The included box for the fits everything you need to fly the drone. The drone itself is smaller than I expected, and fits rather neatly in its included polystyrene box. The box features a latch to keep it closed, and is intended to safely house and transport the drone. The controls of the Phantom4 do take some practice, but it’s the kind of thing that you’ll learn quicker via muscle memory – if I stopped to think which control would pan vs tilt for example, I got confused.
Enter your email below and I’ll email you when I have new tips to help you with your DJI drones. This is a definite buy for anyone interested in quadcopter, and for its current price, the DJI has all the bells and whistles to make it a memorable experience. The most impressive features of the Phantom 4 drone are Active Track, TapFly, Sport Mode, Point-of-Interest, Way Points, and Return-to-Home. The micro SD card slot location also moved from the plate of the gimbal to the body of the drone. This makes the card easier to put in and pull out, and just looks a lot better where it is. There’s also a micro SD card that comes with the drone for immediate use.
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The wifi module was moved from the camera case to the aircraft’s centerboard which unfortunately weakened the aircraft’s ability to receive GPS relative to the P2V due to EMF emanating from the module. The wifi patch antennas were moved from the camera case to the sides of the aircraft on either side of the battery. It received a no-fly zone software-implanted, warning the user of places where not to fly (ex. airports). It includes features, as the other models do, such as Point of Interest, Follow Me, GPS Waypoints, Course Lock and Home Lock. The remote for Professional and Advanced models also has 2 antennas. The maximum video transmission technology on the Phantom 4 is same as the ones on Phantom 3 Pro and Adv, which is Lightbridge 2, it has a maximum FCC flying range of 5 km.
I thought a phone was needed to control the drone along with the controller. FAA estimated ‘hobbyist’ drones reaching between 2.75 million and 4.5 million units by 2021. As of 2018, DJI controlled an estimated 74% of the global consumer drone market, with no other company controlling more than 5%. Announced at the 2017 IFA trade show, it gives the option to have the dji drones Pro painted in obsidian black. Some build quality upgrades are included with the camera gimbal being made of magnesium.
Timestamps are extracted from the module post-flight and combined with images taken in flight as centimeter-precision geotagging using various specialized software options available on the market. If used properly it produces up to 1cm resolution which in turn enables results that meet the requirements of any professional land surveying project. It is ideal for small and mid-size projects where the surveyed area is not bigger than 10-12ha and allows for flights fairly close to the ground. An electronic shutter may cause artifacts and distortion, such as jello, when shooting fast moving objects. A mechanical shutter prevents this and guarantees a high-quality image.
The DJI Go app warns you of this the first time you enter the mode, but never again. Regardless, it’s not a mode I would suggest for first-time pilots. First, if photo and video quality are your focus, the Phantom 4 Pro or Advanced are absolutely worth saving up for.
The phantom 4 Pro manages a top speed of about 30mph in its GPS-assisted flight mode, with forward and rear obstacle avoidance in full effect. When flying in this mode, you won’t see the rotors in your video, even if the camera is pointed straight forward. The Phantom 4 Pro V2.0 will allow anybody to start as a beginner drone enthusiast and graduate as a professional drone operator. Due in part to these design changes and a new battery, DJI was able to squeeze more flight time out of the Phantom 4 at up to 28 minutes. 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.