( Video via Flyin’ Ryan RC )
Parrot Swing, a sort of hybrid quadcopter that combines vertical take-off with horizontal flight. It’s the latest in ongoing attempts to bring together quadcopters and fixed-wing drones, but this one is notable for its particularly small size, and its X-wing configuration.
The video below will offer you some detailed information and a test of the drone.
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( Video via DJI by Inspire 2 )
The Inspire 2 has a fixed, built-in camera that faces forward. It’s stabilized by a 2-axis gimbal, and its sole purpose is to provide a forward video feed to the pilot at all times. It is nestled in the front, in between the forward obstacle sensors. The camera that is actually used for video capture hangs underneath the body and is stabilized using a 3-axis gimbal.
The DJI Inspire 2 comes with a completely new generation of cameras, with both of them shooting at a resolution of 5.2K but featuring different sensor types.
The Zenmuse X4S is the standard camera attached to the drone.It uses the same 1-inch 20MP image sensor, 24mm f/2.8-11 lens, and mechanical shutter as the integrated camera used by the Phantom 4 Pro. Its fixed field of view covers about the same angle as a 24mm lens on a full-frame camera system.
The Zenmuse X5S is an optional add-on. It has a Micro Four Thirds sensor with 20.8 megapixels and a claimed dynamic range of 12.8 stops. The Zenmuse X5S supports 10 different lenses.
In the future, there will be a DJI Osmo handheld device that these cameras will be compatible with, to be used on the ground. The Zenmuse X5S, is available for videographers who require the flexibility of interchangeable lenses. The Micro Four Thirds format camera features a 20MP sensor and supports a total of 10 lenses, including some compact zoom options. Going with that configuration, which DJI has dubbed the Inspire 2 Combo, ups the price to $6,198, although there is a $5,999 promotional price that’s valid through the end of 2016. The Combo bundle also includes licenses for CinemaDNG and Apple ProRes.
Still images are supported in Raw DNG forma with either camera. Both pack about 20MP of resolution; it’s just the physical sensor size that differs. The X4S can be set to ISO 100 through 12800, while the X5S can be pushed further, to ISO 25600, a plus for video and imaging in very challenging light.
There is no question about it, the DJI Inspire 2 is an impressive drone and a testament to the irritatingly fast pace at which DJI is advancing drone technology way beyond the competition.
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The 3DR Solo drone received fair reviews from users as it survived different situations during times when it had a face-to-face collision with another object such as trees, bushes, and poles. There was even one instance when it crashed into a tree and only resulted to three broken blades. It is interesting that it sustained no other further damage.
However, in this video you will see the 3DR Solo definitely has no chance of surviving if it crashes into the ocean. The drone is pretty lightweight but it is still meant to sink and the water will then corrode all important components of the drone making it eventually meet its demise right away.
But one pointed out that you should learned how to salvage any part of it. First order of business is to immediately rinse everything in tap water. Open up everything that is openable and blast the whole thing with fresh water. You have to do this within minutes because the salt water starts corroding everything almost immediately. Then, while everything is opened up you get it dry as quickly as possible. Big hot, dry air. I used a hair dryer once and the sun and trade winds another time. Then you have to make sure the water is completely displaced in every little teeny crevice. This is where using the right product made a difference in how much was salvageable. I used a product called Corrosion x. it’s also good for spraying on your parts in advance of them going in the ocean. It’s its messy, yes, its smelly, but I managed to save two motors, some of the gimbal, the main board and many parts from the GoPro. (lens and some boards, etc.) What immediately dies is the battery and all the parts that might get shorted out.
Another pilot viewed, ” If you had maybe flushed everything off good with fresh water, or alcohol before you put it in the bag of rice you might have gotten lucky. I dropped mine in a fresh water reservoir (well as fresh as water can be from runoff off a cow pasture) and literally hosed my GoPro off, inside and out, with my garden hose. The SD card survived as well as the GoPro. 3DR SOLO/ … well that seems to be a different story. I had in rice for 3 weeks and tested it and found some intermittent connection issues. I took it completely apart and cleaned every connection I could find with DeoxIT, although I did forget to completely remove the WiFi card and Pix from their boards. I noticed corrosion already forming on the WiFi card screws and on the Gimbal motor balancer. Now I’m finding that I have to be within 6 ft in order to connect to SOLO so I’m pretty sure I have a WiFi problem. I plan on taking it apart once more time before I have a burial service for mine. Not sure if I really want to buy another one.”
As these pilots shared, you couldn’t expect anything to come out well in the event of an ocean crash, but you could be confident that you will come out with more useable parts if it happens again.
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( Video via Matthew Me )
I have been messing with my new Mavic Pro the past few days in Colorado. Other than the fact that I have blur on the right side of my image I love this drone.
*DISCLAIMER* All of this video was recorded outside of all no fly zones and I never flew this flight more than 150feet or so from the ground level. The shot with the fighter jets happened about 10 minutes into my flight and I did not know they were in the air nor did I know they would be flying so damn low.
You may wonder who recorded the Mavic Pro in flight? I was flying with a friend of mine who also owns a Mavic so I recorded him recording me. Unfortunately I didn’t have anything recording sound so I had to borrow a sound effect to put in the video but I think it fits in well.
Someone asked me regarding the fighter jets, where I in any particular mode (tripod, cinematic..) while filming? They flew directly over my head and then circled in front of where I was so I had a few seconds to prepare myself. That being said the panning was quite jerky but I ran it through stabilization in Final Cut Pro and that smoothed it out quite a bit and made it looks as if it was a smooth constant speed.
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(Video via The Basic Pilot )
The video showed how a pilot crashed his 3DR Solo drone and lost the camera. It made many people smile and presented quite an interesting approach to how gadgets are loved but also meant a serious thing for hobbyists.
3DR Solo drone may not as responsive as it used to be. As we posted before, the drone was being flown and without any warning, it just crashed. Apparently, all of a sudden, all controls were non-responsive.
There were also reports of the 3DR Solo doing the exact same thing. Apparently, this issue is related to loss of GPS signal. Since the Solo is one of the first drones introduced in the market, it is not as advanced and safe as the ones being used currently. It was even suggested for its manufacturer to have it equipped with sensor modules which takes over in cases that loss of GPS signal happens.
As for the owner, maybe get a DJI Phantom or Mavic Pro at least they are still supported.
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( Video via CAPTAIN DRONE )
The great thing about the camera on the DJI Mavic Pro (or any DJI camera) is that you have lots of options. You can choose to go full automatic and have the camera do everything, or go full manual and change every setting you can think of.
This video gives a quick demonstration on how to manually set the DJI MAVIC PRO camera for optimal video/picture and do things the hard way for the most flexibility and control over the footage.
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Many people are curious how many people are hand launching and catching with the DJI Mavic Pro. Below are the cases from DJI Mavic Pro forums.
# “I was hesitant to hand launch and catch but since I fly from mountain locations where this is the only option, I have now done this many times with no issue. I do not have time to fiddle with settings like disabling OA or VPS. I just catch the Mavic Pro from the front (camera side). It’s easy to grab a good firm hold there with no chance of slipping and you can avoid the bottom sensors. If it does try to lift off, that’s not a problem either, it’s easy to hang on. ”
# “Generally no hand launches; when the terrain makes it necessary I use one of those foldable landing pads. The only exception is when I (occasionally) find myself in a (rebar-heavy) concrete jungle that my compass doesn’t like: then I’ll hand launch. And personally haven’t yet found a reason to hand catch, but I understand that some people (e.g., in boats) have a reason to or just prefer it.”
# “I almost strictly hand launch and hand catch. Too much snow right now and since I travel light, I don’t carry any kind of pad. I find it super easy and I do not turn off anything. I have added a removable neck strap to the controller to make it easier to use with one hand while launching and landing.”
# “I do both hand launch and hand catch and I literally have never tried landing my DJI Mavic Pro on ground. I find my fingers are impossible to touch the props if you catch it from the belly (just like everyone else does)”
# “I hand launch and catch whenever I need to. These days, snow would simply not let me take-off and land normally from the ground. I tried several things, but what works best for me is to make sure the DJI Mavic Pro hovers steadily on my right-hand side, 1 foot above my head. I set the automatic landing with two hands on the RC, then I hold the RC with my left hand only and raise my right hand in the air just underneath the quad. The Mavic Pro starts going down and stops when it reaches my hand and feels what it thinks is the ground.
The other thing I do as often is just lowering the quad manually with my left hand on the RC, while my right hand is grabbing the quad. Usually there is a second or two where the drone tries to escape due to the sensors but it does not resist for long. You just have to stay full throttle down until props stop. The worst that can happen if you miss your shot and don’t have a good grip is the quad lifting off by a couple of feet. You just have to start again with a firmer grip.
I find both techniques safe enough for this kind of conditions (snow, water, rocks on the ground), but I’d rather take-off and land from a flat and clean surface when I can.”
# “I have hand launched and caught a couple of times – when there is no suitable site for auto takeoff. I turn the Mavic Pro facing away from me so it doesn’t detect any objects. Then put my hand up under it quickly and grab, then throttle down quickly. It struggles briefly, but then is ok. Launching is no problem. I set the controller on auto takeoff – hold the Mavic with other hand (facing away from me), and hit the take off button. Sometimes I have my wife hit the button. It just lifts out of my hand and stays there until I’m ready with the controls.”
It seems that most of the pilots launched/caught the DJI Mavic Pro manually if necessary in some special conditions like landing/catching from the snow,water, rocks, jungle and boat etc..
The video below may show this technique and offer some good tips for Mavic Pro hand launching or catching.
( Video via Tech We Want )
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( Via Christian D )
I pretty much just received my Mavic Pro drone. This is actually the first drone that I ever had – I have never flown a drone before, so I have really taken a lot of time to practice how to get good, smooth and good looking shots. After playing with it for a couple of weeks, I decided to take it with me to my trip to Avoriaz in France.
To be honest, I’m quite proud of the result! This is the product of hours of shooting across multiple days around Avoriaz, and even longer time editing the video!
Avoriaz is a small city, lying deep into the french alps. Situated 1800 meters above sea level on a plateau of a cliff, you get the stunning views together with great skiing opportunity.
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In this article, we will guides you in getting the best results from DJI Phantom 4.
I’ve put together a video tutorial for achieving the best video settings on the DJI Phantom 4. Watch the above tutorial if you haven’t already, it features a nice cinematic intro. (All Phantom 4 Footage)
So having used the Phantom 4 on my last two trips abroad I was able to familiarise myself several of the video settings. My aim is always to try and get the best out of these drones where possible. I noticed quickly that the Phantom 4’s colour profiles are different to that of the Phantom 3’s. I actually prefer the D-LOG footage from my Phantom 3 than compared with the Phantom 4, it seems sharper and less muddy. Both my Iceland and Norway videos were shot on the P4 in D-LOG, you can see there are some nice scenes and some scenes where the software has failed to pick-out the detail. Whereas on my Phantom 3 D-Log footage I’d say it’s more consistent but can also depending on the natural light suffer in areas.
White Balance
One reason Auto White Balance is a ‘No No’, the color temperature can jump around in the same clip. This can look very unprofessional, use a Custom white balance of around 5600K which is quite neutral. It is easy to adjust again in Premiere using the Lumetri Colour System.
Recommended Phantom 4 Video Settings
I recommend shooting in any of the following Colour profiles :
Try to keep the variables to either plus or minus ‘1’ or ‘0’. That way we know our image should be more balanced.
Extra Tips for Editing Workflow
I can suggest if you have the time and hard drive space to convert your drone clips to ProRes HQ 422. This will give you more latitude for colour correction in Premiere, Final Cut and Davinci Resolve. If you have the Adobe Creative Cloud, use Adobe Media Encoder to transcode the h.264 drone footage to ProRes 422 HQ.
( Via rcgeeks )
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The Mavic Pro is an incredibly popular foldable drone from DJI. In this article we’re going to go over Mavic battery.
DJI claims it can power the Mavic Pro for up to 27 minutes under ideal conditions. In my field tests, which combined high-altitude flying on a breezy day, some low-altitude testing of the obstacle avoidance system, and a few jaunts across a football field in the high-speed Sport mode, all while rolling footage at 4K resolution, I netted 23 minutes of flight time by utilizing 90 percent of a fully charged battery. Recharging takes about an hour, and spare batteries are priced at $89. If you think you’re going to get a couple of spares, consider the Fly More bundle—priced at $1,299, it includes two extra batteries, ten propellers, and a carrying case.
Scan Amazon.com for feedback from Mavic Pro battery buyers to discover reviews like “For the size these batteries are great. So far I have 5 of them and so far all work as well as they did the day I got them (all have about 50 cycles on them so far). The Mavic is a fantastic drone and these battery provide great flight time in a small package.”
The Intelligent Flight Battery for Mavic Pro from DJI has its own integrated battery-management system that takes into account everything from remaining voltage, amount of power being used, temperature, and more to calculate remaining flight times, so you always know when to head home. It also has a host of protection mechanisms in place to prevent overcharging and over draining, both of which can damage a LiPo battery permanently. When placed in longer term storage, LiPo batteries should only be kept at 50% charge. Any more or less could cause permanent damage. If left unused, DJI Intelligent Flight Batteries will discharge power until 50% to maintain good health.
This video is about 5 things that can kill your DJI Battery. Check it out and learn what you should NOT do with your DJI batteries. It also applies to Mavic battery.
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Unlike Inspire 1 provides two kind of batteries to choose (TB47—4500mAh，TB48-5700mAh), Inspire 2 is equipped with only TB50—4280mAh. But with other improvements, Inspire 2 can fly longer. Above is our review video on flight time.(In review video: temperature- 20°C, altitude- 300m, breeze. Aircraft in GPS Mode, taking off with 95% battery)
X4S
GPS Mode is frequently used in actual practice, so we use it for tests, too.
First, we mounted X4S（which weighed 235g）. Taking off with battery level of 95%, Inspire 2 flied 22min 5 sec in GPS Mode. It landed automatically when iPad showed 10% battery left.
Official 27 minutes could be tested without wind and other interferences, and with most functions shut down.
We tried again with X4S and 100% battery.
We kept it in GPS Mode, ignore the low battery warning. When the battery run off completely, Inspire 2 stayed in air for several seconds before falling down to ground. With wind Final flight time is 25min 35sec
X5S
Then we tried X5S (weighed 461g). Inspire 2 took off with battery level being 97%. 19min 33sec later Inspire 2 landed as iPad warned 10% battery left.
Flight Time with One Battery
This time we only put one battery on Inspire 2 (with x5S gimbal camera). The aircraft kept in GPS Mode throughout test. It landed automatically 13min 26sec later with 10% battery left. We tried many times, the average flight time is 13min 30sec.
Conclusion:
Inspire 2 costs more, and becomes heavier to carry around. But when you think of flight time, it is quite powerful if you want to get the work done.
When I was trying to capture some moments, low battery warning pops out very soon. It always upsets me.
Now Inspire 2 is much better performance in terms of flight time. Dual-battery design also improves reliability during flight.
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Multi-rotor aircrafts use wireless technology to transmit the images captured to ground devices, pilots can view the video in real time. To provide environment information and camera views in time, video transmission requires low latency, long transmission range and excellent anti-interference ability.
Video transmission is realized by either digital signal or analog signal. Usually drones without gimbal cameras apply analog signal. Despite that video rarely gets stuck or loses frame with analog signal, it is highly power-consuming. With transmission range being 2km, the transmitted power goes far beyond what is allowed by authority. Moreover, video streamed back is in standard definition, which is unsatisfying.
Three major video transmission technologies using digital signal are: DJI Lightbridge, OcuSync and Wi-Fi. DJI Lightbridge and OcuSync are DJI’s patent communication link technologies. With transmission range of 7km and ability to stream video as clear as 1080P, DJI Lightbridge and OcuSync outpace Wi-Fi video transmission greatly.
DJI Lightbridge
Fast Communication Link
Wi-Fi uses traditional protocol stack, so a handshake mechanism must be established between transmit end and receive end first. It takes several seconds to ten seconds to establish or re-establish the communication link (when step-out happens), leading to latency in communication. The communication in DJI Lightbridge is directly linked between physical layers, so the communication link is fast and prompt without protocols.
Long Transmission Range and Ultra-clear Image
Lightbridge is able to transmit 1080P video. With optimized compression algorithm, video can be streamed fluently on complex channels. Advanced codec algorithm and improved frame structure ensures demodulation process even with weak signals. Meanwhile, the RF circuit is optimized to receive weak signals without being greatly interfered by noises.
High Reliability
DJI Lightbridge 2 applies a wireless HD image transmission technology, which dynamically weighs transmission distance, electrical environment and image quality for best effect. In addition, Lightbridge 2 would automatically choose the best channel, switch to a better channel or adjust the band width of video when necessary. In this way, the occasion of losing frames and video stuck could be avoided as possible, increasing the reliability of wireless video transmission.
Multiple devices
Lightbridge supports multiple controllers to control one aircraft at one time. In a typical scenario, pilot would use master controller to command the flight, while gimbal operator uses the slave controller to adjust gimbal to finish complex shooting task. With multiple controllers connected, each of them could send order to aircraft via master controller, or receive video and flight data from aircraft via master controller.
2.4/5.8GHz Control Frequencies
Selectable 2.4GHz and 5.8GHz frequencies are supported by the Inspire 2. Generally speaking, a 2.4GHz Wi-Fi video transmission system is used with a 5.8GHz remote control link providing aircraft control. This is because if the video transmission and the remote control links use the same frequency, interference between the two may cause signal loss. This same rationale is why interference may be caused by other users of radio frequencies in surrounding areas. The Inspire 2’s new Lightbridge HD video transmission system uses a Time-division multiplexing mechanism to transmit both video feed and remote control signals on the same frequency. In urban areas, the 2.4GHz frequency band may suffer from high levels of signal interference from sources such as Wi-Fi routers and 4G base stations. As an option, the 5.8GHz frequency provides a broader communication bandwidth and has more available channels for transmission, making it more suitable for stable signal transmission in these types of environments. After powering on, the Inspire 2 automatically scans the environment and selects the band with the least amount of interference, ensuring optimum video feed quality and remote control reliability.
OcuSync
The Mavic uses DJI’s newly developed OcuSync transmission system. Part of the Lightbridge family, OcuSync performs far better than Wi-Fi transmission at all transmission speeds. OcuSync also uses more effective digital compression and channel transmission technologies, allowing it to transmit HD video reliably even in environments with strong radio interference.
Excellent Video Quality
Compared to traditional analog transmission, OcuSync can transmit video at 720p and 1080p – equivalent to a 4-10 times better quality, without a color cast, static interference, flickering or other problems associated with analog transmission. Even when using the same amount of radio transmission power, OcuSync transmits further than analog at 4.1mi (7km)*.
Stable Communication
OcuSync goes even further than optimizing the communication mechanism and parameters of aerial imaging. There are several video transmission systems on the market claiming to offer video transmission with zero latency. However, it should be noted that the physical layer of those transmission systems is too simple to adapt to changes in the environment. When affected by signal interference, the image quality of the video being transmitted will fall sharply. This means these systems are not suitable for far field transmissions and transmissions in interference-heavy environments.
Also, because these video transmission systems are not integrated into the whole system, latency will immediately start to rise up from 0 when working with devices including cameras and displays. OcuSync is able to strike a perfect balance between latency and receptivity, reducing latency to 5ms for remote controller transmission commands, 10ms for video data and 130ms for videos. More than low enough to ensure that Mavic is able to fly reliably despite interference. OcuSync’s integration with video processing, coding, and signal transmission systems also make it more cost effective. Before taking off, OcuSync will automatically scan the environment and choose the frequency band with the lowest interference, ensuring more stable video transmission.
Fast Communication Link
As Wi-Fi was primarily designed to connect electronic devices locally, it works best when connecting to nearby devices. As it was designed for short range, Wi-Fi systems use low cost transmitters that suffer from weak data links. This means that a Wi-Fi cannot detect weak signals or signals with interference. OcuSync however, uses many cutting-edge communication industry technologies to outperform Wi-Fi in terms of sensitivity, anti-interference, and anti-fading, as well as when flying at high speed. It also supports simultaneous connection to multiple devices.
Multiple Devices
As well as point-to-point video transmission, OcuSync also supports wireless connections to multiple devices. For example, you can connect the DJI Goggles, remote controller, and Mavic wirelessly to OcuSync all at the same time. You can also add an additional remote so that you can control the Mavic with two remotes or share First Person View (FPV) videos.
* Unobstructed, free of interference, when FCC compliant.
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When you have Inspire 2, Mavic Pro and Phantom 4 Pro in hand, what to do with them?
Have fun flying, of course.
But which one is truly ready-to-fly?
With embedded screen on controller, Phantom 4 Pro is much faster to set up than the rest.
All in all, with so many drones this year, which is the best?
Portable, unexpected Mavic Pro? Xiaomi’s drone with bracelet?
Or Inspire 2 that raced with Tesla and Audi? (Link here)
We’d like to hear your thought on【Drone of 2016】
Vote for:
DJI-Phantom 4
DJI-Phantom 4 Pro
DJI-Mavic Pro
DJI-Inspire 2
Xiaomi- Mi drone
Zero Tech-Dobby
Yuneec-Breeze
Yuneec-Typhoon H
GoPro-Karma
Zero Zero Robotics-Hover Camera
Tecent-Ying
Flypro- XEagle Pro
Liveman F1
Feima Robotics- J.Me
PowerVision- Power Egg
DJI- Agras MG-1S
DJI- M600 Pro
Xaircraft- P20
Others
What do you expect for drones in 2017?
What makes your choice the drone of 2016?
Leave comments and tell us your story with drones.
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The video shot by Mavic Pro comes from one of our guests Mr Guo.Here is his honeymoon experience if you’re curious.
I got married in Oct.2016 and went go New Zealand for our 15 days honeymoon. I was planning to go there with my Phantom 4, just in time, for the announcement of DJI Mavic Pro. It really came the closest to being an all-in-one solution was the Phantom 4, but its size was still too large for people to carry it around for the entire day.So the Mavic Pro came my final choice.I bought the Mavic Combo without hesitation and luckily got it before the honeymoon.
We made the video cross into NZ’s South Island and went up to Tasman National Park,Wanaka to the South, Fox to the west and Christchurch to the east.
The post production was completed by edius as I am incapable of ae.So here is the purest New Zealand without any special effects.
Where have you been in this video?
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I flew the Mavic Pro for the first time indoors and was amazed at how well VPS (Vision Position System) worked on this little platform. Truly rock solid without GPS.
VPS are the sensors on the bottom of the platform, “looking” at the ground and using patterns on the ground to stabilize the drone. This is very helpful in environments when there is no GPS.
VPS also helps when flying outdoors and close to the ground.
There are two different sensors; 2 monocular cameras and 2 sonar sensors.
After the indoor flying portion, I took Mavic Pro out and flew it on a football field. At first I flew it about 2 feet off the ground, full speed, banking hard, stopping hard – just rock solid. At no point did I feel the Mavic Pro would loose altitude and hit the ground. Ascent acceleration is strong and you can gain altitude quickly. Descent rate, again, is capped at 3m/s for smooth and safe performance.
The wind started to pick up and I was curious to see how the Mavic Pro coped with it. 15mph winds were no issue in both flight and hover mode. Both close to the ground, as well as 100 feet above ground. Later in the day the winds and gusts peaked well above 22mph and still, that Mavic Pro kept position.
In Normal mode the front sensors are able to detect objects at speed up to 22mph (36kmh). In Sport Mode the front sensors will not detect objects due to its “angle of attack”.
Many people have waited for several months after pre-order. Now you could get them soon if you order before Jan.15 as it could ship within two weeks.
Mavic Pro’s U.S. retail price will be $999, and additional Mavic Pro Intelligent Flight Batteries will cost $89. A Mavic Pro Fly More Combo, which includes a Mavic Pro, two extra Intelligent Flight Batteries, extra propellers, a charging hub, an adapter, a car charger and a shoulder bag, will be available for $1,299.
It may be another long wait if you miss the Mavic Pro this time.
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Here is a ISO test to see the differences in low light performance between the Phantom 4 and the Phantom 4 Pro.
I used picture style/profile “None” and color set to “+0 +0 +0” to make this as simple and objective as possible. The white balance was also set to daylight. One other thing to consider is the millimeter difference between the two cameras. The Phantom 4 is a 20mm lens equivalent where as the Phantom 4 Pro is a 24mm lens equivalent. I really hope you all enjoy this comparison and stay tuned for more tests with photo/video. A special thanks to my friend Matt Triplow for helping me out with this test!
The difference of sharpness and overall quality is extremely noticeable when looking at areas with a lot of tonal contrast. Zoomed in at 100% the garage looks like two mushy squares, where as with the Phantom 4 Pro you can make out all of the details and shapes.
At 1600 the Phantom 4 video starts to break down with heavy noise. The Phantom 4 Pro video looks quite clean and usable at 1600. The amount of detail greatly improved on the Phantom 4 Pro. Being able to actually see the people playing sports on the court made the comparison very easy.
(Via Shainblumphoto )
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(Video from Philip Bloom)
This is the a feature that I am loving on the Mavic Pro… Here is what it is:
“There is also a new Tripod Mode that drops Mavic Pro’s maximum speed to just 2.2 mph (3.6 km/h) and reduces the sensitivity of the control inputs, to allow precision positioning for photography as well as to make it easier to fly indoors or in other confined spaces.”
I fly several Phantoms and a Yuneec Typhoon H. The best video that I have ever shot is easily on the Typhoon H because it has a “Turtle mode” which reduces the speed and movement of the drone as well as the sensitivity of the controls. If you want Hollywood style movement and pan shots, this is the ticket. Most pilots ignore it because they think it is “beginner flying mode” and they end up with the typical video showing their flight course correction and not so smooth pans.
The Mavic Pro is small and will show abrupt movements in the final video especially if it is fighting against the wind. The GoPro Karma has already been reported (in some reviews) to produce abrupt movements when the craft is panning and gimbal is moving up/down in flight. You really have to be soft on the sticks and it takes some practice. However, since the Mavic Pro has “TRIPOD” mode, it should be super simple to get those amazing cinematic slow moving shots & pans with no sudden jerking when flight course correcting or following a subject (moving the drone while at the same time moving the camera).
I believe the still shooters will appreciate the new Tripod mode, which slows the maximum speed considerably, making it easier to make very precise adjustments to the drone’s position so you can set up the perfect shot.
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Battery life is always an important consideration, the Phantom 4 is capable of nearly 28 minutes of flight, compared to the Phantom 3’s 25 minutes.
Designed specifically for the DJI Phantom 4, the ‘Intelligent Flight Battery’ is a Lithium Polymer unit with a voltage of 15.2v and a capacity of 5350mAh which gives users an extended flight time and increases reliability. The official DJI charger which comes alongside the battery has an output power of 100w.
According to DJI, the Phantom 4 Battery makes this sleek quadcopter 25% more effective than its predecessor, the Phantom 3. However, the Phantom 4’s extra power means extra weight. The PH4 is almost 30% heavier than the previous power unit, though at 16 ounces, it’s hardly a heavyweight.
Specifications
Battery
Charger
It’s time to focus on how to use it correctly. Use the following guidance when powering up your quadcopter to ensure a safe, reliable flight.
Using the Battery
When activating the Phantom 4 battery, press the ‘Power Button’ once, then press again and hold for 2 seconds to turn it on. The button’s LED will turn red before changing green and the Battery Level Indicators will display the current charge level.
To turn the battery off, follow the same steps, the Power Button LED will flash when powering down.
Notes
Charging the Battery
Notes
Pilots should always factor in battery life before every flight, planning routes and setting emergency landing points. Poor planning and a lack of emergency points risks having your drone’s auto-landing sequence place it dangerous terrain (like water).
(Remember: More range means more responsibility.)
Also remember that you can find extra batteries or Phantom 4 bundles here.
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Filmmakers must be familiar with the Cinema DNG. First published in 2009, the CinemaDNG specification established an open raw cinema format upon which interoperable digital cinema workflows can be implemented. In 2011, Adobe officially turned over control and support of the CinemaDNG specification to a community of partners to ensure its future and encourage industry adoption. Digital cinema cameras have led to an increasing trend in the usage of RAW workflows and proprietary RAW formats.
The newly DJI Inspire 2 features an all-new image processing system which records at up to 5.2K in Cinema DNG RAW, Apple ProRes and more.Chinese folks from Wetouchsky took an DNG format video and show you the highlights.
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