On Wed, 05 Mar 2014 14:58:44 -0500, wrote:

On Wed, 05 Mar 2014 14:04:26 -0500, Poco Loco
wrote:

On Wed, 05 Mar 2014 11:09:46 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:

On 3/5/2014 10:26 AM, wrote:
On Wed, 05 Mar 2014 06:30:49 -0500, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

On 3/4/2014 10:59 PM, wrote:
On Tue, 04 Mar 2014 19:33:02 -0500, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Tue, 04 Mar 2014 19:27:07 -0500, wrote:

My millionaire Dutch neighbor has a quad rotor that looks like
something the NSA should have.

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Someone was flying one of those at the Punta Gorda Jazz Fest last
week. Do you know where to get one and how much they cost?

Not a clue but I think he bought it in Germany. I know he still
tinkers with it a lot. This guy designs medical equipment and he was
working on the camera gimbal the last I heard, changing from a stepper
to a closed loop servo so it would pan smoother.



I don't see the advantage of a servo motor over a stepper in this
application.

A servo moves smoother than a stepper since there are no "steps".


I understand but the big advantage of a servo motor over a stepper is
high torque and at higher speeds. This application doesn't require
either. A geared, 200 pole stepper would be just as smooth, IMO, a lot
cheaper, plus a stepper can also be closed loop. Just my opinion having
used both for various purposes in remote actuators and motion devices
over the years.

If the camera is mounted in a helicopter, why would a servo be needed to pan the camera? Just turn
the helicopter.


You need it if you want to able to shoot obliques.
At a certain point you may want to point at a particular spot and have
the camera track it as you descend and fly around it.

Here's a helicopter with camera.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7hv4oS_M9Y

Here's the helicopter itself.

http://www.helipal.com/trex-450-pro-...FeJF7AodYHIAcA

Scroll down for more info and some good pictures.