Runcam Thumb HD review

It's not the best HD recording camera in the world for your RC plane or drone... but it's only $50 at the time this review was made so how could you not buy one? I mean... it's so cheap that it's almost disposable!

Stay tuned for the review of the Thumb 4K if you might want something a little more expensive with higher resolution.

[BMSWEB]

Great flying Bruce and review. I've had so many people ask me my thoughts on this camera and we've never tried one. So good there is a great review on it. Also loved the last song 😍

[theduck]

It's really cool that there is a 10 g action cam. You hardly don't lose any freestyle performance and you can still record relatively good video with analogue FPV.

[olgoz]

😂 "I don't use gyroflow, I fly so smooth . . " Thanks for the great video, my Thumb 4k is in the post !

[daredad]

Thank you Bruce you are a true asset to the community

[johncarold]

Hi Bruce I just purchased a RunCam Orange 5 and the Thumb. I just love flying with them. Finally I don't have to use my googles for video. The only issue with it is the filters I ended up hitting a limb and losing it in the grass. Thanks for the video and information about the RunCam Thumb.

[lasersbee]

Nice Review Bruce... Mine is in the mail coming to Canada as we speak...

[DigitalCruzer]

THIS IS A GREAT REVIEW, little late, lol, BUT A+. I would like to add that i had mine on my shadow fiend and ended up in the top of a very tall old oak tree, i could hear it till the battery died, but couldnt see it. i checked for it every week or so, then one really windy day 5 weeks later i found it on the ground, it all still works perfectly, even the 4s tattu battery after jump starting it. the point it, i live in NE Ohio and it rained hard several days during that time. the screw heads where all rusty on the quad and it was covered with bird poo, but every thing survived just dandy. since then, i had a bad crash and broke a arm (frame unavailable) and ripped off my tpu mount. the lens the nv filter was destroyed but that said camera was fine. wish they would put a capacitor circuit in that completes the video file automatedly though on power loss. my sadow fiend has jhemcu 600mw, led beeper, and 3d printed mods, i love it with this cam, got the thumb pro preordered, arrived doa after waiting over a month last week. still waiting to find out if runcam is sending a replacement....

[NorthsideHawk]

Another great video Bruce, an inspiration to us all

[ibfisher]

Thanks Bruce. I believe there is a niche for this cam being cheap and dirty. Perhaps fitted to a racing quad for crazy, fast flying. Cheers!

[MCsCreations]

Fantastic flying and review, Bruce! 😃
Looking forward to see your review of the Pro version!
Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

[thecmac]

Thanks Bruce - I like the price of the thumb, too! - like others, I am also curious to know what you used for your 'quick n dirty' colour grading.

[colinbarnes]

7:36 cool shot of the emergency responder hitting that bump. The image of this camera may not be great, but if you film interesting stuff it will produce footage worth watching

Great footage sample of it´s device ! Thank you for share ! Right choice for beguinner pilots like me !

[DerbJd]

The jello is purely down to the shutter speed Vs frame rate Vs prop speed. ND allows slower shutter speed selections which dodges the issue.

[Rcschim]

Good review and nice to see you flying around in the parks and playgrounds. But I don't recommend this cam. Better spend a little extra and get the ThumbPro. Why? Because the pro has decent support for gyroflow - the 50$ one is NOT useable with gyroflow (it works but looks ugly wobbly, because their gyro data sucks).
The thumb pro in 4k also doesnt look too good, but in 2.7k60 it's halfway decent - and the stabilization works fine.
I guess these little 2pin connectors shouldnt bee hard to source. maybe from old analog cams (their joystick boards)...
now I will try to finish my TumbPro review ;) greets, Mario

[DutchRC]

enjoyed the video Bruce :) thanks for sharing!
the camera I enjoyed a little less but for that price it does do pretty good :)

[bert]

cool.... thanks for the i just bought it... to build my quad too..

[MRdeLaat]

i want to buy one to make 3rd person drone videos and fix it somewhere at the back on a stick or something

[PropsOff]

I have a few videos on this - Gyroflow, flight footage, and a warning.. I have to admit I like inexpensive stuff Bruce, Lol..
Enjoy the Breeze...👍🏻🍻👊🏻

[wezm]

Great honest review Bruce. Curious what you used to do the lens distortion correction?