Been wanting this camera for a while but after trying the SQ12 and not liking the repeated sticky frame-rate i thought this wouldn't be any better after seeing other videos having these same repeated frames..
However i saw there are firmware updates for this one :D So i got this, updated and BOOM frame-rate looks Pretty good!
Please note that many people say we need 60fps which would be nice! but 30fps is pretty great if its implemented right.
BUT... Now i notice problems with the files where its difficult to edit because the video jumps around on the timeline in premiere. (especially in 1080 mode) There was a brighter day where i flew and i couldn't even edit because the files would freeze every time i moved quickly close past a tree or area with lots of dynamics (bushes). this shows that the compression is struggling with complex motion detail and maybe this is why we initially get repeated frames to offload the processing? Who knows.. maybe bad sd card
Overall i do like this camera and because of the ability to upgrade firmware and for the price its a definite winner!! way better colors than the SQ12!! Great for the micro quads!! If u smash one oh well its not gopro priced haha. Will be experimenting more with this. But i think my 60fps build with the eachine lizard dvr is a muuuch better setup..
Note that the new firmware to me seems buggy but fixes the smoother video. Local playback of the files seem jerky but in a video editor the frames smooth out and are all there unlike before, at-least in my case. Maybe i'm just not using the right SD card but future testing is needed to be sure
Direct Link to firmware: http://cnfpv.com/portal.php?mod=list&catid=45
