Video Output While Recording

Former Member over 11 years ago

I got a really neat accessory for my VIRB for my birthday - a Phantom Quadcopter! Works really well - easy to fly and carries the VIRB easily using the "industry standard" adapter. Now I want to upgrade it with First Person View (FPV) and that requires live video while recording.

Does the VIRB support this at all? Maybe through the HDMI port?

If not, I want to add this to my VIRB wish list.

Thanks

Mike V

0 Krectr over 11 years ago

Easy enough to find out. Connect your Virb to your TV, using an A to C (HDMI-mini) cable, and see if you get video output while recording.

0 Former Member over 11 years ago

Easy enough to find out. Connect your Virb to your TV, using an A to C (HDMI-mini) cable, and see if you get video output while recording.

Just tried with a type D (micro) cable and no, it doesn't work. Plugging the cable in activates the playback mode.

Does anybody have experience with the video out on the USB A/V cable?

Thanks.

0 Former Member over 11 years ago

I believe that you can see a fullscreen live feed of the video on your mobile device *if the VIRB is not recording* while it's hooked up via wifi to the mobile app. Hooking up to a VIRB via wifi requires you to turn on the wifi option on the VIRB itself, and then join that wifi network on your smartphone/ipod touch/tablet.

I don't recommend this for your flying idea. The video would cut out suddenly if you flew out of wifi range (I don't know the official specs but ~40 feet seems reasonable, maybe more outside with line of sight).

0 Former Member over 10 years ago

I can't use wifi anyway as it interferes with the flight control link.

Other than that,its a great camera.

0 Krectr over 10 years ago

... requires live video while recording ...

Looks like you're in business now with Virb firmware ver 3.70, as long as you can use the composite video cable.