Beta85X HD DVR Whoop Quadcopter

Product Overview

Capturing the high definition flight footage on a whoop drone? That was impossible in the past. But now you can with the Beta85X HD DVR Whoop Quadcopter.

Beta85X initiates a new concept of cine-whoop to make the whole flying experience fun in a micro sized drone. With HD DVR camera, you can simply capture breathtaking flight footage, record unforgettable memories during any events like a wedding or simply a walk in the park.

Extreme power & speed compatible with a 3S battery, BLHeli_32 16A ESC, EMAX Avan 2" props and 1105 6000KV motors, Beta85X definitely gives you more power and punch, the most thrilling flying experience you've ever had in flying whoop drones. You can rip it in the race, do cool freestyle and even dive a building.

Note: BETAFPV no longer recommends using 4S lipos with the Beta85X.

85X 3S / 4S Freestyle | Micro FPV by BGUFF

BetaFPV 85X | 2S / 3S / 4S | First Flights by BGUFF
(Note: The Beta85X in the video is a prototype FPV racing version)

An overview about the Beta85X by Nate.

Features

Beta85X pushes the new era of brushless whoop drones to a higher level. With the new power system, you could fly real acro even with an HD DVR camera in racing or freestyle.
With the high performance STM32F405 processor FC boards and tuned Betaflight Omnibus 3.5.0 firmware. This is also the first 2" BNF drone that comes with BLHeli-32 ESC.
Durable and light enough frame is customized for the Beta85X. Except for the traditional carbon fiber frame, another choice of plastic frame for your 2" props drone.
Whole drone no soldering or tinkering necessary. Customized lightest 1105 6000KV motors with cable connectors. Just plug and play. EMAX Avan 2" prop is the best combo in this Beta85X drone.
450mAh 4S high rate battery is recommended by default. But pilot could also use their own batteries with battery strap. Optional and affordable.

Specification

Weight: 58g (without battery)
Motors: 1105 6000KV with connector
Props: EMAX Avan 2" 4-Blades Props
FPV Camera: Customized EOS2 Camera ( for FPV version)
HD DVR Camera: CADDX Turtle V2 ( for HD DVR version)
Receiver Option: Frsky XM+ / DSMX / TBS Crossfire
Frame: Beta85X Frame
5.8G VTX antenna: Customized Lumenier AXII antenna
Battery strap fits for micro 3S-4S battery

FC SPECIFICATIONS

CPU: STM32F405
Six-Axis: MPU6000
Size: 26mm x 26mm, whoop mounting pattern
Firmware version: Betaflight OMNIBUSF4SD (OBSD) 3.5.0
OSD: Built-in BetaFlight OSD (STM32 controls OSD chip over SPI in DMA mode)
Smart Audio port is available for radio control VTX

ESC SPECIFICATIONS

MCU:STM32F051
Supports Oneshot125, Oneshot42, Multishot, Dshot150, Dshot300, Dshot600, Dshot1200
Input voltage: 2S-3S lipo
Continous current: 16A
Peak current: 25A
BLHELI_32 Firmware target: BETAFPV-16A-32bit

FPV Camera and VTX

Output power: 0mW, 25mW and 200mW (Adjustable)
Smart Audio function is included for radio control
Antenna: Customized Lumenier AXII antenna
Frequency: 5.8GHz 6 bands 48 channels, with Raceband: 5362~5945MHz
Customized EOS2 FPV camera
TV System: NTSC
Field of view: 100-120 degrees with 1/3 lens

HD DVR Version

The primary purpose of the Beta85X drone is for a cinematic whoop drone. Many pilots revamp their Beta75X to HD whoop drone--They add an HD DVR camera on Beta75X drone to get high definition and beautiful flying footage and video. Inspired by this, we want to provide a BNF whoop drone with HD DVR camera by default so that pilot does not need to assemble it by hand and also get more power for punchouts in acro mode.

Now the Beta85X HD version is here !!!

Inspirations by YKS' footage with Beta75X.

Know more about cine whoop from NURK FPV's blog.

In the Beta85X design, the part of HD DVR is independent of the drone. You could mount or remove the HD DVR part very easy. In default, the drone comes with CADDX Turtle V2 HD camera.

The canopy for HD DVR camera is 3d printing with SLA, which is compatible with Runcam Split Mini 2.

Download the STL File for the HD camera mount.

BLHeli_32 ESC

BLHeli_32 is the 3rd generation ESC firmware after BLHeli and BLHeli_S, which is written for ESC‘s that utilize 32-bit MCU. With the increase in processing power, faster input signals with lower latency and higher update rate would be possible in BLHeli_32, such as Dshot1200!

Beta85X is the first 2" BNF drone that supports BLHeli_32 ESC. With the other power system parts, EMAX Avan 2" propellers and 1105 6000KV motors, it gives you the highest performance in flying experience.

Know more about BLHeli_32 ESC from Oscarliang's blog.

AXII Antenna

We lost a bunch of prototype drones because of this AXII antenna. Why? The 5.8g VTX signal is still perfect when the RC radio transmitter connection breaks up! This is why we chose this micro antenna for the Beta85X.

Micro AXII 5.8GHz Antenna is the next evolution of the world's most popular FPV antenna, designed by TrueRC and manufactured by Lumenier.

Know more about Micro AXII 5.8G antennas.

Props Out

The Beta85X drone also comes with "props out" by default. Why we need "props out" direction?

Default Betaflight props direction, quadcopter dips and "washes out" in hard corners. With reversed props or "props out", no more dipping even in hardest cornering.

Know more about "Props Out".

Customized EOS2

Which camera is most popular on brushless whoop drones? That must be CADDX EOS2. Lighter, smaller but still have perfect image performance. Now it is the stock camera for Beta85X drone. At the same time, the 5.8g VTX board has all the other function of the Z02 camera, like output power switchable between 0mW, 25mW and 200mW. Smart audio is available for VTX remote control in default.

The EOS2 camera comes with the FPV version of Beta85X drone. The camera tilt angle is switchable from 25 degree to 45. So that it could support different flying situations (indoors and outdoors alike).