[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]”Vaporware” they said!\u00a0 Well, that’s not the case, as quite a few FPV pilots now hold in their hands (and hopefully mounted on their face) the new ORQA FPV.One goggles. These goggles have been highly anticipated and hotly debated over the last several months.\u00a0 Now they are released, what’s the story, and how do they perform?[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”5551″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” onclick=”link_image”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n
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The ORQA FPV.One comes in a very nice hard sided travel case with a metallic badge on it.\u00a0 Inside are the goggles, a cleaning cloth, and a battery case.\u00a0 The battery case is a 2S, 2000mAH battery.\u00a0 While somewhat bulky, the way the battery fits onto the band of the goggles makes it extremely comfortable.\u00a0 The ORQA FPV.One also comes with a wide band goggles strap.\u00a0 While these have been around for a while, I never felt the need to try one.\u00a0 Now I may need to get one for my Fat Shark Dominator HD2’s.<\/p>\n
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After looking at pictures of the ORQA FPV.One goggles over the last several months, finally getting a pair in my hands has been an experience.\u00a0 It’s not very often that something that started out on Facebook in October of 2018 makes it full circle to production in the FPV community.\u00a0 These goggles could have very easily been vaporware.\u00a0 It’s a testament to the tenacity of the ORQA team that they stuck by their product and made it through to production and shipping.<\/p>\n
The ORQA FPV.One goggles have a powerful internal computer that drives the whole system.\u00a0 Currently, that system isn’t overly taxed with the job that it performs, giving the system headroom.\u00a0 The team at ORQA plan on using that headroom to add additional modules to expand the capability and function of the system as new technology comes out.\u00a0 The first in that expansion plan is the FPV.Connect, a module that will link up your goggles to your mobile phone.\u00a0 This will allow you to access your DVR recordings, play and share them.\u00a0 It will also allow you to update the firmware of your goggles wirelessly.\u00a0 You can even go live on social media, broadcasting your goggle feed directly to platforms like YouTube and Facebook.\u00a0\u00a0Being able to add functionality to your goggles instead of having to upgrade them gives them a MUCH longer life cycle.<\/p>\n
The design of the ORQA FPV.One goggles is definitely unique.\u00a0 They have gone well away from the rounded nature of most brands of FPV goggle, and instead opted for the straight line and angular look of stealth airplanes.\u00a0 When I first saw them, they reminded me very specifically of the F-117 Nighthawk.<\/p>\n
The foam is very thick and sits against the face nicely, sealing out most light.\u00a0 I did have a very small amount of light leak around the nose area, but nothing that I noticed under flying conditions.\u00a0 They are extremely comfortable, with no pinch points or areas of pressure when on.\u00a0 One thing I would like to see here though is a Velcro type system for changing out pads.\u00a0 Currently they are adhered only with double sided tape.\u00a0 According to the r\/OrqaFPV thread over at reddit, these are currently in the works at ORQA HQ.<\/p>\n
On the left temple beneath the cover are the ports for headphones and the built in head tracker.\u00a0 On the right temple is the power connector.\u00a0 Also, underneath the cover is the AV-in port if you prefer to use a ground station, as well as a micro-HDMI port.<\/p>\n
On the inside of the goggles, above the left optic, is where the microSD memory card slot is found.\u00a0 If you’re looking to take advantage of the ORQA’s excellent DVR, toss a card in here!\u00a0 Above the right optic is a light sensor that can see when the goggles are up against your face.\u00a0 With the correct setting within the menu, this will automatically put the goggles in standby mode when the goggles are removed from your face.<\/p>\n
Interpupillary distance is the measurement between the center of the pupils in each eye.\u00a0 This distance differs from person to person.\u00a0 When using something like FPV goggles, getting this wrong means the optics are not centered on the pupils, creating distortion in the image.\u00a0 To correct this, FPV googles have incorporated IPD adjustments.\u00a0 The ORQA FPV.One has wheels on the underside that adjust the IPD from\u00a056 – 74mm.\u00a0 With the exception of the new Fatshark HDO2 FPV googles, this is the largest range available, which has quite a few people excited about them.<\/p>\n
Furthermore, the ORQA’s allow for diopters to be installed.\u00a0 This allows the pilot to modify the goggles to their specific prescription.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_single_image image=”5556″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” onclick=”link_image”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n
Along the top are all the buttons needed to operate the goggles, save for the module.\u00a0 On the right side (when wearing them) are two buttons and a 5-way joystick.\u00a0 One button checks the battery percentage and displays it on the OSD of the goggles.\u00a0 The red button is the DVR record, which instantly starts\/stops recording once pressed.\u00a0 The joystick controls the DVR menu, pressing down enters the menu, and the joystick navigates the options.<\/p>\n
On the left side, are again two buttons and a 5-way joystick.\u00a0 The two buttons are quick controls for changing your channel or band.\u00a0 A short press changes the channel, while a long press changes the band.\u00a0 A press of the joystick brings up the goggle system menu, where you can adjust all the settings.\u00a0 If you use move the joystick up\/down or left\/right without pressing the joystick down, you can quick control the brightness and contrast.<\/p>\n
In the center, there are two other buttons, one is the power button, and the other turns on the defogging fan.\u00a0 There are actually two fans in the ORQA FPV.One, the defogging one, and the internal component fan.\u00a0 While the defogging fan can be turned on and off, the other phone is driven by the internal temperature of the goggles in order to keep the components from overheating.\u00a0 While a good thing, that fan can be a little loud, but you start to get used to it ask you use them more.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_single_image image=”5539″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” onclick=”link_image”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n
Adjustments to the goggles are all done within the settings menu.\u00a0 There are a few options here not previously available in other FPV goggles, so lets take a quick look:<\/p>\n
Here you can select the type of receiver that you have installed in the goggles.\u00a0 I would assume that there is programming within the goggles that helps them interface more completely.\u00a0 Currently there are only two options: rapidFIRE and Other.\u00a0 You can also select the “Channel Table” which will bring up a full band \/ channel to view on the OSD.\u00a0 It’s great to have this reference built in, and you can also use it to select a channel.<\/p>\n
Under this menu, you can select the source of your signal, whether from the module bay, the AV-in, or the HDMI-in.\u00a0 You can also set this to automatic, so that the goggles will select the input where the signal is coming from.<\/p>\n
Allows adjustment to brightness, contrast, color saturation luminescence, and switch the aspect ratio between 4:3 and 16:9.\u00a0 There is also another option here called “Super Size”, however throughout testing, I could not see any discernible difference with it on or off.\u00a0 Perhaps this is something for a future update?<\/p>\n
Adjusts the previously discussed stand-by feature that can help preserve your battery between packs.\u00a0 You can turn it on or off, as well as set the time that the goggles will wait before activating.\u00a0 It starts at 20 seconds and can be increased in 10 second increments all the way up to 240 seconds.<\/p>\n
Controls several of the additional functions present in the ORQA FPV.One goggles, including the head tracker, head tilt alarm, and power button function, and sound.\u00a0 Paired with the head tilt alarm, you can set your head zero point as well as the angle at which the alarm will activate.\u00a0 The power button can be set to one of three different settings: Always on, which turns them on as soon as the battery is plugged in.\u00a0 Mode 1 requires only a short press of the button to turn them off and on.\u00a0 Mode 2 requires a short press followed by a long press, similar to DJI’s power buttons.<\/p>\n
Settings for adjusting battery information including showing voltage vs. percentage, OSD position for displaying that information when the battery button is pressed, and the low voltage alarm.<\/p>\n
Displays firmware and hardware versions, how long the goggles have been in use, and the date \/ time.\u00a0 The user can also factory reset the goggles from this menu.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_single_image image=”5555″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” onclick=”link_image”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n
Optics make or break any FPV goggle, but the ORQA does not skimp.\u00a0 There are two 0.5″ Sony OLED screens that power the ORQA FPV.One.\u00a0 Creating the focus on the screens are four glass lenses in each optic assembly.\u00a0 One drawback here is the pincushion distortion that these lenses create.\u00a0 The effect creates a curve that bends in toward the center on each of the four edges of the screen.\u00a0 The effect is not overly distracting, however it is there.<\/p>\n
There’s no light leak that reaches the optics assembly, creating an immersive feel.\u00a0 The Fat Shark Dominator HD V2’s that I regularly use have square optics, whereas the ORQA FPV.One utilize circular optics.\u00a0 This can create an effect of looking down a barrel at a square screen.\u00a0 Again, not a major issue, with enough time and use, it moves into the background.<\/p>\n
Overall the displays are excellent, with excellent color reproduction.\u00a0 Combined with a good camera and good settings, these goggles speak for themselves.\u00a0 You may find that some of your older, lower resolution cameras in your quads might need to be swapped out to fully maximize the potential of these goggles![\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”5566″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” onclick=”link_image”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”5567″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” onclick=”link_image”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n
The module bays are located on the sides of the ORQA FPV.One goggles.\u00a0 Traditionally, when using a patch antenna, attaching it via a 45\u00b0 degree SMA adapter has been effective; however, a 90\u00b0 adapter might make a little more sense if you want to keep the patch facing forward instead of slightly off to the side.<\/p>\n
While they don’t come with a receiver module normally (I’m sure there will be bundles that include them), the ORQA FPV.One goggles are designed around the latest generation of receiver modules, being the ImmersionRC rapidFIRE and the TBS Fusion.\u00a0 These modules require a larger power supply\u00a0 than modules of previous generations, and the ORQA team has delivered that.\u00a0 Older module systems such as the LaForge that make use of both a main unit and a diversity unit will not work without mounting the diversity module on the outside of the goggle or creating a 3D printed or modified bay cover for the secondary bay.<\/p>\n
The secondary module bay is classified as an upgrade bay, where you can add functionality such as the upcoming FPV.Connect module.\u00a0 The existence of this bay, along with the hardware within the ORQA FPV.One creates a “future proof” element that could make these goggles outlast the current development cycles that the FPV usually sees.\u00a0 I really look forward to what both the ORQA team and 3rd Party developers create to expand the functionality.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”5554″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” onclick=”link_image”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”5544″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” onclick=”link_image”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n
The ORQA team has listened to the FPV community and provided a DVR that makes sense for pilots.\u00a0 Whether you’re using HD video or not, in a community fixated on video quality, providing that in your FPV goggles is the next evolution.\u00a0 As of the 1.1.1 firmware update, The ORQA FPV.One records DVR footage at 1280 x 960 at 60fps.\u00a0 This goes above and beyond just lost model location.\u00a0 This, combined with a quality signal will provide the next level in raw video footage.<\/p>\n
I did get a little bit of glitching, as you can see in the video below, however overall, it’s got a pretty solid DVR system![\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https:\/\/youtu.be\/FR_2euBSiiU”][ultimate_spacer height=”20″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n
Currently, the cycle of FPV goggle innovation (and sales!) is to create a small enough upgrade to make it financially feasible, yet big enough that pilots want to upgrade.\u00a0 Then in a year or two roll out the next update.\u00a0 If you’re like me, that makes it hard to upgrade, especially when these things cost several hundred dollars.\u00a0 As I mentioned earlier, I’m still flying Fat Shark Dominator HD2’s!\u00a0 (I love them, don’t get me wrong, but they’re starting to show their age).<\/p>\n
ORQA seems to be breaking that mold, creating the very best goggle they can right now, while carving a path for being able to upgrade them as new technology comes out.\u00a0 With the expansion bay and the computer system inside, ORQA can release newer and more developed expansion modules to add functionality.\u00a0 All without having to buy a new set of goggles.<\/p>\n
As someone who strives to find the one thing they like, research it, buy it and hang on to it until all the value has been squeezed out of it, this makes a whole lot of sense to me.\u00a0 To me, this is akin to throwing a TBS Crossfire in the module bay of my FrSky Taranis X9D+ to change what it can do.\u00a0 I think we have partially been doing this with receiver modules for a long time, maybe ORQA has brought the circle around to completion?<\/p>\n
That’s not to say that we shouldn’t upgrade at all.\u00a0 I think a more appropriate cycle would be a goggle upgrade every 5 years as technology makes that upgrade fully worth it.\u00a0 In between, module upgrades and expansion cards would be fine.\u00a0 Just my personal ten cents…. take it, or leave it![\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_single_image image=”5545″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” onclick=”link_image”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n
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The team over at ORQA have done great work with the FPV.One goggles, there’s no doubting that.\u00a0 What still remains to be seen is the longevity and innovation that they can bring to the FPV community.\u00a0 Further, the question remains for what type of support they will back the FPV.One with.\u00a0 There’s is often some doubt any time a newcomer comes into the scene, but with the tenacity that the ORQA team has gone through to bring their FPV goggles to market, I have high hopes!<\/p>\n
I like where their ideas and innovations have brought the ORQA FPV.One.\u00a0 I also love the prospect of a future proof, expandable goggle system, especially if the minds over at ORQA can keep the updates and expansions coming for all the new technology on the horizon![\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][ultimate_spacer height=”20″][vc_separator][ultimate_spacer height=”20″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”5564″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][dt_default_button link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.getfpv.com%2Forqa-fpv-one-oled-fpv-goggles.html||target:%20_blank|” size=”medium” button_alignment=”btn_center”]Get the ORQA FPV.One OLED Goggles[\/dt_default_button][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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