Small Light Stills Camera ???

[Theflyingfreak]

Does anyone have any suggestions for a small light stills camera, I was thinking about an RX 100 but I think I really want something lighter to go under a 450??

Ideally something that can be put on a gimbal to give tilt, even if it';s a basic servo controlled and something that can relatively easily have a video feed back, and either time lapse or some sort of remote control function and be powered off the flight battery

Sorry, not much to ask, but hopefully there';s something out there that fits the bill.

Obviously picture quality is essential but weight is very important.

[seantaylor]

Cannon Powershot S110

Got one myself with the intention of doing AP with it, but never got round to doing it. Cracking camera though.

Its only 12mp but don';t let that put you off, the image quality is spot on

Reasonably light (under 200g)

And with the CHDK firmware you can do interval shots or setup a simple remote trigger. Dont think you can do live video feedback though or be powered off a flight battery.

I think a 450 running 10" props should be able to lift a camera that size

[Theflyingfreak]

I had been looking at a 2nd hand S100, I';m not sure how far they got with the CHDK firmware with the S110, I didn';t think it was complete and was still in development but you may know more about that than me!!???
If you can';t see what the camera';s pointing at though it';d be pretty useless wouldn';t it ??? Or is it capable of sending still screenshots but not video via VTX for some reason?? Really don';t want to have to mount a 2nd camera just to see what the 1st is aiming at!!

[Theflyingfreak]

Anybody else any input or alternate suggestion that are worth throwing in the mix??

[atomiclama]

Depends what resolution / quality you are after.

I use a Raspberry PI with camera module. It';s only 5MP but has a good picture.

At the moment I just use it to record 1080p video of my flights. But it is possible to take stills every x sec or trigger some how. Fully programmable so it';s down to your imagination.

There is also a video out which I plan to hook up to a VTX for my trials in FPV but not done that yet.

Oh yeah it';s light ~40g and runs from your 5V supplies.

[Theflyingfreak]

Depends what resolution / quality you are after.

I use a Raspberry PI with camera module. It';s only 5MP but has a good picture.

Probably looking fro 10+ MP in all honesty