Age is 14 plus, well, I'm out. Just kidding, I am so excited for this.
Meet the Q25 Series 240Z FPV car.
I saw this thing on the ShortCircuit shelf and I went, how has this been here for so long?
I wanna try it. It's a one 100 scale RC car.
So any tiny little thing that not only can you rip around in your living room
for up to an hour, they claim, on a single charge,
but it also includes, look at this. It also includes a tiny first person view camera.
So it might not have all the software fanciness of something like Mario Kart Live Circuit,
but still, being able to rip around and tease your cats from an inch above the floor sounds pretty awesome to me.
And there's lots of really compelling features here.
30 degree smaller turning radius, full proportional steering control and working signal lights.
All this can be yours for just $136.99
or depending on the bundle you buy, as little as $70.
Although that only comes with the car and doesn't include either the first person view camera,
the goggles or even the RC controller.
What you do get is stickers though.
Overall packaging seems pretty good. You got a quick start guide that shows you
how to link to the car, USB-C charging cable, a key chain.
All right, that's not a bad value package.
Included controller from Snicklo.
Good brand, good RC brand, Snicklo. Or at least I hope it's a good RC brand
because that's the brand that made this whole thing. On here, we've got trim for steering,
we've got light controls, we've got a little YouTube icon, settings icon,
as well as, interesting, you can increase or decrease the power output of the car,
not this power output. This is for charging the car off the controller,
which is super handy. And then an on-off switch. It looks like there's some kind of contacts down here
for charging this on a dock. A C to C adapter for that charger I showed you guys before.
And what appears to be just an 18650.
Oh, there it goes. Oh, no, we've got three AAAs.
That'll give us a higher voltage, that makes sense. You can put an 18650 in it.
I don't speak much Chinese, but I think I can understand 18650.
That is so cool. Oh, and there's a little threaded Mojigie,
so you can put a monitor on the top of it, should you so desire.
Oh yeah, that'd be great for first person view. If you don't want to wear that, goggles.
These might be the least exciting part of this so far.
But it does have an integrated screen. It's not the kind that you have to put your phone in.
And this is neat. They've got a micro SD card slot,
so you can record your races.
All right, some antennas and stuff. Of course, the real star of the show is the car.
This is not a true first impressions, because I've already spent a fair bit of time
driving these around, and that's why I'm so excited about this video, because it's so much fun.
But I saved something for today, and that is this.
The first person view for ADP camera.
I have only experienced teasing my cats with it
from way up here, like some kind of chump.
Now it's time to get in on the action. The pairing process for the car
and the controller is very simple. You press the settings button, and then there's a pairing button on the bottom of here.
Theoretically, that should all be working right now. Okay, but seriously though, guys,
how cool is all of that lighting?
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Brake lights?
Ah, brake lights? Turn signal?
Left turn signal? That is so cool!
Wait, wait, what about the headlights? Headlights. Oh, there they are!
But wait, there's more. Underglow? Huh, huh?
Oh, I can change the color, baby!
Oh man, I like this way too much.
I think I'll go with purple.
And this is really cool. To attach the camera, you pop off this little panel up here
that definitely won't get lost. And it's little pogo pins.
Magnetic. Huh! Wow, pretty secure too, actually.
That's not bad. So just to show you guys, what's up?
Ooh, hey buddy. Woo!
She's fast, by the way. I would actually recommend, by the way,
depending on your flooring, turning the power down to one level below maximum.
I found that it was a little bit easier to control, otherwise she just burns out right out of the gate,
at least on my wooden floors at home. So let's turn power up.
Woo! Actually, this floor, it's handling really well on.
Ooh, that trim, not bad. So as long as you accelerate a little bit more slower-like,
then you should be in good shape, yep. They make some pretty bold claims
with respect to the performance of the car, talking about its high-powered motor,
its torque amplification, patented steering, 0.2 meter composite worm gear box, honestly.
It's really fun to drive, and this is as someone who has dabbled in RC over the years.
I wouldn't mind a little bit more grip on the tires,
but I do think that's something you could fairly easily DIY yourself a solution to.
But that's not why we're here. What I really wanna talk about is the FPV experience,
which we'll have to wait for this message from our sponsor. We are in uncharted territory now.
Link to goggles, matching steps. Turn on the car power, the FPV camera starts to work.
Power on the QG2 FPV glasses.
Oh, we're gonna need some antennas first, I think. Woo, there's a composite video output.
So if you wanted to go to an external recorder, you could. The light position on the back of the camera
corresponds to the frequency A, B, C, or D.
Oh, okay, so we're A, 5865, 5.8GHz.
Cool, short press, the glasses to correspond to the frequency on the car.
Will it transmit to both? Cause it doesn't seem to be an encrypted signal of any sort.
I think it's just broadcasting. Nothing would prevent both of us from being tuned into this.
Are you feeling motion sick at all? No, I love VR.
Well, that's you. I guess we just press record and then it records.
Yep, red lights on. Warning, the RC car FPV footage contains some flashing.
Photosensitive viewers, please be advised. I am so excited right now.
This is just the kind of thing that you see as a kid and you're like, oh, that looks so much fun.
If only I had so much money that I could afford it
and actual friends who could also afford it, you know?
It's very nostalgic. The camera is such a low resolution.
It's like playing a home movie from the 90s. Right?
I'm not expecting much in terms of range out of this thing,
but who knows, maybe I'll be pleasantly surprised. Oh, out, dang it.
Wow, this is really low to the ground.
I feel like I am going ripping fast right now.
Whoa, don't do spin, don't do spin. Yo, Andrew, what's up?
Whoa, where are you? You got some tape over there? I'm stuck on the cable cover.
No, no, I got you, I got you, I got you, boom! Oh, no, no, I'm really done.
Fuck! Oh, no, this footage is like a horror movie.
Oh, no. Oh, wow, it's really scary behind the sets.
Okay, do the headlights make a difference?
Um, I'm gonna go with no.
CPU pillow, lttstore.com. I'm going under the console.
Ah, this is so cool. Where you at, bro? Hey, there you are.
Here we go, ramming speed. Oh, I missed.
Ah, bumper cars, boom!
Boom! Boom, got him!
Wow, it is dirty under here. Does anybody clean this?
Oh, got him! No!
Hey, where's my bailout, Glenn? I got you, yeah.
Hey, no, no, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey! Oh, no. Hugs truck!
Boom! Ha, ha, ha! Woo, victory donuts!
Let's go. Boom.
Ha, ha, ha, you know, 480p, the camera quality is not bad.
It's a little rough on bumpy surfaces, I will say that.
But the traction, you get some quick turns. And you know what? The distance is surprisingly good.
The fact that we can be ripping around over in like, the build corner and still see what we're doing.
And the latency, we didn't even talk about that. Honestly, very usable.
Let's go see the ShortCircuit set. Oh, oh, oh boy.
Okay, I'm definitely getting some cutouts now. Oh, oh, she got out.
I think I did. Oh, oh, oh, my controls are cutting out.
Nevermind my video feed. Yeah.
Oh, oh, I got the video feed. Oh, oh. It's like controlling a Mars rover, you know?
It's like you just didn't plan it. I'm coming back, I'm coming back. I've got enough video feed to come back.
Come on, baby. 140 US dollars, that's a lot to spend on something
that I have no way of guaranteeing the longevity of.
But in terms of the sheer fun value,
there's no denying that this thing is freaking awesome.
So we'll have it linked down below. Don't forget to subscribe to ShortCircuit. See you guys later.