Build a Cinematic FPV Drone - Beta95X V2 + Naked GoPro

[@aarrodri]

I did the conversion and it was flopping like crazy.. I disassembled and reassembled and same crap. Then I read your write up about the motors and the commands..that fixed it all! thanks so much for the guide!

[@whiffles]

Awesome! Glad to hear!

[@patrickdionne2333]

Very nice clean tidy build! Beyond that, I really appreciated your 1st class video production! You got every detail in there, it didn't feel rushed and not one second of ramble. Thank You!

[@wavesummit]

I have the pnp analog version of the beta95x, what a pain it is to add a receiver. To mount the receiver you have to take it all apart including the motors. My kit didn't include the 4 pin cable, so I had to direct solder the tbs nano to the uart1 instead of 3. I noticed your USB port is facing down, on mine it faces up, and there is a hole through the carbon plate which you then plugin your USB. great video, I wish I had gone digital, I'm getting a lot of video break up on mine.

[@whiffles]

Yeah I wouldn't have it any other way. This is pretty much my dream 95X V2 as I think the BNF version falls short in a few places.

[@StijnDeGrauwePhoto]

Nice video! Can you give some extra info on how to make the balance lead connector for the naked gopro?

[@whiffles]

Maybe I'll make a video about it. It's really just any BEC that can do more than 5v from 4S.

[@BmoreVisuals]

This is amazing, just ordered an 85x cause of the black friday sale but flying this in hd is a game changer!!

[@whiffles]

Yeah, HD on this little thing is great

[@BmoreVisuals]

@@whiffles I ordered a vista unit with a nebula micro, the 3d mount you have listed for the dji hd cam should fit it right? I know it’s similar to a micro size, and since its tpu i’m sure it will have some give

[@whiffles]

@@BmoreVisuals The upgrade kit includes a mount for the Nebula already.

[@BmoreVisuals]

@@whiffles ohh, I wasn’t sure if it was for the nebula nano or micro, thank you for all the info!

[@whiffles]

@@BmoreVisuals Hmm, that I'm not exactly sure. It's for the camera that comes with the BNF 95X V2.

[@mathijsroelofsen]

can you give some more details to the powering of the naked GP? What parts exactly did you use?

[@whiffles]

I made a video about it here, kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJKcl6N8ed96qNk

[@johnlouiesison5915]

Hey boss, is there anyway you can do a video on how to solder the tbs crossfire nano unto this drone?

[@SerJG]

Will it work fine with GoPro Hero 7 with HyperSmooth?

[@MrPyriusfire]

I'm building this slowly, hopefully it'll work.

[@whiffles]

Do you mean a naked Hero7? It'll work fine on hypersmooth and you may even get a decent result with Reelsteady Go if the vibrations aren't too bad. A full Hero7 is too heavy though.

[@SerJG]

@@whiffles Thank you for your reply. Yes, I meant naked GoPro 7 with enabled HyperSmooth feature.

[@whiffles]

@@SerJG Personally I prefer Reelsteady Go to Hypersmooth, but it does get a decent result if you fly really well.

[@BKinnov]

Hi whiffles, I recently got into your videos and build logs. I can't afford a quad right now, but when I do, I'm going to build one based off your videos. Thanks and much appreciated. Please keep doing what you're doing.

[@SerJG]

Why did you set additional BEC for GoPro to 9V? I thought GoPro needs 5V to power from USB port.

[@whiffles]

The GoPro already has a 5V BEC so the input needs to be higher. I've already killed a GoPro powering directly from the battery to the 5V BEC so I'm not taking any chances now. My guess is the BetaFPV BEC couldn't handle a voltage spike.

[@SerJG]

@@whiffles thank you! I’m going to have this setup with betafpv bec, so just to clarify that I get it right, please, correct me if I’m wrong, I’m newbie here:) 1. GoPro needs 5v input via USB port to power up 2. Betafpv BEC deliver 5v to GoPro 3. Betafpv BEC needs more than 5v input (e.g. 9v) to handle properly voltage spikes 4. Additional BEC get up to 4.2v of single battery cell from balance lead, converts it to 9v and deliver it to betafpv BEC input.

[@alvarolopez8219]

Hey Whiffles, Can you please share the link for the 3d printed updated dji camera mount as well as the updated naked GoPro mount?

[@whiffles]

They're both in the .stl kit on themakerboyz.com

[@alvarolopez8219]

@@whiffles Thank you.

[@lucascqs]

I'm thinking about building a cinewhoop. I have a Tyro79 laying around, and wanted to use its parts in this project. I wanted to use the 95x V2 frame with it. Do you think it could work?

[@whiffles]

I don't think those parts will work. Those motors are designed for a larger quad.

[@lucascqs]

@@whiffles I have a set of 1104 8600KV motors too. They are probably too weak?

[@petera95f]

looking forward to the written guide on rotorbuilds. I just replicated this build but still haven't gotten to power the gopro via balance on lipo. Any idea when the written guide will be released?

[@whiffles]

I hope to finish it today. It's nearly complete. Then I'll put together a video about how to make the power lead for the GoPro.

[@whiffles]

All finished! rotorbuilds.com/build/24911

[@petera95f]

@@whiffles Thank you!

[@robertogiannotta4477]

Great tutorial with very effective instructions. One question though: why ditching the yellow cable?

[@whiffles]

It's problematic. Many people have issues with it. It's better just to start and stop the camera manually.

[@robertogiannotta4477]

@@whiffles : OK, that's a pity because it's great to be able to start the movie capture from the radio controller.

[@whiffles]

@@robertogiannotta4477 I'm sure you can work it out, but it may require some trial and error. I don't want to steer people down that path due to all the problems it causes.

[@asfandiyar5829]

Thanks for sharing your work. its very pleasing watching you build, I need to get to your level :)

[@chalysk8131]

hello sir, i have beta95x v2 too and I keep getting BATTERY FULL in my osd on my dji fpv goggle but it's inaccurate, i have calibrating the voltage scale. but still does'nt work. so what's the problem? any ideas?

[@whiffles]

Is it an HV battery? You might need to adjust the battery warning levels.

[@chalysk8131]

@@whiffles i’m using lipo battery betafpv 450 MAH 4s

[@Nilsaurelburkhardt]

Hey whiffles. I really like your builds. I did your tbs source 5 Inch build a few months ago and it still flies really good. Now i want to do another build. I want to Chase my friend on moutainbikes and Downhill bikes. Any recommendations? Would this be a good choice? Anyways nice Video. Greetings from Germany

[@whiffles]

This one should do the trick. When you're dealing with people you want to have something safe like this with ducts.

[@Nilsaurelburkhardt]

@@whiffles thanks

[@Nilsaurelburkhardt]

btw i think your reelsteady go code isnt working anymore

[@olivierf.4931]

Hi! do you recommend the DJI remote or is crossfire more reliable ?

[@goktugkaplan3367]

hello can you give part names what u have used in this 3:10 if you answer i will be happy thanks for the video :D

[@whiffles]

I made a video for that, kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJKcl6N8ed96qNk

[@goktugkaplan3367]

@@whiffles thank you :)

[@petera95f]

Can you also link the cable to power the Naked GoPro to the Lipo?

[@whiffles]

I plan to make a short video about it.

[@petera95f]

@@whiffles yay thank you!

[@ClareFPV]

Great content and very good explanation and build video. Could you please share your PIDs and settings for Betaflight? Rotorbuilds link not working. Thank you and keep safe

[@enarramore77]

great video, I won a v3, so can't complain there, but had a question on two things, the AIO that comes with the pre-built is the 20 amp with Bheli-s esc will your tune on your rotor build work? I have found the quad flies heavy with a naked go pro did you adjust your throttle curve?

[@whiffles]

You can try it, but I don't believe you'll have RPM filters unless you flash a special firmware to your ESCs. I never touch my throttle curve.

[@enarramore77]

@@whiffles TY

[@schwarzkopf123]

Hey man, thank you so much for putting this together. Exactly what I was hoping to do with my analog 95x v2. I don't see the info available on Rotorbuilds yet (maybe you're still putting it together), but if you could, please also include a CLI dump on your config. Did you by any chance update the board to BF 4.2?

[@whiffles]

Yeah sorry, I'm still working on the write-up! I'll definitely include my settings and how to configure it. Yes, I'm running 4.2.

[@pierrespam9198]

@@whiffles yes please, dump would be helpful

[@MrPyriusfire]

Do you think it would be possible to make this weather resistant enough to fly in snowy conditions?

[@whiffles]

You could conformal coat the electronics, but I'm not sure how you'd do that to the DJI parts. I probably wouldn't try it.

[@marcocristalli]

Amazing video! This is what i’m waiting for! Thank you so much. I checked your website but I havn’t found this tutorial with step by step images. Will it be available? Thank you.

[@whiffles]

Sorry, still finishing up the guide, but I'll have it up in the next couple days.

[@marcocristalli]

@@whiffles Thank you very much!

[@parisdelaney6340]

What printer settings did you use for the antenna holder ? Not sure what Infill % to use.

[@whiffles]

I think I only used 20%. There's not much to infill really.

[@SerJG]

What screws are needed for bottom plate? 5:35

[@whiffles]

I just used the ones included with the kit. They're the silver phillips head screws with a sharp point.

[@mathijsroelofsen]

Do I have to use motor dampers spacers for the 1106 4500 motors?

[@whiffles]

You don't need any spacers for the 1106 motors.

[@RaukFPV]

awesome video helped me a lot. are your props also super close to the usb on the air unit? been thionking abouyt adding the spacers but would need some longer screws

[@whiffles]

They aren't close enough to concern me. Dropping the motors any lower will extend them below the ducts and may cause takeoff issues if the screws scrape against the ground.

[@RaukFPV]

@@whiffles oh, well my props are super close to the usb port on the air unit. have you tuned this thing? im not that experienced yet, to be able to tune it, so i used the pids from betafpv.

[@whiffles]

@@RaukFPV I've been using the BetaFPV PIDs and they seem pretty good so far.

[@gabefpv3624]

Thank you for the detailled video, that's very helpful. Can you recomend a good betaflight tune?

[@whiffles]

I'll post my tune to the guide on Rotorbuilds. Just finishing it up.

[@armani007E55]

@@whiffles Is this the current tune that's on your site now?

[@whiffles]

@@armani007E55 Yes, that's my current tune.

[@armani007E55]

@@whiffles Good stuff. Are you still flying this bird? Still a good recommendation?

[@whiffles]

@@armani007E55 It's my goto at the moment. Definitely great for a sub 250g rig.

[@gasser5001]

This is the kind of drone I want to get for my end game. I just started flying so I've got some learning to do still but... this is the type of quad I want to fly for this kind of stuff. You've got the best of both worlds with it. Now... if only I knew how to solder AND how to build a drone. Lol. Sub'd for this quality content as well.

[@dwalosie]

Hey, great video! Just one question: the DJI camera mount you're using, where did you get that? My conversion kit, sadly, came with a mount for the Nebula...If you could share the stl, it would be awesome.

[@whiffles]

It's part of the .stl kit at themakerboyz.com. They'll be selling it as a print pretty soon but if you've got a 3D printer you can print it yourself.

[@dwalosie]

@@whiffles thanks!!!

[@parisdelaney6340]

Great video! How did you make the external bec ? What parts did you use? Also it’s okay to power betafpv bec 1.1v with external bec ?

[@whiffles]

I'll make a short video about how to do the BEC. It's really simple. You can power the BetaFPV BEC with another BEC. Maybe it's overkill but I killed a Hero6 board already by powering the BetaFPV BEC directly from the battery.

[@parisdelaney6340]

Thank you. Looking forward to the video!

[@divingfalconfpv4602]

I seem to be the only one that if I'm use Vista I'm just use that as recording. If I plan smo 4k I'll use analog and save weight.. its very small drone

[@flightclubmultirotoritalia5916]

Amazing video bro , subscribed.

[@winteriscoming4379]

hey, i can't see the EXC board on the parts list anywhere ? thanks

[@whiffles]

It comes with the flight controller.

[@winteriscoming4379]

@@whiffles great thanks, dumb question but I’m looking at this flight controller which I’m told will do the same job however the one I’m looking at appears to have a capacitor sticking out of it. How come your ESC doesn’t have a capacitor? And do you think the below will be suitable ? Thanks again www.unmannedtechshop.co.uk/product/betafpv-toothpick-f4-2-4s-35a-aio-flight-controller-2-6s/?gclid=Cj0KCQiA6t6ABhDMARIsAONIYyx2glMsxucXbtFUnmOmnVKkolE6NtWn65esOcUem0m4sHDn4bp-s4QaAmOVEALw_wcB

[@whiffles]

@@winteriscoming4379 I can't say whether or not that will will fit the frame. In my case the capacitor is part of the plug where the battery connects. You may want to have a look at the Beta95X V3 frame and the board they made for that.

[@hcsabai1224]

in which flight mode (acro, angle, horizon, air) do you fly it to take a smooth video?

[@whiffles]

I use acro but if the space is really tight I might switch to angle.

[@ironmoli8682]

missing FC and esc configuration in beta

[@whiffles]

That's all in the written guide.

[@riryorourke]

Where did you get the camera mount STL?

[@whiffles]

It's part of the .stl package at themakerboyz.com

[@dolomit7517]

flight controller is discontinued.. any alternatives ?

[@whiffles]

I found another shop that has it in stock and updated the links.

[@dolomit7517]

@@whiffles thank you !

[@dextermoon9303]

Does anyone know about the Different versions of the FCs that go into the 95x V2

[@whiffles]

Apparently they were short in inventory of this stack so they used an alternative in some of the models.

[@armani007E55]

Whiffles doing God's work! This is great and your website is full of amazing on How To's . Just wanted to say Thanks! Greetings from Boston!

[@armani007E55]

Subbed BTW!

[@whiffles]

Thank you!

[@Blackspare]

Nice video i made the purchase of the stl files with your link and there's no response for days after making the payment is there any way you can help me get the slt files for the vista camera mount and tbs antenna holder, please ??

[@whiffles]

Saw your post on Facebook. Looks like they got back to you. Hope you were able to get the stl files!

[@Blackspare]

@@whiffles idid printing them at the moment thank you !!

[@OnepackFpv]

Awsome video. Very helpful. Thanks I have a question about the 3d parts from makerboys? On the site am i ordering the part or is it just the stl file im paying for?

[@whiffles]

Just the stl files. They said they'd sell the prints at some point. Maybe contact them to ask if they can add the pre-printed set to the site.

[@pierrewaller5866]

@@whiffles Stp file are "sold out" how could it be ;-) I'm stuck

[@YorkyPoo_UAV]

I think I'm going to build something vary similar.

[@whiffles]

Awesome! I really like this thing.

[@matteoromafilm]

love this video! Thanks, sir. It would be nice to see your BF settings in another video. Cheers

[@whiffles]

All my Betaflight settings are in the written guide. I prefer to release them there because I tend to make adjustments and a video would be too static.

[@matteoromafilm]

@@whiffles Thanks for the guide! and keep sharing!

[@flyingmonkey8245]

Your build videos are the best :)

[@marciobbruno]

OMG!!! MUITO BOM O VIDEO!! GANHOU MAIS UM INSCRITO. TUDO QUE PRECISAVA MAN.THANKS!!

[@evanoliver68]

Great vid, thanks! I'd also be interested in the video about making the lead to power the go pro from the balance connector. Liked and Subbed

[@worthowaste]

Bro please please please. Do a build making a fishing drone dropping a payload of 300grams without a camera. If it could be under $200 even better

[@rocketquad5888]

Great tips!

[@battano]

I'm to poor for digital lol :'(

[@Alstenvaz]

its having a dope stability , my drone is way heavy and u can check it out on my drone on my channel

[@kingfancisyt2431]

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[@kingfancisyt2431]

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