Runcam Phoenix V2 JB Special Edition - My new favorite FPV camera
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The Runcam Phoenix V2 is my new favorite FPV camera. I've partnered with Runcam to tweak the settings of this camera to my own preferences, and I've asked them to add one killer feature that sets this camera apart.
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You’re the Seth’s bike hacks of FPV lol.
Lol
Agreed
Their voice is kinda similar too
OMG YES
Wow, pretty cool Josh to have model edition set up to your specs. You have been a great help to me, I purchased a 5 Orange a few months back for filming FPV with my RC crawlers and bashers. It has been a blast.
When phoenix 2 came out I was really mad that it didn’t have uart control. Now thanks to you Joshua I can buy one without compromising convenience.
My JB V2 Phoenix just arrived! Slapped in my drone & flew it in the late afternoon at my house where I always fly.
The sun was shining straight into the camera & I was flying in & out of shadows alot.
I'm really impressed with it JB👌👌👌
Flew straight at Sun with no problems👍👍
Great coming in & out of shadows 🤘🤘🤘
I also have a caddx ratel & the Phoenix seems as good if not better with the JB magic touch 👍
Just wanted to say that this is STILL my favorite analog fpv camera. Thanks JB!
I know Im asking randomly but does anyone know of a tool to get back into an instagram account?
I somehow forgot my password. I would love any tricks you can offer me!
@Kareem Callum instablaster :)
@Malik Wesson Thanks for your reply. I found the site through google and I'm waiting for the hacking stuff atm.
Takes quite some time so I will reply here later with my results.
@Malik Wesson it worked and I actually got access to my account again. Im so happy:D
Thanks so much you really help me out !
@Kareem Callum Happy to help :)
Just used your affiliate link to order your version of the Phoenix 2! Also joined the Runcam Facebook group and got $5 voucher code off the order! Happy days. 😊 Cheers Joshua from a rainy Liverpool. 👍
Just got mine installed - and yeah - I do love it. Turns out it's useful, being able to adjust the analog cams on the fly - using the Tx. Using mine with a ZEEZF7V2 FC.
Hi Josh Great looking camera , I have been flying with the Caddx Ratel starlight yet I really like the video of the Phoenix ,and being able to switch the settings with my radio is definitely a plus. Thanks for the information.
I ordered one of these off the Runcam website about a week ago 😀. I needed a new lense for a Split & seen the Phoenix was out so went to grab one then seen the JB version so I grabbed it instead 👍
Hopefully it's here in another week or 2 🤞🤞
Thanks for a awesome video.
I now know what Camera I need to get for my current and next build.
Just got mine in! So excited!
Awesome to see the little man in video Joshua bardwell ... awesome review
bought this camera when he realeased it and it is still amazing!
I love the pheonix v2!!! clarity is wild!!
It has taken some time, but I am building a Nano LR 3" with a nano version of the Phoenix v2, and has just set it up like Joshua recommended. No cam control on mine, but now it is set up and ready for installation. Happy times.
I too setup camera control since I watched your videos. I even bought a couple of the camera control boards from Runcam. This will be the camera on my future builds as long as I have spare UARTs... ;)
Hi Josh, i bought a jb version but i don't know how to use uart control with my apm. Could you please give a tip?
I've just ordered one and I'm pretty excited to get it! Replace my cheapy rubbish current FPV cam
wow flying different lines today !
Just ordered one with your link🔥🙏🏼
I got my limited edition Joshua camera and put it on my drone. Really is a good camera pleased with the good view.
oh darn now its gonna get popular and the price is gonna go up. i bought this camera because it was on sale and its my new favorite
Well crap! Guess I gotta try it now. Thanks JB! I hope you’re well brotha!!!
Bought one last week... Can't wait to get it..
This is a great camera, I've been running the non JB edition for a month or so and as bad as I hate to say it , I think I like it more than my micro eagle, or at least as much as it.
Great video Josh. if you dont mind me asking what make and model is little screen that you are using in this video? thanks
Really great colors
Absolutely amazing camera. Looking to replace the lens due to a crash. What are the lens specs to purchase a new one?
so i need help t on this camera this is a blue unlabled wire in between the video wire and tx wire ? you never mention . oother then that i have the camera wired up correctly but when i do the stick command nothing hapopens??? can someone please help?
Hey Joshua. I bought the first Phoenix 2 before yours came out and it kept changing from color to Black and white. It is quite annoying. Also I tried putting your settings in and inside it was good. took it outside and the image is almost all white and cant see hardly anything? What did I screw up? Thanks for all you do for this hobby!!!!!
Is it normal for this camera that I received today to overheat? matek f405 heats up with 9v at the glass outlet of the wing, it also heats up with 5v or even 12v, do you think this is normal?
I bought one this morning!
Does the phoenix 2 support OSD? I could really use a voltage meter if there is a way to do that
How would you rate this camera to the caddx ratel with is better in your opinion?
Hai josh i have issues with my runcam phoenix 2. It freeze when midfligth. It’s new and never crash before.
You can get rid of the horizontal stray light from the sun by wiping your lens in a circular motion instead of up and down.
Hi Joshua, I bought your phoenix 2 cam on BG, but it has got a strange adaptor, it is large and it does not fit a standard 5" frame like stretch x5 :( why? It is not like other, foxeer etc? I don't know how to install it :( Thanks
Do you still recommend this camera? Probably since it's your personal. But I'm deciding between ratel 2, this and the trex
Whats the different between normal and jb edition?
My runcams are so "grainy" I can never see things like chain link fences or white soccer goals at my local park. Gonna try your setup
Ordered one thru yr link..free shipping. What vtx should I use.?
That beard is lookin’ fresh! 😗
How you change OSD settings? I want the OSD of the FC and not the OSD of the camera
just got the phoenix v2 for my 3`gecko need to play around with the settings..
This camera has an amazing picture and great dynamic range. I can see detail in shadows but highlights are not blow out. Probably the best camera I have used to date. I can't get the UART controlled camera menu to work though.
Can't get uart control working either, I've asked the expert himself but can't give any insight on a camera with his name on it., figures hey...
@@dalewhitmore143 ---mine also is not working wtf
@@charlessmith281 You guys check that its in uart mode? 9:08 If not then the menu pins must be shorted on power on to switch, then powered off and removed, it will then be in the different mode on next power up. Hopefully its a stupid setting issue for you.
@@danthemancasey runcam sent me a new board everything was right i used the same wires and everything works like a beaut now. and yes i was in aurt mode
It figures that CZcams would give me this notification three days after I bought my runcam Phoenix v2.....
dang, i saw the image switching through pilots on field. instantly asking which cam that is. so i bought one. now we have both trippy colorflickering on this cam, orange sky, purple grass etc... :( its how i think psychedelic drugs work 🙄in dvr its not that strange at all 😵 any ideas?
When are you gonna start adding affiliate links to European stores :(
We arnt loved like the Americans are 😂
@@MrOrangeman18 because of your typos we might wait a little bit longer :)
I ordered from the Runcam store via the link on JB website and paid 27,5 euro free shipping
@@mlx83 fuckin savage mate !
I installed my camera on my matek f405-ctr on UART 3 and I'm only able to get to 'remote mode' and nothing else. no exit no response from the camera.
edit: I just received a replacement board from runcam and it works with that. It seems it was a faulty camera!
What are those stickends on your X9D Joshua?
Just ordered mine 👍
Replaced my Ratel for fav camera...after first flight I ordered another!
Hi, does camera control work in Inav?
I need some help. I have smart audio working and verified on this new build but for some reason I can't get the camera to let me control it through a uart on my fc and I have tried a few different uarts on the Speedybee v2 fc I am using, I even switched the wires around to make sure they weren't backwards. Of course I change the protocol to Runcam in the ports tab. Also my LQ is wacked out and not working in the OSD. Please help me, I have to change the camera setting because the stock setting are junk. I know you normally point toward a video you have on the topic. Well I have already watched them all trying to figure this out on my own.
Got the camera to let me into it with a control board but still haven't got it to work with a uart.
Hello
Nice camera !
Have problem , camera not save setting 🤔 uart control
So is there going to be an explanation about the middle -unlabeled - blue wire? why its unlabeled? I saw on the other camera your pointing at in this video has that wire as 'vbat' , as in the positive terminal of the 6s battery , right? If that's wrong i could fry this camera ... 😅
how would you recommend hooking up the digital camera control to your f4 AIO? I'm using crossfire on tx/rx 6 and smart audio on tx/rx4
Move SmartAudio to LEDSTRIP and assign it to SoftSerial.
Just received mine today
Foxeer Micro Toothless is 👌🔥
Hi Joshua - how is MENU pin on camera connected to UART? Which pin on UART is used? I am using Mamba F722. Thank you so much,
How did you make the connections? And what mamba f722 do you have?
What's that FPV monitor? any links? thanks.
Did you get a new camera? It looks really nice 👌
Joshua, how do you like the 155 degree diagonal FOV on the Phoenix V2 compared the Micro Eagle's 140 Degrees?
To be honest, I don't notice the difference unless I really pay attention. They're both good for me.
Great Camera, but on the jb Version IT Shows uart controll but i cant go in. Rx is tx and tx is on Rx. Have it on a hglrc Zeus f7.
Can u use this feature if u fly mode 1
Joshua does the JB version of this cam ship with the remote mode enabled or is it the joystick? Just purchased one and assuming that remote mode is enabled by default since not joystick is included.
I believe it's remote yes but you don't need the joystick to switch it just touch the TX and RX wires together at power up.
@@JoshuaBardwell The camera shows, at boot up, "uart mode" and I'm assuming this is the same as "remote". On the speedybee Fy v2 I have the camera's M/Rx connected to Tx3 on the FC. I have G/Tx from the cam connected to Rx3 on the FC. I've set uart3 to runcam protocol. When I yaw right I don't get the menu. Now the speedybee f7 v2 wiring diagram shows using the cc pad on the FC but I thought that was the analog method and not preferred over Tx and Rx. What might be wrong?
Congrats Joshua looks good . That is a cool feature .👍
thumbs up for the beard! haha ….and the info
So I installed this camera and soldered it to my UART2 port. I then set the peripheral to the Runcam setting in betaflight. When I power up I’m able to get into remote mode but that’s it. I can’t access any of the setting nor can I exit remote mode. Can you help with this?
I have the same problem!
I just received a replacement board from runcam and it works with that. It seems it was a faulty camera!
what type of plug is it on this cam please?
That looks pretty good, quality wise, but holy shit the fisheye distortion! How can you tolerate everything looking like it's melting if it's not in the center 30% of the picture?
Hey Joshua, Runcam Racer had that UART feature from the begining and now we are on the Racer 3 version. It's also a CMOS sensor and I bought one of them so I guess I can use your tips on it too. But what are the differences between the Racer 3 and your Phoenix V2 Joshua Special Version?
The Racer has a different sensor and I never really liked it too much.
@@JoshuaBardwell Guess I'm gonna give it a look to your Review on RCRacer to understand why. Thank You, have a Nice day.
@Joshua Bardwell do you know what can cause problem with access to this second hidden menu ? I'm able via UART control access to first menu but I'm not able to access to this second menu by pulling up for 2 sec. my pitch stick during the remote mode, please help :)
Are you pushing the pitch stick forward / up? That's the correct way, not pitch back / stick down.
Make sure your channel endpoints go fully 1000 to 2000 also.
@@JoshuaBardwell hi yes I am pushing stick forward and my channel endpoints are perfect from 1000 to 2000, endpoint ranges modified in Taranis, maybe runcam removed this functionality in present cameras ?
@Joshua Bardwell, as I've thought I have official RunCam statement they removed this second menu from final product so yours is special one :)
Image looks a bit cold, much like the Foxeer Micro Arrow, where color balance leans a bit too much to green/blue. Light handling seems really good though. Default settings looks a bit overly colorful. UART control is a nice touch.
My uart control isn’t working, I’ve routed it to a dedicated uart on my board, and set the peripheral to runcam and nothing. I even chose a different uart and made sure it was free and still nothing 🤷🏾♂️
@Joshua Bardwell I'm having the same issue with mine. I'm pretty new to the hobby and have learned a lot from watching JB videos. I really like the the image that I have, but wish I could get the uart control to work so I could play with the settings. I'm using the speedybee f7 v2 stack. I'm wondering if there is another setting in betaflight that I'm missing.
I'd like to see you do a review of the Foxeer Cat 2, and see your thoughts.
YES! he should.
Foxeer doesn't make JB special edition camera's, so, no.
@@cyberpunkfpv3032 no one said they had to make a special edition..... Just thought it'd be cool for him to review it and see his opinions.
Does this camera have a zoom?
How about some low light testing?
What type plug is this
I have a quick question for you since you’re an FPV expert. I’m interested in the dji digital fpv system and I’m building a helicopter gas powered. I want to install 2 cameras; one for forward view and one for hover work. This begs the question: can I change the view from one camera to the next from the goggles?
The DJI system does not support multi camera function like this.
You can do it with analog.
czcams.com/video/fr-3AfwhGGw/video.html
Does anyone know what the blue wire does. The online manual from runcam shows that it doesn't exist. It has it's own pin too.
RDQ got back to me within an hour and said the manufacture states the wire and pin have no function.
Am I able to use camera control via my transmitter on a bardwell f4 board if I am using t6/r6 for crossfire and using tx4 for vtx smart audio control?
Move SmartAudio to LEDSTRIP pad, remapped to SoftSerial. Then UART 4 is free for camera control.
@@JoshuaBardwell you da man! thanks josh :)
Hi. Does the Runcam Phoenix V2 give you the possibillity for real time filming, or does it "only" do recordings? Hope someone can answer 🙏
I don't understand. The Phoenix is an FPV camera. It doesn't record at all.
Now i am thinking to try ist out vs my ratel
I just got this camera JB, the "bonus" menu is not in this camera.
I've followed all the steps to set up the uart control for your camera and its not working.
I have uart control in too left of my osd, have the correct port enabled. However when I throttle up yaw left I can't access the display.
Any ideas JB?
Mid throttle yaw right is the stick command for camera control.
@@JoshuaBardwell sorry mate I ment that just said left lol
Yeah but you said throttle up which makes me think you went to full throttle?
@@JoshuaBardwell 100% have tried throttle to mid point/ centered both sticks. And yaw right. Bro been on fourms, betaflight group. Can't find a solution. Followed you're video to the tee bro
Honest question. If people rocking HDO2 want the best image from it's 1280 line OLED... finding a good 1200TVL camera might produce a clearer, smoother image than a 1000TVL like the Phoenix?
No, not really. The practical resolution of the NTSC or PAL feed means you probably won't notice any difference between those sensors. The sensor has a nominal resolution rating which the manufacturer advertises, but the camera setup and tune (by the manufacturer, not so much by the user) makes the most difference.
@@JoshuaBardwell Ah of course. Easy to get sucked into big numbers. Tried your P2 settings, they are great base values, allowing fine tuning on the goggles. Thank you!
How does your video have no static or breakup?? Mine always have static in the analog video..
This was recorded with a DVR on the quad.
Hi I can't access the 2nd menu could it be because I use mode 1
If you use mode 1 the joystick movements will be different. It's based on channel not stick location. So it is center throttle yaw right to enter the menu, not left-stick push to the right.
Does the normal runcam Phoenix 2 have uart control? It doesn’t come with a plug for a joystick on its harness
The normal Phoenix 2 has joystick control only, not digital UART-based control.
They didn't include camera control at the start because of technical reasons (fitting the circuitriy on the board) and cost reasons (raised the cost of the camera by about $3). They didn't intend to do this until I insisted that I wanted it.
If you want to get camera control working with any camera, try this device. Way cheaper than a new camera.
czcams.com/video/akiP6vBaPvU/video.html
ah, crap. i just replaced the racer with phoenix 2 original few days ago and assumed tx/rx pins would still work (didn't test it yet).
Oh well, i'll need to change that connector and find the remote, thank you for info!
I’m so lost! On how you are doing settings an well the whole thing. I’m looking at upgrading my wizard x220s camera an already watched the mods video from RR but im scared to buy upgrades because I don’t know how to figure out what’s compatible or are all cameras compatible
This camera will work on the Wizard.
You can do adjustments using a camera joystick (but it's not included you have to buy it separately) or via your controller if you wore up the TX RX wires to your flight controller.
@@JoshuaBardwell thank you for the response. I really enjoy an learn a lot from your videos please keep up the hard work 👍
Can you tell me wich stick-ends and pot knobs you‘re using on your Taranis? I‘m searching for this since weeks 🤭
These are the stock ends in the jumper t16.
Joshua Bardwell thank you!
🦅runcam🙏
Fine, and now as you know all tell me, it is ir blocked or not, thank you.
How do u get the menu for adjustment to show up in the goggle bro Joshua
Use a joystick. Or watch the Camera Control instructions at the end of the video.
My fav cam is the foxeer monster mini pro 1.8mm, it's just so nice
Sorry but, monster mini is the worst camera I've ever used...
@@pirateradioFPV Ive played with the settings and it's just as fast as most cameras. Plus the latency isn't bad like the falkor
@@ALL4FPV what have you used?
How do you get the dvr like this?
DVR is mounted on board the quad.
That's why I'm still using runcam swift v3 because it has tx and rx.
It's one thing if you already have it but when you're thinking about buying one when one thing fails the whole thing fails
I bought two of the phoenix v2 but neither will keep a lock in rapidfire, have to switch to legacy modes. I've gone back to the ratel, similar picture quality, keeps sync.
Would you mind telling me which version of the rapidfire do you use? or contact us via email run@runcam.com to find out the issue. Thanks for the help in advance.
@@RunCamFPV I'll email you, would love to sort it out.
I'm trying to hook this camera up to a T-Motor F4 FC, I'm having problems of course I am, where is the OSD output? What is GTX and what is MTX?
G / TX and M / RX are for the joystick interface that is used to configure the camera. You can connect G and M to a joystick or you can connect TX / RX to a UART on the flight controller, and use the betaflight camera control function to control the camera using your controller.
Basically, you can do this, but without any adapter. It's just built into the camera.
czcams.com/video/akiP6vBaPvU/video.html&ab_channel=JoshuaBardwell
@@JoshuaBardwell thank you Josh
@@JoshuaBardwell here's one more issue, sorry. My RSSI numbers between my goggles my QX7 don't match I'm getting 80 90 to 100% on my QX7 but in my goggles it shows like 14% and I constantly get my transmitter saying"no signal or low signal" or something like that. And believe me I've researched, I've seen all your videos, I set up the RSSI signal on AUX 3 and it seems to work on the little screen on my transmitter but whenever I try to set up the proper channel on beta flight the save does not hold and clicks back to disabled. Thanks in advance
Looks like the mini caddx dji cam :D