Post by Josh on Sept 16, 2014 10:17:54 GMT -5
Hey folks.
Josh here at MexAir R/C reviewing the CGO-1 Camera that is being marketed by BLADE for FPV usage. This is a great camera to get your self started into some simple short range First Person View projects or just simple recording. This camera is designed to rival the Go-Pro cameras that everyone seems to be in love with. The problem with a lot of the Go-Pros is that many of them (all of the older ones) will stream to your smartphone at 2.4GHZ. This becomes a problem when your radio frequency is also 2.4GHZ!! In quadcopter usage the Go-Pros have a high tendency to ruin GPS or even receiver signals even when the Wifi streaming is OFF!
The C-GO runs exclusively at 5.8GHZ, basically meaning your camera will never interrupt your GPS or receiver signal and you can still receive/record a crisp clean image.
The CGO-1 Camera sells for only $199.99, much cheaper than even your average Go-Pro camera.
I found that compared to the Go-Pro the CGO-1's sound quality may not have been quite as good, however, all you can really hear is rotor sound anyway, regardless of which camera you use. The CGO-1 is also wide angle, where the Go-Pro has the option not to be. Another gripe about the CGO-1 is that the sky tends to look white, regardless of what the actual weather is.
Conclusion: For the price, the CGO-1 is a great camera overall. It takes great high-definition video and is perfect for R/C applications where sound does not matter a whole lot. If you can get over the fact that the sky is almost always white then the CGO-1 is definitely the camera for you!
Josh here at MexAir R/C reviewing the CGO-1 Camera that is being marketed by BLADE for FPV usage. This is a great camera to get your self started into some simple short range First Person View projects or just simple recording. This camera is designed to rival the Go-Pro cameras that everyone seems to be in love with. The problem with a lot of the Go-Pros is that many of them (all of the older ones) will stream to your smartphone at 2.4GHZ. This becomes a problem when your radio frequency is also 2.4GHZ!! In quadcopter usage the Go-Pros have a high tendency to ruin GPS or even receiver signals even when the Wifi streaming is OFF!
The C-GO runs exclusively at 5.8GHZ, basically meaning your camera will never interrupt your GPS or receiver signal and you can still receive/record a crisp clean image.
The CGO-1 Camera sells for only $199.99, much cheaper than even your average Go-Pro camera.
I found that compared to the Go-Pro the CGO-1's sound quality may not have been quite as good, however, all you can really hear is rotor sound anyway, regardless of which camera you use. The CGO-1 is also wide angle, where the Go-Pro has the option not to be. Another gripe about the CGO-1 is that the sky tends to look white, regardless of what the actual weather is.
Conclusion: For the price, the CGO-1 is a great camera overall. It takes great high-definition video and is perfect for R/C applications where sound does not matter a whole lot. If you can get over the fact that the sky is almost always white then the CGO-1 is definitely the camera for you!