Camera drones
Check Your Media Card Before You Fly!
There is nothing worse (except maybe crashing) than flying your drone to get that perfect shot only to find out your footage is unusable because the file is corrupt. The weakest link in the camera equation is the media card, whether it’s SD, compact flash, or micro SD, it is important to be sure you are getting the best quality. This page will show you how to test your media card to make sur...
3DRobotics Attempting to Raise $45M to Pivot into Commercial Drone Market
3D Robotics has had some challenges in the last 12 months including layoffs of staff and slow sales in the consumer market. Competition for the consumer market is tough with comanies like Yuneec and DJI creating serious competition for 3DR’s Solo. Because of this, 3D Robotics is planning to focus more on the commercial drone space and is attempting to raise $45 million in investment to help ...
Phantom 3 Races Sports Car in Along Mountain Road
What happens when you own a Lamborghini Gallardo and a DJI Phantom 3? You get them to race, of course! Check out this article and video about one man who decided to see which was faster on an improvised race course in the mountains of Utah. Disclamer: We don’t recommend using pubilc roads as race courses, but that said, the video of the two racing is still pretty cool to watch! http://www.au...
Will a New Drone from Chinese Company Xiaomi Compete with DJI?
China based Smart phone manufacturer Xiaomi is hoping to compete with the giant of the drone industry, DJI, by releasing a brand new offering to the market called the Mi Drone. It features a spherical camera that is reported to shoot at least 4K video. Other details about the new drone offering are unclear, but if the company’s innovation is any indication, it should be worth a look when it ...
Drone Video of Shark Feeding Frenzy
Check out this drone footage of 70 sharks devouring a humpback whale in the waters off Dirk Hartog Island – off the coast of western Australia. Truly amazing footage of the sheer power and awe-inspiring ferociousness of nature. Video and pictures here: https://www.yahoo.com/news/drone-flew-over-70-sharks-152600312.html
Panel Issue Guidelines for Drone Operators About Privacy
A panel of privacy experts is working to set guidelines for drone operators around privacy. The exercise is designed to strike a balance between privacy and the usefulness of drones for things like deliveries, inspections, real estate and more. Here is a summary of the guidelines. Operators should not fly over private property without the owner’s consent. Operators should alert people about ...
Drones Used in Combination with Self-Driving Cars
Ford Motor Company recently filed for a patent that will use drones as a way to enhance self-driving cars. This move makes perfect sense because drones can “see” much farther than the sensors on a car can reach. The idea is to connect the drone to the onboard computers within the vehicle to increase the working range of the autonomous vehicle as well as improve safety. “There is ...
Phantom 3, Phantom 4 and Solo Fly Together
There is quite a bit of competition and rivalry in the drone flying world…especially between hard core fans of the 3D Robotics Solo and the DJI Phantom platforms. But at the end of the day, aren’t we all just nerds out to have a good time flying together? In this video, three pilots test their skills with a Phantom 3, a Phantom 4, and a 3DR Solo. There are a few crashes and a few near ...
Long Range Antenna Test on 3DR Solo
The range of a quadcopter can vary greatly depending on environmental factors, interference, strength of your radio, and, of course, the type of antennas you are using. In this video we compared the stock antennas that come with the 3DR Solo to aftermarket antennas that you can get on www.FPVLR.com. The difference is amazing and worth checking out if you want to fly long distances!
DJI’s Phantom 4 Obstacle Avoidance Tested
Have you heard about DJI’s obstacle avoidance technology in its newest quadcopter, the Phantom 4? It uses two small cameras in the front of the drone to detect and avoid anything in front of it. When I first got the drone, I was a bit skeptical about whether this would actually work or not. In this video, I test the obstacle avoidance and show what conditions it works well under and which it...
Drones Used in Training and Understanding Falcons
Peter Bergh, a South African falconer, is using radio controlled airplanes and drones to train his birds and demonstrate his sport to the public. Bergh is earned the trust of other falconers in Dubai and is one of a few foreigners who is allowed to train the peregrine falcons in the area. Using specially-modified quad copters painted to look like the prey the falcons chase, Bergh teaches the falco...
Indiana Based Startup Wants to Become the Uber of Drone Photography
A startup company in Indiana is working to become the next Uber of drone Services. Droning About has designed an application that allows people who need drone photography to connect with licensed drone pilots who can provide those services. “The biggest communication company in the world doesn’t communicate, and that’s Facebook. The biggest taxi service in the world doesn’t own a car, and that’s U...