CMOS OR CCD?

mtnmanfpv

mtnmanfpv

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Ok, I'm going for the stupid question of the day here. Can anyone briefly explain the difference between cmos and ccd cameras? Which do you guys prefer?
 
Has to do with the type of sensor that is used, theoretically a CCD will be less affected by camera jello which is a problem on quads and can be mitigated via camera bubbles.


CMOS rolling shutter, so it updates the frames in a linear pattern during the exposure time
CCD global shutter, so the entire frame is exposed for the set exposure time, this is a bit more costly. This is more likely to get motion blur than jello.
 
GJH105775 said:
Has to do with the type of sensor that is used, theoretically a CCD will be less affected by camera jello which is a problem on quads and can be mitigated via camera bubbles.


CMOS rolling shutter, so it updates the frames in a linear pattern during the exposure time
CCD global shutter, so the entire frame is exposed for the set exposure time, this is a bit more costly. This is more likely to get motion blur than jello.
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TOO funny. Thanks for the tip GJH. Was busy comparing the two videos when I suddenly realized, "Hey! I know this place!" My home is right on the other side of that mountain. The drive passed within a few blocks of my sons house. Crazy! To MY eyes, the ccd seemed to have slightly better appearance than the cmos. I'm starting to lean towards a 2 camera system I think. One good cam with onboard miniSD card slot for getting a good recording of my flight without any elect. noise, and another cam for the FPV with no lag. Seems to me, any lag in the fpv system could be disasterous. Any thoughts?
 
Just keep in mind that many videos labeled FPV are showing GoPro taken footage.

I found this vid interesting, he's testing the original ELGAE $26 200mW 5.8GHz FPV total package.


Skip to 7 min and you'll see a comparison to a Sony CCD. To these old eyes it looks fine. A big problem with this hobby (actually everything), it takes a lot more $ to get just a tad better, factor that over a dozen different components and you've now doubled the cost of your quad.

Food for thought. :)
 
mtnmanfpv said:
TOO funny. Thanks for the tip GJH. Was busy comparing the two videos when I suddenly realized, "Hey! I know this place!" My home is right on the other side of that mountain. The drive passed within a few blocks of my sons house. Crazy! To MY eyes, the ccd seemed to have slightly better appearance than the cmos. I'm starting to lean towards a 2 camera system I think. One good cam with onboard miniSD card slot for getting a good recording of my flight without any elect. noise, and another cam for the FPV with no lag. Seems to me, any lag in the fpv system could be disasterous. Any thoughts?
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Hahaha, that is pretty cool. Of all of the videos to choose from :p



I think that you are better off with a 2 camera system or perhaps this setup which does a great job on minimizing latency.
 
Jackson said:
Just keep in mind that many videos labeled FPV are showing GoPro taken footage.

I found this vid interesting, he's testing the original ELGAE $26 200mW 5.8GHz FPV total package.


Skip to 7 min and you'll see a comparison to a Sony CCD. To these old eyes it looks fine. A big problem with this hobby (actually everything), it takes a lot more $ to get just a tad better, factor that over a dozen different components and you've now doubled the cost of your quad.

Food for thought. :)
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VERY enlightening! great deal for a cam, tx combo, but now I'm even more convinced that cmos is superior to ccd for video quality. While they both seemed to experience a bit of signal weakness here and there, the cmos seems to handle the changing light conditions much better. GoPro cams, they seem to be very good, but I've gotten the impression that they are designed for use with Iphones or Ipads, which I don't have. Is this a misconception on my part? Really don't know that much about GoPros. If I have to spend a bit more to get good quality video, so be it.
 
Jackson said:
Just keep in mind that many videos labeled FPV are showing GoPro taken footage.

I found this vid interesting, he's testing the original ELGAE $26 200mW 5.8GHz FPV total package.


Skip to 7 min and you'll see a comparison to a Sony CCD. To these old eyes it looks fine. A big problem with this hobby (actually everything), it takes a lot more $ to get just a tad better, factor that over a dozen different components and you've now doubled the cost of your quad.

Food for thought. :)
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Yeah Im finding out this hobby is addictive and a money pit. :)
 
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