Samll things I didn’t like included the rubber battery port cover, which I found too fiddly, and the choice of rubber used for the grip elements, which I can see getting dirty very quickly. There are also 2 customisable buttons on the base of the controller within easy reach. For your flights in countries like the United States and Canada, your operations dictate your need for licensing. That’s the Part 107 certification from the FAA in the United States. If the price is right, and you do not need OcuSync connectivity, yes, the Phantom 4 Pro is still a great drone.
Of course, you should not fly a damaged drone as it will not be as safe an aircraft as it could be. It does mean however that you do not need to baby a Phantom and in case your drone does get damaged, the aircraft is easy to repair. 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.
The standard is the basic model without lightbridge, instead it uses WiFi to transmit video and telemetry with a limited range compared to the Advanced and Professional models, and no vision positioning systems. It includes features, as the other models do, such as Point of Interest, Follow Me, GPS Waypoints, Course Lock and Home Lock. Even at the lowest ISO setting of 100, I couldn’t help feeling a little disappointed with the image quality. In the future, I’d love to see DJI collaborating with other camera companies to get the most out of the APS-C sensor size. However, the appeal of aerial photography is more about taking photos from high above, and in this respect, the 20mm field of view of the dji fly’s camera is perfect.
The Phantom 4 Pro V2.0 features new low-noise propellers, OcuSync, and a redesigned controller. ActiveTrack will work down to 6ft above the ground when the aircraft is switched to P mode. Giving a top speed of 44.7mph , Sport mode can be used for fun, letting you fly faster than ever, or to get to your shoot location while the light is perfect. Take advantage of the RTK accuracy of the Phantom 4 RTK to capture data and create topographic maps of work sites. Offering a range of control schemes and complementary technologies, the DJI Phantom 4 RTK is developed to provide survey-grade results with greater efficiency than ever before.
Point of Interest flies perfectly circular orbits about a point in space, keeping the camera honed at the center the entire time. Waypoint reproduces a flight between a number of points in space repeatedly, but you have to fly the path manually first. Follow tracks the position of the remote control and flies the drone to keep up with it as it moves.
In the “Beginner Mode, the Phantom 4 cannot fly 100 feet higher and beyond the recorded home point. It also prevents camera tilt controls to allow new pilots to familiarize themselves with flying before adding more distance and camera control. The Phantom 4 is set to beginner mode by default which is great news.
That’s why, when the Phantom line became unavailable for purchase through most of 2019, there was a scramble amongst mapping professionals to find them. On a shadowless day, you avoid noise in your final Pix4Dmapper model and will produce a clearer, often more accurate surface model and orthomosaic for your client. He is currently building a team of pilots phantom 4 as the Remote Sensing manager for the West Coast Land Surveying & Remote Sensing firm, S&F Land Services. PCMag.com is a leading authority on technology, delivering Labs-based, independent reviews of the latest products and services. Our expert industry analysis and practical solutions help you make better buying decisions and get more from technology.
To be able to pilot your Phantom 4, you need to install the DJI Go app on your mobile device. Since it’s 4k, you can not only crop into the video footage quite comfortably, but also grab video stills to be saved as JPEG photo files too. You can see the Phantom 4’s video footage downsized to 1080p in my short review below. When flying in lower light, it’s necessary to keep the ISO as low as possible and purposely underexpose the photo using the Manual settings.
It is not super powerful, or super fast, but it’s more than enough to get out of control if you’re not careful. The camera is on a 3-axis gimbal and packs 4K recording in a 1-inch CMOS sensor at 20 MP. I’m not sure how in-depth I need to go here, I suspect you’ve seen this drone before. The dji drones Pro is a quadcopter with a rigid design and tall landing gear. You can remove the propellers to ease transport, but there is no folding features on this one.