Hello,
I would like to buy a beginner tiny fpv drone with a camera that has a SD card slot and has an analog transmission . From what I understand Caddx Turtle V2 offer this.

Are there others similar cameras?


Thanks.

Runcam has a DVR that will work in-line that should do what you like.

https://shop.runcam.com/runcam-mini-fpv-dvr/

Yes, the following also offer the same capabilities:

• RunCam Split 4 -> https://shop.runcam.com/runcam-split-4
  
• RunCam Hybrid 2 -> https://shop.runcam.com/runcam-hybrid-2
  
• Caddx Tarsier V2 -> This is similar to the RunCam Hybrid 2, but it looks like the Tarsier might now be discontinued
  

EDIT #1: Actually, it looks like all of the above are now out of production but you might be able to find some old-new-stock somewhere if you search hard enough.

EDIT #2: Here are some on AliExpress...

• RunCam Split 4 -> https://www.aliexpress.com/w/wholesale-R...lit-4.html
  
• RunCam Hybrid (although a bit expensive) -> https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000391737407.html
  
• Caddx Tarsier: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000201825767.html
  

EDIT #3: I forgot about the Hawkeye Firefly Split at the link below which has the same capabilities in addition to also having support for Gyroflow (for stabilising the footage). The others don't support that.

https://fireflycameras.com/products/hawk...h-gyroflow

Guess it depends on what you mean by tiny.

Hubsan do (or did, haven't looked recently) a cheap but well made RTF.

There was a micro Eachine AIO Camera/VTX that had MicroSD recording, one of the TX0? range. That could be fitted to most cheap 65/75 quads.

The introduction of cheap (er) HD video has thrown all the cards up in the air currently, that and the electronics shortages.

If the external recorder does not have a built-in gyroscope, purchase an OpenLogger board to record gyroscope data from the flight controller to an SD card. Data from the gyroscope is needed to stabilize the video in the Gyroflow program.

Some HappyModel VTXs also have a DVR built in.

There are quite a few choices depending on how "tiny" your drone is and what image quality you are expecting.

The lightest option is DVR on the VTX like Runcam Diamond, but this just records the camera signal at 720p.

Then you have the combined FPV/recording camera boards, I think the lightest one is Runcam Split 3 Lite at around 8g. It records 1080p and has a passable FPV image. I liked this a lot on a 75mm whoop. Similar ones are Caddx Baby Turtle and the Firefly board, and then the larger ones the others have mentioned.

If you can carry a few more grams though, there are some very light external HD cams now like the Runcam Thumb (1080p for 10g) and Thumb Pro (4k for 16g). You will likely get better recorded image quality, these cameras log gyro data so the video files can be stabilized in gyroflow, you can use a good fpv camera and not have to compromise (most split/hybrid cameras have mediocre FPV image, except Tarsier is great but larger and power hungry), you can set the camera exposure settings if you want for different lighting, plus easily movable between drones.

I have quite a few of these split boards I've collected over the years, but these days I don't fly any of them. I'm not sure there is any advantage to them anymore with the compromises.

(26-Feb-2023, 01:49 PM)balauru_327 Wrote: @Suros, @SnowLeopardFPV, @ BadRaven, @ StSV, @ iFly4rotors, @mstc thanks a lot for your reply. I think i will go with a Runcam Thumb Pro. Now i must think to a tiny drone that can handle 16g of Thumb camera.

You probably meant the Runcam Thumb Pro camera (not the Runcam Thumb).