I think after years of watching his videos, I know his backyard better then mine

I got mine 3 days ago and its really nice i costum tuned it, now it has no jello. The Stock Quad had Bluejay 24khz but the o3 stabilization works best with 48khz, so i changed it and i also activated the dynamic notch filters and changed dshot from 600 to 300 because of the f4 processor.

(DISCOVERED SOLUTIONS) So I recently got mine. Great little machine! What I found is that the camera holds its angle better if you mount it through the top hole, instead of the bottom(BetaFPV actually has it pictured that way). It also drops the camera down lower, protecting it a bit more from damage. Just below the top of the cage. Also of course use a little blue lock tight, as the supplied screws don’t have any applied. Additionally, when installing the antennas…cross them and it will take the slack out of the leads, keeping them down in the holders MUCH better. I’m sure a lot of people have already discovered these tips. No thanks to BetaFPV

That's an impressive woop! Thanks for the part where you push it's limits. This is an important part of understanding the performance envelope of any quad, cinematic or not.

There are shorter screws that come in the box and will snug the camera down. Also put some rubber O Rings on the screws to help isolate vibrations from a bent prop

Thank you for consistently giving us top quality content for years.

love my 03 air unit. It single handedly revived my passion for fpv lol

Awesome Jb . I like the Pavo pico 🙌

Nice drone cool set up

i just ordered one of these, thanks for this review!

I was thinking about the Cinelog 3.5 V2 but have always kept my eye on the Pavo Pico and that will be my very first build that's not a 5", I Am impressed and I would like to implement WS... 😉👍 Thank you ...

Your constant battle with that fence 😂😂

I'm excited for the future of these types of drones. I really enjoyed flying my 5inch but I live in an urban area and it was always a pain to go find somewhere where I wouldn't have to worry about bothering anyone. I get to fly my Cinerace20hd way more often because I can just fly it in the house. I also wonder how many people don't really fall into either the category of "cinematic" or "freestyle" flying. Personally, I just like to fly the things and it's fun to go fast sometimes and do dives or split S's but I don't really go out with the goal of learning a trick or getting a specific shot.

See that's what I want some flying some info and to hear the dam thing. Good job like aways Bardwell👊

I went with the GepRC CineLog 20 with the O3. I like the build quality better. The prop size is close enough that you really have to need the smallest size for flying through small gaps to make this a better choice.

5:30 That blue antenna is BETAFPV 900M mini antenna, tuned for the 900M band, as like a TBS minimortal-T antenna.

Thank you for JB's nice review. According to my understanding, the pavo Pico is targeting on 100g (with battery), a SUA requirement of Japan. That means, it can be fly in most of the countries in the world, legally. Moreover, as a cinewhoop it doesn't emphasize on strong power but precise control and silence enough that woun't disturb others. It can be use for video taking with little awareness in a social gathering or even in a concert. However, if I want more power for free style and don't care about the problem of weight, size, noise and law, there are so many choices rather than Mobula 8 for me.

I went to betaFPV to buy this and then backed out to go through the affiliate link. Literally right when I was going to start paying I heard you say about the link haha

I have a Pavo Pico ELRS. I have kind of a love/hate relationship with it. Some of that is from O3 with my DJI Goggles V2. I'm on the beginner end of things and I've cracked the O3 camera UV filter that came with the quad and another I bought separately. I am rookie enough I won't fly without a ND filter now. I have found the Pavo Pico very susceptible to windy conditions. It does fly a bit heavy with the O3 on it, but not terrible. Other than that, the video is so good I love to fly it.

Great review.

Thank you for the information really think about get a fpv / solo gps now

I have BetaFPV's older 95X V3 with the 1404 motors. I used Chris Rosser's tune and it flies amazing! So stable and you can be very precise with your sticks and it can fly through incredibly tiny spaces! It'll blow yer mind! 😵‍💫 Being that 25mm equals one inch, the 10mm difference between the Pavi Pico and my 95X V3 is about 3/8 of an inch. Not much to even consider as a difference! People make too big of a deal about 10mm, because we in the USA, I don't think realize how tiny of a difference 10mm really is. The frame and design of the 95X is so much more durable and strong it's literally on the other end of the durability spectrum than this very fragile Pavo Pico. I think one decent crash and it'll be toast! You saw JB flex the 03 mount before it was attached, right? If not, go back and watch it near the beginning of this video. An actual wooden toothpick is way stronger! Lol Oh well, people who fly it very slow for cinematic video will love this! Me, I want to be able to RIP it! And believe me, with those 1404 motors and a 450mah 4S lipo (3S works great too!) my 95X V3 will really RIP! But, it'll also fly very precisely around all of the scraggle inside the canopy of a large tree... Yup, up amongst the crowded tiny branches and leaves and out through an 8" hole on the other side of the tree! It's like flying through a labyrinth! I've bashed the hell outta it and it's super durable, with no damage. I'll pass on this one, cuz I crash, and I know for a fact this wouldn't survive for long! Haahaa.... Nice review JB, and nice flying, with an ok, but very fragile little drone, that's awful heavy for it's size! 🤔👍

Great footage

Nice review, the drone looks like it handles really well for its size. Im on the fence about getting one as I have zero experience with traditional FPV quads yet but was thinking tinywhoop something similar would be the right way to get into it.

I loveeeee my Pavo Pico! Baby drone with HD link and 4k 120fps?? yasssssss count me in! It def is sensitive to the props, basically the second you bump something its not jello free anymore, but I do wanna try adding some rubber grommets to the cam screws. I was able to get mine super solid, but I did crank the heck down on the cam screws ..p.s when you order the Crossfire version it comes stock with a nano receiver and that lil blue antenna. It looks to be about the same size as a Minimortal T, so hopefully the tuning is close. Either way I've pushed the range pretty far and didn't have any signal issues. I did have a motor fail, but it seemed a little off from the beginning and was stuttering already after the first pack, but you're gonna have that happen every once in a while. Luckily I was able to get some spare motors coming, soooo excited to get this back up in the air again! Having something this small and quiet with such great video is sooooo life changing, I'm bringing it everywhere with me from now on (at least until I finish building my 3s O3 Odonata HD :D Great video and info as always!!

Fifth ( got the Pico as my first fpv a month ago, really is a great one )

Hey Joshua, I had no issues using the top screw holes on the camera. I noticed you used the bottom holes to mount. Also the Nano Rx was preinstalled by Betafpv.

Thank You!

Exporting your final edit in 30fps makes a big difference. I think 03 is a fantastic compramise to heavier cameras.

I have mine some weeks now, it is an awesome machine for its size. It feels amazing, even sort of bigger as it really is. And it is fast. Do not tight down the screws of the canopy too much to allow dampening vibrations. As for the cam mount I cut some stack dampeners into slices and put them in between the cam and the holders. Noticed that carrying a ND filter or any other protection in front of the lens helps to aviods jello a lot. Otherwise it is willing to vibrate. Was able to get some amazing footage with this little beast, love it!

Use the smaller screws included in the Pavo Pico hardward to mount the camera. Can get them tight enough.

Nice I got an Avata bundle at release to get into digital. This things looking pretty sweet. Good enough to let my family fly around without major worries. We’ve come a long way. Years ago you were giving me pointers on Reddit on my first 5” kiss builds and now we’ve got crazy tiny things like this.

mobula 8 03 version i prefer more power and good for freestyle

I'll b getting this for my house.

Of course JB releases a video and I pull the trigger too slowly and now it's all out of stock

I would love to see Joshua develop a mini series on mini battle bots (150 gram, 1lb, or 3lb) its got so many tangents with flying racing drones.

I googled "smallest whoop with DJI 03" just last night, and came across this very drone :)

So glad I went with the mobula8 hd instead. I ended up buying a metric ton of props and I've crashed the crap out of it for the last two days with stock props and haven't encountered much of any wobble or jello. It's pretty incredible.

Would love to see you review the mobula8 with an o3 sir

I just got a Mobula 8! I think you should check that one out also maybe a comparison?

Sorry for the Bad Question. I have the Avata with Googles 2 and the V2 Controller. I have bought the Pico and an DJI O3. What do i Need to fly with the DJI Controller from Avata/FPV? Thanks for reply

awesome

Is it worth getting this one over the geprc cinelog20? Seems to be a tough choice, especially if you have little to no soldering experience. I guess outdoors the cinelog should handle even better?

I decided on the Mobula8 with O3 Air Unit. I'm excited to fly it! It will be my first non-DJI drone (and my second drone). I'm practicing flying Rates in the sim with hopes of improved success.

HEY!!! What rates and pids do you use for pavo pico? I have pico and mobula8, but for me pico works better. I got some propwash I dont see that much in your test

Really nice test :) my o3 got big struggle with image quality at 4k resolution. Maybe there is something known.

Rubber washers between the camera and the bracket will snug it enough u bet also yo hold in place

I have it with a vista configured. The whoop cannot turtle because the vista is too heavy when it’s upside down. It was in a gym, so floor was sort of slippery

Hi Josh, just subscribed to your channel, I'm just starting with fpv and your videos helped me a lot. I recently purchased this pavo pico with ELRS 2.4g receiver. My question is what remote controller would be suitable and best compatible with it? Dji controller 2 and Tango 2 are my 2 options.. Thanks a lot! And looking forward to more of your contents

There’s a cross bar that is out between DJI and frame goes directly over rubber bushings

Pretty sure they did all those wtf design decisions to save grams, because they already are over 100g. USB-C 2g, some plastic connector 0.5g, two screw mount for camera 3g, four screw mount 6g etc. They even changed gauge and length of the XT30 wires on the battery, ones that came with the pavo pico are thin, and older stock I got locally from amzn had thicker and longer wires. Also I like to remove the O3 "stack" (just 4 screws and a connector) and fly it indoors line of sight non-fpv, it gets me up to 12 minutes with slow flying, for this use case scenario I'm thinking to also bodge together some 1500mAh single use vape cells into a 2S pack, could possibly result in 20-25 minute flight (without the O3).

Hi Joshua, I have purchased a FlyLens 75 HD O3 \O3 Lite 2S Brushless Whoop FPV Drone with a Flywoo Explorer 1000mAh 80C 2S1P 7.6V /7.6WH, I did the DJI update, and after I did charge the new batteries and try to plug them and nothing is happening? Are those batteries Bad? I checked the voltage and they are both at 8V, is it something I am missing to do? Please, your advice and input will be very appreciated. Thanks

Or just bind your dji fpv controller to the air unit. I bought the avata because it's awesome, and now i can just buy 03 air units, and use the equipment i already own. Save some weight too.

Helpppp! I used the same screws that came from the o3 air unit instead of the ones that betafpv included. Now they won’t back out, the screws just spin and the camera isn’t tight enough to not flop around when flying acro. How can I get these two screws out? Thanks

I have a Pavo 20 and can't find the RxBat telemetry. I was wondering if the Pico has the same AIO board, and if you knew if battery telemetry doesn't get sent to the radio? I'm trying to setup an audible flight battery voltage Low Alarm.

The image was very bright, what for camera settings did you had?

8:41 No, nd filters reduce the amount of light let into the sensor, that's it. the "smoother" footage comes from using 24fps 180 degree (1/48 for modern cameras) shutter speed. Just slapping an nd filter on wont make it smooth, it will just make it look like you put sunglasses on your camera lens. also you used to low of an nd filter and its very apparent from the footage, i would of used either 32 or 64 for middle of the day.

Got one too

do review on mob8 o3?

Love the video as always, but just out of curiosity why does the pico get so much more videos than the mobula 8. There's not a video out that persuades me to have the pico over the mob 8.

This is Badwell's yard in the liftoff simulation 😀

Is this a bind and fly drone or do I need to mount/solder anything?

I’m having an issue with my AUO3 footage. In Gyroflow, for the Codec I’m getting HEVC 58.24 Mbps and the picture looks a bit mushy - Others are getting H264 140 Mbps, with great pictures - but I can’t find where to change this - I’m using V2 goggles - Could this be the firmware update - Any suggestions on how to fix this?

Kind of off topic but woth dji newest update to make fpv work with goggs 2 does this mean the gogs2 and v2 can comment together for viewers or still no ??

My big question is, should i get a pico for gig work, or would you gettting something a size larger fly alot better?

Will an original air unit fit in any of the available versions?

Joshua, thank you for mentioning Japan's regulations. Yes, the weight limit is 100g. In addition, we are required to obtain our own domestic electorical certification mark (Technical standards conformity certification) for O3 devices and DJI goggles. Moreover, we cannot use the digital 5.8GHz frequency for public or hobby use. Oh, yeah, Yeah, ithat's ridicurus. In short, we are not allowed to use DJI O3 due to Radio law

The Pavo Pico is exactly the type of drone i would like to try as an entry to the O3 world. I have a 5inch thats happy to carry a gopro, but i want something small to buzz around the buildings at work. But as with almost everything FPV, almost all stock either stays at the manufacturer in china, or goes to the US. The german stores just list them and they're basically immediately out of stock. Prebuilts just dont exist, you have to build from parts. Which is fine for bigger models, but at the small sizes is quite annoying. These things come with parts that are hard to source, or have custom tunes etc etc.

Did elrs ever get it to work with open sources

Can you make a video of how to install a tbs receiver to this specific drone kit?

Can i use any other transmitter instead of DJI O3 or are there any alternative :)

JB was flying with 100% prop damage on velocidrone 😂

Can I ask what controller did you use ? Im from rhe philippines and planning to buy this drone thank you. ❤❤

If I buy it through RDQ does it also come with the whole box with a battery and spare parts like shown on betafpv website?

Was the movement that occurred at 16:25 a prop wash that occurred during the catch?

Hey guys, is it possible to remove propguard frame and use this guy as an indoor freestyle tool?

5k komodo? yes please

There are mini T 915mhz ELRS antennas. I have both full size and mini T. The mini are the size of 2.4GHz antennas but the range isn’t as good as the full size.

5:29 How can you tell that an antenna is ELRS vs Crossfire?

Yes 100g in Japan and giteki certification

Hellow, I have Pavo Pico Brushless Whoop F4 2-3S 20A AIO FC V1 wtx hd version, Can i install analog vtx? Iand how thx

Late but still great

How do you get this qwad to bind to dji controller 2??? Help please

I'm not sure what settings you're using on o3 or what you're doing to the files in post but it should look way way better. This looks like footage from vista or original air unit. I get great files from o3 straight from the unit.

can u share the config file on txt for betafligth for test it? I can get 3.50 minutes of flight time in a smooth flight, and about 3.20 in a more freestyle one Never carry more than 4.20 or the o3 goes off when it runs out of voltage, you have to try to be close when you are at 3.30 as a security measure

The blue betafpv elrs antenna is a 915mhz antennas not 2.4ghz

can use spektrum receiver on pavo pico ? ( spm 4650 )

Can you use tje DJI standard mode using fpv controller or is it manual only?

2 little o-rings does the job to keep the camera firm ;)

Any comments on the durability? Also how's it perform against the cinelog 20 4S with O3?

Out of curiosity, why don't they bundle them with the camera/vtx?

Can you use dji controller - and if not, what would be the required steps to make this work? Run dji sbus directly to fc?

You have to be able to push it; sometimes the action you want to film is moving fast. I am hoping someone will build a HDzero VTX that can capture 4K on board with gyro data.

that elrs antenna is an 868/915 antenna. not 2.4. they do a small version that looks like the 2.4ghz antenna but it's tuned to 900. it won't get as much range as the full sized antenna though. I guess they made it for smaller quads. several of my elrs recievers have came with that antenna. I don't use it on my 5" quads.

I enjoy your videos. Do you have an affiliate link to get the dji integra? If i click your link to open the page... everything i buy helps you out?

I almost did miss it

if i bought this and wanted to use it with the dji O3 Module and contoller/googles, what would i select for rx? the ExpressLRS 2.4 or the TBS?

Can you review the acrobee 75 HD? 😬

What about the Happymodel Mobula8 1-2S with the 03 ?

good☆