Guest jtroutt19 Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 Hey Peeps!So I have frequented this page over the years and had an Idea for something but am needing some assistance in how to build it. I fly RC and am wanting to design a small HD video recorder that will fit within the canopy of one of my gliders. I have a FLIP MINI HD that doesn't work anymore. I was thinking I could use the CCD inside of it and design a new PCB has the circuity to run the camera and record to an SD card. I don't need sound just video. I have experience making PCB's as well as a entry level knowledge of electronic theory and operation. I feel like It would be hard to find a datasheet for the CCD. Any Ideas on how I could accomplish this? I want at least 720p video. I know I could buy a camera on a board and hook it up to an arduino but that would not be doing it myself. I have this obsession of trying to build things from scratch, within reason of course. So please lets hear some Ideas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pebe Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 Unless you are dead keen to make one yourself, have you considered buying one of these very cheap Chinese camcorders? You couldn't make anything as light and as cheap.http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mini-MD80-DV-Camcorder-DVR-Digital-Video-Recorder-Sport-Camera-SPY-Hidden-Webcam-/201208835814?pt=UK_AudioTVElectronics_Video_Camcorders&hash=item2ed8fb2ee6http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Smallest-Mini-5MP-HD-DV-Spy-Digital-Camera-Video-Recorder-Camcorder-Webcam-DVR-/141075746093?pt=UK_AudioTVElectronics_Video_Camcorders&hash=item20d8c50d2d Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jtroutt19 Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 Yeah I have but the issue here is the height of that. I need something custom build for what I am trying to accomplish. That is why I am wanting to build it myself. I am not against buying a camera module and using a micro arduino, or even printing up a circuit board that will hold an atmel MC. I kinda suck at programming.....one of my tougher subjects I am trying to learn. I am also into not spending a lot of money. I harvest a lot of my components I use and have gobs of stuff literally an amount so large my wife is on me constantly trying to get me to thrown them away...lol. Anyway so yeah I am open to any ideas though. That link you provided would be great if the after the camera the body bent at a 90 degree angle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pebe Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 That link you provided would be great if the after the camera the body bent at a 90 degree angle.Could you 45degree angle a small mirror in front of the lens? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jtroutt19 Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 Um no..... To much vibration to provide a clear picture. I will figure something out on my own. Seems like this forum is tapped for collaborative ideas. ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pebe Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 I am surprised that you would get excessive vibration in a glider. No chance of mounting a camera on a light elastic suspension, I suppose? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jtroutt19 Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 It is a pusher glider. But no I am trying to save space in the canopy for other things eventually. That is why I am wanting to put this together myself. So I can build it to suit my needs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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