Camera angle options

The Joker supports camera angles from 10 degrees all the way to 50 degrees:

The lowest camera angles need extra weight. If you want to reduce weight, use a camera angle of 35 degrees and above, and snip off the excessive part of the arms.

Camera variants

The Joker supports the following cameras:

• Betafpv C03

• Betafpv P1

• Caddx Ant Lite

• DJI O4 Lite

• DJI O4 Lite (with O3 lens mod)

• HDZero Eco

• HDZero Lux

• Newbeedrone BeeEye v1

• Tinywhoop Pinch

You can identify camera variants based on the little notches on their center leg:

The DJI O4 variants looks super different, so they're really easy to tell apart.

For the HDZero Eco, put on the Joker and guide the loop between the wires before soldering on the camera.

Story

I was greatly impressed by the efficiency of Newbeedrone's RaceSpec cam mount - an excellent piece of engineering! I decided to try to further improve on this already great design, and I believe I might have succeeded:

• Reduced weight

  The Joker's weight is a tiny bit smaller, at just 0.76 grams.

• Increased camera protection

  The four spikes extending beyond the lens offer better protection to the camera in crashes.

• Much easier disassembly

  I found NBD's cam mount to be very hard to remove without tugging uncomfortably hard on the camera lens, or cutting the cam mount apart. The Joker can be easily removed when needed.

• Better fit

  Most tinywhoop cameras have a rectangular lens base. The Joker adheres to its shape perfectly.

• Better printability

  The Joker is perfectly sized for a 0.4mm printing nozzle, avoiding ambiguity in printing.

• More cameras supported

  The Joker supports more cameras, not just the BeeEye.

• Cleaner arcs

  In my opinion, the Joker's lines are a tiny bit neater. 🙂

I retained the forward camera position, which I think is one of the smartest choices in NBD's design. It prevents the camera from impacting the flight controller in crashes.

The Joker is open source. Feel free to use or remix it, just link back to this page when you do! I'm releasing it under the Creative Commons-Attribution-Share Alike license. You can find the editable Joker files on Onshape.