Friend got DJI Phantom 2

civdef

http://www.dji.com/products/compare-phantom

http://www.droneflyers.com/2014/09/dji-phantom-models-differences-hobbyists-guide/

Veesport

Found this on Youtube, places look really nice from the air. That is a very steady shot in comparison to other clips I've seen on Youtube.

Can anyone recommend a machine that that takes that type of steady footage?

Veesport

Veesport

could not post clip...Says I'm a new user...Veesport

Superbar

Can i just advise everyone who is thinking of getting one to make sure you do one thing and not be a stupid idiot like me!!! When you get your copter set the Return To Home destination immediately. I had mine two days and was so hooked i got so carried away, thought i had the RTH set but didn't, I upped the range to 500m lost connection and off she went heading back to the original RTH destination...CHINA!!!!! Still yet to find it, given that it had about 4 mins of battery its possibly anywhere within a 3.5km radius. Finding it very hard to commit to another one.

Bruthal

Superbar wrote: »

Can i just advise everyone who is thinking of getting one to make sure you do one thing and not be a stupid idiot like me!!! When you get your copter set the Return To Home destination immediately. I had mine two days and was so hooked i got so carried away, thought i had the RTH set but didn't, I upped the range to 500m lost connection and off she went heading back to the original RTH destination...CHINA!!!!! Still yet to find it, given that it had about 4 mins of battery its possibly anywhere within a 3.5km radius. Finding it very hard to commit to another one.

Test the rth thoroughly as well, before going on longer range flights.

s8n

Folks - Thinking of taking the plunge for a Phantom 3. Anyone got one yet ?

Also - Where is best (cheapest) to purchase ?

Nedved85

s8n wrote: »

Folks - Thinking of taking the plunge for a Phantom 3. Anyone got one yet ?

Also - Where is best (cheapest) to purchase ?

Yup,

I have one - The 4k Model - bought direct from DJI. No issues with customs at all so its ok to buy direct from them.

Have a look at a few of my videos

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4iWOrzrbsNFrZBuUYaFCSg

s8n

Nedved85 wrote: »

Yup,

I have one - The 4k Model - bought direct from DJI. No issues with customs at all so its ok to buy direct from them.

Have a look at a few of my videos

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4iWOrzrbsNFrZBuUYaFCSg

Thanks - Did you buy in Euros or USD ?

Will check out your vids now. Are you based in Dublin, if so any issues flying off piers etc ?

EDIT - Vids are fantastic - I'm gonna have to go for 4K version now !!

What app are you using for video editing ?

Nedved85

s8n wrote: »

Thanks - Did you buy in Euros or USD ?

Will check out your vids now. Are you based in Dublin, if so any issues flying off piers etc ?

Euros,

I've flown over water - Not from Piers though - Just would want to be careful about flying around areas where there are lots of people. The quieter the area the better really just in case anything did actually go wrong!

Not based in Dublin, but I get up there a good bit and Iv yet to fly around there.

DoYouEvenLift

Superbar wrote: »

Can i just advise everyone who is thinking of getting one to make sure you do one thing and not be a stupid idiot like me!!! When you get your copter set the Return To Home destination immediately. I had mine two days and was so hooked i got so carried away, thought i had the RTH set but didn't, I upped the range to 500m lost connection and off she went heading back to the original RTH destination...CHINA!!!!! Still yet to find it, given that it had about 4 mins of battery its possibly anywhere within a 3.5km radius. Finding it very hard to commit to another one.

Sorry but I laughed so hard at this. As well as the RTH being set, some kind of a GPS tracker might be possible no?

Nedved85

DoYouEvenLift wrote: »

Sorry but I laughed so hard at this. As well as the RTH being set, some kind of a GPS tracker might be possible no?

The Phantom 3 has an app for a phone/tablet that will tell you where it is.

s8n

Nedved - Loved your youtube vids. Whats the video app you are using for editing ?

I assume your shooting in 4k ?

s8n

DoYouEvenLift wrote: »

Sorry but I laughed so hard at this. As well as the RTH being set, some kind of a GPS tracker might be possible no?

I also found it very funny

Nedved85

s8n wrote: »

Nedved - Loved your youtube vids. Whats the video app you are using for editing ?

I assume your shooting in 4k ?

Ya shooting in 4K - Using Adobe Premiere pro to edit the videos.

DoYouEvenLift

Are there any affordable 4K 60FPS compact cameras that'd be able to fit on quadcopters like these yet? I'm basically holding off on getting one until that's available without costing multiple thousands

Nedved85

You'll be waiting another year for 4k60 I think

DoYouEvenLift

Not too bad. That'll just be the perfect video setup I think, depending on what you're recording it could look absolutely amazing for people viewing it at home on PCs.

syl77

Superbar wrote: »

Can i just advise everyone who is thinking of getting one to make sure you do one thing and not be a stupid idiot like me!!! When you get your copter set the Return To Home destination immediately. I had mine two days and was so hooked i got so carried away, thought i had the RTH set but didn't, I upped the range to 500m lost connection and off she went heading back to the original RTH destination...CHINA!!!!! Still yet to find it, given that it had about 4 mins of battery its possibly anywhere within a 3.5km radius. Finding it very hard to commit to another one.

Isn't home lcoation set just after it acquires all necessary satellites - lights quickly fire green.

s8n

I picked the phantom 3 up. What a piece of kit, a joy to fly and capture footage with.

s8n

s8n wrote: »

I picked the phantom 3 up. What a piece of kit, a joy to fly and capture footage with.

Any pics ?

s8n

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Any pics ?

Of the phantom itself ?

s8n

s8n wrote: »

Of the phantom itself ?

Yep and of her doing some flying !

thatslife

Hey, bought a phantom 2 vision plus couple of days ago. Some job. The quality of video is unreal. Couple of questions;
- Can i post videos on youtube of my flights or is this seen as commercial use?
- Has anyone went and got a licence for flying these, whats the costs involved to be legit?

pullandbang

thatslife wrote: »

- Has anyone went and got a licence for flying these, whats the costs involved to be legit?

€750 to do the course and €1200 per annum licence fee!

You need a license only to fly or film in public areas but not in areas with no people out of town ?

thatslife

pullandbang wrote: »

€750 to do the course and €1200 per annum licence fee!

1200 per annum is nuts.

It's not really if photography is your living, you could make a lot of money, you can do a lot of really cool things with the drones !

+ it helps stop muppets flying them in public areas getting attention and eventually hurting someone and getting them banned altogether !

thatslife

Its a hefty enough fee per annum though even making a living off the drone. For me its purely recreational. I'm wondering what my limitations are with regard to making videos and posting on youtube.

I don't think there are any issues posting videos on youtube as long as your not including footage of flying in public areas, towns etc you'd be fine.