FXT DVR review: 60FPS WIFI FPV recorder with battery | First Quadcopter

When it involves file the journey of your FPV flights, there are two foremost approaches: on-board and floor station. The FXT DVR is appropriate for each due to its built-in battery, small measurement and low weight.  Moreover, it has WiFi connection which permits to manage the HD FPV DVR remotely together with your cellular gadget.For newbies, the FXT model in all probability doesn’t say an excessive amount of, however I feel if you’re within the “business” for very long time you in all probability have already got at the least one FXT product. Personally, I personal certainly one of their VTX, however they’re additionally manufacturing many different drone equipment (like cameras, receivers, goggles and screens).Sponosored ADFXT DVR evaluate, rankings and samplesDisclosure: I acquired this HD FPV recorder as a part of a product evaluate collaboration with FXT Technology. Although the product was provided at no cost, all of the opinions on this evaluate stay my very own.I acquired the bundle in about 3 weeks after monitoring quantity affirmation. Being curious if I acquired the most recent model with built-in battery I instantly unwrapped the bundle. While the field was printed with most vital options, there isn’t any point out about being self-powered. Damn, I mentioned, and switch-it ON – guess what? it turned ON with out an exterior energy supply 🙂At a glanceBesides the DVR and its consumer guide, there are solely two AV cables (Jack to 3 x RCA and Jack to Jack) included within the field. Yes, you have to to make/construct/buy your individual energy/charging cable. IMHO, a micro USB charging port can be extra applicable as an alternative of that customary DC socket. Here, I also needs to point out that each cables have 3.5mm 4-pin jacks. This could possibly be points in case your FPV monitor/goggles has 2.5mm jack socket like my Eachine LCD5802S.The FXT DVR measures about 40 x 60 x 19 mm and weights solely 41 grams (with out mounting accent). It comes with detachable belt-clip which permits to connect it to your FPV gear. In case of on-drone set up you may take away the clip simply. While on left facet you could have AV-In, AV-Out and DC (7-28V) sockets, on proper facet you could have micro SD slot and two-position Power change. It has two standing LEDs: blue for recording (across the shutter button) and inexperienced for WiFi standing (right-up nook). Overall, construct high quality is superb and the piano black end makes it appear like a deluxe product.FXT DVR V2.0 highlightsBuilt-in battery for standalone operation;720×576 (PAL) or 720×480 (NTSC) with 60fps recording;H.264 video coding;1/3/5/10 M video sequences;Loop recording;WiFi connection & Mobile gadget APP;Wide vary of enter voltage (7-28V);Removable belt clip.FXT-DVR cellular APPIn order to discover the complete potential of the FPV recorder it’s worthwhile to set up the FXT-DVR APP in your transportable gadget. The instrument is on the market for each standard cellular working programs (obtain from Google Play or Apple APP retailer). After set up it’s worthwhile to search for “FXT-DVR” hotspot, default password is “12345678“. The WiFi LED has 3 states: OFF – WiFi disabled, flashing – No client connected, ON – Client connected.In addition to the live view, the APP allows to manage recorded files (download, delete or play). Through the FXT-DVR APP you can also start/stop recording for both, DVR memory or Phone memory.The APP has even a built-in SD card speed test. It measures your card performance (read and write speed).Initial testDue to the wide range of voltage input, you can use as external power source any 2-6S LiPo battery. The internal battery allows about 90 minutes of continuous recording. Unfortunately, there is no battery level indicator, just a beeper when the battery is near empty.I used my FullSpeed TinyLeader drone and Eachine LCD5802S FPV monitor for the tests. In order to connect the DVR to the monitor, I need it to make a 2.5mm to 3.5mm cable.Just to check if its working, I also connected the out of the DVR to the in of the monitor. It worked and thankfully no overlay (OSD) added to the video feed.Before powering ON:Make sure to connect video input first, then power ON;Confirm PAL/NTSC setup for camera first, then power on DVR;It is suggested to wait 10 seconds between Power OFF and Power ON again.While recording, the LED around the “camera” buttons flashes. There can be a recording indicator on the up-left nook of the APP display screen. BTW, you may’t begin recording with out SD card nor legitimate video supply.Recorded recordsdata are silky easy. The 60 fps makes one hell of a distinction. Bit charge is about 16 Mbps. A 4GB micro SD card can retailer roughly 90 minutes of recording. If you fly and file all day lengthy, a 16 GB must be an excellent choice. Later I’ll add to YouTube a comparability video between the Eachine and FXT DVR captures.The WiFi FPV is a pleasant function, however on account of important delay and freezes of the stream can be utilized solely to take a peek into the dwell view.Price and AvailabilityYou can purchase this FPV DVR immediately from its producer – both from standard RC retailers like Banggood. Suggested retail worth is US$55.99.Editor’s rankings Price/worth ratio Design and construct high quality Recording codecs Battery life Easy to useSummaryFrom now on, the FXT-DVR changed my two present FPV recorders and have become my go-to choice for my all FPV flights. I like that’s self-powered and the 60 fps recording makes the movies a lot smother.Even if the WiFi FPV shouldn’t be good, it permits my son to have a look into my flights utilizing his huge display screen pill.What I likedExcellent construct high quality;Easy to make use of;Built-in battery and WiFi connection;60 fps recording.What I didn’t likedNO battery degree indicator only a beeper when it’s too late;Lack HDMI enter.Photo galleryAlternativesCurrently there may be a variety of FPV DVRs in the marketplace. There are very reasonably priced fashions with beginning worth of $15, however they got here with out housing and require soldering. If you seek for drone DVR’s you will see that out that the majority of them function solely VGA (640 × 480) resolutions with 30 fps. Also, not one of the DVR’s in the marketplace have built-in battery and WiFi APP management just like the FXT DVR.Many standard digital camera manufacturers provides “split” FPV cameras with DVR. This method is OK until you need to improve the digital camera – wiring the DVR board with one other digital camera mannequin is kind of tough.