Replacing the Camera
I went outdoors again, and this time I tried to do some vertical loops. Unfortunately, after crashing to the ground, the camera stopped working. All I could see was a gray video feed with the OSD text on top. I tried to fix it by checking the wires and even attempting to re-solder it back together, but had no luck.
The Mobula 6 2024 is using an FX17-B 1/3 CMOS 800TVL Camera. I ordered a replacement, but it will take a while to arrive. I found a different camera at a local store called the RunCam Nano 2. It’s a bit heavier and bigger than my original camera, but I decided to give it a shot.
I replaced the old camera with the new one by connecting the black, red, and yellow wires, and it worked! I am getting video! Amazing, what a joy. I love this.
At first, I didn't get the OSD text on the video, then I figured it was probably a video format issue as the original camera is NTSC and this has both NTSC and PAL variants. I changed it to PAL in the OSD settings in Betaflight and it worked like a charm.
The challenge was to fit it to the whoop as it was wider than the frame's hole. Eventually, I went for the brute force approach, I made a cut at the bottom of the round hole where the camera lens should fit so it can stretch, then forced the camera into it. Because there was pressure that holds it in place, I didn't use any screws to put it in place.
Now, flying. Well… it’s now heavier, and I can feel it. I measured the whoop without the battery - 20.5 grams which is about 2.5 grams more than the original 17.8 grams. Flying it feels sluggish, and it's hard to maneuver as the throttle feels either too weak or too strong, leading to a very wobbly flight. When I try to turn, it feels like it's sliding before actually making the turn. I was thinking of changing the PIDs to help with that but I don't have any idea what I should use.
