JJRC Drone
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davidhk129
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There are drones which have cameras with 5G wifi. That kind of drone require phone that also has 5G wifi in order to be able to connect.
Then there are drones with 2.4g wifi cameras. For that kind of drone, any relatively current smart phone will be able to connect.
1. There all types and makes of JJRC drones. Which do you have?
2. What kind of phone do you have?
Then there are drones with 2.4g wifi cameras. For that kind of drone, any relatively current smart phone will be able to connect.
1. There all types and makes of JJRC drones. Which do you have?
2. What kind of phone do you have?
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davidhk129
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Is the FULL name ....... JJRC H68 Bellwether?
or
Is the FULL name ....... JJRC H68G Bellwether?
The former is a 2.4g wifi drone.
The latter is a 5g Wifi drone.
If it is the latter, your Moto E does not support 5g wifi.
ADDING : In case you can't find out if it is H68 or H68G :
If your drone has GPS, then it is H68G, without GPS, it's a H68.
GPS = Global Positioning System.
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It is 2.4 g wifi. So, the issue is something else as my phone does support 2.4 g.
davidhk129
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Have you followed instructions on how to connect your phone with the drone camera?
Do you have user manual instructions for that?
The following is the "general methods" of connecting phone with drone camera..........
( Assuming you have the proper app installed to your phone)
Turn on the drone >
Turn on the phone >
On the phone, go to Settings > go to Wifi page > from the list, select the app > screen will indicate it is connected > exit Settings >
On the phone, scroll/swipe the screen to locate the app > select/open it >
If you see a picture sent from the camera to your phone, you are connected.
Tried:
Turn on the drone >
Turn on the phone >
On the phone, scroll/swipe the screen to locate the app > select/open it > Selected the app JJRC, then pressed connect, then got the endless circle as before.
Did get the 2 joysticks on pressing on and attitude hold, no pic from camera
davidhk129
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Is this the app your drone is using?
Assuming that the drone's camera is working, that it did not get broken due to a crash..............
If you go to the Google Play Store, you can find a few more app choices for JJRC. Perhaps you would try one of them if the one you have does not seem to connect.
Assuming that the drone's camera is working, that it did not get broken due to a crash..............
If you go to the Google Play Store, you can find a few more app choices for JJRC. Perhaps you would try one of them if the one you have does not seem to connect.
No, not the app I am using. If possible, kindly send me the link - thanks
Sorry, this is the app I am using
davidhk129
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OK. Let's back up a little.
1. Were you ever able to connect the camera with the phone since day one?
2. If yes to the above, did the connection stop after you had a crash?
1. Were you ever able to connect the camera with the phone since day one?
2. If yes to the above, did the connection stop after you had a crash?
1. No, never tried. However, did try with the remote control - not with camera but with actually flying the drone, it flew. So, not sure why it works with the remote and not with the phone/app. So, never really tried with camera.
davidhk129
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The only suggestion left.....
Go to Google Play Store and look for other JJRC apps. One at a time, try them and see if any one works.
Thanks. Maybe it is the camera; when on the remote, the camera red light keeps flashing although the other 4 lights on the drone are steady. There is a wire sticking out of the camera, may be an antenna - wonder why as control is by wifi. The camera plugs into the drone via a 3-pin plug which I think is the power supply as the same socket is used as the battery connector.
davidhk129
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RE : when on the remote, the camera red light keeps flashing
I have no answer for that. You may have to find someone using the same drone to exchange infos.
RE : There is a wire sticking out of the camera, may be an antenna - wonder why as control is by wifi.
**** Is the antenna attached securely to the camera? Make sure that it is ****
excerpt from an article " Do why cameras also need an antenna" :
"Wifi cameras do need an antenna to transmit and receive signals wirelessly. The antenna is an essential component of the camera that helps to establish a stable and reliable connection with the wifi network. Without an antenna, the camera would not be able to communicate with the network, and the video feed would not be accessible remotely."
RE : The camera plugs into the drone via a 3-pin plug which I think is the power supply
So the camera can be plugged and unplugged independently?
I don't know if it is economically prudent to buy a camera replacement from JJRC seller just to find out whether the camera is the culprit. But you might want to consider that option.
I have no answer for that. You may have to find someone using the same drone to exchange infos.
RE : There is a wire sticking out of the camera, may be an antenna - wonder why as control is by wifi.
**** Is the antenna attached securely to the camera? Make sure that it is ****
excerpt from an article " Do why cameras also need an antenna" :
"Wifi cameras do need an antenna to transmit and receive signals wirelessly. The antenna is an essential component of the camera that helps to establish a stable and reliable connection with the wifi network. Without an antenna, the camera would not be able to communicate with the network, and the video feed would not be accessible remotely."
RE : The camera plugs into the drone via a 3-pin plug which I think is the power supply
So the camera can be plugged and unplugged independently?
I don't know if it is economically prudent to buy a camera replacement from JJRC seller just to find out whether the camera is the culprit. But you might want to consider that option.
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choppergirl
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I have a JJRC H68 Bellweather, and I was myself able to connect with a phone.
However, the frame rates were so terrible and choppy to the smart phone it was absolutely unusable to fly to... we're talking like... maybe... 3-10 frames per minute? Worse, in the bright sunlight, it's hard to read the screen. You can forget pretty much trying to control the quad using the app. That was my own experience.
Just forget about trying to connect and fly it that way, flying it using your smart phone was just a gimmick to sell the quad. It is for all quads IMHO, you really DON'T want to fly them this way. The video feed if it worked when it worked would only be useful to hand to a spectator to watch while you flew line of sight.
Your best bet is to fly it line of sight (or blind) using the the controller in Angle mode and with GPS lock on, and just go up and down like a weather balloon on a string, and yaw around to take photos or video saved to the microsd card. The GPS lock on the JJRC is actually very good and a feature most high end freestyle quads don't have, so take advantage of it. The gimbaled camera on it is only good really for recording video and viewing it later on your computer, not flying to. I got my first videos that way.
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However, you can buy a cheap analog "All-in-One" camera (from alixexpress or banggood) for under $20, a 1s battery to wire it to, with a switch, and hotglue it all to a piece of cardboard and rubberband or tape that to the top of the quad at zero degrees camera angle pointing straight ahead. All-in-One Cameras have the camera, 5ghz analog video transmitter, and antenna all in one small package, and you can identify them when shopping by the antenna sticking up from the top of the camera.
A pair of mini analog goggles can be had for $35, or any analog goggles. You'll fly via looking through this viewing the video signal put out by the All in One camera you added on top of your JJRC.
I flew mine around like this for one flight into a tree where the props got stuck and I smoked the brushed motors almost instantly. So it does not make a good quad like that, but I did indeed fly it FPV at 60 frames per second with a usable FPV feed.
You can then move your cardboard all in one camera mount over to any other thing you want to FPV, like another quad or RC truck, etc.
JJRC H68 Line of Sight Flying Tower (original stock gimbaled camera footage):
JJRC H68 Line of Sight Flying Panorama Look Around (orginal stock gimbaled camera footage):
Your best bet for footage capture is to make no movements at all, just up or down... or as slow and gentle as possible. Also be slower coming down than up, as as you can see in the footage, when it goes through it's own propwash on a straight down decent it wobbles like crazy.
Attached picture is of an aftermarket All-in-One Analog FPV camera/transmitter/antenna unit that can be added to anything to "FPV" it, pair with any analog FPV goggles.
However, the frame rates were so terrible and choppy to the smart phone it was absolutely unusable to fly to... we're talking like... maybe... 3-10 frames per minute? Worse, in the bright sunlight, it's hard to read the screen. You can forget pretty much trying to control the quad using the app. That was my own experience.
Just forget about trying to connect and fly it that way, flying it using your smart phone was just a gimmick to sell the quad. It is for all quads IMHO, you really DON'T want to fly them this way. The video feed if it worked when it worked would only be useful to hand to a spectator to watch while you flew line of sight.
Your best bet is to fly it line of sight (or blind) using the the controller in Angle mode and with GPS lock on, and just go up and down like a weather balloon on a string, and yaw around to take photos or video saved to the microsd card. The GPS lock on the JJRC is actually very good and a feature most high end freestyle quads don't have, so take advantage of it. The gimbaled camera on it is only good really for recording video and viewing it later on your computer, not flying to. I got my first videos that way.
---
However, you can buy a cheap analog "All-in-One" camera (from alixexpress or banggood) for under $20, a 1s battery to wire it to, with a switch, and hotglue it all to a piece of cardboard and rubberband or tape that to the top of the quad at zero degrees camera angle pointing straight ahead. All-in-One Cameras have the camera, 5ghz analog video transmitter, and antenna all in one small package, and you can identify them when shopping by the antenna sticking up from the top of the camera.
A pair of mini analog goggles can be had for $35, or any analog goggles. You'll fly via looking through this viewing the video signal put out by the All in One camera you added on top of your JJRC.
I flew mine around like this for one flight into a tree where the props got stuck and I smoked the brushed motors almost instantly. So it does not make a good quad like that, but I did indeed fly it FPV at 60 frames per second with a usable FPV feed.
You can then move your cardboard all in one camera mount over to any other thing you want to FPV, like another quad or RC truck, etc.
JJRC H68 Line of Sight Flying Tower (original stock gimbaled camera footage):
JJRC H68 Line of Sight Flying Panorama Look Around (orginal stock gimbaled camera footage):
Your best bet for footage capture is to make no movements at all, just up or down... or as slow and gentle as possible. Also be slower coming down than up, as as you can see in the footage, when it goes through it's own propwash on a straight down decent it wobbles like crazy.
Attached picture is of an aftermarket All-in-One Analog FPV camera/transmitter/antenna unit that can be added to anything to "FPV" it, pair with any analog FPV goggles.
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what is Angle mode, GPS lock ? Mine is a H68 with no GPS. Did not know that there is a microsd card with the camera