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Camera fades out
Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2017 1:22 am
by DOG
Hello, I was wondering if FPV cameras after a few flight can slowly fade out when flying? I've been having this problem not all the time but after a few flights, one after another, my view slowly disappears. Has this happen to anyone else beside my self?
Re: Camera fades out
Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2017 4:59 am
by Graham Lawrie
never had that
Re: Camera fades out
Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2017 8:02 am
by Derek
Thats a new one for me.
Re: Camera fades out
Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2017 11:45 am
by DOG
Thanks guys! Maybe I just got a bad camera. That's OK... I have a new one coming
Re: Camera fades out
Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2017 8:39 pm
by Stambo
What voltage are you powering the camera with, is it getting hot at all?
Re: Camera fades out
Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2017 9:03 pm
by DOG
Hey Stambo. I have a Runcam swift camera and I have it soldered directly where the battery +/- is. It's not hot but warm.
Re: Camera fades out
Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2017 8:13 pm
by Lee
Sounds like a voltage drop DOG.
I have had that happen to me when I've accidentally over discharged the battery.
If you have the camera running through a voltage regulator, this may help.
Re: Camera fades out
Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2017 12:41 am
by DOG
Thanks Lee for that information. I was hoping I wasn't the only one that had this problem. I will purchase a voltage regulator but which one do you recommend?
Re: Camera fades out
Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2017 8:17 pm
by Lee
Does your quad not have a built in PCB with Voltage regulator?
All my quads have a PCB with the choice of 5 or 12V output.
If you need a voltage reg, this is a good one if you need 12V.
https://www.getfpv.com/12v-step-down-vo ... lator.html
There may be some better ones, but i'm not clued up on the latest gadgets
