I took the Super Cub up at dusk during a beautiful Southern California sunset to test my new camera. The results were impressive but as you can see the camera isn’t very good at low light levels. The sunset was much more brilliant than the camera captures; it seems that the automatic white balance makes capturing a sunset somewhat difficult.
The camera by the way is an EDVR 5-in-1, which is very similar (if not the same) as the 5-in-1 multipod camera. It fits in the palm of my hand and weighs only 43 grams so attaching it to the plane was no big deal.
Update: See the mounting location here
All in all I’m very happy with the results this camera puts out. It seems worth the $90 I picked it up for here.
Here is a non-embeded link to the movie.
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So I got my 5in1 camera today, and I’m just playing with it now.
Mounting it in my cub..
However, I was quite disappointed in the quality! It sucks ass!! So not sure if it’s broken, or it only works well outside when it’s super bright?
I’m indoors with lights on.. it’s blurry and grainy. It doesn’t look like your vids or the sample vids on their site. Hmmm..
Is it really light sensitive?
Going to try it outside tomorrow midday.
Cheers!
Hey Fishy, Sorry to hear about the poor quality.
I’m hoping that it’s just because the quality setting is on low (which was the default for mine)…
Take a look at the book to change it to “HI” - also, you might want to convert the STJ to an AVI with avi_create
One more thing.. Here’s a great Super Cub forum for mods (although I hope it doesn’t make you quit stopping by here): http://supercubclub.proboards78.com/index.cgi. Check out SCC’s vids that he took with the same camera.
Thanks for the tips. I am on “Hi” - that’s actually my default. Hmm.
I grabbed the STJ to AVI tool you are using to see if it matters vs. the one they ship with the camera.
I sent you an email directly - but not sure if it’s a live email. I’d send you a sample vid.
Ciao.
PS: thanks for the “SuperCub Club” link!
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Great work, this is by far the best Super Cub flight movie I’ve seen so far, with the lens actually facing forward instead of straight down or backward. Makes me want to buy a camera too.
Fishy, I’m quite sure your camera just doesn’t like artificial light so much, like pretty much every other camera. CCDs always perform incomparably better in daylight.
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