Dji Phantom UAVs
Discussion
andy798 said:
What are the main differences between the FC40 and and Phantom 2?
The FC40 is the original Phantom 1 with a basic camera attached and FPV flight via a smartphone/tablet.The Phantom 2 has a longer flight time, costs alot more but has the option of adding a GoPro Hero 3/3+ to a 3-axis Gimbal or buying one with a built-in camera (higher spec than the FC40) with or without a Gimbal.
Boro said:
Do you mean something like the 7" Black Pearl Monitor/Receiver setup or the actual DJI App?
The App itself....it looks like it could be something quite handy that I could use when filming in certain locations.Edited by Boro on Monday 16th June 12:50
Set the way points up and let it fly on its own whilst I control the camera, or there's an area I need to film that is in a large open space which is larger than the distance I can fly manually. So set up way points around the area and just set it off on its way.
famoussas said:
I have one of these GPS trackers and the problem is when flying in rural areas, woodland etc reception can be very poor and you find the tracker will fail to work.
Some of them can be set to send a tracking information, say every minute.I would hope that would at least provide some clue as to it's location should the worst happen.
Edited by sgrimshaw on Monday 16th June 20:40
Flew it at the beach. Firmware upgrade killed my gimbal tilt control. Fixed it now. Flew very well in pretty high wind!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZkmafTdTjA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZkmafTdTjA
aspen said:
Flew it at the beach. Firmware upgrade killed my gimbal tilt control. Fixed it now. Flew very well in pretty high wind!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZkmafTdTjA
There's something about footage taken at the beach isn't there? I think it's because not matter what, you wouldn't be able to get the same footage unless you were in a plane/helicopter, especially high up over the waves!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZkmafTdTjA
We're putting together a similar edit after getting some great shots yesterday at Trebarwith Strand in Cornwall.
andyr30 said:
I need to get to the beach with mine sometime, I get nervous flying over water though!
Anyone else got any video's they want to share?
We took our demo unit out over the sea at the weekend for the first time...Anyone else got any video's they want to share?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZXcC9PfH-o
aspen said:
Flew it at the beach. Firmware upgrade killed my gimbal tilt control. Fixed it now. Flew very well in pretty high wind!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZkmafTdTjA
Nice vid but that's some seriously depressing music to it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZkmafTdTjA
Boro said:
We took our demo unit out over the sea at the weekend for the first time...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZXcC9PfH-o
very nice! some lovely smooth panning shots there, were you flying using FPV?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZXcC9PfH-o
I've just updated the app on my phone so now it has groundstation built in.
Going to find a nice big open space and give waypoints a try out.
Hopefully they are going to update again to allow you to program camera orientation into it too, as that would make it a very handy tool
andyr30 said:
I've just updated the app on my phone so now it has groundstation built in.
Saw the announcement yesterday that Groundstation now released for P2V and P2V+. Downloaded the App to play with it even though I don't have a Phantom yet.Looks like an absolutely brilliant feature - will be the deciding factor for me to find the extra cash for a P2V rather than the
FC40 I was going to get. Please report back how you find it.
How does it work ? Does it pre-program the Phantom with a set of GPS waypoints that it follows autonomously with no transmitter input ? Or does the transmitter still provide direction as commanded by the iphone app to fly between the waypoints ? I think its the latter, but not sure.
Can't help thinking that as Quads become more afforable and capable the CAA will tighten up the licensing and operating regulations sometime - must get one before the party's over !
andyr30 said:
very nice! some lovely smooth panning shots there, were you flying using FPV?
I've just updated the app on my phone so now it has groundstation built in.
Going to find a nice big open space and give waypoints a try out.
Hopefully they are going to update again to allow you to program camera orientation into it too, as that would make it a very handy tool
Cheers Andy, yes we used the Black Pearl Monitor/Receiver. Managed to smooth it out a little more this morning in editing (frame rate issue). The FPV makes it so much easier to frame the shots and make sure you're panning smoothly and not too fast. Usually when the quad is in the distance it's difficult to know how fast it's panning or which direction you start/stop.I've just updated the app on my phone so now it has groundstation built in.
Going to find a nice big open space and give waypoints a try out.
Hopefully they are going to update again to allow you to program camera orientation into it too, as that would make it a very handy tool
Really wanted to fly right out to Gul Rock but got a little nervous being that far out over water. Maybe next time I'll pluck up the courage lol.
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