Part 1 – Part 2 – Part 3 – Part 4 (this page) Preparing to Fly NOTE: This book is not intended to replace or supplement the DJI quick start guide or manual, rather it is to familiarize the reader with the basics of the aircraft before a potential purchase. After you have finished this […]
Aerial Video and Photography
eBook – Buying and Flying DJI Phantom 3 and 4 Quadcopters – Chapter 3
Part 1 – Part 2 – Part 3 (this page) – Part 4 Buying your DJI Phantom DJI Sales Outlets DJI sells through various outlets – from online giants such as amazon.com to many local hobby shops. In between these two are many online shops – from one-person operations to more sophisticated outlets. In the […]
Drone Aerial Photography at the Golden Hour
The Golden Hour often begins when the tours buses depart that iconic location, tired people head home for dinner or (in the morning) when you just want to hit that snooze button one more time. However, this time period offers a special bonus to Camera Drone pilots. If filming at golden hour was convenient, then everyone […]
From Hollywood Set Designer to Worldwide Drone Guru
HOLLYWOOD FILMMAKER FLIES DJI TO THE VERY TOP Just two years ago, Tim Browning was a concept artist designing military aircraft for sci-fi blockbuster Edge of Tomorrow, starring Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt. The brief from the Directors stated that the aircraft should be ‘multirotored’, so that it closely resembled a Bell Boeing Quad TiltRotor, […]
DJI Phantom 4 – Computer Vision – Part 3 of our Review/Rating
In part one and part two of our first look at the DJI Phantom 4, we explored the improved construction and upgrading of the various assemblies. At first glance it would appear a Phantom 4 is a “perfected” Phantom 3 Pro. However, there is one major new innovation which makes this a revolutionary model- Computer […]
Yuneec Typhoon H Hexacopter – First Look and Rating
Yuneec Typhoon H Hexacopter Camera Drone – Droneflyers Review and Rating Prelude – If you are a drone newbie or beginner and/or technically challenged we would caution you that this model – and, in fact, most delicate and complex camera drones over $1,000, are not for your first attempts at flying. The exception would be if […]
Best Selling Camera Drones on Amazon USA – August, 2016
August, 2016 Best Sellers – Quadcopters, Multirotors and Camera Drones Rank #1 – Phantom 3 Standard #30 in Camera & Photo [easyazon_cta align=”right” identifier=”B013U0F6EQ” key=”small-light” locale=”US” tag=”droneflyers-20″] Rank #2 – Phantom 3 4K #104 in Camera & Photo [easyazon_cta align=”right” identifier=”B01AZ3KW7W” key=”small-light” locale=”US” tag=”droneflyers-20″] Rank #3 – Phantom 4 – #124 Camera and Photo [easyazon_cta […]
DJI Phantom 4 – First Flights and Rating – Part 2
Note – Part 1 of this review is at this link. Part 3 of this review is here DJI Phantom 4 – First Flights and Rating – Part 2 – Camera, Gimbal and Propulsion System Improvements and Differences over Phantom 3 and earlier models. Thousands of articles and videos have detailed the features and workings […]
Counting Drones – How many? Which ones?
As a “thought experiment” today I wondered how many camera drones have been sold worldwide in the last 3+ years. I quickly put fingers to keyboard and made some wild guesses which turned out as follows. The time frame for these sales is 2014 onward – being as that was arguably the start of the […]
DJI Phantom 4 – First Flights and Rating – Part 1
As of mid-2016 the DJI Phantom 4 is the flagship product in the “consumer level” quadcopters made by DJI, the largest manufacturer of multirotors in the world. We purchased ours direct from DJI along with an extra battery. They are also available through Amazon, BestBuy and various local and online dealers. Following our own advice, […]
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