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Flywoo Explorer LR4 build shows the practical weight trade-off around DJI O4 cameras

In a recent build review, independent FPV writer Oscar Liang tested the Flywoo Explorer LR4 V2 with DJI's O4 Wide camera. He frames the O4 Wide as a middle option for this small long-range platform: lighter than the O4 Pro, while offering an image-quality step above the older lightweight O4 option in his assessment.

On a 4-inch long-range quad, camera and video-system mass is large enough to change endurance, handling and crash energy. The useful comparison is not just video quality, but what the complete VTX/camera choice does to all-up weight.

Builders should weigh the aircraft with the exact camera, antenna, battery and mount they plan to use, then compare cruise current and reserve margin. A nominally better camera can be the wrong system choice if it erases the airframe's endurance advantage.