Hi all. I have decided that my dog, Daisy, is a unique beast and it would probably be entertaining to watch FPV videos of her absolutely pummeling tennis balls. We have like 30 in the yard. I ha...
Hi all. I have decided that my dog, Daisy, is a unique beast and it would probably be entertaining to watch FPV videos of her absolutely pummeling tennis balls. We have like 30 in the yard. I have one of those "chuck it" tennis ball throwers. When she gets one she stomps on them with a death from above move that basically says "Fuck you in particular" to that tennis ball. It is very entertaining to watch. She has trained me to perform a special kind of game of "fetch". She doesn't really fetch. She wants to chase a live ball that is moving. And she wants to stomp on them. She does all the running with a ball in her mouth. So, the first ball I throw she will chase, and then she basically stands there while I toss the rest. She tries to catch a few of them. Then when I move to that field of balls, she runs at a blistering pace from one side of the yard to the other and then I throw the ball so that it is leading her and she can chase the fast moving ball.
In order to film this, I have invested in a Runcam Thumb Pro V2. It weights 16 grams and I have a 128 GB micro SD card in it. It is coupled with an absolutely tiny Battery Eliminator Circuit (BEC) that allows me to use any lipo and regulate it to 5v. The product description mentions 250mm x 220mm, but I suspect that's the quadcopter dimensions because the end product was about 10mm x 6mm. It is essentially the size of a mcro SD card. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07MS1ND5M?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details It was designed for use on quadcopters and RC planes, so lightness is expected. I doubt my dog will notice it. I have updated to the latest firmware and soldered up the BEC so that it can connect to some 3S 450mah batteries, of which I have many. Each one should power it for an hour and takes about 20 minutes to charge. I have the mount that came with the camera, but I am awaiting a roll of TPU 3D printer filament to be able to print a bunch of other mounts that I will attach to my dogs harness. It can record at 4K 30 FPS, 2,7K 60 FPS, 1.44K 60 FPS or 1080P 120 FPS. It also has gyro stabilization built in. I'm eager to get a new harness for my dog and figure out the best mounts to use and get to filming this. Our "fetch" games are very fun no matter what. This should elevate it. I really look forward to sharing this fun with the world.
I just wanted to share some picture of my dogs, because... Who doesn't love dog pictures, right? This will also let me test out the photo direct upload feature in Action Text to AWS S3 bucket. It...
I just wanted to share some picture of my dogs, because... Who doesn't love dog pictures, right? This will also let me test out the photo direct upload feature in Action Text to AWS S3 bucket. It was recently fixed by updating my rails version to the latest available. Anyway, here we go. Enjoy.
Here is a picture of Oscar in the car:20220407_180147.jpg3.55 MBHe was feeling a little bit anxious after a visit to the vet for a checkup.
Here he is just lounging in the grass on a nice day:
20220508_101150.jpg2.88 MBThis is one of Oscar's favorite spots... the sand pile. It's like a little bit of high ground where he can survey his kingdom.
20220422_192954.jpg2.97 MBThis is Daisy. She is lounging in the flower bed.
20220403_121323.jpg2.25 MBShe's having a nice snooze and hogging the bed.
20220311_220552.jpg2.37 MBThis dog loves mud. Luckily, she also loves the hose, so it's easy to get her clean. 20220112_163619.jpg2.77 MBI hope you enjoyed the pictures. 'Til next time.
Stuart
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