FatShark Scout Initial Impression and Field Test

[@5zero7RC]

If you are curious about the FatShark Scout goggles and have any questions, please let me know. I'll do my best to answer them here.

[@DebrodeD]

How would you compare them to the eachine ev800d's? That's what I've got now and I'm sick of how far away from my face they extend, it makes them bounce up and down with any movement.

[@5zero7RC]

@@DebrodeD I have never tried ev800d's but I believe they are similar in size to the goggles I do have. And yes, the main reason I wanted to upgrade is because my current goggles are so large. When trying to fly from the passenger seat in a car my old ones do bounce around a bit. I have not tried doing that with the Scouts yet but I assume they would be much better since they are so much smaller.

[@5zero7RC]

***UPDATE*** After using the goggles a bit more, I found another annoyance. The auto shutoff feature is cool and all, but I guess I hold my head too still while using them and they start to beep, warning me they are about to shut off. After about 2 1/2 minutes of flight they start to beep. They have not shut off on me yet and this feature can be disabled, but I think I just figured out what the mystery beep was.

[@Whisperingvoid_K]

i just ordered I'll tell you how I feel about it.

[@mazaispiileens]

Hey! I am thinking about the scouts too. Wondering how do they fit on your nose? My nose bridge is a bit high, so all the slim goggle types sit on my nose quite bad.

[@andyspoo2]

A proper review. Not the usual "It's amazing, click on my money link" ! Excellent.

[@wdubduece8913]

I have the scouts and they are amazing! I don't have any light coming through the nose area and I'm Italian lol

[@sinoflust9917]

this ghosting is caused by mirrors that located inside of the goggles. You watching not on the screen, but on the reflection of the screen, thats why

[@carotejadalvarez]

Hi! Thank for this video. Do you know if the goggles will work with a DJI Mavic Mini Drone?

[@5zero7RC]

No, these type of goggles only work with custom built analog FPV drones. For a DJI drone of any kind you would need the correct goggles made by DJI.

[@pdel303]

Thx for the review; I have watched some others reviews of these and they mention similar issues. Glad I didn't break the shrink wrap on the set i received; will probably return before trying and look into some others mentioned in the comments here.

[@5zero7RC]

Good luck! What other goggles are you considering?

[@pdel303]

@@5zero7RC not sure would you have any suggestions? Thx

[@5zero7RC]

@@pdel303 I have since switched to the DJI goggles. Maybe look at the reviews of the new Eachine ev800DM goggles. I think KababFPV just released a good one.

[@pdel303]

@@5zero7RC Thank you. Which model DJI did you get? thx for the info i'll check out now.

[@5zero7RC]

@@pdel303 I have the DJI HD FPV system. It is expensive but I really like the HD FPV. Now that I have it, I have never gone back to analog FPV.

[@manuelhelbling8727]

Nice review, which one should I go for Eachine ev100 or Fatshark scouts still bouncing between these two.

[@5zero7RC]

I have not tried the ev100's but I am pretty sure I would not like them due to the really small screens they have. If there is any way for you to try some goggles on in person, I highly suggest you do that. There is no substitute for putting them on your face and testing them. Good luck!

[@manuelhelbling8727]

@@5zero7RC Ok thanks for your opinion

[@dcvshambhu]

I have both...ev100 has more punchy colours and clearer screen than scout ..also ev100 is more comfortable to wear ..only lack diversity and smaller screen

[@manuelhelbling8727]

@@dcvshambhu thanks

[@dcvshambhu]

@@manuelhelbling8727 better to buy skyzoneo3o

[@batman_uwu]

If you have focus problem, you can actually pop off the lens by pulling it from under the nose area. I am -4.00 myopia and and i cannot focus with the lens on. The only caveat is the fov will become significantly lower. I hope fatshark release a different focal length lens..

[@oraclemiata845]

They work for me. Results will vary.

[@TinkerNow]

Great test! Funny that the Scout and HD2 both feature 50 degree field of view and both have blurring/doubling/out ofnfocus they are. I wonder if it's just inherently difficult to push past 50 degrees without special lensing.

[@5zero7RC]

My other goggles have a 48 degree field of view so I don't think it is impossible. It appears as though the issue is my eyes can't get close enough to the lens to see the whole screen. The top and bottom of the lens has a slight bevel around the edge which distorts the picture when you look through it. If that lens were even a tiny bit taller, I think these goggles would work much better for me.

[@mougnette]

You should try to fly them keeping your glasses on your face, that's possible by removing the 2 rounded foams on the sides. You can also try to remove the lenses, that worked for some people with the recon's. I'm also pretty sure Fatshark will release some different set of lenses for it in the future. Also, goggles are like shoes, everyone has different feeling and requirements and when switch to a new pair it require some time to get used to. Wish you to find a way to get them tuned to your feelings, they really look great and do have nice features.

[@5zero7RC]

I agree, the features are great and I love the small size. I have tried to wear my glasses. They fit just fine within the goggles and I don't even need to remove the foam bits. However I am nearsighted and the glasses don't help at all when looking in the goggles. The real issue is that in order to see the top or bottom fraction of the screen, I have to look through the slightly beveled part of the lens which distorts the image, making it look blurry. If the lens area were just a tiny bit taller, I think it would work for me.

[@mougnette]

@@5zero7RC If you are nearsighted then you really should try them without the lenses... that will reduce FOV a bit but I wouldn't be surprised that could solve your issue regarding the bottom part of the screen.

[@5zero7RC]

@@mougnette Any advice for opening them up to remove the lens without damaging anything?

[@mougnette]

@@5zero7RC I guess it's the same as the recon. You have to place your thumb under the lens where the notch for the nose is and pop it out.. it may require a bit of well controlled strength to do so and using a lens cloth is certainly a good idea.

[@JustInTime0525]

Thanks for the honest review, perhaps the EV800D will work out better for you for a much cheaper price What googles are you using currently then after you returned it?

[@5zero7RC]

Right as I sent the Scouts back, DJI released their FPV system. So a few weeks later I bought the DJI FPV setup and have been quite happy with it.

[@vadim2204]

Does anybody have frame skipping when bad reception with these goggles?

[@mitchceiling1506]

Yes

[@mitchceiling1506]

Just got these today and I love them compared to the Emax goggles. I didn’t notice any of the issues you mentioned. I will keep an eye out though

[@5zero7RC]

Hope they work out well for you. They have some good features, they just don't work with my weird head :)

[@MakeMyJay]

is this footage from a gopro or the DVR?

[@supermegaultradrones6304]

Have you tried the ev800d's I just bought some fatshark HD2 and I just dont enjoy the experience of this type of goggle and I'm looking for the best box goggles

[@5zero7RC]

I have not personally tried the ev800d goggles. I hear lots of good things though. Probably worth a shot. I really wanted something smaller than the box googles I have and the Scouts looked great. They are much smaller than what I had and are only a little bit bigger than something like the HDO's. Unfortunately FatShark does not make a goggle that fits my face. :(

[@MnPaul1]

@@5zero7RCI have both the EV800s. They had too much magnification for me so I took the lens out of the removable piece and installed it on the main piece. The only problem is that then my eyes get sore from focusing at a close object. I tried playing FPV Freerider with my EV200s using the HDMI port and definitely had a lag so you probably aren't imagining the lag.

[@SupaflyFPV]

I use the ev800d slightly modified with more sponge on the face and bolted onto a cap, but they are great def one of if not the best box goggle out there. I compared to HD2 which I purchased, and HDO and I prefer the ev800 - bigger picture makes it more immersive and easier to fly...its not even about cost...

[@michaelmaxwell4781]

I wish I had watched your review before buying these. I just took mine on a maiden voyage with a tinyhawk S today.... and I can see so much out the bottom of the goggles, and definitely can see the ghosting too. I expected to see SOME out of the bottom, but I can pretty much walk around as normal looking out the bottom. I'm not getting much range out of mine either. I can't believe these are 200$ when the Oculus Go VR headset is the same price and WAY more comfortable. I know they're different but I expected to put on a lighter set of Oculus Go's rather than a cheap feeling goggle that really doesn't feel like it fits my face right.

[@5zero7RC]

If you are lucky, the place you bought them from might take them back. In my case I was able to return them for a full refund. No matter how much I tried to like them, they just didn't work for my face.

[@neilfpv]

Thank you so much for the very honest review! I'm interested in your ground station. Can you please provide more information about it?

[@5zero7RC]

I really should make a video about that some day :) The only problem is that you can't easily buy the same components as what I am using anymore. I have a Quanum RC540R diversity receiver attached to an old magnetic CB radio mount. I use the A/V out from the receiver and connect it to my goggles. You should be able to do something similar with newer hardware.

[@thxkid]

That blurring is when your eyes is out of focus with the lens, I see that in any box goggles I use unless I use my glasses and sad to say thats hard to come by a pair of box goggles where you can use your glasses with, My DJI Goggles are perfect focus as long as I use my glasses, I will still try these sharks cause I will be trying them with my glasses that were made just for FPV goggles, nowhere yet have I seen anyone try these scouts yet with using glasses and until they do, dont expect a true review of what these goggles can really do cause thats a feature NO one has tested yet. Hey you still may get the double image, but until someone tries these with glasses, any review is mute for me about any blurring until they do.

[@5zero7RC]

I did test out using my glasses with the Scouts. The glasses fit just fine but since I am nearsighted, they don't make any difference in how clear the screen is. To get the same view I see, hold the Scouts up to your face and slowly pull them away. When they get to the point where the edges of the lens get in the way of the image of the screen, that is where my eyes sit and that is what I see when trying to use these. If it were possible for me to get my eyeballs closer to the lens, they would work great, but my face just isn't shaped that way :)

[@mccolld11]

Hey bro, I just watched your video and wanted to suggest a good goggle alternative. My first googles were eachine VRD2s. I wear glasses so I was unable to focus on the screen even after modding it. I decided to go all-in on some HDOs. While waiting on my order to arrive someone local put some Fxt Vipers for sale at a price to good to pass up. These things are awesome! Great screen and I can wear my reading glasses. If you're looking for a great box goggle, I can highly recommend the Fxt Vipers. If I had them before I bought the Fatsharks, I probably would not have bought the HDOs. I think they're one of the best goggle values on the market. The only negative is they're larger than Fatsharks. Full disclosure, my daily drivers are HDOs with diopter lenses due to their size.

[@5zero7RC]

Thanks for the suggestion. I have heard good things about those. I wish someone close to me had a pair I could try on.

[@mccolld11]

@@5zero7RC I keep mine around for ride alongs & as backups. You live around East TN? If so, you can try mine.

[@5zero7RC]

@@mccolld11 :) Nope. Up in Minnesota.

[@beardedplanet3806]

Can I use it for my simulator training on my laptop????

[@5zero7RC]

I don't think the scout has any HDMI input so it would not be easy to get video from your laptop into the scouts.

[@edudiy9438]

What is range Fatshark Scout?

[@5zero7RC]

The range is fine. Not the best or the worst. Actual range varies a lot depending on where you are, trees, the weather, other RF interference, and more. You can swap the omni antenna on the top for better ones if you want, but you can't really change the built in patch antenna.

[@choppergirl]

I'd turn off the OSD, and add some stick on foamy strips and cut and trim them to fit your face and stick them over the places where light is being let in. Both of those are kind of a given. :-/ Maybe those two suggestions will help you. Can you chose between the 3 different modes that Diversity stitches the two antenna inputs together, because one seems much better than the other two and default mode 0/1. The double vision might be from cataracts? Thanks for the real world test, most of the reviewers just say glowing reviews and that never tells you any of the negatives or what the hell a pair of goggles is really like in real world usage the first time you put them on. Subscribed for that reason! This guy seems to have had problems too and started modding the padding asap kzbin.info/www/bejne/m3XJgo2Qia-mf5I

[@5zero7RC]

I ended up returning these goggles because I just could not get them to work right for me. They did work a little better with NO foam on them at all. That way I could get my eyes closer to the screen. But in the end I was just not happy and went back to my old box goggles before switching over to DJI.

[@choppergirl]

@@5zero7RC How did the DJI work out with your glasses? Im on the fence waiting for some competing digital goggles to come out.

[@5zero7RC]

@@choppergirl My glasses fit inside the DJI goggles just fine. I also 3d printed some shims to help the goggles fit my face a little better. DJI also just came out with some diopters for the goggles that I might need to try.

[@MrCrankSer]

So.... FatShark Scout or Eachine EV800DM ? )

[@5zero7RC]

Personally, since the Scouts didn't fit my face, I'd try the EV800DM. If there is any way for you to get a hands on demo with both, ideally that would be the best way to decide.

[@RHINOTACTICAL]

I wanted to see someone who wears glasses and what their impressions were as I wear glasses and am far sighted....So I might need a magnifier plate or higher power readers to wear these. Thank you!

[@5zero7RC]

if your glasses are not real big, they might fit inside these goggles. They are designed to go over them.

[@RHINOTACTICAL]

@@5zero7RC is it true that looking through this is like looking at a television about 4 feet away? I am far sighted and need glasses for close up stuff but at 4 feet away from a screen the tv is blurry without my glasses but, it clears up completely at 4 feet with my glasses on. So it should be ok with my glasses. I had to use a +4 magnofier on some cheaper eachine goggles that were like 40 bucks i think hey were the 007. So fat sharks are better known for preciseness and quality so do you think what I said before should work fine with the fat shark and my regular glasses?

[@5zero7RC]

@@RHINOTACTICAL I'm not really sure, I think the only way you will know is by trying them out. If you purchase them from a reputable store and they don't work for you, they will take them back. That's what I ended up doing as they just didn't work for my face. There is a good chance these will work well for you either without your glasses, or perhaps while wearing them.

[@BurgerurgerFPV]

I just bought these for 250😔 did i make a bad choice

[@5zero7RC]

Nope, not necessarily a bad choice. They are very decent goggles and the DVR is great. If they work for your face. Unfortunately for me they didn't work for my face.

[@andreisopon4615]

I bought them and returning. The image is nice and big but the ergonomics are just awful. Light leakage and very uncomfortable on me at least. Shame I would have loved for them to work because build quality is very nice.

[@5zero7RC]

Sounds very similar to my experience. There is a lot to like about them but if they don't fit your face, there is not much you can do.

[@Sky-wakka]

You should try out my transformers if you’ve never tried them. I think they’re bigger than the scout but you get ipd adjustments. I always thought they were great. You must just have a weird shaped face lol

[@Sky-wakka]

wonder if you bought some different foam if they would fit different. on my attitudes certain foam would be too thick and let light in. You aught to let me try those on for size and see if they fit my face any different

[@5zero7RC]

@@Sky-wakka I wonder if anyone makes any foam that fits or if other foams are the same shape. I did play around with some random stuff I have around and if I remove the foam all together from the top and add foam to the bottom, they are a little better. Somehow I need to get my eyes closer to the lens and yet fill the gaps around by cheeks and nose at the same time. Oh, and if there are ways we can work together to make even better reviews, I think that would be awesome. Get multiple perspectives and all that.

[@5zero7RC]

Humm, looks like KZbin ate my first reply about the Transformers. The goggles I have been using are the same internals as the Transformers, just the shell is from Hobbyking. I think they Transformers would be about the same as those then, which do fit my face very well.

[@Sky-wakka]

Oh I think I heard you mention that they’re similar to the transformers. I’m sure since they’re new there probably isn’t very many new accessory’s out for them yet. I would definitely be down to work together on a review! That would be legit

[@CirclingtheDrone]

How do you not have neck problems using those huge a** goggles!?

[@5zero7RC]

Ha! No issues. They actually don't weigh that much. They are all Styrofoam and the battery is at the back of the head strap which really offsets the weight

[@lleston8927]

I just ordered these. I hope they fit on my face…

[@5zero7RC]

Good luck! They do have some nice features, so if they do work for you they can be pretty nice.

[@RenaissanceMan929]

for all the complaining you sure flew like it was working...........just sayin'

[@dimyata]

If you dont like scout you can send to me :) I pay for this

[@5zero7RC]

:) Already sent them back for a refund.