phantom 3 profesiona and ipad mini 2 and the annoying video lag at DVinfo.net

Anthony Mozora · August 14th, 2015, 10:17 PM

hello there

i have bought a phantom 3 pro yesterday and the ipad mini 2 same day

i have the hardware decode enable

i have disable the video cashe

and i have the ipad mini 2 on airplane mode

but still i have this annoying video lag which is makes this tool useless for me cause like this is dangerous and not safe to do serious work.

do you know if there is anything else i can do?

thanks in advance

Mike Watson · August 14th, 2015, 11:22 PM

How much lag do you have?

Anthony Mozora · August 14th, 2015, 11:30 PM

very little. about 0.5secs/ 1sec

which is frustrating cause i had a phantom 2 h33d with FPV and that was beyond perfect.

with any lag i can capture video from distance but i can not get close to buildings or be creative in anyway as is not safe.

Nate Haustein · August 15th, 2015, 09:53 AM

Have you tried lowering the video transmission bit rate in the image transmission settings? Bring it down to the lowest setting and see if that helps.

Mike Watson · August 15th, 2015, 09:58 AM

I'm also getting 0.5 to 1 sec with the same rig. I was getting some lag before with the 2V+ and it hadn't occurred to me to be annoyed by the 3, but you're right, there's more lag now.

Anthony Mozora · August 15th, 2015, 10:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nate Haustein

Have you tried lowering the video transmission bit rate in the image transmission settings? Bring it down to the lowest setting and see if that helps.

i tried to do this but i can not find a proper channel that works faster .... actually i found more delay...

Anthony Mozora · August 15th, 2015, 10:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mike Watson

I'm also getting 0.5 to 1 sec with the same rig. I was getting some lag before with the 2V+ and it hadn't occurred to me to be annoyed by the 3, but you're right, there's more lag now.

dont know what to do..

I also have the phantom 2 H33D with a gopro 3black + and the FPV is an amazing experience with this rig
no lags .... smooth ...no issues at all ......

I went with the phantom 3 pro having the best possible hopes for even better results and instead of that i wish i was really getting a gopro 4 and a gimbal H4-3D .....this could have been the best combo for me

but i wasted money on an ipad mini 2 that it seems that can not give me better results!

somebody told me earlier today that the only ipad that actually works is the IPAD AIR 2....

i could give 5* to the phantom 3 but now am giving it 1* cause of the failure to a perfect video signal

Nate Haustein · August 15th, 2015, 11:00 AM

It's because the newer craft have HD feeds versus the older SD video feeds. Your gopro is an analog feed versus the digital Light-bridge signal.

Nate Haustein · August 15th, 2015, 11:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Anthony Mozora

i tried to do this but i can not find a proper channel that works faster .... actually i found more delay...

Not really a channel thing, it's a bandwidth thing. Maybe it's missing from the latest app? You used to be able to adjust quality from like 2Mbps to 8Mbps or something like that. For longer range and less lag.

Jody Arnott · August 16th, 2015, 12:30 AM

From what I've read online, the video lag is normal. Lightbridge isn't mean for FPV flying, it's meant for framing up the shot. Because it's over wifi, video lag is inevitable - not like an analog video feed which is almost instant but the quality is much worse.

Viewing a GoPro feed over wifi is the same - 1-2 seconds lag.

Greg Boston · August 16th, 2015, 10:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jody Arnott

From what I've read online, the video lag is normal. Lightbridge isn't mean for FPV flying, it's meant for framing up the shot. Because it's over wifi, video lag is inevitable - not like an analog video feed which is almost instant but the quality is much worse.

Viewing a GoPro feed over wifi is the same - 1-2 seconds lag.

This is true. However, I have also read that newer iPads seem to handle the higher quality video feed with less lag. But it's definitely not meant to be an FPV set up.

-gb-

Justin Bregar · August 21st, 2015, 03:50 PM

The lag is most likely related to the iPad getting warm and thermal throttling in its processor kicking in (thus making it less able to process and display the video feed).

I get far worse lagging when the ambient temp is high than I do when it's cooler out.

August 14th, 2015, 10:17 PM	#1
Anthony Mozora Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Cyprus Posts: 152	phantom 3 profesiona and ipad mini 2 and the annoying video lag hello there i have bought a phantom 3 pro yesterday and the ipad mini 2 same day i have the hardware decode enable i have disable the video cashe and i have the ipad mini 2 on airplane mode but still i have this annoying video lag which is makes this tool useless for me cause like this is dangerous and not safe to do serious work. do you know if there is anything else i can do? thanks in advance

August 14th, 2015, 11:22 PM	#2
Mike Watson Trustee Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 1,082	Re: phantom 3 profesiona and ipad mini 2 and the annoying video lag How much lag do you have?

August 14th, 2015, 11:30 PM	#3
Anthony Mozora Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Cyprus Posts: 152	Re: phantom 3 profesional and ipad mini 2 and the annoying video lag very little. about 0.5secs/ 1sec which is frustrating cause i had a phantom 2 h33d with FPV and that was beyond perfect. with any lag i can capture video from distance but i can not get close to buildings or be creative in anyway as is not safe.

August 15th, 2015, 09:53 AM	#4
Nate Haustein Trustee Join Date: May 2007 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 1,313	Re: phantom 3 profesiona and ipad mini 2 and the annoying video lag Have you tried lowering the video transmission bit rate in the image transmission settings? Bring it down to the lowest setting and see if that helps. __________________ Nate Haustein PXW-FX9 / FCPX www.flightcreativemedia.com

August 15th, 2015, 09:58 AM	#5
Mike Watson Trustee Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 1,082	Re: phantom 3 profesiona and ipad mini 2 and the annoying video lag I'm also getting 0.5 to 1 sec with the same rig. I was getting some lag before with the 2V+ and it hadn't occurred to me to be annoyed by the 3, but you're right, there's more lag now.

August 15th, 2015, 11:00 AM	#8
Nate Haustein Trustee Join Date: May 2007 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 1,313	Re: phantom 3 profesiona and ipad mini 2 and the annoying video lag It's because the newer craft have HD feeds versus the older SD video feeds. Your gopro is an analog feed versus the digital Light-bridge signal. __________________ Nate Haustein PXW-FX9 / FCPX www.flightcreativemedia.com

August 16th, 2015, 12:30 AM	#10
Jody Arnott Major Player Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Hamilton, New Zealand Posts: 747	Re: phantom 3 profesiona and ipad mini 2 and the annoying video lag From what I've read online, the video lag is normal. Lightbridge isn't mean for FPV flying, it's meant for framing up the shot. Because it's over wifi, video lag is inevitable - not like an analog video feed which is almost instant but the quality is much worse. Viewing a GoPro feed over wifi is the same - 1-2 seconds lag.

August 21st, 2015, 03:50 PM	#12
Justin Bregar Tourist Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Littleton, CO Posts: 1	Re: phantom 3 profesiona and ipad mini 2 and the annoying video lag The lag is most likely related to the iPad getting warm and thermal throttling in its processor kicking in (thus making it less able to process and display the video feed). I get far worse lagging when the ambient temp is high than I do when it's cooler out.