This camera is on pre order at heli-nation and on the iflight’s ebay page. In the coming week or so, I will post my own video recordings using the Hawkeye FireFly 2.
The GoPro Killer
A GoPro killer could be within the grasp of all FPV pilots in the coming days. The Hawkeye FireFly 2 specifications look as though, as long as you are not looking for 4k video, its time to get rid of your heavy HD camera.
Features
Resolutions: 2.5K 30FPS – 1080P 60/30FPS – 720P 60FPS
IPX4 water splash-resistant
AV: PAL/NTSC
Micro SD card: Class 10
SD card supported: 8-64G
Weight: 31 gram
Battery: 600mAH
Working time: About 60 minutes
Charging time: About 2-3 Hours
File format: MOV
Lens: F/2.8, 6 glasses
Angle: Diagonal 160 degrees
Voltage: 5V
Current: 400mA
In addition to using the built in battery, the Hawkeye FireFly 2 comes with the ability to feed it 5v from your Flight Controller.
Comparison
The below table compares the GoPro Session 5 and Hawkeye Firefly 1 and Hawkeye Firefly 2
Camera | Weight | 4k FPS | 2.7k FPS | 1080p FPS | 720p FPS | SD |
Hawkeye FireFly | 14g | X | X | 30 | 30 | 32 GB |
Hawkeye FireFly 2 | 31g | x | 30 | 60 | 60 | 64 GB |
RunCam 3s | 69g | x | x | 60 | 60 | 64 GB |
GoPro Session 5 | 74g | 30 | 30 | 90 | 120 | 64 GB |
GoPro Hero5 | 118g | 30 | 60 | 90 | 120 | 128 GB |
Example Video
The following videos are test flights by Hawkeye Testing their FPV HD camera. My own video testing of this camera should be posted in a week or so of this post