Though it’s not perfect, it worked better than GPS for keeping her in the center of the shot. I tested just as the Northeast was headed into spring, so I was flying around a lot of trees that were bare from winter. It had no trouble stopping itself before flying into a line of pine trees on an autonomous flight back to me. When navigating around sparse branches stripped clean of leaves, it didn’t immediately recognize them as an obstacle. Had the branches been thick with leaves, it might have stopped in its tracks as it had when I flew near trees in full bloom.
Whatever the original camera sees so will the Survey3W camera. Aerial 4K video shot from a P4P is hard to separate from 4K video shot from more expensive drones. The 3-axis gimbal stabilizes it, and the 60fps rate lets you edit for slow motion. Video output is improved at 100mbps, up from 60 on older models of the phantom 4.
The resulting footage is captivating and provides a unique view not often seen . Do you have a Super35 lens you want to use on a full-frame camera? Then you’re in luck, as that’s precisely what the DZOFilm Marlin 1.6x Expander promises to accomplish. 60 versus 30FPS for Mavic, and Mavic 2 pro seems to not use all rows of the sensor – 4k video is a tad soft compared to pro.
There are also a number of multispectral sensors for drones on the market including the DJI Pro. The Return to Home feature on the Phantom 4 Pro 2.0 is much improved. It Phantom 4 Pro v2.0 function forms a map of its environment in real time. The quadcopter chooses the best flight path to return home and can senses as far as 300 meters away to avoid obstacles. Forward and rearward obstacle sensing range has been increased, allowing the Phantom 4 Pro to fly at 31 miles per hour with full protection of its stereo vision obstacle sensing system. It makes fast, dramatic video easier and ultimately safer to capture.
It also gets an excellent flight time of 30 minutes — great for pro pilots to get the shots they need and minimize downtime. This program is your security blanket when you signal the Phantom 4 Pro+ V2.0 to return to base. The aircraft follows the safe path it just took, or if that path is unavailable, it finds its way using GPS and obstacle avoidance.
The big update that many of us are excited for is the inclusion of OcuSync, which adds multi-remote connectivity and a wireless connection to the DJI Goggles. The aging DJI Phantom 4 Pro V2.0 may not be the perfect drone for everybody in every situation, but it for sure is the perfect drone for most people in most circumstances. The DJI Phantom 4 Pro V2.0 can deal with high winds and rain. The motors are strong enough to fly confidently in high wind conditions as you can see in these videos where a Phantom was used to capture racing sailboats. And even though the drone is not officially waterproof, it can definitely withstand some rain.
I must repeat myself, the is a fantastic drone, you will not be disappointed or ripped off for purchasing it. You can, however, get a better bang for the buck by considering the Phantom 3 for less camera intensive needs or the Mavic Pro for more portable needs. Same goes if you jump up to the Phantom 4 Pro or Advanced for the best camera in a DJI drone under $2000. I’m droning on about the newer quadcopters in the Phantom 4 line, what you came here for was to find out whether or not the Phantom 4 standard is worth buying. Admittedly, the Phantom 4 is a great drone, but we feel there are other drones that are a better purchase for your dollar.
The beauty of a quadcopter of this calibre is that it hovers in place without any user input. In fact, the first time you see how stable it can hover is a rather spooky experience. One important thing to remember though is that even with 20-ish minutes of flight time, you’ll always want to return with at least 5 minutes worth of battery power ‘in the tank’. This is just to ensure any unforeseen circumstances, such as a strong head wind, getting lost, or whatever else.
The Phantom 4 Pro has consumer-grade GPS which is about as accurate as the blue dot on your cell phone (i.e., geolocates photos poorly). So, with the Phantom 4 Pro, you need a lot of ground control in order to anchor and correct the model, otherwise, you can be off by 10′ XY and maybe 50′ vertically. The more compact and detailed the project requirements the closer to the ground Phantom needs to fly as the camera is integrated and image pixel size naturally increases with height. This compact mount sits beneath the Phantom drone, and due to its lightweight frame does not dramatically effect either flight time or speed. This design pushes the boundaries of new multispectral imaging technology, thus allowing for a high demand in market.