Plot a course simply by tapping on the screen, granting more than enough time to concentrate on getting the perfect shot. The Pro V2.0 camera has an optimized f/2.8 wide-angle lens, ensuring consistently detailed photos and videos that remain vivid and sharp while maintaining color accuracy. You see, I was coming at the tree from an angle that could’ve been outside of the OSS’s visual range. It senses what’s in front of the Phantom, not above, to the sides or behind it. So while the system can stop a head-on collision, you’ll have no problems crashing it from other directions.
ActiveTrack sees and recognizes objects using the camera of the dji drones. When this mode is enabled, the Phantom 4 Pro’s current height will be recorded. The drone will maintain the recorded height during flight and ascend when the slope rises. However, the Phantom 4 Pro will not descend in downward slopes.
Also interesting to note that DJI isn’t continuing its two-tiered Professional/Advanced model approach. For now, there’s just one choice of Phantom 4, and you can pre-order starting today. Apple retail stores will stock them starting March 15, and everywhere else at the end of the month. Sign up for Lab Report to get the latest reviews and top product advice delivered right to your inbox. I’m not sure if I picked this up as a 3 or 4 year old product, but it is new to me, and a nice upgrade from my old Phantom 3 standard, which was also a great quadcopter. Other than all that, it flies great, very smooth, it takes great videos, pictures, and has a lot of great features otherwise, very pleased with it overall.
DJI rates Sport mode at up to 45mph, and with some help from the wind I saw speeds of around 48mph in my flight logs. Both are in line with the standard Phantom 4, which uses the same flight hardware, and put up similar top speeds in our field testing. If this is your first drone, you should spend some time in the virtual flight simulator before actually flying. Included in the DJI Go smartphone app , the simulator allows you to fly your Phantom through a virtual world.
There’s the rebranded 3DR Yuneec H520-G; Yuneec is a Chinese company, but U.S.-based 3D Robotics replaces the original software with their own version, which satisfies legal requirement). There’s the Parrot Anafi, made by French company Parrot, and now the Autel Evo II Pro . The alternatives come up short on either the mission planning software side or with insufficient camera control during missions. The first feature we have to talk about is the obstacle avoidance. The internal hardware—dual inertial measurement units , along with satellite stabilization that utilizes both GPS and GLONASS—are the same as you get with the Phantom 4. Indoor flight, without the aid of GPS, utilizes the downward-facing Vision Positioning System sensors.
With an upgraded camera featuring a large 1-inch sensor, the Phantom 4 Pro is capable of capturing high-quality, professional aerial imagery. The Phantom 4 Pro can capture 4K video at 60 fps as well as 20-megapixel stills. The Phantom 4 Pro redefines the iconic Phantom series, bringing imaging and intelligence to new heights. Its uprated camera shoots 4K/60fps at a bitrate of 100Mbps and stills up to 20-megapixels, creating dramatically better images. The FlightAutonomy system adds dual rear vision sensors and two Time of Flight range imaging cameras for a total of 5 directions of obstacle sensing with a range of up to 30m in all directions. The upgraded Lightbridge HD video transmission system offers an extended maximum transmission range of 4.3mi and also enables you to switch between 2.4GHz and 5.8GHz.
One of the more humorous aspects of the Phantom 4 Pro is that the remote controller has a larger battery than the drone itself . In flight, the Phantom handles well and provides up to 30 minutes of flight time up to a maximum speed of 72kph/45mph. Still, this signal strength means that, within this range, the connection is robust. The Phantom 4 Pro features an extended range and flight time to give drone enthusiasts plenty of time and freedom to capture the perfect shot they envision. The Phantom 4 Pro features a maximum flight time of 30 minutes and a maximum range of 7 km.
To be sure, the Phantom 4 does more, but if you are a beginner, there are less expensive options for learning to fly and capturing nice video and photos while you do it. ActiveTrack allows an aircraft to track a moving subject without a separate GPS tracker. Simply tap on the mobile device screen inside the DJI GO app to select the subject to be tracked.
It, too, is not removable, which means it can’t simply be upgraded or replaced. I tested it out on my daughter as she rode her bike and as long as she didn’t move too fast, the drone was able to keep up. When she did travel out of its range, the drone started tracking her when she got near again.
I was unable to reach that mark, but I was regularly flying in a fair amount of wind. I averaged between 22 to 25 minutes if I ignored the constant low battery warnings. The default settings start the controller beeping starting at 30 percent battery and then lands you automatically at 10 percent. These can be shut off, but, you know, they’re there for a reason.