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New NGB Filters and Higher Resolution Camera at Event 38

Posted by Jeff Taylor on August 21, 2014 at 12:09pm

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We've been hard at work improving our popular NGB filter glass over the summer and the latest design is finally in! This design cuts off higher wavelength NIR light around 770nm. That reduces the amount of light crossing over to the Green and Blue channels which are also sensitive to NIR light, especially at higher wavelengths. The results are better than we could have expected! Check out my full post on Droneyard for more info: 

http://droneyard.com/2014/08/19/latest-vegetation-stress-filters-now-available/

Filters are available now, as are pre-converted and ready for flight SX260s and S100s with CHDK.

There are discounts available for resellers and OEMs, so please contact us before making an order!

And in addition to that, we're now offering the 20.3MP APS-C Samsung NX1100 as a regular option on the E384. The option includes a 20mm pancake lens and a hatch cover system to protect the lens for belly landings. More info on the NX1100 addition, including a sample mosaic, here.

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Let me know what you think. We have lots of exciting projects in the pipeline to be announced shortly as well and we can't post everything here, so check out Droneyard.com for the latest!

Tags: 38, camera, converted, event, event38, filter, health, ndvi, ngb, plant
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  • Knut Graf August 22, 2014 at 1:21pm

    Do you happen to have any sample images that show commercial crops, such as a corn field ?

    Thank you,

    Knut

  • Jeff Taylor August 22, 2014 at 8:59am

    Thanks, we'll give it a try and see if we have to change anything.

  • Martin August 22, 2014 at 8:58am

    I think the rate was about every 5 sec.

  • Jeff Taylor August 22, 2014 at 8:54am

    About how many shots was that/what rate is contantly? There are after market batteries available with about 15% more capacity as well. Thanks for the data point.

  • Martin August 22, 2014 at 8:48am

    I have a bit experience with NX1000 and the battery lasts for about an hour if shooting constantly. Learned it the hard way. Now I'm using a switching regulator to power the camera. An external 2S battery would also be OK.

  • Jeff Taylor August 22, 2014 at 6:31am

    Thanks all! With the NX1100 you can expect at least 90 minutes of flight time.

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    Jost Laznik August 22, 2014 at 5:12am

    Just ordered mine :)

  • Luke Wijnberg August 22, 2014 at 1:39am

    Very neccessay upgrade for some I'm sure. Well played.

  • Developer
    Antonius Lourenço Kasbergen August 21, 2014 at 9:38pm

    I like the new filter design, it will be easir to use in some vegetattions here. With NX1100 what kind of flight times I should xpec?

  • Drone Nerd August 21, 2014 at 5:56pm

    Really great news, Jeff.

    Huge improvements for Precision Agriculture.

    I'll make contact.

    Thanks!

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