Greetings from Elemental 360

Elemental360 · Jun 29, 2018

Been a lurker for a while, decided to finally share what I've been working on now that I just got my Part 107.

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Elemental360
Jun 29, 2018

Elemental Air 6 (and available Elemental Air 8)

Transforms an Inspire (any version) into a high...

Elemental Air 8

Elemental360
Jun 29, 2018

For ultra high resolution 360 video captures, I present the Elemental Air 8, on the Inspire...

I know a good deal about fixing and modifying the Inspire platform, so if anyone needs any advice or second opinions, I'm here to help.

Florida Drone Supply · Jun 30, 2018

Welcome @Elemental360, congrats on your 107. Is the camera mounted into the gimbal mount?

Elemental360 · Jun 30, 2018

Yes, it's a custom designed mount that screws into a spare gimbal cover, so it's 'locked-in' with the gimbal lock. I designed it in Autodesk Inventor and make them myself with a 3D printer (lulzbot), out of high impact plastic. The cameras are friction/tension mounted, and require a mini-prybar to remove from the mount, but I use a plastic backing with a notch so the cameras aren't damaged. A sticky pad GoPro camera mount fortified with zip-ties is the top camera in both configurations. Due to the fact that the cameras are not 100% synchronized, getting a good shot is a matter of luck. Do the shot several times, and you'll get a good one, but if the frames are not synchronized within a few milliseconds, you see serious 'frame shear' where the frames are spliced together with the software to make the 360 footage. It's still art and science, but the only way to get high resolution shots without spending tens of thousands of dollars.