Review: RC Car With First Person View is a Blast While it Lasts
Posted by: admin in UncategorizedFat Shark FPV RC Racer It was the ideal of toys; it was the worst of toys. Imagine a radio-controlled vehicle with a camera that’s mounted from the viewpoint of where the miniature plastic driver would sit. Then imagine donning…
Fat Shark FPV RC Racer
It was the best of toys; it was the worst of toys. Envision a radio-controlled vehicle with a camera that’s mounted from the viewpoint of where the miniature plastic driver would sit. Then envision donning video goggles and earphones so you see and hear where the vehicle is as you drive, and when you turn your head, the driver does too. Now image that you get to use it for 5 minutes at a time because it keeps breaking. We don’t have to imagine; we lived it. It was like drinking the nectar of the gods, but then having the golden chalice slapped from your hands, and then hearing, “No! No RC Vehicle fun for you!”
The first sign of trouble came in the form of a broken case. What would normally have been an attractive suitcase containing the automobile, visor, controller, and AC adapters was a broken wreck, packed too tightly in its shipping box and without padding. Fortunately, the contents appeared unharmed.
The Racer did not ship with a manual, so it took some time to make sense of the unlabeled cables, power converter used to charge the car, pistol-like transmitter/controller, and visor power supply. But once figured out, it was go time.
The visor contains two LCDs that make for big-screen driving fun. An accelerometer in the controller detects head movement and turns the driver’s head in any direction, so you can look around while you drive. Dual mics transmit stereo sound to you as you drive under bushes and trees or chase down pets, which are both frightened and intrigued by the automobile. The car’s motor is pretty powerful (and all-wheel drive), and the vehicle will shoot off, leaving you in awe and reeling as you speed under full-size autos, plow though deep grass, or bound across roots and over mounds of dirt.
But for us the joy was intense — and short-lived. Within five minutes of simple driving on a flat surface, the motor loosened in its housing and disengaged from the crank shaft. After some puzzling and screwing around with a little Phillips-head, we got the thing running again, but many users would think the thing was broken
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