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Capturing DJI Phantom drone to Arena 5?
Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2017 12:01
by Zinim78
Can anyone send me some clues to start a research about this?
Is there a good wireless capture card? or a combo of some sort that will definitely work?
Re: Capturing DJI Phantom drone to Arena 5?
Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2017 14:08
by lightbx
Since you will be reaching heights far beyond consumer wireless HD (and since those devices usually need AC power at both ends), you will need some pro gear, like the Teradek Bolt series.
http://teradek.com/collections/bolt-family However high you want to go with the drone will decide which model you need. (Leave plenty of slack.)
These are designed for wireless HD transmission from cameras for live broadcast, so they are robust (and therefore expensive). You may just want to rent if it is for an event –– let me guess, flyover crowd shots at a festival?
These aren't much bigger/heavier than a wireless microphone transmitter, but I can't say for sure whether attaching it to a DJI phantom will screw with the physics of its flight. That's for you to test and come back with written results.
Re: Capturing DJI Phantom drone to Arena 5?
Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2017 15:21
by Zoltán
what you'd need is some FPV gear, then after you have the video signal you can use a capture card which is supported by resolume, like most Blacmagicdesign hardware.
FPV video transmitters can be as small as a matchbox, and usually use 5 to 12 Volts, the power could be a separate LiPo battery.
Re: Capturing DJI Phantom drone to Arena 5?
Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2017 18:22
by alfaleader
Teradek Bolt works fine unless in highly crowded environments. Had quite a lot connection drops in a crowd of +-2000 people with camera 5m before the FOH.
Re: Capturing DJI Phantom drone to Arena 5?
Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2017 20:08
by Zinim78
Thanks a lot for the information.
That's very helpful, I hope to be able to come back with results at the end of the project...
Re: Capturing DJI Phantom drone to Arena 5?
Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2017 20:19
by Warspite
Actually you dont need wireless capture. DJI uses its own wireless video transmission from drone camera to remote controller. DJI remote controller outputs HDMI 720p. Blackmagic hardware captures this signal easily.
Re: Capturing DJI Phantom drone to Arena 5?
Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2017 18:59
by lightbx
^^^ Well there you go!
Re: Capturing DJI Phantom drone to Arena 5?
Posted: Sat Mar 25, 2017 03:12
by jawbone
Re: Capturing DJI Phantom drone to Arena 5?
Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2017 14:25
by cvanhoose
The latest DJI drones are outputting 1080 now from the controller via an HDMI port. I have had great success with BlacMagic capture cards and DJI controllers.