I’m always looking for an inexpensive and good quality flight camera.
Recently, I saw the Conbrov Mini (Spy) Camera on Amazon and decided to give it
a try. It has a good configuration for mounting in a rocket, had pretty good
reviews, and was $40.
Here’s a link to a short video I created comparing it to the Veho Muvi and
GoPro Hero Session I’ve used before.
Video Camera Comparison <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCnejmw40pQ>
Although the price is good, in my opinion this wouldn’t be a good camera for
on-board video. But, take a look, the video quality is pretty good. However,
I decided not to recommend this camera for the following reasons:
It’s sold as a “spy” camera and the manufacturer doesn’t ship it with the audio
enabled. You have to go through a procedure to get this accomplished and this
is a hassle.
The video tends to temporarily freeze as it's recording.
There’s no status light showing that video recording is taking place. The
status light actually goes off when you press video record on the camera.
Always interested in comments or suggestions.
Richard Dierking
TRA #11366, L2
