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New DJI Phantom vision unwrapped

New DJI Phantom vision unwrapped to reveal many design changes and additional features that enables greater interaction between the pilot and this new computerized flying machine. The big step up was achieved by connecting a smart phone to a smart flying machine with a new DJI software application.  It increases the control of the camera on board and also more control of the flying machine. Here are some of the new features:

  • WI-FI CONNECTION.
    Monitor real-time flight data along with live camera view up to a distance of 300m with a Wi-Fi wireless connection to your mobile device.
  • Improved battery, peak performance 5200mAh Lithium Polymer battery enables up to 25 minutes of flying time.
  • Range Extender, operating frequency (2412-2462MHz). Communication Distance 300 meters （open area）.     Transmitter Power <=17dBm.  Power Consumption 1.5 W.
  • New camera included with the kit, it is a 14 Megapixel camera, it supports both RAW and JPEG format.  Camera has a multi-capture, continuous capture and timed capture support. Also video streaming has been made possible, with HD recording at (1080/p30 or 1080/60i).
  • Album synchronization.  Synchronize the camera’s SD card content through Wi-Fi directly with your phone’s photo album eliminating the requirement to connect to a PC.

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The items listed are the most obvious changes to the new design, you will need to provide your own smart phone to be able to view the flight from air. The software applications for the DJI Phantom vision are for both iOS and Android.  Here are some recommendations.  DJI Vision application system requirement for  Mobile Device:
iOS version 6.0 or above/ Android system version 4.0 or above.  Recommended: iPhone4s, iPhone5, iPhone5s, iPod Touch4, iPod Touch5.
Available but not recommended:iPAD3, iPAD4, iPAD mini.
Samsung Galaxy S3, S4, Note2, Note3or phones of similar configuration.

This new DJI Vision model kit is also different to the previous kit, because the new kit comes with a camera, the previous DJI Phantom did not. There is the apparent issue brought up in the previous models testing, and the improved video streaming quality by using the custom made Zenmuse camera stabilizer.  So there is the obvious big step forward in the new software application combining a smart phone to the smart flying machine, the other unavoidable issue is to see how smooth the video quality is with the stock standard DJI Phantom Vision kit.  The previous model before the Vision is now available under US $500.00. Which makes the DJI drone kit with the Zenmuse stabilizer and the Go-Pro camera around the same price as the new Phantom Vision kit in 2013.  So the question remains how does the quality compare with the two set ups?

  1. Go-Pro black series camera.
  2. DJI Phantom Vision 14 MB camera.
  3. Standard DJI camera mount.
  4. Zenmuse custom made Go-Pro camera stabilizer

The DJI Phantom quad-copter is an entry level UAV, it weighs at 1160 grams.  Ideally the camera should be light, the Go-Pro camera is just that, weighing some 72grams. Obviously the quality of the pictures can not be improved by mounting an SLR camera to the DJI Phantom Vision, because it would be like a sentence, tying a chain with a cannon ball to a leg of a live person. So what are the options, there are not many options when it comes to the choice of camera for the DJI Phantom Vision, Professionally speaking.

  • Go-Pro camera.
  • DJI Phantom Vision 14  Megapixel camera.

But the thing to remember we are talking about entry level of an aerial photography with many creative possibilities opening up with the additional third dimensional view of photographing.  So what really matters is the ability to think outside the box, to be creative, to create images and video that is new and exciting.  Forget the attitude that you must have the best camera to be able to take the best pictures, because that is false.  Even with the best camera equipment, unless you understand photography and the conditions that enable great photography it is very likely that the pictures will be a great as one would expect.  So the right approach can be to be creative, be flexible to make the most with what you have, and build upon what you already know, and continue to learn how to make the videos and images make more of a positive impression of the natural environment that we so enjoy. I hope this New DJI Phantom vision unwrapped preview video is giving you more creative ideas for the future of your endeavor’s, whether they are just for fun or for creating videos and quality images for commercial use.

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New DJI Phantom Vision

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New DJI Phantom Vision, is cutting a new groove with the 2 Generation, light weight model.

New DJI Phantom Vision is about a new product coming out soon in 2013 by DJI.
The New DJI Phantom Vision is a second generation DJI Phantom UAV. Many new changes have been planned for the New Phantom Vision, some of them are listed here:

  • 2nd Generation, New body shape
  • Bigger and stronger battery capacity
  • Camera comes standard with the platform
  • Vibration isolator gimbals
  • New way of securing propellers (nut free)
  • Bigger propellers
  • More flight information passed down from the camera to the controller phone, via WIFI-2.4 GHz
  • New control panel that operates at 5.8 GHz
  • Camera settings can be adjusted remotely during the flight from a mobile phone
  • A choice of JIRO mode or a manual mode point camera at the phone
  • It could be well used for a two person; flight & film operation, in a busy environment. One operator concentrate on flying when there is direct visual contact, while the photographer concentrate on the photography, with ability to control the swivel of the camera 360 degrees, by turning vehicle in flight via the phone.
New DJI Phantom Vision
DJI Phantom Vision

The New DJI Phantom Vision is generating excitement amongst hobbyist and Aerial photographers.

The new feature with improved flight time and reduced set up cost is bound to attract buyers to try it out and explore the possibilities of aerial video photography.  Straight from the box with a camera and mount, control panel and access to a visual flight display by using a phone. Currently there is an application only for an iPhone, but according to the DJI SEO Colin Guinn, the Android application should be available some time in future.

New Innovative Technology becoming available at the entry level for Aerial photographers.

New DJI Phantom Vision is going to be the rave in the near future for some time, it may not be the “bees pants” for the experienced “Professionals”, but the distance between them and the hobbyist is getting narrower by the week. Who would have imagined only thirteen years ago, that a light weight aerial platform would be available for the public, with a camera and live video stream option, with a price tag well under a grand.  The New DJI Phantom Vision price is still uncertain and unknown, but we do know that the complete Vision kit price is going to be less than the previous model with the various accesories.
Check out this video at YouTube, DJI SEO Colin Guinn introducing the DJI Phantom Vision.

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Zenmuse Gimble

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Zenmuse Gimble is a high quality addition to a Go-Pro 3 Camera.

The Zenmuse Gimble for the DJI Phantom drone enables the camera view to be independent of the pitch and roll of the drone in flight. There are two version available; there is a 2 way axis gimble, and a 3 way axis gimble.  They are both strong and light, 100% Aluminum. A quality product that is well matched for the Go-Pro 3 camera.  The Go-Pro 3 camera only weights 73 grams. To buy a UAV for the purpose of quality photography and video footage, it does really need a quality camera gimble.

Zenmuse Gimble
Zenmuse Gimple, Go-Pro 3 Camera.

Zenmuse Gimble is a camera stabilizer that keeps the field of view steady and level regardless on how steady the quad-copter is flying.

The 3 way axis Zenmuse Gimble effectiveness is most visible on a video footage, a steady level footage on the move, even when in the flight path there are turns, stops, starts and changes in the elevation. It maintains a steady level balance of view, even at times when the flight platform may be rolling and pitching at times by gusts of wind along the ocean shore line.

Zenmuse Gimble enables for a Professional quality video footage.

The difference between video footage made by the an experienced Aerial UAV user and photographer and inexperienced UAV flight controller photographer is enormous. It is visible in the camera field of view, and any motions along the flight path. The Zenmuse Gimble won’t remove erratic flying, due to lack of visualization and control of the intended flight path, there has to be a well thought out plan in advance for the flight path, so that it captures the landscape features below. The core basics is a well thought out flight path, including the ascending and descending field of view. After experience and a well thought out plan is established, to bring out the most effective features and contours of the landscape, to capture and maximize the visual affect, that’s when the Zenmuse Gimble stardust starts to sparkle, and to do it’s magic on the live video stream.

Watch YouTube Video sample footage, with the Go-Pro 3 Camera and the Zenmuse Gimble on board.

Here are some examples on how the Go-Pro Camera and the Zenmuse Gimbal work as a unit.

If you would like to read more material on the virtues of UAV / Drone flying and Aerial photography, follow these links below.

I hope this article topic on the Zenmuse Gimble has been useful read, and also the other relevant links to the DJI Phantom.  If you have any further questions please email us at: Bestcameradrone@gmail.com

What is a drone, Why buy a camera drone

Drone meaning

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Drone meaning refers to unmanned aerial vehicle robotics.

Drone meaning in this current 21 century is changing rapidly as the pace of new innovative ideas and digital technologies become more flexible and affordable for the hobbyist and semi-professional photographers, because there is the largest market field in the inexpensive product range, of under US$1200.

Drone meaning
DJI Phantom meaning

Drone meaning in the creative video photography of inaccessible locations, meaning the bird eye view from above the human ground level.  Access to view the ground from high altitude of several hundred feet changes everything, it opens up entirely different perspective on the environment. Here is one such example: Niagara Falls Video. In this video the video camera on board the drone is filming the perilous Niagara Water Falls from several hundred feet up in altitude, it shows a stunning video view of an inaccessible location with the help of the High Tech Video Camera set up on a Unmanned Aerial Vehicle.

Whats Good about a Camera Drone.

What’s good about a camera drone-and why buy a U.A.V is a fair question. This question can be explained by separating the questions and answers into two separate compartments. On one side there is the young liberals need for; exploration, new experiences, creativity, and innovation.  On the other side there is the old conservative mind set; conserve energy, traditional program and routine, classic view, non exploratory,  new ideas only create interesting if they are sure fire investments.  Read more here on: What’s good about a camera drone.

So what is it about Drone meaning that has potential.

It is the advantage view from the angle above that looks different, it is the unusual view from above that makes the trees and the structures look different.  The hobbyist can explore a particular environment and shoot stills or video from that location.  For the professional, UAV Photography with a Camera Drone has many options; it can still photo’s or video stream, to be used for advertising and promotion purpose, e.g. hotel, resorts, restaurants, a town, a city or what ever location or business that needs to be advertised and promoted.

The advantage of the above view also very quickly reveals the environment on the ground and what it contains as in structures, plants, trees, water bodies, smoke, fire, mobile vehicles and visible people.  So therefore it has become very popular with fire fighters, police, security and protective services, search and rescue, intelligence services, and the military application.  But this category is entirely different to the hobbyist entry level Drone meaning. The serious governmental applications cost many thousands and even millions of US dollars per unit to purchase, maintain and to employ staff to operate them.

Drone meaning does not need to be a negative one, it can equally be a positive civil hobbyist application and use as the negative military civil bi-lateral damage reports when the Drone meaning changes to a drone with payload of high explosives, and satellite guided operators watching with eagle eyes for combatants with an infrared cameras flying over the dessert waste land or doing routine patrols over oil pipelines or their own military post borders .

Drone meaning is this context is all about meaningful photography, creative video stream, exploration, innovate use of the modern day digital technology, G.P.S guided flight control systems and much much more that will be available for the hobbyist in the near future. Check out this one fine product, with a series of YouTube videos on; Buy UAV.

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What unmanned air vehicle

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What unmanned air vehicle? A great question to ask.

The most obvious answer to the question; what unmanned vehicle is that there is no pilot on board guiding the vehicle through the air. The vehicle is being guided remotely from the ground. For more information read my article on the Ezine Articles with the same title.

What is an unmanned vehicle.

The modern innovative digital technology has enabled cameras both with the still image and video to be made small and light, this has caught on with hobbyist and action sports enthusiasts to attach a video camera to the vehicle, whether it is a bike helmet, a skateboard, snowboard, surfboard, motor cross bike helmet or a remotely radio controlled vehicle like a U.A.V.

Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/7736383
For this purpose the UAV or a camera drone is for the purpose of purely fun and recreation, for learning and mastering new hobby.  Or it can be for the purpose of capturing still images or a video stream of the flight path around a scenic environment, which can be used for promoting and marketing a holiday destination, e-g- a hotel or a holiday resort.  There are many applications once the quality images and video footage has been created.
There are many types of UAV, some of the military ones are real plane size that can weight as much as 8 ton without any ammunition on board, but that is not what this web site is about.
The camera UAV and drones also come in various sizes and weight, a reasonable light weight drone is the DJI Phantom, with a light weight Go-Pro camera which only weights 73 grams.  It can be air borne for minimum of 10 minutes. Here is more information on this product.
It is a great product at the entry level, lots of great features and technological smarts.  What unmanned air vehicle, here is more information on a light weight DJI Phantom drone.
To see a series of 5 videos about the various DJI Phantom features, click on this link below.
What the DJI Phantom package includes when starting out.
DJI Phantom.
what unmanned air vehicle
GoPro camera mounted.

See link to NAB Trade Show 2013 review the DJI Phantom. DJI Phantom Quadcopter.

What unmanned air vehicle
Propeller guards

 

UAV Photography

UAV Photography

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Is UAV photography the new way to fly and to view the world at a fraction of the cost.

UAV photography is becoming more popular as new affordable quality products become available, and as the new industry gets more momentum by the opening up of new technology and by the demands of the users.

There are many fine products available for UAV photography, just like in any other new innovative industry, some are made and designed for the competitive hard core professionals, aerial photography, festivals and events, advertising purposes and for marketing destinations and tourism at a less of over all cost than booking, hiring a helicopter and crew for a scenic photo shoot.

There are a lot less helicopters and small planes than there are UAV drones, and the cost of maintenance is a lot less in this time and age of willful carbon omission reductions.  If only the experience of remote flying a UAV with a live video screening, and UAV photography, could take away the need of so many millions of people to fly abroad several times per year.  If not a UAV photography drone, then maybe a solar powered glider could do the trick and save many barrels of crude oil per person each year.

UAV Photography is here to stay, the new innovations and technology has made it  possible to do that which was beyond the reach of the common hobbyist only 10 years ago.

Digital cameras only flourished globally around and after year 2000, and then became affordable items just like the mobile phones did around 1990.  I got my first mobile phone around that time, and the digital camera came some 10 years later.

Watch this space, i will be adding some important brand names to watch out for, there are many brands that have products ready on the market.  Some of them are inexpensive toys, available on Amazon, others are more expensive and only available from their brand representatives.

Here is one sample product, of what is affordable, at the middle price level range, with a camera it cost less than $1000. at Amazon.

Watch this Video for more live action and spec details. UAV Photography.

The DSLRPros – DJI Phantom Aerial UAV Drone Quadcopter for GoPro.

Here is an action camera from Amazon, it is called the GoPro 3. Specially designed for outdoors and action shots.  There is a new multi-axis camera gimbal bracket coming out by DJI in May 2013, it is a smart device connected with software to the drone flight control, keeping camera direction and level regardless whether the drone is pitching, turning, ascending or descending.  There are 2 way axis gimbals and also 3 way axis gimbals, that enable panning of the camera remotely. It improves the quality of the camera video footage by making it more steady and level even if the drone is not flying perfectly level.  The GoPro camera range is a multipurpose camera, which can be mounted for filming many types of sports; cycling, skateboarding, surfing, motor sports and more.

These are as a sample to see what price range one wants to aim at, or maybe to start with a product at the lower end and to learn the skills needed first to be able to fly and control the UAV within a controlled risk and the environment. Even at the above price range the UAV drone are loaded with very bright technologies and a GPS systems that detect satellites for navigation from the sky above.

UAV Photography has a promising bright future that adds the third dimension of seeing the environment from the birds eye view.

UAV photography
GoPro camera mounted.

Propeller guards.

The Phantom’s battery is said to last under 15 minutes of flying, you would want to have a second one for back up especially if flying the UAV drone away from home base. The stock DJI Phantom package only includes a single 2,200mAh battery and a charger.  Flying with a camera mounted does add weight to a UAV drone, therefore using up more power during the flight. The Hero 3 black edition weighs 2.6 ounces.

Here are some specs on this new camera.

The Wi-Fi enabled HERO3: Black Edition is the most advanced GoPro, ever. No expense was spared during its development, resulting in a GoPro that is 30% smaller, 25% lighter and 2x more powerful than previous models. Wearable and gear mountable, waterproof to 197′ (60m), capable of capturing ultra-wide 1440p 48fps, 1080p 60 fps and 720p 120 fps video and 12MP photos at a rate of 30 photos per second, the HERO3: Black Edition is the world’s most versatile camera. Built-in Wi-Fi, GoPro App compatibility and the included Wi-Fi Remote (normally a separate $79.99 accessory) make the HERO3: Black Edition all the more versatile, still.

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Best camera drone

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Welcome to the Best camera drone web site.

This web site is dedicated to the best camera drone, and the space will be updated and filled with interesting content at regular intervals as more content becomes available and is being created. I am looking forward for practical quality products to promote and to advertise.

Best Camera Drone web site will be a platform for product reviews, advertising and promotions.

Stay tuned and watch this space for the latest and the greatest products in UMV Aerial photography.

Here is an article that i wrote for the Ezine Articles site, with a title:

What’s Good About A Camera Drone – And Why Buy U.A.V.

The joy of flying via a remotely controlled U.A.V is in most part in the modern invention of the digital technology in video and still photography. It is also in the real time visual monitor view from the flying U.A.V that makes it so much fun.

Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/7730506
And another Ezine Article here:

I think that the greatest design inspiration and most reverse engineering study done from natural designs has been from the flight of birds and their natural technique to fly, their feather covered wing designs. After all they do it so efficiently with grace, with such a small amounts of energy needed making use of the available air currents and updraft. Their feather wing designs are light, body fat is low, and their bones are hollow.

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