Betaflight FPV Camera Control | HOW TO

[@beach-time]

Me noob. I watch listen pay close attention during vid. Everything is laid out for me makes for complete clairity. Till the vid ends. That is when, what I call the, Huh effect kicks in. Thinking this my first drone build is going to be interesting like the Chinese curse, "May you live in interesting times" . Thank you JB for your time and efforts. Without you I wouldn't even get close the the Huh. Pretty sure it will all make sense later

[@alchemicalanarchist]

Today I took apart my quad to install a frysky RX for my new radio and I put in a better VTX. While I was at it I wired up Camera Control on my F4 micro Omnibus. I followed all the steps and wired to led then cleared the resource and assigned it and now its working. Thanks alot for your video. I cut the cable from my old OSD device and used the wires and connector to wire in the Camera control. Now I dont need that silly thing ever again. When I first got my Foxeer i setup the camera following Mr. Steel's camera setup video. But now that I can change things on the fly I need to play with it more and learn about all the setting and see how lighting effects them. I also focused my camera when i had the quad apart and I have nice clear image.

[@TheCatsa]

You're awesome! The FPV community thanks you for all you do.

[@chrisballard007]

Great video! I measured voltage across Camera and Ground wires and got 3.16, entered this into CLI. No camera menu with Throttle mid/yaw right. Rechecked everything. Tried changing voltage back to stock 330, and then it worked! Im running Kakute F4V2, RunCam Eagle 2 Pro with 220 Ohm resister, no cap.

[@BigRedof5]

Chris, Im having issues with a Kakute F4 v2 with a RunCam Sky+. What was the Resource for the LED_STRIP that you used for the CAMERA_CONTROL? I cant get the camera to enter the menu mode.

[@chrisballard007]

LED_STRIP was on C08. Make sure to release LED_STRIP first then set CAMERA_CONTROL to CO8. Check by typing RESOURCE LIST to make sure CAMERA_CONTROL is the only resource on C08.

[@BigRedof5]

Thanks Chris, I did do the release and verified the only use of C08 is CAMERA_CONTROL, its killing me I can t get the initial camera menu to come up. I may test it with a different camera. I am running a 470 Ohm resistor with a 4.7uF Cap, getting 3.28 ref voltage.

[@xaviersisco]

Does this still work with BF 4.1.1? Trying to get this going with Kakute F7 and I can get the menu up, but it constantly scrolls down. No resistor currently.

[@D4RR3NMARKS]

excuse my language but joshua bardwell i fluckin love you for this man..

[@JRbeats719]

same

[@lubibubi6380]

Wow I needed exactly this tutorial because my cam was set on black and white and I will defenetly try this out tomorrow! But for today I wish you all a good night😘

[@jaymehunter9462]

Joshua you are the man. My stock camera settings sucked and now I can change them anytime I need. Thank you for all you do for us

[@VonRippin]

This video helped me get camera control working almost 3 years after posting. Thanks again JB, I'm sure ill be back to your channel once i break something else xD

[@richlees6503]

Fantastic, living in sunny Cornwall where the weather never knows whats its doing, this made my day :)

[@antoineblond2274]

Runcam micro 1 Omnibus f4 v3 pro 470 ohm resistor and 0,1 uF cap Works wonderful, thank you Joshua

[@alexanderdrabenstedt6575]

Works with the PPM pad (B14) on the 20mm FC from HGLRC, called micro F4, the whole stack is called XJB F428. It is used for instance in the XJB145 craft, and it works with the camera in there, the XJB-ELF that is a rebranded runcam micro swift. Just wanted to share. Btw, the FC creates a PWM signal with ~660kHz frequency that the R-C lowpass filter smoothes into an analog voltage with steps of about 0.4V. I observed following functions: 0V-down, 0.4V-right, 0.8V-up, 1.2V -left, 1.6V-enter.

[@Gansy51]

Don't FORGET to set CORRECTLY your stick's COURSE ! I had try all things because my left and my up was not working, but just after push my end trims on my radio up was working but not down, so I had a little more course on this axes (2 more point on my dx9) and a is working fine with all default parameter ! and only one cable solder to S5 and remaping thes ressource ! Thank's It's so usefull !

[@skippyippydippy]

Joshua - A big thankyou from a subscriber from Wales. Worked first time on my 2017 GT200S

[@UAVdieren]

Thanks Joshua.. just did it on the swift 2 using a 150 Ohm resistor, was really easy! Keep the great video's and tips coming!

[@DUDLEY588]

Just did this and it worked flawlessly thanks to your video I'm not sure why the latest betaflight f4 board I have doesn't have a pin for camera control lol but hey it works thanks again bud

[@Jephro360]

That's awesome! I was waiting on this video too. Thanks for the videos and as always, today i learned something new!

[@Politicallyhomeless957]

Boris is killing it:) Beta Flight is innovating and pushing the tech forward making it easier for the end user. Really impressed and as usual you get the right vid out at right time. Thanks Josh!

[@die_hertz]

PuppetMasterFPV what Boris has to do with this?

[@roh5876]

For those in Australia, Jaycar 330 Ohm metal film resistors are tiny and work well on the runcam swift 2 and micro swift. Part no. RR0560

[@ragugakifpv901]

Sweet mate! www.jaycar.com.au/330-ohm-0-5-watt-metal-film-resistors-pack-of-8/p/RR0560

[@roh5876]

Yep, that's the one. I didn't bother with a capacitor, it worked without one. (HGLRC F4 V5 Pro)

[@ragugakifpv901]

Legend!

[@JoshuaBardwell]

That's way cheaper than the listings I found.

[@Sergeant898]

@Ro H Thanks. Same part number for Jaycar NZ.

[@mewaitin4u15]

i got my OSD working watching this video.. Thanks JB

[@chemistt]

(Joshua thx for reminding me I am ok) Isnt the "SETTING UP THINGS" the best on this hobby?? yes, some of us are nerds that take the camera settings controller with us to the field and spend half of a battery just trying to get the best camera image settings. Nerds heh. I cant really imagine a person that gets into this hobby and enjoy it without tinkering with every little aspect of every single component :D

[@JordanMW]

@Chemistt if this hobby came in a box I would have no interest. The “setting up” or building is half the fun and where the sense of accomplishment comes from.

[@alchemicalanarchist]

Great new feature. Being able to change stuff in the OSD so nice.

[@Thudmoto]

Best fpv related video of the month. Thanks (again)

[@doublejmotorwerks]

Josh, You have a very good nack at teaching people. Thanks!

[@quallsalmighty7441]

An absolute game changer. Will be working on this tonight! Thanks for showing

[@ProppedNutFPV]

sorry Joshua.. You fill us with so much information. I was referring when you did the Betaflight 3.2 First Look video. what you had made reference to was Runcam split in the drop down 2min 7sec into video. i now remember thinking that would be cool for our fpv camera. evidently not the same as what you are talking about here.

[@Ledroneclub]

Ha ha, i'm not gonna learn something today :) I've done the setup on 3 quads 10 days ago. This feature is so cool and useful :) Thanks mr Bardwell for your great content. You're an inspiration for me.

[@PeterDenTV]

Got 5x 470ohm resistors for 0.45$cad at my local electronics store. Got the thing to work without any resistors nor plugging the ground signal. I use a Foxeer HS1177 v2 on a Hobbywing Xrotor F4 board on the motor 5 pin.

[@floorpizza8074]

LOVE that Strive Day silicone hookup wire!!

[@Jetsect9]

This worked great, love this feature Thanks for all you do.

[@desertgrower4208]

@JoshuaBardwell Glad your F4 came with a camera control pin!!!! Super convenient. Not to mention how awesome it is to use lua script on it also. 👍

[@stu22uk]

For anyone with a CL Racing F4 board and Runcam Eagle 2 trying this, I have it working but can't explain how - hope this helps others. OSD cable wired to LED strip as Josh suggests, 450ohm resistor between board and camera in the OSD line. LED strip pin is B08, Camera control is pre assigned to B09 - not sure the pin that corresponds to on the board however.... It only works if you DON'T remap the LED strip pin, just do nothing in the CLI and try it first. I tried it that way and it worked, then I was worried I maybe hadn't done it correctly and followed Josh's video for remapping the LED strip pin to Camera Control and removing anything else that may be sharing that pin also. It stopped working when I did that and I had to revert back to my original configuration to get it functional again.

[@-Ola-.]

This!! I could not get mine to work, had to go back and read and found this comment.. Set mine back to stock B09, voila! Thanks man! (CLR F4 + HS1177)

[@stu22uk]

No problem, glad to finally give something back after so many helping me! I thought it may be something unique to my board but you have confirmed otherwise, they all must be the same. I would have been there for hours going nuts if I hadn't discovered it by pure accident.... Happy Flying! (Sorry Joshua :)

[@scrapsz1079]

Another great video. You even read my mind, was planning on asking you what type of supplies would be good to have on hand during builds and maintenance.

[@Nick-xe2hu]

How do you access the other menu on the runcams for turning on voltage monitoring and name or in the case of the RR cam being able to switch between personal, cloudy, riot, etc etc.

[@Nick-xe2hu]

Nevermind. Found it at 4:44 in this vid. kzbin.info/www/bejne/f36Yc6uZqNSbrK8

[@Hennne53]

Thanks, I was looking for this answer :))))))))))

[@ragugakifpv901]

The majic teckniq used to get that pesky yellow bar on BF to work is shown at 12:11

[@lwg66]

Thanks so much. This is better cable TV I'm learning so much here.

[@D4RR3NMARKS]

excuse my language but joshua bardwell i fucking love you for this man..

[@kohito]

Swift mini 2 with my kakute 1.3 works without additional elements. Important thing. For 3s it worked perfectly out of the box. For 4s I had to lower the key delay. I used the pad for motor 5. Betaflight 3.4

[@LetsGoFlyFPV]

6 years from "your now" this video still matters.. I don't have a cc pin on my f4 and trying to figure out how to put the CC with a resistor :)

[@marinehm]

Joshua: this is what I’ve discovered so far. Matek replied back motor 7 = B08, which on the F-7 board is the pwm pin. I was not releasing the other “requests” for same pin. I now have camera _control = B08 And, on top of that. You have to type SAVE in CLI! Still need to add the resistor and scrounging around for a 0.1-10 MF capacitor.

[@BonemysterFPV]

This vid will help out thousands

[@John_Doe_6996]

Watching this in 2024, my how things have advanced lol. Sounds like I just need to solder the osd wire to cam pad, and maybe the secondary ground as well? Not sure if it’s necessary… gunna have to do some tinkering

[@CoreyFPV]

This is brilliant. Been looking for how to change the camera settings on the Caddx Turtle V2 on my Gecko 3. JB does it again. No faffing with the control board and wiring needed.

[@JoshuaBardwell]

Yep, this will work with the Turtle :-)

[@CanecaProductions]

HOLY SHIT IT WORKED ON MY OMNIBUS F4 V3!!! THANK YOU!!!!

[@neojeets]

Awesome! I mess with camera settings all the time and hate having to use the joystick to do it.

[@mrmurder75]

I can confirm as per Dan's post further down that kakute f4 aio and eagle 2 camera control is working fine without a resistor or ground wire connected. Osd wire from camera to led pin on fc, follow cli instructions in the video, jobs a good 'un!

[@Plan-C]

Thanks. Working on Omnibus F4 pro on PWM 5 with 580 ohm resistor and 100nf ceramic/tantalum cap. Foxeer Arrow V2 or 3. Cheers.

[@danskifpv]

Joshua, i2c SCL is the "i2c CLock". SDA would be "i2c DAta". Not sure if this would have a negative impact on gyro or any other device using i2c as i know the stm32 can have multiple i2c busses.

[@die_hertz]

Sure it won't

[@JoshuaBardwell]

These pins are for an external I2C device. Taking I2C off the pin won't affect internal functions like gyro.

[@mikestevens3570]

Dan Williams This just opened up some flight controllers to iNav. iNav uses i2c for magnetometer. And a lot of FCs don’t have i2c pins. Thanks!!!

[@danskifpv]

Joshua Bardwell Thanks Joshua, my understanding was that the CLI is interfacing with the mcu and by turning off the clock it would be disabling the external i2c peripherals like the invensense imu. Thanks for clearing that up.

[@georgeforbish3059]

This is great. But I do not have down or left. Mostly left is important when adjusting contrast, and brightness. Is there a trouble shooter? Because I can't find one. Ether way thanks for your insight. Keep up the good work.

[@Alvin-ti3fw]

Both on my HGLRC F4 FLAME and OMNIBUSF3 boards I used 150R(0603 😂) and LEDstrip pin. Now to go to the camera controll, using the Throttle stick I have to go - Center then Right. Pitch - to go UP/DOWN - My Throttle stick always have to be centered else whenever I scroll up/down it will do it really fast, like ppprrrrtttt. yeah lol Roll - to change value Yaw Right - to Enter.

[@MLAB_FPV]

Thankyou! been looking for this!

[@leehudson1384]

That's so awesome! I'm going to try this now, thanks!

[@Jake-co7rt]

Thanks for doing these. Is this still current? Have anything changed much about doing this?

[@ViperFPV]

This is awesome sauce! Even tho I don’t mess with the settings it’s a nice to have

[@martindragoun2911]

Hi Joshua, thx a lot for all your posts about setting up things around quads. However i got a question about camera remote control. I’ve got Kakute F7 AIO and Foxeer Predator V3 Racing. I’done everything right about setting it up as the FC manual said, solder it on M5 spare signal pad which has a resistor specialy for it, watched your video about it and done everything and it’s still not working. Is there any chance you could help me with this please?

[@rubenvaneupen7327]

For the runcam with uarts you don't need to do this. But what with the foxeer predator v3, with osd and ground pin? Is this video make for these kind of cam outputs?

[@whoisjm0000]

this helped me so much thank you im alredy subscribed thanks

[@wydra9-1]

Might I recommend Adafruit Silicone Hookupwire as well as a recommendation. I've found that the wire kits like you have, have very thick insulation, which is great for most things. The problem I run into with that type of wire is that if you want to get into crimping your own connectors, the type you show is too thick, whereas the adafruit hookup wire is the same as the thickness that comes with the connectors themselves.

[@mrmurder75]

Thinking about doing this. Need something to do now i cant fly (all my lipo are old and barely deliver any power) but i just wanted to know if we need to use the ground wire on the osd? Run it to a ground for an esc or something. This is on the eagle 2.🙂

[@BigRedof5]

Josh, I am troubleshooting a RunCam Sky+ on a Kakute F4 v2.Not sure I am getting any signal from the LED pin on the FC. If I test the resistance on the LED and GND pins on the FC while I (Left Stick Throttle Center Yaw Right) I assume it will show some change, but I got nothing.Ref Voltage is 3.27vStumped...

[@PhillyDroneLife]

Hey Joshua, i love your videos, However but I'm in desperate need of fixing my diatone x 2017 drone. The USB broke off! That would be a great video to do for those of us this happened too. Instead of buying a whole new fc. Ugh. What's the work around if you don't have a taranis to change rates etc etc. I use a turnigy radio. I want to fix the usb to be able to plug into a computer again. Hope that's possible? Thanks Michael.

[@PeterDenTV]

I think Joshua already made a video on this subject. You need a USB ftdi.

[@1917VIL]

Actually, you can just resolder the usb back onto your flight controller. Press it back on, then resolder the left and right side to keep it in place. Then, usually, you'll need to put the tiniest bit of solder on each of the almost nano-sized little pins on the usb plug so they connect all the way where they lay down on the board. I admit the first time I did this (w/ a shitty F3 Omnibus clone) it was delicate work, but you won't have to get another FC if you succeed. Remember, those tiny usb pins need very little solder to get them connected to the tiny FC pads. Good luck!

[@PeterDenTV]

1917VIL I tried this with no success, the usb pins were damaged and I got it worse while trying to resolder. Ftdi was my best solution, so good thing if you succeed to resolder, but don't worry you got a plan B, and having an ftdi usb adapter in your back pocket is always good.

[@1917VIL]

Glad you got it worked out!

[@ivanellis3198]

Ive just done this on a matek 405 ctr fc. I put the blue wire to the DAC pad and black to G but i cant access the camera menu by centering the throtle stick and moving to the right. Is there something else i need to do or a setting in BF i need to turn on? P.s thanks for all your videos, i couldnt have built, setup and started flying my quad without them 👍

[@brianbutcher7409]

Thanks Josh ,,, I learned something today.

[@sauldelao965]

hello joshua , if we are using you flight controller will it be the same process?

[@AdeebMissaghi]

OMG a FIDGET SPINNER ON YOUR CHANNEL? *gasp* I am truely suprised. Joshua whyyyy!?

[@nathan1sixteen]

Is there a way to set up a switch using basic Taranis logical functions that will make it appear to the board that your sticks are centered, even when they aren't, at least for the throttle? This would be way more convenient as I always end up forgetting the centering command, though tend to be able to remeber the stupid switch.

[@JoshuaBardwell]

Yeah you can do that. Just add a mix to the Mixer screen that sets throttle to zero. Then make that line the last one for the channel and set its multiplex mode to Replace the lines above it. Then make that line only activate when the switch is in the desired position.

[@rubenvaneupen7327]

Thx for the video, however I can not access both menus, only one: I'm able to enter the picture adjust menu, but I'm pretty sure there must be a menu where you can ask to display voltage on the osd via the camera. How do I acces this 2nd menu via stick commands and osd? It'a a foxeer camera, I believe it's the predator mini camera. So, this menu, I guess if I turn power on, I will get a voltage reading on my osd if the vcc pin is a battery direct connection?

[@JoshuaBardwell]

Hold up 2 seconds on the joystick to enter the OSD configuration menu.

[@rubenvaneupen7327]

@@JoshuaBardwell Thx, I guess my question was not a 100% clear. With the external foxeer joystick, I know how to enter both menus, but I was wondering how to enter the menu with the radio (taranis) stick controls? I'm able to enter the main menu (picture settings), however, there is also an osd settings menu to display stuff on the camera osd like battery voltage etc., which I don't know how to access via radio sticks --> fc --> uart tx --> camera. E.g. the picture adjust menu is yaw right, so far so good.

[@stofffpv3128]

Hi love your level of 'information' found its brought me on a lot in this hobby...could you tell me what the AWG of that hook up wire please..

[@jameth13]

If you do this, can you still use Betaflight's normal OSD for adjusting PIDs as well?

[@dominikdejanovic485]

Joshua, i have a camera (Foxeer mini fpv camera HS1190, and im not getting any video, and i know that VTX is working beacuse im now im using hs1177, but i need voltage on my goggles. Do you know what can i do or do i just trow away the camera and call it a day... Thanks

[@WildpixFPV]

Thaaank you! Gonna get that FC with the cam c pin for my next build right now xD lol Might stick to the joystick for the field operations on cam control for my other quad. Got that extension plug placed quite accessible and for switching twice at max per session it'll be fine :) Just one more little thing to keep in mind before leaving the house, that might be the bug there ...

[@RimmyTimfpv]

This is awesome. Thanks for the instructional video!

[@juriszv]

How about old camera like Foxeer XAT600M it has a different connection. Great videos they help a lot.

[@damienweeks3166]

Great video Joshua! I'd like to know about this also. The Foxeer XAR600M has pin out 5-22v, GND, VID, OSD. Would you just follow the same steps just without the need to connect an additional ground wire?

[@momentum3825]

Joshuwa . I just got a taranis x9d plus and kakute f4 and installed it on my furibee fuuton 200. I binded it to the frsky receiver that comes with the rtf furibee fuuton 200. I setup the taranis as u did in ur previous tutorial. But when i turn on the taranis the receiver light goes solid green but when i move the sticks nothing happens!! Helpp

[@mschaffer2826]

Using the ARTOWER F4 PLUS with an led strip do you know of another pin or tab to access for camera control? I have 2 uart connectors not in use. I don't know if they have timers.

[@JoshuaBardwell]

UART can't be used for camera control. Spare motor output would be the other main ones to go for.

[@ol-man-duffyj688]

This is GOLD Josh. Love at 12 min where you get the "unexpected". Thank you for sharing that part with us because you know damn well others will try to use it with 3.1.7 also! Any simple way to find out if our FC has camera control? Asguard AIO FC doesn't have a tone of pinout info.

[@JoshuaBardwell]

VERY few do at this time but many are in development for release soon. It will be in the feature list or have a camera control pin.

[@slagsleutel]

Juris Zvaigzne Juris Zvaigzne 5 maanden geleden How about old camera like Foxeer XAT600M it has a different connection. Great videos they help a lot. 1 Damien Weeks Damien Weeks 5 maanden geleden Great video Joshua! I'd like to know about this also. The Foxeer XAR600M has pin out 5-22v, GND, VID, OSD. Would you just follow the same steps just without the need to connect an additional ground wire?

[@ProppedNutFPV]

So the drop down under the serial tab was worthless. I believe you made mention of that in the video Betaflight 3.2 first look. Why didn't they go that route?

[@JoshuaBardwell]

I'm not sure what you're referring to.

[@justincdotme]

Thanks for putting this video together, I really appreciate all of the work that you do to make us smarter. Quick question and I'm sorry if this has been answered already: Is there a risk of damaging any of the components if I attempt this without the resistor? My FC already has a cam control pad so I'm not sure if I need the resistor and cap.

[@JoshuaBardwell]

No risk.

[@NulliFieDFPV]

hey, thank you for this how to! *humbup*. i use an aio fc/4 in 1 esc and led strips, am i able to use cam controll, too?

[@chorta1971]

Great video JB. Just wondering, in case you have connected a minimOSD board to the FC, is there a way to make a connection from the camera in order to access also the OSD camera menu (not the MWOSD) with the radio?

[@danieldewindt3919]

grate to know. gonna wire mine up strait away. thanks a lot

[@BrokenanklesFPV]

So I assume the wire goes to cam.c pad on CL_racing F4 s is it the signal wire that goes to the pad ?

[@JoshuaBardwell]

The OSD signal wire goes to Cam.C.

[@prOkrEAt]

So if the stick command doesn't put it into the menu, does that mean my camera doesn't support it? I have the dalrc fc722 board with the cam control pin but center throttle to right doesn't bring up menu. Admittedly camera is an older hs1177, but uses the 🕹️ to adjust it. Did I miss a step setting it up in BFC?

[@JoshuaBardwell]

Analog camera control simply doesn't work reliably with every camera and FC. There are some command line options you can tweak to try to make it work.

[@prOkrEAt]

@@JoshuaBardwell is that the cli delay time? Or whatever that value was called? About to order some new cameras. These are pretty old, like 3 years old at this point. Probably time for an upgrade. One of few things that never were upgraded with everything else.

[@jasoncross6151]

You just blew my mind 😵

[@pumplover118]

Great Vid, but where can I get one of those capacitors?! Want to do this with my Foxeer micro arrows

[@Kuro-To]

My understanding is that the OSD remote has different resistors being connected to "reference" pin of OSD connector that jointly with resistor inside camera form voltage divider that gives the "OSD commands" to camera. By using shown technique we are feeding the necessary reference voltage to camera using PWM output of FC processor and simple filter. Betaflight in response to stick commands manipulates PWM output to manage camera OSD. Any idea how standard are these "OSD command voltages" across different camera vendors?

[@JoshuaBardwell]

They're pretty universal. Runcam and Foxeer at least are the same.

[@die_hertz]

Read the documentation at Betaflight GitHub Wiki, it has answers for your questions

[@Kuro-To]

Oh, so my guess was basically correct. Here is the link to the Betaflight wiki: github.com/betaflight/betaflight/wiki/FPV-Camera-Control-(Joystick-Emulation)

[@andrewwilliams5844]

I haven’t installed my CL Racing F4 yet.... should I invest alittle more money and get the CL Racing F4S?

[@JorgeJimenez2020]

Was this video before your JB F4? Your board has a camera control pad, does it still need a capacitor for connecting to a Runcam Swift mini?

[@JorgeJimenez2020]

I think I just answered my own question, your board came out a couple of months after this video. Can you please still let me know about the capacitor? Thanks!

[@deadmoo83]

I bought some of that same hookup wire. It is great.

[@tazman6483]

Hey Joshua still having issue with my GepRC cinepro, I cannot get stick control working, I was told for the Caddx to use run cam I needed this Caddx FC cable, I purchased it and connected it, still not working could you please help me out.

[@djwilson48625]

KakuteF7 cam control didn't work for me. Oscar says on his page that Holybro disabled it. I used your method. Thanks.

[@RookieRotors]

this cli "coding" and sma resistor and capacitor solder-action reminds me of the early days where we were building converters n stuff to even get sbus to work. good old days, where you've configurated your esc's by your throttle control and counting the beeps of your esc's, to set up stuff and oh gosh, it starts over again xD i think i'll wait for it till this to become standard and just solder 1 single wire and all is done. i am getting old :)

[@MrTimmyGT]

Hey JB, I just put a Helio Spring in one of my rigs to test and it already has the camera control built in...solder the wire to the correct pad on the fc and it just works, amazing!!! Playing around for a little while I also discovered how to find the menu to turn on/off the osd that is integrated into the camera itself (throttle stick mid, pitch forward) and how to move my pilot name around (throttle stick mid, pitch back) but I have yet to figure out how to get to the runcam swift 2 presets, do you know how to do this, or if it is even possible?

[@MrTimmyGT]

Ugh....nvm, I am a dummy! The Runcam Swift 2 doesn't have presets....it's the MICRO Swift 2 that has them lol. No wonder why I couldn't find them haha

[@stefankellenberger8315]

Hello Joshua. First; I Love Your Videos! Thank You very much. You are my Teacher. I have a Question: Is it possible to control anything with a Board (PIKOBLXevo) without a in build OSD Chip? I think not. but maybe you have a trick to do it.

[@axfpvalex1944]

Hey I know this is a old video I'm running beta flight 4.0 point something something and I also have an Omnibus F4 V5 do I still need to use LED strip pin? I don't see nowhere in my pin map that say camera control can you direct me to some other video or can you help me

[@fpvandgasrc4321]

Im using the helio spring aio fc and i have the foxeer predator mini. And i have connected the signal to the cc pad on the fc and the grn to a ground pad. Im using the new odin 3.5.1 firmware and i cant get it to work. I was just wondering if i have to enter anything into the cli to get it to turn on? Also what stick commands do you use for butterflight to access the cc me u

[@JoshuaBardwell]

Center throttle yaw right to enter camera mode. Yaw left to exit camera mode. In camera mode center throttle yaw right to click enter. Use pitch and roll to go up and down left and right.

[@fpvandgasrc4321]

Joshua Bardwell ok great thanks.. i just cant seeme to get the menu up. Theres nothing in the cli i need to turn on.? Im using the new runcam sparrow pro 2.

[@SAFbikes]

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[@georgeforbish3059]

Having issues with down motion and left. For example I can adjust contrast and brightness UP, but not down do to not having left movement. The transmitter stick trims are at 0 point so I know that is not it. Any suggestions or insight? Perhaps a trouble shooter?

[@JoshuaBardwell]

If it is working at all then I have no idea why one direction would work but not the other. Sorry... this is beyond me.

[@havoc_64]

If we have a board like the Bardwell F4, and we soldier the OSD pin to Cam-C, do we still have to use the GND that's associated with the Runcam OSD controller??

[@JoshuaBardwell]

You probably don't need to. The power ground wire probably is sufficient.

[@havoc_64]

Thanks Josh, I'll let ya know how it functions.

[@danka901]

Hi Joshua and guys, I use the new Matek F405-STD. It says S5 (PA15) or S6 pad (PA8) can be resourced to Camera Control. And on the wiring diagram shows a simple blue wire to S6 from the camera control. Do I need a resistor in this case or it is in the FC?

[@JoshuaBardwell]

Yes you need a resistor in this case.

[@danka901]

thank you, I have almost done it without resistor

[@walkervoichick6997]

I'm guessing this isn't possible with the runcam night eagle? It has 5 signal wires for each of the directions. Maybe some kind of encoder would work but I don't know of any.

[@JoshuaBardwell]

Your'e correct that won't work. This only works with the two-wire cameras.