oj88 134 Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 Ever since the DJI Phantom came out a few years ago, I got madly in love with aerial videography. Back then, you'd have to spend anywhere north of $1,300 to get a decent drone, not counting the GoPro or the camera gimbal that you sometimes have to purchase separately. So when DJI decided to slash the price on the Phantom 3 series to celebrate their 10th anniverasary, I was all over it and bought myself a Phantom 3 Standard for under $500. I'm still learning to fly it AND frame my shots, all at the same time. Not as easy as I hope it would be. If I put it more quantitatively, 90% of my brain seems to be dedicated to trying not to crash or hit any obstacles, leaving very little 'CPU time' to work on my shots. Took it out yesetrday for a few test flights around the compound.... err, it's a work in progress. https://youtu.be/LOw2VTVmuRk 2 Link to post Share on other sites
awraynor 98 Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 I'm jealous. I've been wanting a drone, but as you mentioned a good one is quite expensive. Have fun and post some more videos. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
cskenney 155 Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 Pretty cool video. As soon as I started watching it I could tell you were in Asia. My brother bought a drone and has done some video and pictures for family and friends. He also has a part time photography business and is now trying to figure out all the rules, regulations, licenses, etc. that come with operating a drone for a commercial business. Link to post Share on other sites
Joe_Miner 254 Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 That looks like soooooo much fun! Thanks for sharing! Link to post Share on other sites
Drashna Jaelre 159 Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 Looks fantastic. And I have a few friends interested in similar, so linked them. You may have made DJI a few sales. Link to post Share on other sites
oj88 134 Posted February 14, 2016 Author Share Posted February 14, 2016 Thank you. I just found another hobby to fill up the ol' server. I'll try to add more videos as I can. Save for a few parks, there's nothing much to see in the city, but we're going out of town next month and I'll be sure to capture the sights. . Link to post Share on other sites
oj88 134 Posted February 17, 2016 Author Share Posted February 17, 2016 Another one.... Maiden flight at a public venue. The family wanted to tag along, so. Still figuring out how to clean up the video. Lot's of moire and pixelation happening when watching it from Youtube. https://youtu.be/xVJakoVsXK0 1 Link to post Share on other sites
awraynor 98 Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 Poor baby girl getting sneaked up on like that. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Dave 434 Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Those were awesome! I showed my wife Great scenery. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
oj88 134 Posted February 22, 2016 Author Share Posted February 22, 2016 Did my first evening flight last night at an altitude of 122 meters. From where I'm standing, the Phantom looked eerie in the night sky, almost UFO-like. I guess people who may have seen it were mystified. I know I would be.So here it is:https://youtu.be/ienIaprmvbUThe video has seen some post-processing using Sony Movie Studio Platinum 13. Filtering out the noise is a compromise, and I did so at the expense of losing some picture detail. You can see the original vs processed versions of the same sample clip below. Shows how bad the Phantom 3 Standard's camera is in low light.https://youtu.be/7vPei0AP9v4 Link to post Share on other sites
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