Camera drones
Hands On With The DJI Mavic
If you are like me, you’ve been waiting patiently and checking your mailbox every day in anticipation of the DJI Mavic’s arrival. Well, mine came yesterday and it did not disappoint! It is even smaller than I thought it would be and the stability and GPS are truly amazing. I thought that there might be some compromises in performance based on its size, but I really could not find any. ...
DJI Phantom 4 vs. GoPro Karma
Now that the DJI Mavic is shipping and the GoPro Karma is about to start shipping, you can bet that the comparisons will be starting very soon! However, we should go back to the DJI Phantom 4 and compare it to the new GoPro Karma. The DJI Phantom 4 has been the “gold standard” for almost one year now and the GoPro Karma is the new kid on the block. This article is a good one comparing ...
The Story Behind the Name “Karma”
With the recent announcement and now shipping of the GoPro Karma, many have wondered where the name came from. In a recent interview about the drone, GoPro’s CEO, Nick Woodman said “We believe that when people share experiences, those experiences become more meaningful to the people that capture them, GoPro enables people to share experiences in such a way that the people who are receiving t...
Behind the Scenes with GoPro Karma
A couple of days ago, the GoPro Karma went on sale to the general public, which is quite exciting to the millions of drone nerds out in the world. However, as we open up the shiny boxes and see all the new gadgets and gizmos, most of us don’t realize the amount of hard work and logistics that goes into creating a product like this from scratch. This article on engadget, is a great behind-the...
DJI Mavic Drone Shipping Delayed
Wow! What an exciting month it has been for drone pilot with the announcements of the DJI Mavic and the GoPro Karma! However, if you are hoping to get your hands on one of these drones in the next couple of weeks, you may be in for a rude awakening! The DJI Mavic is not going to ship out until the end of October (at the earliest) and the GoPro Karma, while available for order today, won’t sh...
GoPro Karma On Sale Now
If you have been waiting to get ahold of a GoPro Karma, the wait is over and today is the day! With all the amazing announcements in September from GoPro and DJI, drone pilots everywhere are about to see the results of all the work that has gone into developing the next generation of camera drones. The DJI Mavic is going to be shipped at the beginning of November and the Karma is available to buy ...
GoPro Karma Software Is Key To Success
The GoPro Karma was announced last month to much excitement and fanfare. After its launch, DJI took some wind out of GoPro’s sails with their own launch of the DJI Mavic, which by all accounts, beats the Karma in many key areas. However, GoPro is not out of the race yet. They are promising a wide variety of software options that will help make Karma more useful as part of action camera ecosy...
DJI’s Goggles Put You in the Cockpit
It’s been an exciting month for drones and the pilots that fly them. GoPro announced the Karma and DJI announced the Mavic. But among all of this hype, many people overlooked the other announcement that DJI made. The DJI Goggles. These FPV goggles will put you in the action and promise a big improvement over standard 5.8 Ghz frequency video transmission. The DJI Goggles will use DJI’s ...
Exploring Huge Caves With Drones
Earlier this year, a team of drone pilots was hired to fly to Vietnam to shoot drone footage in one of the largest cave systems in the world. This article tells the interesting story of how they transported the drones to this remote location and were able to actually shoot the footage. Despite problems with customs, equipment malfunctioning in the humidity, lack of light, high heat and many other ...
Allstate Insurance Is Using Drones For Roof Inspections
With the passage of the FAA’s Part 107 in the US, commercial drone use is up. Recently, Allstate insurance, one of the world’s largest home owner insurance providers, began using drones to inspect the roofs of homes damaged in recent storms in San Antonio, Texas. The company used to send insurance adjusters and roof inspectors to climb on the top of the roofs, but no longer. With drone...
Check Out The Yuneec Breeze
Yesterday we mentioned the Erida from YI Technology. We recently discovered another small form factor drone that could compete with the DJI Mavic and the GoPro Karma. It’s called the Breeze and it’s made by the reputable drone company Yuneec. The Yuneec Breeze seems to be made for taking selfies. It has a 4K camera and a “follow me” mode that keeps you and your friends in t...
Check Out the Erida from Yi Technology
YI Technology is a Chinese camera manufacturer with a large customer base and a reputation for making good cameras. And, just like GoPro, they are entering the drone market. But can a traditional camera manufacturer make a decent drone? And more importantly, can they market and sell drones in an industry that is seeing greater and greater competition every day? Find out more about the Erida from Y...