DJI's New Inspire 1 - Reviewed by Octofilms
H style frame
Be able to fold each side of the H frame around the body for an easier transportation mode
Larger than the DJI Phantom 2 and looks almost larger than the Flamewheel 550
Possible 4K camera
3 axis gimbal
Possible built in FPV monitor in the remote control of the quadcopter utilizing DJI’s high definition Lightbridge system
Comments
It`s just clever not to fly directly next to roads.. In case anything goes wrong with your copter - you most likely wont crash into traffic. How hard can it be, walk 500foot?
You simply cannot get most of the spares for a Phantom let alone this piece of kit. I expect the reason you are still only getting a fish eye lens is because anything longer would have totally unacceptable jello.
For not much more money you could treat yourself to a S 900 frame with a Pixhawk and then add a Walkera 3axis for the Sony RX100 111 and you would have a proper machine that shoots proper footage.
Does anyone know what flight controller they're using? I can't find that info anywhere.
I think this video is very likely to be subject to legal action from DJI and the FAA but lets see.
Clearly, this is seen (and priced) by DJI as a direct functional replacement and upgrade from their previous pro product that sells for about the same.
From that standpoint they are giving you a lot more, including built in FPV and 4K capable camera and a nifty retract feature that gives you full 360 degree camera pan capability in flight.
It is smaller and lighter than their WooKong monster, but ostensibly does a lot more.
It is clearly envisioned by DJI to be an out of the box RTF pro setup.
How pro it is is still to be seen, but it is very clever and the ease of use press that they have gained with the Phantom is going to make this a huge seller both to people wanting to get into pro or semi pro drone camera use (FAA notwithstanding) and to existing Phantom owners who want to step up.
These will never sell like Phantoms, but they will still sell a ton of them.
I also think it's probably the best $1500.00 copter you can pay $3000.00 for, but then I've already paid my dues and my view is definitely not that of John Q. Public.
Best Regards,
Gary
mP1. I recently had the chance to see Lightbridge in action and was impressed with the quality. In straight line, it easily got a kilometer of quality signal. I did see it flown, "behind," a building near the open flight area, and range dropped sharply. It was still able to get about 250 solid meters, but the video started pixelating and stuttering. I put behind in quotes, because it was only partially obstructed, really. The pilot knew better than to push it any further once the video started stuttering.
this is a sexy design, yes, but I wonder how much "play" a rough landing will introduce in all these mechanics..... and how many proprietary parts will need to be changed after a small crash?
It's a really nice design, with the latest frames it seems DJI have finally realized flexible plastic arms maybe wasn't that good an idea for a professional frame after all.. Does not look like it will fold for transport.
But all the fancy gadgetry comes with added weight. According to http://www.dji.com/product/inspire-1/spec it's 2.9kg(!?). And the penalty is then a predictable short maximum flight time specified at 18 minutes. Which probably means real flight time is something even less.
Good on DJI for thinking out of the box. Especially on the SDK announcement.
The aerial platform for AP use seems like it's aimed at more a slightly advanced market of
recreational AP users. If DJI wants the platform to stick, they should consider pushing a
variety of camera/sensor options with a solid codec and competitive dynamic range to what's
already on the market.
so, all of that mechanical complication (and extra weight) just to have retractable motors instead of the retractable landing gears? I really like the camera/gimbal/hd downlink though this alone costs about 1.8k-2k.
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