FatShark Shark Byte 2 is finally here. Was it worth the wait?

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FatShark Shark Byte 2 is finally here. More than a year after Byte Frost was teased, was it worth the wait? And the big question: is it a worthy competitor to DJI? Is it even better than analog???

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0:00 - Sample flight footage
2:53 - Shark Byte video transmitter dimensions, weight, specifications
6:14 - Shark Byte camera Runcam Racer 4 HD (and others?)
7:26 - Shark Byte receiver module. The ultimate ground station with HDMI out.
10:52 - Menus and configuration of the system.
13:44 - Range test. Shark Byte vs. DJI and analog.
21:08 - Latency of the Shark Byte system.
22:36 - Conclusion: should you buy it?

[trevorimpulsebuyguy]

I'm so broke from buying fpv stuff. I need to stop and enjoy what I got. I have what people call a impulse buy problem.

[eyualyilma]

The way the music matches with the sun flickering at 2:22 is so satisfying

[eparg]

Fatshark finally delivering on that VHS quality we've been waiting for

[CrazyQuadBrothersP]

“Know it all” aka JB is underrated!!! He’s not really underrated in our community. But you know what I mean. Us as enthusiasts wouldn’t be where we are with out him. JB is free gold! Thanks buddy for your past years of free knowledge and easily available! 👍🏻 Rock on JB! Appreciate.

[Modern-Nerds]

That outro was hilarious!!! My wife was sitting next to me and her face was priceless! Calm nerd talk to frantic panting is quite a dramatic switch.

[wootsman]

Great review, I got the answers I needed. I've been looking at DJI alot in the recent months but I have huge issues with their company and the registration process and such. Plus the size of the VTX is more appealing to me compared to the DJI. I just cant justify buying DJI when I just bought goggles recently.

[skatehell]

I love the ‘talking over the lawnmower’ part. Like a nice version of ‘chopper talk’ ;)

[traviscook]

I'm going with shark byte over dji just because I love my hdo2's. Great video as usual!

[MrSabram]

The other day I was flying with My fat shark attitudes and run cam and I was just blown away at how great my image was. Now granted it was a big open field but I try to tell myself I don't need much better than this. They really looked good

[jackmaddox]

I've held off from DJI waiting for this, and I'm sooo glad it's here; to be honest, I'm going with the Shark Byte simply because I don't like DJI's proprietary approach to everything; FPV has always been a real open-source environment, you could choose whatever components you wanted. Not so with DJI, it's their way or nothing, and I don't like that. Plus I already have good enough googles, it's a no-brainer for me.

[zachmachina]

I've been searching "shark byte" with a 1 day filter like 4 times a day just waiting on someone who goes in depth to review this. The anticipation has been killing me! Thanks for getting this up!

[gtpsic]

Thanks for the video Josh. Your quality and delivery is gold. When I saw the first FPV pilots at the local park they dropped your name as a place to learn it all. I'm glad they did. That was 3+ years ago

[LUCKY.CLIPZ]

Love my DJI goggles, but with this being able to hook up to a monitor it might be nice to have on hand.

[TripleCharged]

Definitely dont plan on jumping in now, but glad there is competition and look forward to the future of non-DJI digital FPV!

[KaminKevCrew]

I’m definitely planning to pick these up once they’re back in stock again. DJI goggles don’t have a wide enough IPD setting for me, and I already own HDO2 goggles. Can’t wait for the next time they come in stock.

Here’s hoping they develop a 1W or 1200mW module with great range. That would be amazing.

[ZaksterBlue]

I took a screen shot of each digital option where you were on top of the hill. NO DOUBT WHATSOEVER which one wins for image quality. One looks like HD footage, the other like an analogue DVR at low bitrate and resolution. Thanks for the video, my mind is made.

[jlarson]

Great overview of Shark Byte. I own HDO2's and this looks like a good option for me. I'd like to see more proximity flying, see how it does going through your trees, can we more easily see branches vs analog. Happy flying Joshua 🤓

[guitruss]

Very cool. I’m interested in trying on my HDO2

[willannison]

some additional things to think about... I have this and can confirm that in testing it does seem to play nice with others and doesn't stomp on your fellow analogue pilots, also it works directly with the laprf 8 way timer using the standard raceband channels and it has a usable hdmi out for spotting. Does it look as pretty as dji? No. does it address the issues dji has for racing? Yes this can only get better and I'm so happy that there is a working alternative to the dji system. *also the dvr seem to be a bit crappy which is a shame so its not really showing the full experience that you get in the goggles.

[Alohakoa]

Thank you Josh, love your thinking and your opinion on fpv. I love your balance and honesty. It’s so hard making decisions when we have no shops or guidance in this sport.