In Tripod Mode, the maximum flight speed is limited to 5.6 miles per hour and the braking distance is reduced to 6.6 feet. Responsiveness to stick movements is also reduced for smoother more controlled movements. Free – The aircraft only moves along the route when instructed. In this mode, the camera can face in any direction during a flight.
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. The Phantom 4 was the first DJI drone with forward-facing obstacle avoidance sensors, and those same sensors carried over to the svelte Mavic Pro ($1,799.00 at DJI) .
The FlightAutonomy system adds dual rear vision sensors and infrared sensing systems for a total of 5-direction of obstacle sensing and 4-direction of obstacle avoidance. You need a flight program that does more than tell your drone how fast and in which direction to go. How about a program that provides total camera control, with onscreen adjustments for aperture, ISO, shutter and shooting formats? Maybe you want changes in flight data to show up immediately in front of you. Maybe you want to be reminded of what flight mode you’re in. It’s all there with DJI Go 4, along with a variety of helpful flight modes.
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So yes, the Phantom 4 can use its optical sensors to avoid crashing into things when you’re piloting. But it can also use them to automatically do your bidding in the air. Yep, it’s not cheap, but DJI has made one of the smartest drones available with the Phantom 4.
A bigger clamp also allows this remote to hold up to a 9.7inch iPad. According to DJI P4RTK camera FC6310R is identical to pro’s but has a glass lens instead a plastic one. Announced on April 13, 2017, the Phantom 4 Advanced uses the same camera sensor as the Phantom 4 Pro. If the price is right, and you do not need OcuSync connectivity, yes, the Phantom 4 Pro is still a great drone. Make no mistake, it is no longer in production and is only getting infrequent updates for critical software patches. The newer Phantom 4 Pro V2.0 usually sells for about the same price, and is still the ‘active’ Phantom unit, so we absolutely recommend the newer drone, if it’s an option for you.
An added layer of confusion for many would-be drone enthusiasts is where you can fly your drone legally. Each country has its own set of rules which seem to be in a state of constant evolution, with authorities figuring out just how to handle this accessible new technology. Lightroom’s Map feature uses GPS data from the phantom 4 to show exactly where your photos were taken. The DJI Go app also includes a simple way to piece together a movie on your iPad, along with free background music for you to use. It’s clear that DJI wants you to share as much footage as possible , and has made the process very simple.
If you’re planning any extended drone usage, I’d definitely advise investing in a couple of extra ‘Intelligent Flight’ batteries. In a rural environment I flew the drone 4,250 feet away from my position before getting any sort of choppiness in the live video feed, at which point I turned it around and brought it home. In a suburban setting, crowded with homes and Wi-Fi signals, the Phantom flew 2,600 feet away from the launch point before the video signal became spotty. Both figures are in line with our tests—it flew 4,500 feet in a rural test spot and 1,800 feet in suburbia before the video signal began to cut out. The only drone that’s done better in our rural test is DJI’s tiny Mavic Pro, which flew a full mile away from launch without a stutter—I didn’t try to fly it any further than that. It allows you to draw a box around a subject, which the drone will in turn recognize and follow as it moves.