FYD-80A dual-view gimbal camera pod: 80 mm spherical housing with three-aperture lens face and four-point damper ring on the mounting plate
FYD-80A dual-view AI gimbal camera pod, 80 mm spherical housing with three-aperture lens face: 10x zoom camera, wide camera and 850 nm illuminator
FYD-80A gimbal camera pod, three-quarter view showing the 80 mm sphere, four-point damper ring and lens face
FYD-80A gimbal camera pod, side view showing the damper ring and Ethernet connector on the mounting plate
FYD-80A gimbal camera pod, rear view showing the sealed back of the sphere and yoke arm
FYD-80A picture-in-picture output combining the 98.5 degree wide camera with the 10x zoom camera on a single RTSP stream

FYD-80A 429g 30× Zoom Dual-View AI Gimbal Camera Pod

FYD-80A dual-view gimbal camera pod, 80 mm sphere, 85.8 × 86 × 129.3 mm and 429 g, pairing a 2.4 mm wide camera at 98.5° HFOV with a 4.7–47 mm 10× optical zoom, both 1920 × 1080. 3-axis ±0.01°, pitch −157° to +80°, 850 nm illumination to 200 m, 14–53 V.

SKU: FYD-80A Category:
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429G POD WEIGHT ±0.01°3-AXIS ACCURACY 30×HYBRID ZOOM
98.5°WIDE HFOV 200 mLASER ILLUMINATION 14–53V INPUT

Overview

The 80A is an 80 mm sphere on a damper ring — 429 g for the pod, 18.6 g for the control unit, which sits outside the housing on a cable. The lens face carries three apertures: the zoom block, the wide camera and the 850 nm illuminator. Maximum rotation radius is R55.3 mm, and that is the number to check against your airframe first.

A single zoom lens forces a choice on every flight: wide enough to see where you are going, or long enough to read detail when you get there. Carrying both channels answers that without a second downlink, and picture-in-picture puts both on one stream.

Two things this pod is not. It has no thermal imager; both cameras are visible light. And the 30× figure is 10× optical plus 3× digital.

Camera specification

Item Wide camera Zoom camera
Sensor 1/2.8″ CMOS, 2.07 MP 1/2.8″ CMOS, 2.07 MP
Focal length 2.4 mm 4.7 – 47 mm
Zoom — 10× optical (30× hybrid)
Field of view 98.5° × 44.3° 61.3° × 36.9° → 6.8° × 3.9°
Resolution 1920 × 1080 1920 × 1080
Pixel pitch 2.9 µm 2.9 µm
Min. illumination — 0.01 / 0.0015 Lux
At 98.5° HFOV the wide channel covers roughly a 2:1 ground footprint against the zoom at its widest, keeping the scene in frame while the long channel works a target inside it. Both channels share a 2.9 µm pixel pitch, so focal length is the only variable between them.

Stabilisation and pointing

Item Specification
Gimbal type 3-axis non-orthogonal mechanical stabilization
Angular accuracy ±0.01°
Controllable range Pitch −157° to +80°, yaw ±360° continuous
Max. angular speed ±200°/s, pitch and yaw
Installation Upright or inverted
The axes are non-orthogonal, which is what buys the pitch range: an orthogonal stack of this diameter runs out of travel near ±110°, the 80A reaches −157°. Treat ±0.01° as pointing repeatability, not image stability in wind.

Target distance

Target Detect Recognise Identify
Person 709 m 142 m 71 m
Small vehicle 932 m 187 m 397 m
Large vehicle 1986 m 397 m 199 m
Figures are to EN 62676-4:2015, whose tiers are 25 / 125 / 250 px·m⁻¹. At 47 mm on 2.9 µm pixels a person at 709 m fills 22.8 px·m⁻¹ — about 9% beyond the strict solution, so use 648 m where there is no tolerance. Haze and platform jitter take another 30–50% in the field.

Interface and power

Item Specification
Operating voltage 14 – 53 VDC
Power 6.7 W average / 55 W stall (illuminator on); GCU 1.8 W
Control interface Ethernet, UART, UART2, S.BUS
Protocol Private protocol, MAVLink
Video 1920 × 1080 @ 25 fps, RTSP, H.264 / H.265; MP4 to microSD ≤ 256 GB
Software Dragonfly, GCU_Config, GimbalConfig, customized QGC
14–53 V covers 4S to 12S directly, but budget the 55 W transient, not the 6.7 W average. MAVLink runs alongside the private protocol, so PX4 and ArduPilot control the gimbal over the existing telemetry link.

Mechanical specification

Item Specification
Dimensions 85.8 × 86 × 129.3 mm (pod), 45.4 × 40 × 13.5 mm (GCU)
Weight 429 g (pod), 18.6 g (GCU)
Sphere / radius 80 mm diameter, R55.3 mm max rotation
Operating temperature −20 °C to +50 °C; storage −40 °C to +60 °C
Ingress protection Not specified; humidity ≤ 85% RH non-condensing
No IP rating is claimed and humidity is limited to ≤85% RH non-condensing — this is not a sealed, rain-rated unit. If the mission includes rain, spray or washdown, say so before ordering.

What’s in the box

  • 1 × FYD-80A pod
  • 1 × GCU (gimbal control unit)
  • 1 × damper ring and mounting hardware
  • 1 × pod-to-GCU cable set, quick start card

How to size it

The radius is the design driver here. R55.3 mm is the maximum rotation radius, and the pod swings to −157° — measure it against the landing gear, the payload rail and the propeller arc before anything else, because a sphere that fouls the gear is not fixable with a firmware update.

Then budget the 55 W transient rather than the 6.7 W average, and put the GCU near the flight controller instead of the payload bay. And check the night requirement honestly: in daylight the 850 nm illuminator is a bonus, but past 200 m at night, or through smoke, this pod cannot see.

FAQ

Does it have a thermal camera?

No. Both cameras are visible light plus an 850 nm illuminator. There is no infrared detector, and no rangefinder, so no target coordinates either.

Is the 30× zoom all optical?

No. 10× optical (4.7–47 mm) plus 3× digital. The digital stage crops and interpolates; resolution comes from the optical range.

Is it waterproof?

No IP rating is claimed and humidity is limited to ≤85% RH non-condensing. Not rated for rain or washdown.

Is the laser eye-safe?

No — Class 3B under IEC 60825-1:2014. It needs warning labelling and access control, and may restrict where you can fly.

What is the 55 W figure?

A transient at stall with the illuminator on. Average draw with the light off is 6.7 W. Size the supply for the transient.

Other configurations

Same 80 mm mechanics, full-colour night vision: FYD-80N — 398 g, 2.07 MP ultra starlight, full-colour night vision, 40× hybrid
Same 80 mm mechanics, 4K sensor: FYD-80Pro — 405 g, 8.29 MP 4K, 40× hybrid, ONVIF / GB-T28181
Same 80 mm mechanics, 4K plus night vision: FYD-80U — 398 g, 8.29 MP 4K, 80× hybrid, AI multi-object tracking

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Weight 0.448 kg
Dimensions 12.93 × 8.58 × 8.6 cm
Imaging

Dual view: wide 2.4 mm (98.5° HFOV) + zoom 4.7–47 mm
Optical zoom

10× optical (30× hybrid)
Resolution

1920 × 1080
Stabilisation

3-axis non-orthogonal, ±0.01°
Controllable range

Pitch −157° to +80°, yaw ±360° continuous
Illuminator

850 nm, 0.8 W, Class 3B (IEC 60825-1:2014)
Rated voltage

14 – 53 VDC
Power

6.7 W average / 55 W stall
Interface

Ethernet / UART / UART2 / S.BUS
Protocol

Private protocol, MAVLink
Video output

1920 × 1080 @ 25 fps, RTSP, H.264 / H.265
Storage

microSD up to 256 GB
Weight

429 g (pod) + 18.6 g (GCU)
Dimensions

85.8 × 86 × 129.3 mm (pod)
Sphere diameter

80 mm
Operating temperature

−20 °C to +50 °C
Ingress protection

Not specified — not rated for rain

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