Attaching a 1/4" -20 Camera Screw directly to a Mavic Body

[restyler]

After buying quite a few camera attachment brackets for my M2Z, I was still struggling to find a "Faff-Free" downwards facing mount that:-
a - didn't take ages to put together
b - didn't upset the surround sensors
c - didnt upset the balance & c-o-g so much that it made the whole thing shake

I think I might have just solved the problem!
I bought a spare Gimbal mounting cover from Ali-Express


I cut down a Go-Pro camera mounting screw & after drilling a 6mm hole in the newly arrived plate, inserted the screw & glued in place with epoxy resin.




I used a strip of silicon tubing in place of the original squashy foam to press down on the circuit board

The replacement plate was then reattached with the 2 original allen screws

I ensured that the top of the camera screw did not interfere with the mavic's camera anti-vibro mounts & that the perspex camera protector still fitted ok

I could now securely mount my Insta360 camera within a couple of seconds of unfolding the drone

All I needed to do now was to practice my take offs & landings without damaging the camera

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[scro]

I like it!

It looks like the insta360 could give you a lot more freedom for camera angles/perspectives and keeping the target framed well as you fly past something would be a lot easier.


See for your hand catch at 3:37 in the video you linked to... the drone rises up automatically and eludes your grasp at the first attempt. The bottom sensors are detecting your hand and causing the drone to rise up a bit to avoid the presumed "obstacle". Perhaps try holding your hand out flat about 50cm (~1.5ft) directly under the drone and then pull down on your left stick to land. The drone should then gently land on your hand. You'd need to ensure your hand aligns with the flat underside of the drone rather than the insta360. I have a mini1 and hand-catching like this works really well.

Maybe I need an insta350 now too??... and a more powerful drone than the Mini1 to lift it ?

 

[GFields]

I have had one that mounts on top of the MZ for ages. Works great with 360 cams and GoPros using a tripod mount

 

[restyler]

I have had one that mounts on top of the MZ for ages. Works great with 360 cams and GoPros using a tripod mount

I'd have thought a 360 cam that points down is going to be far more versatile in its choice of viewpoints than one mounted on top that will have the drone body always getting in shot.
.... unless your a bridge inspector, or just like the look of clouds

 

[GFields]

I'd have thought a 360 cam that points down is going to be far more versatile in its choice of viewpoints than one mounted on top that will have the drone body always getting in shot.
.... unless your a bridge inspector, or just like the look of clouds

You will get the drone in the video/image regardless if mounted on top or bottom.

 

[restyler]

You will get the drone in the video/image regardless if mounted on top or bottom.

Technically true - But I think the vast majority of my shots will be of the "looking down" with no drone in shot

 

[Little bird]

After buying quite a few camera attachment brackets for my M2Z, I was still struggling to find a "Faff-Free" downwards facing mount that:-
a - didn't take ages to put together
b - didn't upset the surround sensors
c - didnt upset the balance & c-o-g so much that it made the whole thing shake

I think I might have just solved the problem!
I bought a spare Gimbal mounting cover from Ali-Express
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I cut down a Go-Pro camera mounting screw & after drilling a 6mm hole in the newly arrived plate, inserted the screw & glued in place with epoxy resin.


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I used a strip of silicon tubing in place of the original squashy foam to press down on the circuit board
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The replacement plate was then reattached with the 2 original allen screws
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I ensured that the top of the camera screw did not interfere with the mavic's camera anti-vibro mounts & that the perspex camera protector still fitted ok
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I could now securely mount my Insta360 camera within a couple of seconds of unfolding the drone
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All I needed to do now was to practice my take offs & landings without damaging the camera

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Nice job, pretty cool video.

 

[restyler]

360 pic test

360test01t

360test01t on Momento360 - click to view in 360

momento360.com

Anyone know if its possible to embed a moveable 360 pic without having to click a link to access it?

 

[scro]

Careful there's a drone flying really close above you!

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[GadgetGuy]

360 pic test

360test01t

360test01t on Momento360 - click to view in 360

momento360.com

Anyone know if its possible to embed a moveable 360 pic without having to click a link to access it?

Spherical 360° photos require either a 360° viewer app or desktop program, or appropriate HTML code on a website to create the interactive features. You can't just embed the image on a web page without losing the interactivity. However, you can embed a link to an external website that has the necessary coding.