Playing with the ATC Chameleon dual-lens camera
1I dug out my Oregon Scientific ATC Chameleon dual image camera and hung it on the CX-20 thinking it might bring an interesting video perspective.
The camera was mounted to the CX-20 with a standard anti-jello mount, but no motion compensating gimbal.
I guess I'd say this test was a bit of a fail for two reasons: 1. The lens angles weren't set optimally for aerial imaging. 2. I neglected to do a pre-flight compass calibration for the CX-20 so my GPS hold was very twitchy and unstable. In manual mode and IOC mode the video smooths out quite a bit.
However, it's an intriguing concept and I think with some tweaking I'll be able to grab some unique footage. Particularly if I can figure out how to mount the camera to a motion compensating gimbal.
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By the way... just in case you were wondering what the telemetry data for this flight looks like...
After each flight I download the onboard data logs from my APM flight controller and I review them for errors, actions, etc. This image is a 3D model of my complete flight path in Google Earth recreated from the logged GPS and Baro data.
Oh, I get it. This flattened image is a little difficult to be impressed with. But when you see it in it's native 3D presentation in Google Earth... you can drag, rotate, click and scroll, preview from ground and sky perspectives... and you can enable and slice up the data in about 20 different ways. Alt only, waypoint only, mode switches only (for example, display only the data from the moment you switched to loiter mode, or only the RTH sequence).
Most importantly, Mission Planner has an auto assessment tool that checks your telem log data for system operation and flight problems that can help you pinpoint and resolve issues with your quad.
Or... maybe I'm just too easily amused. :-)
@ruouttaurmind no no... I'm amused and impressed!!