, That's the compression of a variable system. DJI does that so this should not be new to us. It's pretty clear you have biases on a system that makes fpv community divided.

  • @jmcjmc5587

    @jmcjmc5587

    Жыл бұрын

    @@smoke2584 OK. So if HDZ is an improved analog then everything is an analog improved , even dji and ws. HDZ is not an analog pal/ntsc system. On DJI and WS you have not rainbow but you have super lag that make people crash.

  • @joemck1235
    @joemck1235 Жыл бұрын

    I'm thinking about the vrx they are for sale now I just saw

  • @darwinmounsey376
    @darwinmounsey376 Жыл бұрын

    So soon I'm going to join your patrion and give you money to help me fix this drone I just cannot figure out. But first I need to buy parts to have on hand!

  • @ChrisGripeos
    @ChrisGripeos Жыл бұрын

    hmm.. doesn't TRS make an 800mw analog Vtx that (seems like ) it might be the same weight as the Avatar?

  • @MrTimmyGT
    @MrTimmyGT Жыл бұрын

    Heh, just ordered vrx with this vtx, what timing

  • @MCsCreations
    @MCsCreations Жыл бұрын

    Fantastic flying and review, Joshua!!! 😃 Honestly, in the beginning I've found this system pretty shady, let's say... But today I think it was FatShark's faulty, the way they showed it to us. But now... I'm really liking it! 😃 I'm seriously considering getting the HDZero goggles and the Walksnail VRX! (I know, neither is out yet, but I'm taking in about a year, perhaps more. 😬) Anyway, stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

  • @tomsop
    @tomsop Жыл бұрын

    JB what is you thought of putting this on bigger microquads that are powered with 2S to 4S but power off of a 5V port on the FC - would that work? Most of my micro’s are not 1S powered and Vista’s are too heavy for them. I know this unit can’t be directly connected to higher than 1S.

  • @JoshuaBardwell

    @JoshuaBardwell

    Жыл бұрын

    You would need minimum 2 amp 5v regulator in my opinion (which many larger FC have, but just saying).

  • @AntimatePcCustom
    @AntimatePcCustom Жыл бұрын

    I love this! But way out my pay grade :( the googles alone cost about 1/2 the how much i paid for my car.

  • @ickbooo1
    @ickbooo1 Жыл бұрын

    Man this would be sweet for my flywoo explorer

  • @anthonyfpvminiquad1728
    @anthonyfpvminiquad1728 Жыл бұрын

    Why didn't you convert the hdzero 16:9 file into its proper 4:3 image? It made it looked stretched and lower resolution than it actually looks

  • @philthayer4087
    @philthayer4087 Жыл бұрын

    Almost ready to pull the trigger on this.... got burned by dji not fully supporting their product.

  • @RCRitterFPV
    @RCRitterFPV Жыл бұрын

    Am I going to have to rebuild all my Babytooths?

  • @WestFPV
    @WestFPV Жыл бұрын

    the goats 🤣

  • @markuskoarmani1364
    @markuskoarmani1364 Жыл бұрын

    walksnail does not have radio receiver build in and reson why is smaller. Maybe DJI can do same

  • @srguines3038
    @srguines3038 Жыл бұрын

    bonjour peut tu me venir en aide j ai fait le Hack sur mais lunette walksnail mais il reste sur 4 canaux et le vtx 700 mw maxi

  • @timmytson1
    @timmytson1 Жыл бұрын

    Like on crsf I do ouTside to tx inside of course is rx lol

  • @baptiste_nonat
    @baptiste_nonat Жыл бұрын

    Hi bardwell ! Sorry to ask that here but I saw that walksnail is gonna make an avatar vRx. I’d like to know which analog goggles you’d recommend for that. I saw your video about hdzero and as it’s gonna work almost the same with hdmi input, are the attitude v6 a good deal ? Hdo’s, hdo 2’s etc. Thanks

  • @smoke2584

    @smoke2584

    Жыл бұрын

    Im not bardwell but skyzone 04x is the best oled goggles i recommend. WS vrx is best on oled goggles. You can wait for the hdzero goggles to be released though. So you can have analog-hdzero-caddx in one goggles

  • @baptiste_nonat

    @baptiste_nonat

    Жыл бұрын

    @@smoke2584 thanks for that ! I don’t mind about hdzero, I don’t really like the way it handles glitch etc. I’ll check sky04x then. 🤓✌🏼

  • @Flumphinator

    @Flumphinator

    Жыл бұрын

    @@baptiste_nonat 04x owner here, can confirm they’re excellent.

  • @smoke2584

    @smoke2584

    Жыл бұрын

    Additional note: WS vrx has 1080p. Current skyzone 04x just have 720p. You may not see the full potential of the vrx

  • @baptiste_nonat

    @baptiste_nonat

    Жыл бұрын

    @@smoke2584 I’m just planning on using 720, that’s gonna be way enough. And the skyo4x has same resolution as hdo2’s, it’s more than 900p I believe so close to 1080.

  • @kodabear3358
    @kodabear3358 Жыл бұрын

    I absolutely hated this system but now I'm seriously thinking of getting this over DJI or hdzero

  • @creationlabsinc.189

    @creationlabsinc.189

    Жыл бұрын

    It does seriously look good.

  • @kodabear3358

    @kodabear3358

    Жыл бұрын

    @@creationlabsinc.189 it does look incredible, I was super interested in the hdzero but honestly the community kinda feels like a cult and I no longer see it as replacing analog like some would have you believe

  • @creationlabsinc.189

    @creationlabsinc.189

    Жыл бұрын

    @@kodabear3358 lmao! You said it best. A cultish feel for sure. It amazes me how serious a lot of hobbyist in fpv pick a side like it’s a political thing. I own all that’s out there to own in fpv as far as walksnail, hd zero, Dji. In all honesty I’m a visual person which is what drew me to fpv. I could care less about racing so hdzero just collects dust.

  • @kodabear3358

    @kodabear3358

    Жыл бұрын

    @@creationlabsinc.189 I seriously dont even forsee most racers switching over to hdzero unless they're sponsored it's just so expensive to repair compared to analog, its pretty much a product only elite racers will benefit from

  • @kodabear3358

    @kodabear3358

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Quad_Father yeah I questioned why they said it'd be a public beta for the goggles and then switched it to invite only and they kinda just gaslit me saying you wouldnt want to be a beta tester with all the requirements

  • @RixxRabe
    @RixxRabe Жыл бұрын

    Hows the latency in 1080p like?? And what bitrate do you get with the 1080p hdmi out? :) asking for livestreaming purposes

  • @JoshuaBardwell

    @JoshuaBardwell

    Жыл бұрын

    Latency in 1080p is around 35 to 40 ms. Bitrate is whatever bitrate the goggles are set to: 25 Mbps or 50 Mbps.

  • @RixxRabe

    @RixxRabe

    Жыл бұрын

    @@JoshuaBardwell thanks man! awesome reviews as always!

  • @tweekFPV
    @tweekFPV Жыл бұрын

    👍🏻👍🏻

  • @boostinjdm
    @boostinjdm Жыл бұрын

    You mentioned you weren't confident the AIO BEC could output the 2+ amps to run the vtx and cam. Did you actually measure the draw @5v? I can't seem to find that spec anywhere. It would be nice to know if it would run off an AIO BEC capable of 2 or 3amps. That opens up the possibility of a 1-2s or 2-6s build without adding an external BEC.

  • @JoshuaBardwell

    @JoshuaBardwell

    Жыл бұрын

    It maxes out at 7 watts so you can do the math. 7 watts / 5 volts = 1.4 amps. If the AIO BEC is rated for 2 amps I wouldn't do it. If it was rated for 3 amps and it was an honest rating, then it would work. I've just seen too many 5v regulators that brown out under load and don't make their rated output.

  • @boostinjdm

    @boostinjdm

    Жыл бұрын

    @@JoshuaBardwell Spec on the AIO I have handy for the first walksnail build says 2.5 amp BEC. So I guess we'll just have to try it to find out.

  • @FlyPixVideos
    @FlyPixVideos Жыл бұрын

    Cool to see comparison against HDZERO. The picture is so much clearer, BUT when you turn / move fast the HDZERO is so much smoother. Its like the Walksnail is running at 15fps - can see every frame move. Is it like that in the goggles? I have Walksnail on order so hope it isn't. Doesn't look like 60hz to me

  • @JoshuaBardwell

    @JoshuaBardwell

    Жыл бұрын

    This is basically exactly what it looks like in the goggles. HDZero is smoother and consistent latency -- that's its strong point.

  • @mrmagoo600

    @mrmagoo600

    Жыл бұрын

    Be interesting to hear an update how you find it when you get it set up

  • @wallaguest1
    @wallaguest1 Жыл бұрын

    yeahp, looks much more go-pro than hdzero, however that hdzero cam is pretty bad compared to others.

  • @Divefpv1
    @Divefpv15 ай бұрын

    Max range?

  • @mikemadethemfly7662
    @mikemadethemfly7662 Жыл бұрын

    You also need rx and tx for standby mode to work properly. If not you’ll be stuck on standby mode

  • @JoshuaBardwell

    @JoshuaBardwell

    Жыл бұрын

    You can just disable temperature protection and then standby mode is disabled.

  • @mikemadethemfly7662

    @mikemadethemfly7662

    Жыл бұрын

    @@JoshuaBardwell okay I’m sorry, wasn’t sure if you said that in the vid

  • @b14ckyy
    @b14ckyy Жыл бұрын

    You said the VTX pulls 2A+ of power. Is that at 3.1V or on 5V? I could not find that in the specs. Have you measured it? I have ordered the VRX kit with the 1S VTX today and want to put that into one of my tiny wings and use the 2-3A 5V regulator of my Matek FCs. If it really pulls more than 1.6A even at 5V I might add a dedicated reg to the plane. Plane flies on 2S and 4S depending on what I do.

  • @JoshuaBardwell

    @JoshuaBardwell

    Жыл бұрын

    The vTX maxes out around 7 watts. At 5v that would be 7/5 = 1.4 amps. I would want at least a 2 amp voltage regulator to really trust that it was going to handle that load (and the rest of the things running off 5v) without browning out.

  • @b14ckyy

    @b14ckyy

    Жыл бұрын

    @@JoshuaBardwell Thanks a lot Joshua. The Matek F411-WSE has a 2A reg with 3A peak performance. Only having a 50mA GPS and a 150mA R9mm in it + the MCU should be fine then.

  • @KazanskyAlex
    @KazanskyAlex Жыл бұрын

    Hi Joshua ! I just got subscribed on you. You have so informative videos. I am new in this hobby. May you advice me any fpv drone under 250g with a battery which is work with DJI googles ? Thank you

  • @JoshuaBardwell

    @JoshuaBardwell

    Жыл бұрын

    www.fpvknowitall.com/fpv-shopping-list-sub-250g-drones-and-parts/

  • @KazanskyAlex

    @KazanskyAlex

    Жыл бұрын

    @@JoshuaBardwell Wow , Thanks a lot. That page I was looking for lond time. One last question: If in the description of the quad I see DIGITAL. Is that mean it works with DJI Googles ?

  • @JoshuaBardwell

    @JoshuaBardwell

    Жыл бұрын

    You should make sure you're buying the DJI system and not HDZero, which is also digital.

  • @KazanskyAlex

    @KazanskyAlex

    Жыл бұрын

    @@JoshuaBardwell At VTX should be Vista ? what else ? And if I have DJI black box remote, will I able to control a dron with Vista on the board without any other recivers ?

  • @JoshuaBardwell

    @JoshuaBardwell

    Жыл бұрын

    For DJI, the vTX will probably be Vista. If you have the DJI black box remote, it binds directly to the Vista vTX and you don't need another receiver.

  • @darwinmounsey376
    @darwinmounsey376 Жыл бұрын

    Can you post a link to a video about the goggles you used?

  • @JoshuaBardwell

    @JoshuaBardwell

    Жыл бұрын

    It's the Walksnail Avatar / Fat Shark Dominator (same goggle different name). It's the only goggle that works with this video transmitter.

  • @JamesManimal
    @JamesManimal Жыл бұрын

    That shirt….😂