Hi again John , thanks again for the advise on getting my download of recharged stright and working properly ,I;ve have a quick question for you, I'm trying to find a sweet spot on camera angel and FOV settings I see on all of the presets you have 30 degree camera angel and 70 degree field of view? do you find thats the best settings for this quad and sim ? or just a starting point, I notice a 100 degree FOV makes things look a lot further away and smaller than 70 what are your thoughts,any insite or recomendations would be greatly appreciated thanks. Joe.
Hi, well, the camera angle and FOV doesn't effect the flying characteristics, so it's more a matter of taste really.
If you are a beginner it might actually make sense to use a low camera angle, between 0 to 25 degrees. When starting out you are probably mostly flying slowly, then it might be best to have a low camera angle to get the hang of the controls. When you start to fly fast, you will notice that the quad is pointing down a lot. So you will probably want to raise the camera angle so you're not looking down into the ground all the time.
Hi,thanks for the reply much appreciated! of course makes sense I guess I'll play around with it until I find something that suits me, I'm not a complete novice to flying RC , been flying helicopters LOS for years , got into quads a few years ago but haven't flown them FPV until now it's been all LOS. I'll tell you what is't like learning to fly all over again,LOL finding it very hard to make the transition,and break old habits! but that's why I got the sim. progress is being made at a decent pace lots of room to improve LOL! what camera angel and FOV do you use for flying acro,and do you Chang it when you race gates? thank again. Joe.
Yes going from flying LOS to FPV is definitely a transition, the brain need to create new pathways. But it's just a matter of practice - once it "clicks", you've got it.
Once you get the hang of it I would say FPV is actually easier than LOS, since you don't have to adapt to seeing the aircraft from different orientations and distances. You're always in the pilot seat.
The difference in view you get from altering the camera angle changes the feel of yaw and roll cross-coordination. A high camera angle might make it feel a bit counter intuitive at first. (From the camera view, it feels like yaw and roll starts to switch places the more you raise the camera angle). But again, it's just a matter of practice.
Personally, I use 30 degree camera angel and 70 degree field of view for both freestyle and racing.
OMG! You're so absolutely right, I thought something was wrong with the setup, like you said with more camera angle. the yaw and roll totally feel like they start to switch places that just clarified so much for me I didn't take into account the plane of the quad and the angel of the camera ,well I did but not when it came to the hard right and left turns, all turns for that matter I have to input a little mor down pitch along with roll a lot sooner when coming in hot to a turn thank you so much it seems like a lightbulb just went off in my head ,now it's time to go enter a practice Session! thank you for the support! your project will be getting the stars it deserves from me! have a good one. PS: such a great explanation thanks again sometimes it's the simple explanations like this that make it all click for some of us.
Hi John, I've got one more quick question for you,in your reply you said you use 30 camera angel and 70 degree FOV , never mind the camera angel I'm sure each individual is probably going to be a little different, but FOV, no matter where your camera angel ends up wouldn't everyone want to see as much as they can and use the full 100 degree vertical FOV? Why 70 or anything less than 100. what is the benefit behind having a smaller FOV? if you don't mind when you get a chance I would like to get your thoughts on this thank you! Joe.
Glad to be able to help! Sure, I think it's a good idea to experiment with a higher FOV. Certainly when flying proximitiy/tight race tracks it can be helpful to get a more wide view.
Some benefits with using a smaller FOV is you see more detail in the center of the screen, the view will be less distorted (especially on a real quad), depth perception might be better (at least far away), and it gives more sense of speed.
But, all in all, what you want will depend on your flying style and personal preference.
(Also it can be worth noting for anyone reading this that Freerider uses vertical FOV measurement, so a 70 degree FOV will be around 125 degrees horizontal on a 16:9 monitor)
Hi John, thank you very much for the info this is really helpful now when I make changes I'll know better what's going on with the screen and what I'm looking at just another piece of the learning curve thanks again for your insight and making things easier for everyone here. until next time happy flying! Joe.