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What should I look for when buying FPV goggles?
There are several factors that are important for what FPV goggles are right for you:
Type
The first thing you’ll notice is that there are two main types of FPV goggles: slimline and box.
Slimline ...
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Can I use two 2s lipo batteries to power my FPV DJI goggles?
Connecting the batteries in series or parallel brings two new issues with it that you need to consider before you start using them and they are both related to batteries that are not on the same ...
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Which Goggles are best alternatives for Digital FPV Systems?
To use a DJI air unit, you must have the DJI goggles, period.
Fatshark's Shark Byte system is a cheaper alternative for digital fpv. Shark Byte works with any goggle that will take hdmi input. If your ...
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2D/3D/fpv video glasses to use with external camera
Ordinary FPV cameras output an analogue PAL or NTSC TV signal, which you should be able to plug straight into a TV or goggles that are intended for watching TV.
Some FPV goggles only have a receiver ...
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Is FPV a specific category of drones or just a way to use them?
I'd say that yes, it is a category (although you can also FPV a plane or car too)
IMHO, FPV (or race) drones have fixed cameras and are flown entirely by the camera.
The alternative are photography ...
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Is FPV a specific category of drones or just a way to use them?
ifconfig's answer is probably what you're looking for, but I thought this might help answer your question: FPV is more a category of drones than a way to fly them.
For example, you can fly any drone (...
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Is FPV a specific category of drones or just a way to use them?
I'm not sure I entirely understand what you're specifically asking about when you say "is FPV a category of drones", but here's my answer:
Fundamentally, all FPV (First Person View) means ...
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Is FPV a specific category of drones or just a way to use them?
Your question might not be too much related to the aircraft, but more about the level of the gimbal movement freedom and controllment.
Here is the phenogram diagram for your reference.
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Can I use two 2s lipo batteries to power my FPV DJI goggles?
Yes.
When we talk about a multi-cell battery like a 4s battery, what we're actually talking about is a collection of cells are connected in series. If you were to disassemble a 4s battery and the ...
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Can I use two 2s lipo batteries to power my FPV DJI goggles?
Using two 2s batteries should work just fine. Just make sure that the connecter you buy is a series connecter in order to get the 4s voltage. (series = added voltage, parallel = added capacity). And ...
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Does the LaForge V3 Fat Shark Receiver receive audio from VTX?
The V4 has audio, but I can't find any information about whether or not the V3 has it. I did however see that a manual mentions a VTX audio option in the menu. But since it doesn't say which version, ...
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How does one wire an OSD-enabled external DVR into Fat Shark goggles?
I have an external fpv monitor with this DVR and if I watch the DVR live feed a delay in the video image is noticable. If the DVR does lock up while flying you are in big trouble. So I'd strongly ...
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What should I look for when buying FPV goggles?
If you're over 40 or long sighted, or have an unusual prescription for vision, the single most important thing to check is whether you can actually focus on the image, as the screen is quite close to ...
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DJI FPV Goggles Max Power option not available. Location: USA
You won't know if the "hack" has worked until you also have a Vista or Air unit bound to the goggles.
As a quick test, I powered up my goggles and left everything else off. If I go to where you can ...
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Does the Mavic Mini 2 drone support the DJI FPV controller and goggles?
As @strepto said, the Mavic Mini 2 is not supported by DJIs FPV system, they are only promoting their (very expensive) DJI FPV drone for FPV flying these days.
There are however various hacks to use ...
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Is it possible to use the head tracking in a FPV goggle with a computer?
I have an off the shelf PPM to USB adapter. It isn't this one specifically, but works on the same principle:
RC USB-Interface III
You can either wire it directly to an R/C Receiver or to a buddy box ...
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Is FPV a specific category of drones or just a way to use them?
FPV is a specific build and is NOT a good choice for your application. The primary use for FVPV drones is chase, which could be for pleasure, could be business, etc.
If you want to chase animals, ...
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Can boosting the Caddx vista to 1200mw cause damage to the unit?
As far as I can tell, after doing some digging, There are a few things to consider when boosting a Caddx Vista to 1200mw. First, the Caddx Vista tends to get hotter that the DJI air unit, so heat is ...
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