FAQs for FPV Cameras

General FAQs

• How to switch between Joystick Control and UART Control of Racer 2?
• How to do wiring and setup for your remote-control version Racer, Micro Eagle and Micro Swift 3?
• Basic FPV setup
• There is a spot on the image of Swift or Owl series cameras
• How to replace the mainborad of RunCam FPV cameras?
• What's the difference between the option IR sensitive and the option IR blocked?

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Micro Swift

• Where to download user manual of RunCam Micro Swift?
• Will there be replacement cases available for Micro Swift? 
• Will there be replacement lenses available for Micro Swift?
• Is there no mounting base for runcam micro?

Swift Mini

• Where to download user manual of RunCam Swift Mini?
• What the abs bracket is meant for?
• Is JST2DP compatieble with Swift Mini
• Swift Mini's color from time to time changes to really strange and video is being distorted into horizontal.
• I can't disable parking line in Swift Mini

Swift 2

• Where to download user manual of RunCam Swift 2?
• What's the best setting for Swift 2 for light track night drone racing?
• Swift 2's image is distorted and black and white
• I get a loud buzzing in my headphones if I am trying to listen to the audio feed of Swift 2
• What vtx will work directly with the plug supplied with the RunCam Swift 2?
• how can I connect Swift2 to my Sp racing F3 so I can see on the screen the data of my GPS that I have installed.

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Swift - Rotor Riot Edition

• Will Swift 2' case be fit for Swift-RR？
• Can you tell me which lens correspond to RunCam Swift - Rotor Riot Edition?
• Where can I get SWIFT-RR in German or Europe?
• SWIFT-RR produces white image only, sometimes it would pickup a dark spot
• Swift-RR has no video just black screen

Swift

• Where to download user manual of RunCam Swift?
• Is the Swift out put by 4:3 or by 16:9？
• How can I buy the lens for Swift? Where?
• Can I plug RunCam Swift with 4S？
• How do I choose the system (PAL or NTSC) for my camera?
• RunCam Swift has no picture after a crash

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Eagle

• Proper parameter setting for EAGLE 2 using in night
• What screw specs are the two screws that come with the Eagle?
• Is there a different case fort the RunCam Eagle?
• Where to download user manual of RunCam Eagle?
• How to switch PAL/NTSC on RunCam Eagle?
• Can I change Eagle from aspect 4:3 to 16:9？

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Night Eagle

• What to do if the image quality of Night Eagle 2/2 pro is bad in low light?
• Does the Night Eagle have an IR-cut filter?
• Do you have another lens of narrower degree that will fit the Night Eagle?
• Where to download user manual of RunCam Night Eagle?
• Night Eagle Astro produce no video in PAL mode, but works well in NTSC mode
• Plug Night Eagle with 5V, but doesn't work

Owl Plus

• Where to download user manual of RunCam Owl Plus?
• What's the best setting for the Owl Plus?
• I can't get Owl Plus video and I can view RunCam menu
• Owl Plus worked for several months, but I get black screen now
• Owl Plus's image is all grey
• Does Owl Plus have a CMOS or CCD sensor?

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Owl

• Is it possible to lock the OWL to color or BW?
• Is there any method for setting the RunCam Owl?
• How much voltage I can use for the owl directly without the regulator?

Other cameras

• What to do if image of Wasp looks abnormal?
• I never got any image out of Sky plus. I tested all cases, even different cables and another VTX.
• What's the size of the screws that hold the Skyplus?
• With the board camera can I choose pal or ntsc in osd menu? or is it pre set at purchase?
• What should I do if my board camera has no image/strange color/distorted image/discontinuous image?