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DJI Phantom 3 SE Wifi FPV RC Quadcopter EUR460 incl shipping @Tomtop
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Can't for the life of me recall what email address I used for my original youtube account, so am locked out of updating my other videos for now. (Changed phones recently)
However this is my mavic cloud surfing yesterday above the fog.
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Can't for the life of me recall what email address I used for my original youtube account, so am locked out of updating my other videos for now. (Changed phones recently)
However this is my mavic cloud surfing yesterday above the fog.
Id love to do that.what height were you at?0 -
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Just wondering has anyone any thoughts on the DJI Spark. Thinking oif getting one as the Mavik Pro is out of my price range. Would the spark be worth it?
Haven't seen one up close, but Casey Neistat gives it a pretty solid review, which is where I usually base my purchases on.
Just an aside though, might be worthwhile checking out the Xiaomi drone in tedpans thread.
Seems a cracker drone for the price.0 -
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Class would you have a link to that? its the portability that is drawing me to the spark easy to fit in a backpack travelling
I just had one with me on a trip to Bali, Ill send you the link to the video if you like so you can see the footage. Only got it working for 4 of the 14 days due to an issue with my sd card.
I bought it for the same reason as you are thinking, portability. Its very portable, quick to get off the ground and doesn't draw attention (Great for people like me who hate whipping it out in public and messing around with it
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Packs away nice and neatly and for what I need it for the image quality is terrific (I dont need 4k)
The disadvantages are its not great on a beach with a bit of wind, its quite slow when battling a bit of wind.
Also if you put it into sport mode to get it to move faster the battery drains 1% per second (Not joking)
Speaking of the battery you do find it runs out quickly. I was filming surfers one day and waiting for them to take off so I could track them as they rode a wave. My battery ran out waiting for them which was not ideal.
The intelligent flight modes are great though and really easy to set up and use.
I'm very new to all this and its my first drone. I do absolutely love it but the flight time was a real let down in the real world and something I really give a thought to.I figured 13 minutes would be plenty and even had a second battery.
But I might have been using it for a very specific purpose, not just chucking it up in the air to get a birds eye view.
The return to home feature works great and I had to use it once when I actually couldn't see the drone.
I think its a safe bet and if you outgrow it you can easily sell it and not lose money on it.0 -
I just had one with me on a trip to Bali, Ill send you the link to the video if you like so you can see the footage. Only got it working for 4 of the 14 days due to an issue with my sd card.
I bought it for the same reason as you are thinking, portability. Its very portable, quick to get off the ground and doesn't draw attention (Great for people like me who hate whipping it out in public and messing around with it )
Packs away nice and neatly and for what I need it for the image quality is terrific (I dont need 4k)
The disadvantages are its not great on a beach with a bit of wind, its quite slow when battling a bit of wind.
Also if you put it into sport mode to get it to move faster the battery drains 1% per second (Not joking)
Speaking of the battery you do find it runs out quickly. I was filming surfers one day and waiting for them to take off so I could track them as they rode a wave. My battery ran out waiting for them which was not ideal.
The intelligent flight modes are great though and really easy to set up and use.
I'm very new to all this and its my first drone. I do absolutely love it but the flight time was a real let down in the real world and something I really give a thought to.I figured 13 minutes would be plenty and even had a second battery.
But I might have been using it for a very specific purpose, not just chucking it up in the air to get a birds eye view.
The return to home feature works great and I had to use it once when I actually couldn't see the drone.
I think its a safe bet and if you outgrow it you can easily sell it and not lose money on it.
Nice one thanks for that appreciate it0 -
I just had one with me on a trip to Bali, Ill send you the link to the video if you like so you can see the footage. Only got it working for 4 of the 14 days due to an issue with my sd card.
I bought it for the same reason as you are thinking, portability. Its very portable, quick to get off the ground and doesn't draw attention (Great for people like me who hate whipping it out in public and messing around with it )
Packs away nice and neatly and for what I need it for the image quality is terrific (I dont need 4k)
The disadvantages are its not great on a beach with a bit of wind, its quite slow when battling a bit of wind.
Also if you put it into sport mode to get it to move faster the battery drains 1% per second (Not joking)
Speaking of the battery you do find it runs out quickly. I was filming surfers one day and waiting for them to take off so I could track them as they rode a wave. My battery ran out waiting for them which was not ideal.
The intelligent flight modes are great though and really easy to set up and use.
I'm very new to all this and its my first drone. I do absolutely love it but the flight time was a real let down in the real world and something I really give a thought to.I figured 13 minutes would be plenty and even had a second battery.
But I might have been using it for a very specific purpose, not just chucking it up in the air to get a birds eye view.
The return to home feature works great and I had to use it once when I actually couldn't see the drone.
I think its a safe bet and if you outgrow it you can easily sell it and not lose money on it.
That's as fair and honest review as you're likely to see.
Ref the battery, I keep wondering as technology evolves if we'll eventually see new batteries rolled out with improved flying times as aftermarket products?
I have a mavic, but tbf I am getting in and around 20-25 minutes flying time, I have a spare couple of batteries that came with mine too, so I easily get 1hr flights in.0 -
For anyone interested here is some spark footage. Please ignore the cheesey ending.
All edited through the dji app which was a bloody nightmare so if you ever are doing something similar avoid it as the edits are very very hard to get precisely lined up with music (Turn on the sound to hear what I mean) and it limits you to 20 clips.
You might havw to change the settings in your Youtube app if your playing it on your phone as i think most phones play it back at 480p
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seannash wrote:You might havw to change the settings in your Youtube app if your playing it on your phone as i think most phones play it back at 480p
Really like it, strange there's only a 720p setting on YouTube, maybe thats the output footage from the DJI app?
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For anyone interested here is some spark footage. Please ignore the cheesey ending.
All edited through the dji app which was a bloody nightmare so if you ever are doing something similar avoid it as the edits are very very hard to get precisely lined up with music (Turn on the sound to hear what I mean) and it limits you to 20 clips.
You might havw to change the settings in your Youtube app if your playing it on your phone as i think most phones play it back at 480p
Well done, place looks lovely. Congrats on the future addition to the family 0 -
When I read your post I googled it and your right, its the app. It only goes up to 720pReally like it, strange there's only a 720p setting on YouTube, maybe thats the output footage from the DJI app?
Thanks for sharing
Anybody got any recommendations for an app that will let me edit my footage?0 -
For anyone interested here is some spark footage. Please ignore the cheesey ending.
All edited through the dji app which was a bloody nightmare so if you ever are doing something similar avoid it as the edits are very very hard to get precisely lined up with music (Turn on the sound to hear what I mean) and it limits you to 20 clips.
You might havw to change the settings in your Youtube app if your playing it on your phone as i think most phones play it back at 480p
Firstly; congrats dude!
Secondly, jesus I would have had a heart attack at the 2 minute mark when the wave nearly hit the Spark!0 -
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For anyone interested here is some spark footage. Please ignore the cheesey ending.
All edited through the dji app which was a bloody nightmare so if you ever are doing something similar avoid it as the edits are very very hard to get precisely lined up with music (Turn on the sound to hear what I mean) and it limits you to 20 clips.
You might havw to change the settings in your Youtube app if your playing it on your phone as i think most phones play it back at 480p
Congratulations to you guys, lovely video. Backup it up carefully, it years ahead you both
and your kid with love it.0 -
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creativedrinker wrote: »For anyone thinking on the spark, go and get it! its a great little thing!!
I brought it over to Iceland 2 weeks ago and did a quick edit with the footage I took
Its so handy to pack and also doesn't attract a lot of attention when you put it up as its not as noisy as bigger drones or noticeable in the sky either.
That is excellent footage. I literally did most of that in Iceland last year and spent the whole time saying I wish I had a drone. Now I've a Spark and cant wait to go back
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6RLGr_oim8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nujgBunvgBI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2z3ZUO9nGI
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