Today I'm doing something a little different. I recently purchased a drone, the Akaso X5C. I only wanted a beginner one that could take a beating, but also had rudimentary camera capabilities. So I bought the X5C, pictured below.
It's easy to fly, so I quickly got the hang of it. Since I was now capable of flying proficiently, the next step was to try out its camera. The results were...less than spectacular. The quality was poor, and for some reason every shot was on a 35° angle. So, I decided to mod it.
The first thing I did was remove the camera module from the belly of the drone.
This came off from two small screws. I then disassembled the camera housing, finding this.
Though not apparent from that angle, the actual lens was twisted around in the housing. I corrected the error, and reinstalled the case.
At this point, I realized that I could attach my GoPro to the belly of the drone, and probably get far better footage.
As you can see, the camera is larger, but can shoot 1080p60 and 1440p30, both far superior to the included potato.
(Proof of potato:
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Anyway, this venture never advanced for one reason. The drone, with all attachments installed, was lighter than the GoPro. So, further experimentation is required.
If you have suggestions/questions, please DM me or leave a comment!
Expect more drone stuff in the future....
Comments (7)
I try to lift my sony az1 but still with full throttle couldn't lift higher than 0,5 cm
You May could buy a better sensor with the same connector
You can disassemble the gopro and cut on weight there, and maybe connect the gopro to the drone battery and get rid of the gopro battery which could cut cost.
Maybe, but I want to keep the GoPro intact so I can use it for POV parkour and mountain biking
Reply to: Datorfata
Hmmm
Can you please tell how to use the old drone camera for something else I have it too
Something you could do is maybe figure out a way to make it a security camera? That's about all I can think of it being useful for, given its low resolution