Dronefly got their Gimble

xtreme · Aug 22, 2015

Retailer DroneFly got their Gimbal

Excuse the spelling in the title darn auto correct on IPhone !

wballen.79 · Aug 22, 2015

Looks easy enough, now to just wait for it to ship and arrive!

Earldgrayjr · Aug 22, 2015

xtreme said:
Retailer DroneFly got their Gimbal

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Woo hoo. That is where gimbal #2 is coming from for me. I may have two birds with gimbals when I get back!!

Richard · Aug 22, 2015

Good now I may get the rest of my order also along with the gimbal!!

JOHN CUERVO · Aug 22, 2015

I will put mines on monday

Toiletbowl · Aug 22, 2015

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hello dronefly can you do a fly test and share us hows the video stabilzation.

rrmccabe · Aug 22, 2015

Very cool. Looks like my guess about the existing HDMI plugging into the base of Gimbal was correct.

Looks great.

rrmccabe · Aug 22, 2015

Except I was not expecting them to use the HDMI port on SOLO. I would assume that video is available on the Hero Port on back. Maybe its not 720. Any know the GoPro Spec?

JOHN CUERVO · Aug 22, 2015

rrmccabe said:
Very cool. Looks like my guess about the existing HDMI plugging into the base of Gimbal was correct.

Looks great.

Im getting mines on monday @rrmccabe and remember what we chat about the fpvlr actullay they are deffective i switch my solo for another new one and stills the same range and RtH like we discuss so i spoke to tony and monday im shipping it back to get a replace thanks to @pvflr who does make sure a client always leaves a happy flying path for the future

JOHN CUERVO · Aug 22, 2015

JOHN CUERVO said:
Im getting mines on monday @rrmccabe and remember what we chat about the fpvlr actullay they are deffective i switch my solo for another new one and stills the same range and RtH like we discuss so i spoke to tony and monday im shipping it back to get a replace thanks to @pvflr who does make sure a client always leaves a happy flying path for the future

Sorry i mean @FPVLR tony hahaha

rrmccabe · Aug 22, 2015

JOHN CUERVO said:
Im getting mines on monday @rrmccabe and remember what we chat about the fpvlr actullay they are deffective i switch my solo for another new one and stills the same range and RtH like we discuss so i spoke to tony and monday im shipping it back to get a replace thanks to @pvflr who does make sure a client always leaves a happy flying path for the future

Tony has always been responsive with me about stuff. I am sure he will get you fixed up.

JOHN CUERVO · Aug 22, 2015

He does, and we spoke yesterday., really attentive and professional

Retired2Fly · Aug 22, 2015

in thvideo from

rrmccabe said:
Except I was not expecting them to use the HDMI port on SOLO. I would assume that video is available on the Hero Port on back. Maybe its not 720. Any know the GoPro Spec?

Hey Rich
My understanding is that the video out via the GoPro Hero Bus is 720p component analog which requires a lot of additional conversion processing by solo and the device running the solo app to display. Going that route also adds latency to the video signal. 3DR's implementation using the HDMI out on the side of the GoPro to their own dedicated HDMI signal processing board in solo and in the solo TX allows the solo app to display FPV video on mobile hardware that otherwise would not be feasible with far less latency than using the analog video feed from GoPro Hero Bus. The micro-HDMI cable implementation also makes It easier for third party OEMs to integrate their gimbals /cameras to solo..

rrmccabe · Aug 22, 2015

Thanks @Retired2Fly. Makes sense.

Appreciate for the update. Very exciting to see it hit the states. I can't wait to see some cable same shots as that has always been the thing that has interested me the most.

Raybro · Aug 22, 2015

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Kinda knew the dealers were getting them too. Awesome!

Still using the HDMI cable for connection to the gimbal...pass through to camera.

Jacob · Aug 22, 2015

Did they get production units? I was there a couple weeks ago, they had a prototype laying around, but Frank (owner) said it would be a little while before they got any in to sell.

Raybro · Aug 22, 2015

Jacob said:
Did they get production units? I was there a couple weeks ago, they had a prototype laying around, but Frank (owner) said it would be a little while before they got any in to sell.

Good question....let's hope it's a production unit and they received bunches to ship out to customers on Monday....

Wishful thinking!

Retired2Fly · Aug 22, 2015

Jacob said:
Did they get production units? I was there a couple weeks ago, they had a prototype laying around, but Frank (owner) said it would be a little while before they got any in to sell.

The solo gimbal shown in the video is the production gimbal. The easiest way to tell the difference is that the production gimbal has a wider vertical mast vs the original pre-production units.

Earldgrayjr · Aug 22, 2015

Retired2Fly said:
in thvideo from
Hey Rich
My understanding is that the video out via the GoPro Hero Bus is 720p component analog which requires a lot of additional conversion processing by solo and the device running the solo app to display. Going that route also adds latency to the video signal. 3DR's implementation using the HDMI out on the side of the GoPro to their own dedicated HDMI signal processing board in solo and in the solo TX allows the solo app to display FPV video on mobile hardware that otherwise would not be feasible with far less latency than using the analog video feed from GoPro Hero Bus. The micro-HDMI cable implementation also makes It easier for third party OEMs to integrate their gimbals /cameras to solo..

It also makes it easier to use other cameras

Jubalr · Aug 22, 2015

Retired2Fly said:
in thvideo from
Hey Rich
My understanding is that the video out via the GoPro Hero Bus is 720p component analog which requires a lot of additional conversion processing by solo and the device running the solo app to display. Going that route also adds latency to the video signal. 3DR's implementation using the HDMI out on the side of the GoPro to their own dedicated HDMI signal processing board in solo and in the solo TX allows the solo app to display FPV video on mobile hardware that otherwise would not be feasible with far less latency than using the analog video feed from GoPro Hero Bus. The micro-HDMI cable implementation also makes It easier for third party OEMs to integrate their gimbals /cameras to solo..

Well that makes sense then. @rrmccabe and I had discussed this and I did not understand why they would use a separate video out when the Hero bus also has video out. When I was flying the TBS Discovery Pro, they used just the Hero bus connector for video out and charging the GoPro. But from there is went direct to the Video Tx which could then be viewed on monitor/goggles. But I did not realize it would have a negative effect when going through software on the receiving end. You were right Rich..