Runcam 5 Orange just released a new firmware that optimized the EIS algorithm. Field of view is not nearly as decreased as before and they fixed the weird glitch explained in this video.

The funny thing is in your intro you say “and your going to learn something today” and i dont know how but every time i watch your videos I genuinely learn something which is why in subscribed👍 i have an eachine wizard {my first fpv drone} but cant afford a camera on top😂 i had a little cheap action camera on top but the lens got scratched and cant afford another.. looks like a great camera though

I think that runcam should partner with Reelsteady to include sensor on the camera and files. And make the app compatible for stabilizing and they will have a really great product for a good price point. Specially now that GoPro has leave the session form factor

The irony of a camera review where the last segment is out of focus. lol :p

I'm Joshua Bardwell, and you're gonna like this camera today. Love this camera, flying it on my 3 inch later today after work. Thanks for the video JB!

could we get google drive links to the raw footage maybe? I think it would help judge without youtubes compression

I love & respect Bardwell, I even love his flight controller as well, as a Video guy I just want to make a minor correction to a statement, Shutter speed has to to with motion blur, Higher shutter stops motion, lower increases motion blur, mind you the lower the shutter the more light your allowing into the sensor which then you'll need an ND filter to maintain proper exposure values. Iso is literally artificial lighting to the sensor

I bought this a week ago for using on my model railway. EIS ON is perfect for this application as the narrower the FOV the better. And EIS fixes the wobble you get from having it mounted to a carriage running on railway tracks

I bought the RunCam5 Black back when it first came out last July and I love it, although I sprayed it pink so I could find it if it ejected (I happened to have bright pink spray paint at the time) :) I was looking at the various Session style cameras that were available at the time and I chose the RunCam primarily because it had acceptable image quality for $100 and it was only 55 g. I had been flying with an older GoPro that was like 150 g. I've beat this RunCam up quite a few times, including ripping my mount off twice; once while racing and once freestylin, and have had zero issues with it. I'm not really a KZfaqr, so I don't really need a pristine picture. I'd love to have the picture quality of the GoPro, but not at that price point, and not with 130 g. If I do break it, or lose it, I'm only out $100 also. This is the perfect camera for me.

I'd like to thank for a non-related thing. Publishing the video with the crashes. It makes me feel much less crappy when I fly - I simply crash around 30-50% of the time. I considered myself to be lame (which I still am), but realizing a pro still crashes makes me feel a little bit better :)

Thanks for the video. I did learn something today as I usually do when watching your videos. I have already purchased the RC Orange, but have decided to sign up for Patreon.

Not "what's the best camera I can afford?" really, more like "What's the best camera I can afford to smash because I know damn well that I will be smashing it?"

thank you very much, JB and happy weekend 🙏🙏

I bought the runcam 5 and thought it was very good, but then a friend wanted to trade me a couple of quads for it. I didn’t have a quad I could mount it to and was only using it on my motorbike and the video looked great. But I need to do some things to my bike before I do some more riding, so I traded it, and regretted it almost straight away, got to buy some parts but then I’ll have a big enough and fast enough quad to put together soon. So, I ordered the runcam 5 orange from Banggood and it will soon be sent out, it’s on back order. I’m glad after seeing both this video and others like it, I’m positive that I’m going to love it when I finally get it.

8:09 HyperSmooth had similar issues when it was first released, it was only in second or third update that it got really good on quads. Still a well tuned quad is gonna look better than any stabilization. Anyway, it's no GoPro, but looks pretty good for half the price, or so you might think until you take into calculation how robust the Sessions are and that you can get them replaced for even less money than this costs if you manage to break them with GoPro Plus (or even less with BestBuy warranty if you can still get it somehow). I don't think Sessions are gonna get any less demand.

Just finished printing my mounts for my runcam. Haven't had a chance to fly it yet but really looking forward to it. Thanks again for another informative video

Would like to see some post-processed footage of the RC5 just to see how it stands up against edited GoPro footage. Perhaps the RC5's flaws can be addressed in post...

I'm old , cant see much a difference except for picture size. may get a run cam 5 when my Kokad cube or mobius burns out. Thanks Josh, good video

I was waiting for this exact video :D Thanks!

Thanks for the review! I have the original RunCam 5, which I've been more than happy with, and the front glass element and batteries (there's actually two, at least on the 1st edition) can be replaced with some effort, but it requires dismantling the unit from backside (unless the glass is completely broken and can be teared out from outside). I even received an instruction video on how to properly do it from RunCam when asking for instructions.

Hi Joshua Please make a comparison with caddx orca

can still get session 5s on ebay and the likes so until then ill stick to go pro but they wont last forever so pretty happy that the box cams are getting to a gopro like level. its all good news for yhe hobby.

Thanks for your video and the informations. Yesterday i get my RunCam 5 Orange, my first action cam. I think, I'll find enough time for it at the weekend 🤷🏼‍♂️ but it will be a little adventure, and I'm really looking forward to testing it extensively

Mine arrived today and I’m happy to have it over paying for a session either second hand or a refurbished GoPro.

Very thankful for this vid! Answered all the questions I had! I'm gonna go this route for my next cam. One of reasons also is how light it is. Been using a hero 2 and think its hitting retirement lol. Thanks Joshua!!

Omg I got my first orange cube last week at 175.oo Canadian funds ( yes we get beat over here . But I'm am blown away with image ! Also blows my mind is how solid it is internally . Horrific crashes through trees while surfing the 200 tall canopys . oops i hit dissarm switch missile strikes into rock hard plowed fields lol fml . So I'm very pleased ! I know RC is working on a digital fpv system ..I just feel it in my bones ! Why not eh !?

Shutter causes the motion blur not the iso. Moreover, if you lower the iso you are more likely to have motion blur because then it needs to hold open the shutter for longer.

thanks for the review Joshua, a lot of work on that editing. I'm totally fine with the image quality of the runcam, at this point the main thing that differentiates the runcam from the session 5 is the field of view and the superview. This has to be improved in order to close the gap to gopro. At least increase the field of view if the superview is "not allowed". If they can match the fov then it will finally be an acceptable gopro replacement

My Runcam5 orange has ben delivered just today! and in the box there is also a spare battery, but it seems to be for the runcam2! :D Don't ask me why!

Very helpful, thank you. I bought one of these and was about to spend a load of time figuring out which settings to use.

Battery is user replaceable. 2P1s for micro quads will do it or use the battery space for voltage regulator and make external power connector to hook with main battery.

Is that besieged? I heard they finally released that. Used to play that years ago

Thanks for the review. I am not a drone pilot, I drive RC crawlers amd bashers. I have been looking at a small cam to shoot some videos. Many of the cameras I have looked at either a little large or tiny cubes like sq12 that are junk. It looks like a good deal, that will fit in the body and not affect the center of gravity to much. Thanks!!!

Thank you very much for your in-depth investigation of the resolutions, I've watched a few other reviews and none of them showed what was what as clearly as you have done in this video. I'm extremely tempted to buy one now for its 1440P@60fps recording as I can do the distortion correction with a barrel correction filter in post processing to get 16:9 rectilinear footage that uses the entire sensor like I do with my Xiaomi Yi's.

After watching other comparison reviews, I was about to buy the Caddix Orca but thought I would wait for JB's definitive review, guess I'll have to wait now :(

Josh... so appreciate your insightful and extremely well informed commentaries! Can you please comment on outputting the signal from the Runcam 5 to a vtx (presumably using the Runcam cable) and what the latency is when doing so?

Looks like the next camera I purchase. I have a back-log of cameras right now because I had to try the Box2 and the Black RunCam5 and I still have three GoPros running good. I wanted the other cameras to help prolong the life of the GoPros...And I can say I been using the Box2 on 1440p @60fps 90 percent of the time. I just have to run around watching battery levels on cameras I'm not using as much. The batteries is what always gos. My new Rooster build will only carry the Hero 5's and the RunCams. But I have a Box2 mount for my ZMR 250.

Hi Joshua. Can you recommend a small quad with prop guards that can carry a gopro hero?

Don't know if your referring to me with the flip book but know that there's one downside: the QR code also sends date and time to the Runcam...

I just put one of these on one of my 6 inch builds. It seems pretty nice, actually. The best part to me is that it is only 56 grams and fits Session mounts.

i have one and im loving it... crash tested and approved also lol cant use crap sd cards at all just a heads up it just wont start recording at all or even be seen by windows when you plug it up to pc to read a card thats low end quality

Isn`t the distortion (tree) because of rolling shutter?

A definite option, for when I kill my session 5 , great video JB

Great review. What I was waiting for. And it's bright orange 💖

I used your affiliate link and spent $156 bucks at RDQ after this cam & other miscellaneous items. It's the least I can do after all the stuff I learned watching your videos.

So Mr. Bardwell, any further thoughts on the image stabilisation feature now they've made a couple of rounds of updates and apparently increased the FOV in stabilised mode substantially?

Fantastic flying and review, Joshua! 😃 Personally I liked the Foxeer Box 2 a lot... More than the RunCam 5 (black)... Because it's easier to replace the front glass and so on, but... Now? I really don't know. 😬 (I didn't buy any of them yet...)

Good video, bro. I’m torn between the foxxer box and the RunCam 5 Orange. Never been a big fan of the GoPros because of price and weight. I’ve liked the underdogs devices. I still have the RunCam 2 Orange and would like to upgrade to the 5 Orange.

I'm pretty sure the 1080 XV stands for extra vertical

What I don’t get about this camera is how do you secure it, without doubling it size. What I wouldn’t do for a couple of loops to tie to. The 3d print (thingiverse)stuff has been disappointing. I’m starting to feel pretty foolish for buying t his at this point, I just don’t have a use for it with out modifying it. I don’t hear anyone else struggling with this, so I must be missing something.

Joshua as always good! Very complete video but in conclusion which is the best setting for you? Eis no right? And what do you think of the XV format?

This is a great cam if your just starting out FPV, then get yourself an H8 or 9

Great video! Like this cam! Got the runcam 5(black) consider to buy this!

i have this cam i have put this cam in lots crashes and it even went for a swim in the pond it was full of water and i dryed it out disconnected the neg wire from the battery for it to reset waited a day and reconnected the neg wire after it dryed out from a fan being on it then it worked again so i would say this cam is ruff and tuff if you can`t get any thing else i`d buy it again

Great review!!! You will choose this cam over the caddx orca??? (I'm planing to cinematic and 4k photos). Thank you in advance.

Great review Joshua thank you for the honest review!!

i recently got a hero 8 but i still love my runcam 5 black! been to hell and back and still great!

I just killed my Caddx Orca a couple days ago, clipped a tree just before landing and my quad fell upside down on the concrete driveway, all I could hear was a "crack" and I knew I'd messed up

I am happy with the picture quality compared to a session 5. The sound however.. it really sounds like crap compared to a session 5. If they could fix the sound I would buy one!

Wish the image stabilization was a little better.

I love my RC5 Orange. Super light at 56g also

Mine is out of focus. I have reviewed my earlier footage, and it is all out of focus. I thought it was all caused by jello being neutralized via ND filter. Then I noticed it's out of focus when it's sitting still too. Runcam refuses to see the problem, refuses to address it. It seems if you get a lemon from runcam, you are stuck with a lemon.

I don't understand the statement about no way to check frame? I am understanding that there is a cable included which allows both external battery but also low latency TV output. Can you confirm this?

Not sure the camera is recording in hi bitrate..Also, use manual focus when recording your episode... cause you're out of focus but the back ground is in focus.

Hola como estas. Es excelente tu explicación sobre el funcionamiento de las cámaras. Necesito hacerte una pregunta; que me recomiendas para una transmisión inalámbrica en 1920 x 1080 con una distancia de 2km aproximadamente?? Cual sistema me recomiendas que tenga menos latencia ? Muchas gracias

Great reviwed just what i was looking for because i am undescided between a mobius mini and a runcam 2. I do not fly FPV, just small 1000mm slow airplanes, I am not a blogger just want some clips for one or two videos in youtube or personal videos to enjoy. My planes are between 150grams to 400 grams. Do you have a comment on why Mobius mini (27grams)is not an good option and why a runcam 5 (59grms) may be better option than a runcam 2? I hope you can comment. Thanks for sharing!!

orca cam can upload from the phone but button menu is finicky.

Balance quality price i think is a good inversement . thank for your ob Joshua appreciate

Well I bought one with your link. Today was the first time I used it on my RC crawler. I used the default settings and it worked awesome. I do need to mount it better, there was quite a bit of vibration, however the quality of picture was outstanding. I'm going to play with it and dial in the setting that works best for my application. Thank you for your info and input on your assessment of this camera it was very helpful on my decision. Do you have any recommendations for RC rock crawling settings? I subbed!! Thanks Josh

Looks a great alternative, just wish they could get the mic to be on a par with GoPro and WiFi for live viewing would be helpful.

Well, I was really upset with quality of Runcam 5 vids. The main problem for me is that the image is sharp and in focus ONLY if the camera is not moving. When it moves everythinig gets smudged and blurred ( I understand that some degree of this thing should be pesent when object moves, but definetly not to the extent I got). And if it gets smudged , whats the point of all this 4k, 2.7k options??). My GoPro 7 has no such problems.

Only thing that truly sucks is non replacement of battery. Once it puffs you aren't getting it out of that case. Ain't happening. It would be so cool if you could open a door and swap out a battery. And how about replacement of lens too while were at it. Now that's would be the best FPV cam for years

i wish i had the orange but i only have the black. but i am noticing the sound is still garbage. something i did to get rid of the blown out sound is to open the cam and put a small piece of electrical tape over the mic. you can NOT talk/vlog to it. but it helps the quads in flight sound.

I hope the tv out latency is not too bad. I heard that runcam 2's tv out is better than almost every other stabilized camera in the market.

Thanks

My runcam wont record and the website for runcam is down. No manual no software I'm pissed

Great video, a pleasant learning experience and very informative. I'm fairly certain that I've made the right choice... thank you.

Hi Joshua! Love your vids and the amount of informations contained in them. I recently found a pretty interesting camera that is a split style camera with 4k30 recording capability (hawkeye firefly split). I would like to know what you think about it as to me it seems like a gutted gopro that you can check the framing from the goggles! (With secondary cam input as i heard the latency is not that great)

Tbh I don't like the fact that they removed the wifi feature... For the setup, in my opinion there is nothing better than a live feed to see your settings in real live. Things lolike exposure color profile etc.

Actually I prefer the desaturated flat look. I use presets in Lightroom that desaturate my pictures normally anyway because that's the look I like.

So how much better is this compared to DJI’s onboard recording?

I need your help, is it possible to shoot a long video, at the moment it makes a video of 8 minutes and 13 seconds

I'm thoroughly please with purchasing this camera.

thx for another cool review. Iknow there a lot of option for setting than a dji air unit, but will it be a big difference on 1080?

I wish you could test these cam on slower drone . Anyway i sure learn a lot about R5s today . Thanks !!!

Cool vid. Tell us what we need to know. Ty.

I wait to see before buy if you do test of Orca cam !

What is the brand of microsd card you used in runcam5 for this videos As I am facing problem in my new runcam5 orange the video is not running smooth in 4k, 2.7k, 1080p 120 fps And which firmware is on the runcam 5?

I have suddenly realized I messed up and thought the black and orange were just a color choice.... I bought the black and now I feel cheated 😂

Any thought on filters? Thanks for a great vid!

I have seen the side by side blind comparison by Gal Kremer and I have to say that I found both the Orca and the Orange having a very bad image and the Session 5 and Box 2 I picked easily as the best two winners of that test. Although I have to admit that I dont exactly know if that had anything to do with settings. Especially now that I have seen this footage and your enthusiasm.

Quick Question, After you set you settings in the phone and made your QR Code, doesnt the phone retain the last settings you made? or does show up with defaults ever time the app is opened?

Love it! Pretty impressed. Wondering if you’ve tried The Xiaomi Yi? I heard it’s the same sensor as one of the go pros and there’s a firmware hack for it but it’s a few years old now

Well now that GoPro has completely removed any ability to work with ProTune via the app, and ProTune no longer being available via my Hero5 Session's menu after updating to the newest firmware, this Runcam thingy is lookin pretty damn sweet! The only video settings I can modify now on my Session are resolution, framerate and field of view. I cannot begin tell you how frustrated I have been with my Session's fixed image settings, so I'm hoping this Runcam can alleviate some of that rage :)

No ReelSteady option on all these. What a bummer. Same for DJI onboard. :-(

Great mine just came in the mail today.

Thanks!

I dont want to color grade just best out the cam settings do you got a qr code for that??? YT is messing up my footy ;( so upload in 2.7 does that mean 2.7 on camera settings? 1080/60 looked the best in your test

Is it waterproof like the gopros?

One thing - GoPro, plus ReelSteadyGo, is unbeatable stabilization. Until some other camera can match that, they'll have a steep hill to climb.