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Old 01-23-2010, 05:20 PM
TDS TDS is offline
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Default Suggest R/C set for balloon aerial photography

Pl Suggest R/C set for balloon aerial photography.
I want to use my camera hanged to balloon for aerial photography. I want following functions in R/C= 1. Shutter click, 2, Pan-360. 3. Tilt 180. 4. Zoom. Plus 2 more functions which I can decide later. R/C systems are built for Airplanes and Helis thus many channels do not provide control for my photography requirements. Pl suggest which Futaba R/C system TX/Rx should I buy. I want the lightest Rx. Long lasting batteries with Rx . Suggest batt. also. I am not familiar with R/C system which control will do which function.
I have Camera rig, Servos etc.



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Old 01-23-2010, 06:38 PM
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You can buy any RC transmitter and receiver and program it to do what you want, I would go with 2.4 GHz.
I don't know what sort of shutter release system you are using but most will run off a servo signal so just plug it into your reciever and then in the radio select a switch or stick to control that function, same go's for the camera mount functions.
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Old 04-09-2010, 01:01 PM
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Pl I want following functions in R/C= 1. Shutter click, 2, Pan-360. 3. Tilt 180. 4. Zoom. Plus 2 more functions which I can decide later. R/C systems are built for Airplanes and Helis thus many channels do not provide control for my photography requirements.

Why do you assert that "many channels do not provide control"?

If you use a Spektrum DX6, you could put Shutter on "Gear", Pan on Aileron, Tilt on Elevator, Zoom on Throttle. You still have "rudder" in case you want one more "analog", i.e. fully adjustable channel, and you have one more "digital" or mixable channel for whatever you might dream up later.

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Pl Pl suggest which Futaba R/C system TX/Rx should I buy.


Oh, you've not only decided an Aircraft radio won't do the job, but you want a Futaba? Maybe you are looking at the Futaba Camera Control series of radios.

Kidding aside, any air radio set should do it for you. I'm familiar with the Spektrum DX6i, 7, and Airtronics RDS8000, and they can all do what you want. Consider the receiver weight and the range that you need. Spektrum's 6100 should do it for you, or Airtronics' Park Flyer.

Your battery needs to be selected based on the voltage needs of the servos which you already have.
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