Aldi Drone Camera.

chillin117

This Thurs 99 euro. I have gotten a few electronic bits in Aldi over the years, Trail Camera, Sat Nav etc and have never had any issue with quality. This is not bad but the colour scheme makes it look cheap.

https://www.aldi.ie/en/specialbuys/t...16-06-06_15-11

Hotei

chillin117 wrote: »

This Thurs 99 euro. I have gotten a few electronic bits in Aldi over the years, Trail Camera, Sat Nav etc and have never had any issue with quality. This is not bad but the colour scheme makes it look cheap.

https://www.aldi.ie/en/specialbuys/t...16-06-06_15-11

Don't mention drones round these parts!

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Please do not use the drone near wildlife or nests.

OpenYourEyes

Mod Note: Drones are not at all suitable for looking at birds or wildlife and are likely to become an increasing problem for wildlife in the coming years - thread moved to Bargain Alerts.

snubbleste

A drone is a male bee.

Gatling

You can get better for cheaper

AS1890

Specs on the from UK site

4 x spare blades, USB Charger and re-chargable drone battery.

Features

1GB Memory
2.4 GHz Technology
300dpi HD camera
360°flip capability
Safety Rotor Blades
Rechargeable Battery
USB Port
LED Lights
Suitable Use
Indoor and outdoor use
Battery Life: 10 minutes run time
Battery Type: 4 x AA Batteries (not included)
Diameter: 37cm
Material: Foam body
Product Type: Cameras
Weight: 2kg

68 lost souls

Is it just me or 300dpi is meaningless in terms of video/photos as its more a 2d printing spec. I'm guessing they mean 300dpi photo at 6x4 so 1800x1500 or 2.7 megapixels?

unklerosco

The camera's on all these are fairly pants... If u want a cheap one try a Syma X5SC or similar, plenty on adverts or amazon, around €50.. Be warned, it may lead you on to purchasing a DJI phantom or similar!

oneweb

68 lost souls wrote: »

Is it just me or 300dpi is meaningless in terms of video/photos as its more a 2d printing spec. I'm guessing they mean 300dpi photo at 6x4 so 1800x1500 or 2.7 megapixels?

Yah I'd have thunk 300dpi and HD are mutually exclusive
Either way, the quality's gonna be sh!te - if not picture-wise, then stability-wise. But hey at that price it's a start.

embraer170

Seems a bit expensive for the specs.

Alanstrainor

unklerosco wrote: »

The camera's on all these are fairly pants... If u want a cheap one try a Syma X5SC or similar, plenty on adverts or amazon, around €50.. Be warned, it may lead you on to purchasing a DJI phantom or similar!

Yeah, I was thinking that there's far better choice out there from Chinese manufacturers. You'd do better ordering from Banggood and the likes I would think.

Superhorse

Think i'll be getting one of these to spy on the neighbours. Heard there is a lad in Tallaght that uses one to deliver drugs lol could be an urban myth though.

T-Bird

Superhorse wrote: »

Think i'll be getting one of these to spy on the neighbours. Heard there is a lad in Tallaght that uses one to deliver drugs lol could be an urban myth though.

They are being used to deliver to prison windows :eek:

fryup

Maxim Howling Hatchback wrote: »

Please do not use the drone near wildlife or nests.

oh but don't you know ..some will

the likes of Aldi shouldn't be selling them, Drones should only be sold in specialized shops where you can get a quick tuition ...and to over 21s only too.

GBX

fryup wrote: »

oh but don't you know ..some will

the likes of Aldi shouldn't be selling them, Drones should only be sold in specialized shops where you can get a quick tuition ...and to over 21s only too.

The same could be said for R/C cars/boats - footballs, tennis rackets/balls, Frisbees .. these can all affect on wildlife. All it takes is education. Not more rules and regulations!

Why shouldn't Aldi sell them??? As said in this thread, you have websites like Amazon, Bangood etc already selling them with no control over them.
Stopping Aldi selling them wont help wildlife - but ensuring people are aware of the consequences might help better.

Gatling

fryup wrote: »

oh but don't you know ..some will

the likes of Aldi shouldn't be selling them, Drones should only be sold in specialized shops where you can get a quick tuition ...and to over 21s only too.

Why exactly

my3cents

chillin117 wrote: »

This Thurs 99 euro. I have gotten a few electronic bits in Aldi over the years, Trail Camera, Sat Nav etc and have never had any issue with quality. This is not bad but the colour scheme makes it look cheap.

https://www.aldi.ie/en/specialbuys/t...16-06-06_15-11

If its anything like the Trail Camera (any of them from the last couple of years) its rubbish.

TireeTerror

Why is everyone talking about wildlife? What has a drone from Aldi got to do with wildlife specifically? It is more likely to be used by kids messing about having fun.

Gatling

TireeTerror wrote: »

Why is everyone talking about wildlife? What has a drone from Aldi got to do with wildlife specifically? It is more likely to be used by kids messing about having fun.

Amateur dramatics.

Lucky to get 5 mins flight times and yet were hearing about endangered species

OpenYourEyes

Gatling wrote: »

Amateur dramatics.

Lucky to get 5 mins flight times and yet were hearing about endangered species

If you had read the thread you'd have seen that I moved this thread to Bargain Alerts. You can also easily see that I'm a mod of the Nature & Birdwatching and Zoology forums, so that's obviously where the thread was originally. Maybe try putting two and two together before calling amateur dramatics.

And someone using a drone near a nest in Clare has already been linked to causing the breeding failure of two eagles who bring in thousands of tourists and a lot of money to the local economy of the town there.

fryup

GBX wrote: »

The same could be said for R/C cars/boats - footballs, tennis rackets/balls, Frisbees .. these can all affect on wildlife. All it takes is education. Not more rules and regulations!

Why shouldn't Aldi sell them??? As said in this thread, you have websites like Amazon, Bangood etc already selling them with no control over them.
Stopping Aldi selling them wont help wildlife - but ensuring people are aware of the consequences might help better.

well in fairness there's a big difference between a Drone and a RC car, a football, a frisbee etc they can't be flown high in the sky into a tree disturbing nesting birds...and not only that how about the privacy issue? spying on neighbours > flying over back gardens

these things are a nuisance in the wrong hands, and i don't think they should be sold willy nilly over the internet either, there has to be tighter controls

GBX

fryup wrote: »

well in fairness there's a big difference between a Drone and a RC car, a football, a frisbee etc they can't be flown high in the sky into a tree disturbing nesting birds...and not only that how about the privacy issue? spying on neighbours > flying over back gardens

these things are a nuisance in the wrong hands, and i don't think they should be sold willy nilly over the internet either, there has to be tighter controls

Privacy is another issue. All I mentioned can easily do damage in the wrong hands.
Anyway .. You should stay away from this drone and buy cheaper and better value elsewhere

TireeTerror

All this talk about drones has me looking at the DJI Phantom 4, Im fighting myself not to just make an impulse decision and buy it right this second.

TireeTerror

TireeTerror wrote: »

All this talk about drones has me looking at the DJI Phantom 4, Im fighting myself not to just make an impulse decision and buy it right this second.

buy a cheap drone to learn to fly on from banggood or gearbest. wouldn't bother with the camera versions.
the cameras on cheap drones are garbage - crap picture quality and the image will be jittery without a gimbal that you get on more expensive ones.

There is a xiaomi drone coming that is a lot cheaper than DJI but very good quality with 27 minutes flying time which is very good for a drone.

http://www.cnet.com/uk/products/xiaomi-mi-drone/

fabisma

Don't buy this item. It says that it has easy control for beginners and a range of 80m but I know someone who lost it first time out when it would not work and only went up. Aldi refused a refund because the item was lost when it was clearly defective.

vicwatson

You wanted a refund with the drone missing?? K

fabisma

You've got to try.

vicwatson

fabisma wrote: »

You've got to try.

Must try that myself with my shopping next week...after I've eaten it of course

duridian

Drones? A.L.D.I.? Is that like some kinda Irish FEMA? Are you people trying to REX84 me?

TireeTerror

OpenYourEyes wrote: »

If you had read the thread you'd have seen that I moved this thread to Bargain Alerts. You can also easily see that I'm a mod of the Nature & Birdwatching and Zoology forums, so that's obviously where the thread was originally. Maybe try putting two and two together before calling amateur dramatics.

And someone using a drone near a nest in Clare has already been linked to causing the breeding failure of two eagles who bring in thousands of tourists and a lot of money to the local economy of the town there.

Ah you're getting your knickers in a twist about stupid birds!

You say it was linked to breeding failure, prove it. Exactly, bunch of busy body do gooders trying to spoil people having fun. Stuff the birds, lets fly drones!

Always the case, people start getting old and cant stand it, so they look at young people and do absolutely anything to complain, I cant stand old people, just die already.

fergiesfolly

TireeTerror wrote: »

Ah you're getting your knickers in a twist about stupid birds!

You say it was linked to breeding failure, prove it. Exactly, bunch of busy body do gooders trying to spoil people having fun. Stuff the birds, lets fly drones!

Always the case, people start getting old and cant stand it, so they look at young people and do absolutely anything to complain, I cant stand old people, just die already.

Shure, where's the craic in that, Sonny?

FourFourRED

OpenYourEyes wrote: »

Mod Note: Drones are not at all suitable for looking at birds or wildlife and are likely to become an increasing problem for wildlife in the coming years - thread moved to Bargain Alerts.

You can't tell people what to do with their drones. No matter what bold font you use on an Internet forum.

Akrasia

FourFourFM wrote: »

You can't tell people what to do with their drones. No matter what bold font you use on an Internet forum.

TireeTerror wrote: »

Ah you're getting your knickers in a twist about stupid birds!

You say it was linked to breeding failure, prove it. Exactly, bunch of busy body do gooders trying to spoil people having fun. Stuff the birds, lets fly drones!

Always the case, people start getting old and cant stand it, so they look at young people and do absolutely anything to complain, I cant stand old people, just die already.

The fact that the two posters above think this way is so utterly depressing

fryup

TireeTerror wrote: »

Ah you're getting your knickers in a twist about stupid birds!

they're not stupid, they're highly intelligent creatures..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2IBayVsbz8

TireeTerror

Can a bird fly a drone? Nope cos its soooo stupid.

TireeTerror

Akrasia wrote: »

The fact that the two posters above think this way is so utterly depressing

Please do not do anything silly in your moments of despair, please have a word with these guys and perhaps they can offer some help, and hopefully for the love of God, some fcuking perspective.

http://www.samaritans.org/your-community/samaritans-ireland-scotland-and-wales/samaritans-ireland

TireeTerror

The eagles are fighting back against the evil drone menace. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdUUOwlwEfE

Akrasia

TireeTerror wrote: »

Please do not do anything silly in your moments of despair, please have a word with these guys and perhaps they can offer some help, and hopefully for the love of God, some fcuking perspective.

http://www.samaritans.org/your-community/samaritans-ireland-scotland-and-wales/samaritans-ireland

Perspective?

I'm not the one who thinks some moron with a toy has a right to disturb the breeding of an endangered species that so many people have put so much work into re-introducing back into Ireland.

The Sidewards Man

Whatever about wildlife don't be using them to spy on the neighbour sun bathing.

my3cents

The Sidewards Man wrote: »

Whatever about wildlife don't be using them to spy on the neighbour sun bathing.

But that is wildlife, if it isn't then it soon will be when they spot the drone.

TireeTerror

Akrasia wrote: »

Perspective?

I'm not the one who thinks some moron with a toy has a right to disturb the breeding of an endangered species that so many people have put so much work into re-introducing back into Ireland.

Have you ever considered that nature is the way it is meant to be? If a species becomes endangered then that is the true order of nature, whether that be as a direct result of humans or not. We are a part of nature and our actions or inactions will all be balanced out in the end.

Akrasia

TireeTerror wrote: »

Have you ever considered that nature is the way it is meant to be? If a species becomes endangered then that is the true order of nature, whether that be as a direct result of humans or not. We are a part of nature and our actions or inactions will all be balanced out in the end.

'meant to be' as if there is some kind of 'fate' or plan for the universe?

No I haven't considered that because it's total nonsense

People need to act responsibly to ensure that we leave a nice place for our children to live after we're gone.

Are you one of those arseholes who goes to a scenic area and then leaves all his rubbish behind him ruining it for the next person?

Sync

Akrasia, welcome to the internet, you need to chill the f out.

TireeTerror

Akrasia wrote: »

'meant to be' as if there is some kind of 'fate' or plan for the universe?

No I haven't considered that because it's total nonsense

People need to act responsibly to ensure that we leave a nice place for our children to live after we're gone.

Are you one of those arseholes who goes to a scenic area and then leaves all his rubbish behind him ruining it for the next person?

I don't particularly go out of my way to find a "scenic area", I just generally dispose of my rubbish a little bit away from my house, just enough so any potential smells or unsightliness doesn't affect my own personal quality of life It's all the rage with these new standing charges and pay by weight. Birds love it, they can rummage through all the waste and sometimes they get scraps of food to eat, they are scabby mangy scavengers when you think about it. Sure the odd one gets caught up in some plastic and suffers a slow and agonising death, but it is a small price to pay for saving myself a few shillings.

I certainly would not concern myself about a nice place for your children either, once Russia lets off a few nukes it will all become desolate wasteland.

I was at the DOnegal Rally at the weekend, one of the guys had a DJI Phantom 3 there and was scooting away up around the hairpins at Knockalla, it was truly magnificent to watch, the speed of the thing. I was talking to some of the media guys there and we were discussing the licence arrangements and the costs involved. They would never have been allowed to fly over the crowds the way this guy was, but I didn't care, it looked amazing.

Red Kev

My neighbour just shot one of those Aldi drones this morning, it was hovering over the house (on an acre of land in a rural area) and "annoying the bollix off him". So he got the shotgun out and hit it first time.

So far nobody has owned up, but he'll wait till 6 this evening and drop it off at his neighbours house when he gets home from work. I somehow doubt the neighbours son will be around for that.

5rtytry56

Red Kev wrote: »

My neighbour just shot one of those Aldi drones this morning, it was hovering over the house (on an acre of land in a rural area) and "annoying the bollix off him". So he got the shotgun out and hit it first time.

So far nobody has owned up, but he'll wait till 6 this evening and drop it off at his neighbours house when he gets home from work. I somehow doubt the neighbours son will be around for that.

Doubtful if anybody from your neighbour's will "talk to Joe" then...:pac:. Aw.

The Sidewards Man

Red Kev wrote: »

My neighbour just shot one of those Aldi drones this morning, it was hovering over the house (on an acre of land in a rural area) and "annoying the bollix off him". So he got the shotgun out and hit it first time.

So far nobody has owned up, but he'll wait till 6 this evening and drop it off at his neighbours house when he gets home from work. I somehow doubt the neighbours son will be around for that.

Mighty fairytale, you have some imagination.

Red Kev

Think what you want. There's at least 7 or 8 of them around the village and kids have been going mad flying them since the summer break started. They've started racing them around the GAA pitch in the secondary school, up and down the pitch using the goalposts as end markers. Plenty of warnings given out about them and it's the second one that was shot at around here, first to get hit.

I've no issue with them away from people and houses, but when you hover the thing over someone's house twice a day for a few days you can expect some kind of payback.

Blade

I know this thread was moved from a forum where the discussion of wildlife was relevant, but this is Bargain Alerts now, so can we please stay on topic and only discuss the actual bargain. Next person off topic or trolling will get a ban.

I've been using a drone on and off for a short while.

Whilst I'd well believe it could annoy birds, I'm pretty sure certain birds (especially larger ones like seagulls etc) wouldn't have any qualms about swiftly knocking your drone out of the sky.

With regards to spying on neighbours, I'd say it's nigh on impossible. Drones are not quiet. They sound like a swarm of bees.