RC Quick Tips: Using the Foxeer OSD controls/joystick

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[@coltonrooster]

Thanks, great video...

[@jasoncross6151]

Thank you for this, I'm a massive fan of Foxxer FPV kit, run cams and VTX's on all my quads other than my Pico X. Worth noting if you have a 3D printer you can download and print a nice case for the Foxeer OSD control.

[@Painless360]

Thanks for the idea, I'll look at that!

[@ObsequiousV4]

The control panel on mine was labled "joystick" and I thought it meant i could adjust the angle of the lens. pretty odd choice of naming but I guess it's just a bad translation.

[@Painless360]

It isn't something new, this video is 6 years old and still using the same naming convention.. Happy flying!

[@MCsCreations]

Fantastic. :)

[@TheScottsawesomeart]

TY- I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAM

[@Painless360]

You'll like it - works very well :D

[@Deathwish_fpv]

Hello sir...I have the foxeer predator v4 camera.. I keep trying to put my osd where I want it...on mine it don't seem to work like in your video..I am using the joystick control

[@fabvelloso]

How remove menu osd foxxer micro from screen? My bottons dont work.

[@Painless360]

Some flight controllers offer camera control but I use the button joystick. I'd check the connections... best of luck

[@peterpaul100]

Hi there, I am wondering why we fly with relative heavy camera'snext to our fpv camera's. I Thing a gopro session on a 215mm quad is too heavy and to expensive to break. Why not have a home build "split cam" on our fpv gear. I thing the quality of the FPV cam is often quite good, so why not use this for DRV. Place a wired DVR in the quad copter, between cam en TX. Maybe something for a painless video in the future?

[@Painless360]

+PeterP-100 there are lightweight DVR systems put there and I've suggested Vtx and DVR units to a manufacturer or two but non have developed products yet.. sadly..

[@theinnocent714]

Hi i have a couple of these and i cant get them to show information from the FC but my other camera thats NOT a foxeer is showing all info. Using F405 wse: foxeer is hookeup to camera 1, the other camera is hookedup to camera 2 and vise versa. Only the off brand is showing info. Is there a function in the camera seeting that i missed? Btw im new to inav n these FC. Thankx for any suggestions

[@propnut1361]

Hi Lee! Thanks for the video, it is helpful. I was hoping you can help with a related issue I am having with the Foxeer monster micro. I turned of the OSD for a quad I was using the unit on, but have now moved the cam to another quad which needs the OSD feature. the problem is, I can't get the menu to come up when I press and hold the top button. I even tried the factory reset but it did not revert to the original OSD settings. Any idea of how to get the OSD menu back after disabling all the OSD features on the camera? Thanks and, thanks for the content!

[@Painless360]

The OSD shouldn't stop the menu from appearing. I'd ytu another menu, 'joystick'... Best of luck!

[@propnut1361]

@@Painless360 -It is a bit odd as I tried another brand new micro monster and the OSD was not on, nor could I get it to turn on using the "joystick". I did try other joystick units with no result. I then tried a Foxeer micro Arrow, and the OSD on it works. It is really quite odd. Just wondering, have you been able to turn off (disable)the OSD on a monster micro, and then turn the OSD back on? I will write Foxeer and see if they have any suggestions. Thanks for the response, as well as all the great content! 🙂🚁

[@DrohneSchweiz]

If I want to use the osd from the fc how can I do it ? It looks like it replaces my fc osd !

[@Painless360]

Definatly doesn't do everything the FC OSD can do but handy for the basics.. Happy flying!

[@DrohneSchweiz]

Painless360 What I mean is , i hace connected the camera to the vtx and now I only get the osd from the camera but not from the fc. On the fc I do not have video out, only video in. It is a f4 v5pro

[@logan4706]

How do you get rid of the foxeer logo?

[@Painless360]

It was in the menus somewhere.. Can't remember off the top of my head. Best of luck!

[@mls228]

Plug in battery, at the same time, press the middle-top-left buttons and hold a few seconds......this seems to disable all of the Foxeer OSD on my setup. Credit: found on another forum.

[@quincypurcell5222]

@@mls228 thanks I'm gonna try this....

[@vahagnmelikyan2906]

Can I use my cellphone for monitor and can osd work if I'm using cellphone monitor?

[@j7...]

Why wouldnt it?

[@dopefpv]

Is there any difference in fpv camera with built in OSD and Flight controller with built in OSD?

[@Painless360]

On screen displays from flight controllers have a lot more features and flexibility that the simple ones that may be included inside a camera.

[@dopefpv]

@@Painless360 Thanks 😊

[@d1o2n4]

Can you buy (or make) the control circuit board for these camera's? I bought a second hand quad and the OSD is switched off. I had a bad connection to the camera earlier and it powered down mid flight and powered back on (was quick luckily), and showed the Foxeer logo on the OSD. So I'm assuming OSD is turned off and there are no other problems. How can I get into the camera without the control board?

[@Painless360]

I've not seen them for sale separately, let me know if you find them..

[@highwaymen1237]

Are the control boards cross-compatible between different brands of cameras?

[@Painless360]

I have a a few and they seem to work on all my modern cameras..

[@highwaymen1237]

@@Painless360 Thank you very much for getting back to me. Big fan.

[@TheDarmach]

How is the picture quality of this one compared to Eagle2?

[@Painless360]

Performance is very similar, the default settings are less harsh and with less saturation that look nice out of the box. Both are good choices..

[@Sunnyfpv1617]

Hloo sir can i use osd of betaflight for gps cordinate and osd of camera for battery voltage I friend my 5v regulator Please tell

[@Painless360]

Yes. The modern OSD in systems like Betaflight, INAV and Ardupilot are very full featured. See betaflight.com/docs/wiki/configurator/osd-tab

[@Sunnyfpv1617]

@@Painless360 so will i be able to use built-in camera battery telemetry osd + betaflight osd at same time ??

[@Painless360]

Yes, but most disable the camera 'osd' as they are super basic and the Betaflight one if far richer and more useful.

[@Sunnyfpv1617]

@@Painless360 yes sir but my problem is i am not able to get battery voltage as my flight controller battery sensor is ded So just want to ask Will i bw able to use battery telemetry osd from built-in camera and other osd from betaflight??

[@Painless360]

Yes, as previously answered.

[@glytch5]

I just got this camera and was like... what in the balls is this thing for? I guess this is a cool feature if you are using a board without an OSD, and or goggles that do not have their own image settings. Mine may be a newer version, the board is a lot smaller and it comes with just one cable... but ground is white and signal is black... kinda weird how they do that.

[@Painless360]

The two wires for the control are not GND and signal but just two wires that carry a changing resistance to the camera for the movement etc. Not all FPV stuff has a flight controller in it that can produce an OSD so having the ability to monitor battery is very handy... Happy flying!

[@glytch5]

@@Painless360 Right! Like when I first got into this I had a flight controller where the OSD would not read voltage. Would have been handy then.

[@madladdan]

Does the mini have it's own osd? Or is it dependent on the fc? Looking to get it for my tyro79 and need an osd readout

[@Painless360]

The OSD is created by the flight controller on modern models, not the camera. Not sure what you are asking..

[@madladdan]

Painless360 Oh I see so the osd pins on the camera are purely to move the values about on the screen? Sorry new to all this

[@Painless360]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJTZXml6r9hkrMU may help.. Best of luck