I think I have probably watched about 100 review videos for the Phantom 3 series. I have to say, yours was by far one of the most concise, and informative vids I've seen so far. Officially pulled the trigger on a P3P today. Thank you sir!
Ted, you've really got to be careful flying over a highway, aside from being illegal, if you had a flyaway, you could definitely cause a really bad wreck.
+Gregory Fricker Especially since Ted mentions proper usage and responsibility in the video. According to the FAA you're not supposed to fly over people either. Just flying over a populated area risks personal injury should there be any kind of unforseen failure and the drone falls.
i have to correct you: both advanced and professional have sony sensors and ability to attach lens filters. it's the standard version, which have the panasonic sensor and no ability to attach filters.. the difference between advanced and professional is 2.7k and 4k... but great video tutorial :)
Ted, I have to say you videos are a credit to youtube. Have watched several and the content and presentation is excellent. Started with DJI with a Phantom 1 and have kept up to where I have 4 now.
Great review and packed full of useful info, I definitely need the professional version myself. I came here via your settings video, I must say your footage is stunning, nicely graded and looks very cinematic. thank you so much for sharing this.
Great video, been flying DJI Phantoms for the past 3 years and each model gets better. Very easy to fly and adds extra photography skills - thanks for sharing :-)
is that a Kork MS-20 in the background? this dude is even cooler than i thought, do more Phantom post production tutorials! I need some help using the spectrums in Final Cut
Great video, but did you fly within 5 miles of an airport, did you fly over any populated area if so you broke the FAA regs. Need to read all the FAA regs before flying again.
So glad that I decided to check out your video .. didn't know about the FAA registration ... got that taken care of ... thanks for the heads up ... they gonna make a lot of money with this one
This is an excellent review and great footages. I have owned several DJI drones including 3 generations of Phantoms, S900 and F450 and all are great drones. They are all excellent birds that are trouble free 99% of flights. I fly at least twice a week for the last two years. However one should bear in mind that these birds do gets crazy from time to time. I acutally lost 1 Phantom and 1 F450 when they suddenly got crazy and loss control, presumably due to electrical failure and interference. So be prepared that it could be dangerous when one flies over highways, people and buildings. I enjoyed flying over hills and sea and therefore whenever there is something going wrong, I only lost a bird and not causing harm and injury to others.
Fantastic footage, Fantastic flying and fantastic video thanks very much for sharing I went for the advanced last year as a starter to improve my skills first as I was new to quadcopters. I will be starting to put up some footage around Scotland shortly as I gain more confidence. Thanks again for your video and hope that your still enjoying. All the best.
The more videos I see on drones the more I want to get one. First I want to upgrade my stills camera, then the drone. Though after your printer video I may have a few tough choices to make.
Yes have the gimbal. Had to add that myself along with some other extras. Works great with a small monitor so I can see the video feed and flight data. I have applied for a FAA waiver 333 so I can charge for aerials. Waiting.... You will love it! I am looking forward to seeing what you can do with it!
I like you channel Ted. Thanks for sharing the video! I fly an Inspire 1 and it's awesome! I hear awesome things about the Phantom. I definitely want to add a P3P to my arsenal but DJI keeps coming up with new creative tools! Have you looked at their Oslo handle with the X5 micro 4/3 sensor/gimbal? Pretty awesome! Cheers!
You should consider to buy a Yuneec Q500 4K - it got a much better price-performance ratio - Dji is well known, but does it mean it is the best choice ?
The problem with the drones is that there are so many regulations (well there are here in Australia). Not just with the airports but you you have to be at least 30m away from anyone not connected to your use. So that rules out most urban areas
hey ted, nice video was the later footage colorr graded or the footage in the beginning or was that simply the filters and what filters did you use looks like a ND 8 or 16?
Ted thanks for taking the time to make this video. I am new to photo and video editing and I am curious if you have any recommendations for filters I can use with my phantom 4? thank you for your time.
Nice videov the color is sooo vivid! Thanks. By the way, what city is this? It's very clean, no traffic and with just the right amount of greenery and concrete.
Excellent. Makes me want one. Except in Ireland, where I live, there are new laws governing the use of drones which would make your urban video illegal. Flying a drone is prohibited: - if it will be a hazard to another aircraft in flight; - over an assembly of people; - farther than 300m from the operator; - within 120m of any person, vessel or structure not under the operator’s control; - closer than 5km from an aerodrome; - over 400ft (120m) above ground level; - over urban areas; - in civil- or military-controlled airspace; - in restricted areas (military installations, prisons, etc); - unless they have permission from the landowner for takeoff and landing.
Great review and tutorial! Just subscribed. Question: I'm still deciding between the Phantom 3 Pro vs Inspire 1. Is the huge price gap worth the upgrade?
Hey Ted, beautiful movie here !! Could you please tell me the brand of your ND filters, and maybe the why of your choice ? Thanks a lot from France !!!
Hey @The Art of Photography, you have awesome videos, i just watched the video that you teach you settings on Phantom 3 PRo, and i want to ask, what software you recommend for post production? Thanks, make more Phantom videos!
+Chris O'Connor the no-fly zone starts at Clyde Warren Park for Love Field. Forgot to mention in the video that no-fly zones are programmed into the Phantom 3's firmware so you can't take off or fly into them.
Curious where the line is that defines commercial work with a drone. If you use it commercially you need a pilot's certificate to fly as well as other requirements. Do you need a client, that is paying you, for this to kick in? If you make money, as a for profit entity, does that kick it up to commercial use? So many questions. Love your content and thank you for sharing these beautiful clips.
Since your into photography and phantoms, you might have this answer! I took my drone up, got great footage, and when I play it back on my iPad, it's great, but when I put the sd card in my pc it plays in slow motion! Why?! And how do I correct this?!
A federal judge says the FAA over stepped it's authority and tossed out the FAA requiring registration of "Model Aircraft" that fly below 400 feet. He also sited only congress can impose fines not the FAA. As there is no fine established from congress that covers "Model Aircraft" As they are civil matters if someone is hurt or injured not federal. So all you need for insurance purposes is to be a member of the Academy of Model Aeronautics.
It's handsome footage, yet I feel such dread at these... So many artistic and lifesaving uses, yet it's as if a goodness has been sucked from the world.
Hey Ted! I recently got the Phantom 3 Pro and it's been great flying it and getting some shots. I also live in the Dallas area. But I was reading up on the Texas drone laws and they seem pretty harsh. What are your thoughts about them and how do you go around those laws?
I'm pretty sure you can use ND filters on the advanced model as well, although not standard model. Which ND filter did you use on your video? Looks great
+The Art of Photography LOL, I was going to post this too, you scared the shite out of me, I actually went straight to DJI and jumped on chat :-) Great video, I enjoy your delivery and appreciate you sharing your knowledge.
In the video you explained about using a filter so you can lower the shutter speed. I understand the effects you are after, but I wondered, since you're using a digital camera, can you recreate those effects acurately with software? Not that I want everything to be done in the computer, but how I see it (correct me if I'm wrong...) if you have a high shutter speed, and razor sharp images, you do hafe the most clean images to work with, and if you can create the lok you want with digital effects, it should be easyer to get motion blur from a sharp image, than to remove it from a blurred. I know Blender has a decent movie editor built in, but since I only used it for basic cut/past work (I don't have a great video camera unfortunately) I don't know if the digital effects would be as good as actually lowering your shutter speed and using a filter... But with blender for instance you can get a great result if you do the same with photo's. I usually try to get my images as sharp as possible, and only use filters if I can't recreate the effect digitally (like polarising filters to get rid of glare and see through the water surface for example) That way I can do just about anything with the images I have.
Its more to do with the light thats entering the sensor. There is no way to tone down the sky and sun afterwards in post and still have the details. Only works with pictures.
+GranVlog Actually, you CAN tone down the sun and sky with good results, as long as it's not clipping. But with very short shutter times you get the same amount of light on the sensor as with a filter. I do agree however that even that short amount of time can cause clipping, and a filter can definately avoid that. You said it only works on pictures... Do you mean on film? Or digital? Since movies are nothing more than a series of still images, every effect that works on photo's works on movies. I don't know if an overexposed film can have a similar effect as "clipping" on digital images...
+Ronald Delvax Ronald - its the way the shutter effects motion blur. Software simulation is not the same. When motion is still everything is sharp, but movement is effected to help the flow. Honestly even if there was a plug in to simulate this, I think its easier to get in camera. You can do frame blending - I use that on timelapse footage, but it's not the same.
Ronald Delvax i meant dng raw pictures. You can tweak and adjust more than with the video file. Ofc you can tone down the video, but if you have to lover the shutter to make the sky look good, everything else will be dark and impossible to recover. Thats why nd filters are great. lower the intensity of the sun and the white clouds so you can still get a bright image/video with details in the sky and ground. Ive tested it a lot of times on my P3P.
I was thinking about the motion blur, and as I got the message about the last reply, I realised that motion blur is affected bij the depth of whatever is in your picture. Unless you have a program that can calculate the exact distance of EVERYTHING in the shot, it's impossible to duplicate a realistic motion blur in live footage. (Why didn't I think of this before I asked the question in the first place....) Thanks for the replies! And merry christmas (or whatever everyone is celebrating ;) )
anyone else having a camera problem after unboxing ur drone? I have had it for around a week and cant get the damn camera working - drone is (dji 3 phantom pro)
Please do not make the relatively high dollar Phantom 3 pro your first Drone. Your going to crash/wreck it, I guarantee it. Start with a small $15 drone and tear it up, bounce it off the walls and learn to fly it. Then buy a bigger Syma 5 or 8. Cheap, large, almost indestructable. Learn to control it. Fly at a park, with no trees. If you still like doing this and after several months of flying your drone still flies and you can fly it without wrecking it, THEN, and only then, order a Phantom 3 or 4. You can thank me later. :o)
I think its a disgrace the FAA have done that, it's just a way from them to make money. I live in the uk no FAA here so hopefully It won't happen here.
Its really easy to use my uncle bought one and i knew how to fly it in less than 30 sec no joke its like playing cod the way i thought of it but its not exactly the same 😂
I think I have probably watched about 100 review videos for the Phantom 3 series. I have to say, yours was by far one of the most concise, and informative vids I've seen so far. Officially pulled the trigger on a P3P today. Thank you sir!
Ted, you've really got to be careful flying over a highway, aside from being illegal, if you had a flyaway, you could definitely cause a really bad wreck.
+Gregory Fricker Especially since Ted mentions proper usage and responsibility in the video. According to the FAA you're not supposed to fly over people either. Just flying over a populated area risks personal injury should there be any kind of unforseen failure and the drone falls.
almost cyan and orange. still love everything that you make. please don't stop.
Welcome to the club! It becomes an addicting paperweight. But if you find a good place to use it. So worth it.
You're first fly away will be scary lol
+Eric Rossi Thanks Eric - I know most of NYC is in airport no-fly zones… do you have trouble finding places to use yours?
See I'm lucky in that sense. I'm in north jersey so I live outside of the city. I haven't risked going to try it yet lol in ny
+Eric Rossi Ah - I thought you were in Brooklyn - wrong side!
With my current jobs situation and such. I couldn't live in the city of so the commute. Plus the price. Ouch!
i have to correct you: both advanced and professional have sony sensors and ability to attach lens filters. it's the standard version, which have the panasonic sensor and no ability to attach filters.. the difference between advanced and professional is 2.7k and 4k... but great video tutorial :)
Ted, I have to say you videos are a credit to youtube. Have watched several and the content and presentation is excellent. Started with DJI with a Phantom 1 and have kept up to where I have 4 now.
Great review and packed full of useful info, I definitely need the professional version myself. I came here via your settings video, I must say your footage is stunning, nicely graded and looks very cinematic. thank you so much for sharing this.
Wow! The footage is really nice.
Gorgeous footage!
So, so, so good.
Great video, been flying DJI Phantoms for the past 3 years and each model gets better. Very easy to fly and adds extra photography skills - thanks for sharing :-)
Ted, great tutorial as always, can't wait to see more.
Thank you for the FAA note, remember if you are flying First-person view (FPV) you have to have a spotter.
is that a Kork MS-20 in the background? this dude is even cooler than i thought, do more Phantom post production tutorials! I need some help using the spectrums in Final Cut
Looks like so much fun!
Drones are really awesome. They allow you to get shots from perspectives that would otherwise be impossible without renting a damn helicopter!
Deep Ellum is such a wonderful place.
Great video, but did you fly within 5 miles of an airport, did you fly over any populated area if so you broke the FAA regs. Need to read all the FAA regs before flying again.
So glad that I decided to check out your video .. didn't know about the FAA registration ... got that taken care of ... thanks for the heads up ... they gonna make a lot of money with this one
This is an excellent review and great footages. I have owned several DJI drones including 3 generations of Phantoms, S900 and F450 and all are great drones. They are all excellent birds that are trouble free 99% of flights. I fly at least twice a week for the last two years. However one should bear in mind that these birds do gets crazy from time to time. I acutally lost 1 Phantom and 1 F450 when they suddenly got crazy and loss control, presumably due to electrical failure and interference. So be prepared that it could be dangerous when one flies over highways, people and buildings. I enjoyed flying over hills and sea and therefore whenever there is something going wrong, I only lost a bird and not causing harm and injury to others.
Fantastic footage, Fantastic flying and fantastic video thanks very much for sharing I went for the advanced last year as a starter to improve my skills first as I was new to quadcopters. I will be starting to put up some footage around Scotland shortly as I gain more confidence. Thanks again for your video and hope that your still enjoying. All the best.
Awesome new toy, Ted!!
+David Bias thanks Dave! You'd love this thing! Hope you all are well.
Nice video Ted. Thanks for doing it. I was always interested in quadcopter aerial video. Very good information for beginners like me.
I enjoyed the video Ted!
Thanks Ben!!
The more videos I see on drones the more I want to get one. First I want to upgrade my stills camera, then the drone. Though after your printer video I may have a few tough choices to make.
great review ,, quality footage ,, :)
Very cool Ted! I have been flying a DJI Phantom 2 with the GoPro with 4k. Love it!
+Deborah Tracy awesome! Nice setup!! Did you get a gimbal too or does the 2 come with one?
Yes have the gimbal. Had to add that myself along with some other extras. Works great with a small monitor so I can see the video feed and flight data. I have applied for a FAA waiver 333 so I can charge for aerials. Waiting.... You will love it! I am looking forward to seeing what you can do with it!
I was waiting for some Book Depository tour there for a second.
+Steve F other side of town ;-)
Very nice video, wish I would have seen it sooner!
Awesome intro footage!
I like you channel Ted. Thanks for sharing the video! I fly an Inspire 1 and it's awesome! I hear awesome things about the Phantom. I definitely want to add a P3P to my arsenal but DJI keeps coming up with new creative tools! Have you looked at their Oslo handle with the X5 micro 4/3 sensor/gimbal? Pretty awesome! Cheers!
Very Kool Ted! Enjoy!
You should consider to buy a Yuneec Q500 4K - it got a much better price-performance ratio - Dji is well known, but does it mean it is the best choice ?
Hi Ted, the footage at the start looks excellent.
Can you set the shutter speed manually ?
+lockk9 yes - aperture is fixed, but you can manually set ISO and shutter speed
I can't believe it wasn't shot out of the sky, you being in Texas and all
+Jan Erik Edvartsen amazing!
+Jan Erik Edvartsen i live in texas im not like that... 😶
The problem with the drones is that there are so many regulations (well there are here in Australia). Not just with the airports but you you have to be at least 30m away from anyone not connected to your use. So that rules out most urban areas
hey ted, nice video was the later footage colorr graded or the footage in the beginning or was that simply the filters
and what filters did you use looks like a ND 8 or 16?
Ted thanks for taking the time to make this video. I am new to photo and video editing and I am curious if you have any recommendations for filters I can use with my phantom 4? thank you for your time.
Nice videov the color is sooo vivid! Thanks. By the way, what city is this? It's very clean, no traffic and with just the right amount of greenery and concrete.
Just bought mine for christmas Mind blowing! I do have final cut but it is 7 years old. thanks for the video. I live in hurst are you on Facebook?
Excellent. Makes me want one. Except in Ireland, where I live, there are new laws governing the use of drones which would make your urban video illegal. Flying a drone is prohibited:
- if it will be a hazard to another aircraft in flight;
- over an assembly of people;
- farther than 300m from the operator;
- within 120m of any person, vessel or structure not under the operator’s control;
- closer than 5km from an aerodrome;
- over 400ft (120m) above ground level;
- over urban areas;
- in civil- or military-controlled airspace;
- in restricted areas (military installations, prisons, etc);
- unless they have permission from the landowner for takeoff and landing.
You have all the coolest stuff man, Also is that a moog in the back?
+solarDivulger Korg ;-)
A.W.E.S.O.M.E.
+Brian Anderson We should fly sometime Brian!
Let's do it. I'll ping you after the holidays sir :)
I always wanted one, but I'm afraid that I'll crash it or someone will shoot it out of the sky! Haha..great video Ted!
great video iam a hobby "flyer" on my channel and you are right people must be very carefull with that thing. thanks for the information Mr. Ted !
Great review and tutorial! Just subscribed. Question: I'm still deciding between the Phantom 3 Pro vs Inspire 1. Is the huge price gap worth the upgrade?
If it's your first drone I'd just go with the Phantom. There will be new stuff in the next year or two.
Hey Ted, beautiful movie here !! Could you please tell me the brand of your ND filters, and maybe the why of your choice ? Thanks a lot from France !!!
Hey @The Art of Photography, you have awesome videos, i just watched the video that you teach you settings on Phantom 3 PRo, and i want to ask, what software you recommend for post production? Thanks, make more Phantom videos!
I've been told that downtown and a lot of the surround is class B airspace, not that I imagine DPD cares.
+Chris O'Connor the no-fly zone starts at Clyde Warren Park for Love Field. Forgot to mention in the video that no-fly zones are programmed into the Phantom 3's firmware so you can't take off or fly into them.
Curious where the line is that defines commercial work with a drone. If you use it commercially you need a pilot's certificate to fly as well as other requirements. Do you need a client, that is paying you, for this to kick in? If you make money, as a for profit entity, does that kick it up to commercial use? So many questions. Love your content and thank you for sharing these beautiful clips.
Whenever you make money from your work, thats when you need the lisence.
fantastic vLog Ted. One thing I have not been sure is how to include other people's music? Did you compose this(as someone mentioned below)?
Since your into photography and phantoms, you might have this answer!
I took my drone up, got great footage, and when I play it back on my iPad, it's great, but
when I put the sd card in my pc it plays in slow motion! Why?! And how do I correct this?!
A federal judge says the FAA over stepped it's authority and tossed out the FAA requiring registration of "Model Aircraft" that fly below 400 feet. He also sited only congress can impose fines not the FAA. As there is no fine established from congress that covers "Model Aircraft" As they are civil matters if someone is hurt or injured not federal.
So all you need for insurance purposes is to be a member of the Academy of Model Aeronautics.
I don't believe you mentioned there is also available, the Phantom 3 Standard...less features/lower price point.
Where is the park located where this was shot? Looks like a nice location.
It's handsome footage, yet I feel such dread at these... So many artistic and lifesaving uses, yet it's as if a goodness has been sucked from the world.
the advanced has the same sony camera, dont know where you got panasonic from. Plus the maximum altitude is not 400ft, thats just the default
+Marco Mark the DJI website
when do people go with the DJI 550 opposed to the phantoms?
The Advanced version also accepts ND filters, FYI
Hey Ted! I recently got the Phantom 3 Pro and it's been great flying it and getting some shots. I also live in the Dallas area. But I was reading up on the Texas drone laws and they seem pretty harsh. What are your thoughts about them and how do you go around those laws?
What is the camera thread diameter of Phantom 3 Pro?
For reference when buying ND Filters.
I'm pretty sure you can use ND filters on the advanced model as well, although not standard model. Which ND filter did you use on your video? Looks great
+arion316 That is correct - I misunderstood that when I recorded this. I used an ND16 on this footage.
+The Art of Photography LOL, I was going to post this too, you scared the shite out of me, I actually went straight to DJI and jumped on chat :-)
Great video, I enjoy your delivery and appreciate you sharing your knowledge.
In the video you explained about using a filter so you can lower the shutter speed. I understand the effects you are after, but I wondered, since you're using a digital camera, can you recreate those effects acurately with software? Not that I want everything to be done in the computer, but how I see it (correct me if I'm wrong...) if you have a high shutter speed, and razor sharp images, you do hafe the most clean images to work with, and if you can create the lok you want with digital effects, it should be easyer to get motion blur from a sharp image, than to remove it from a blurred.
I know Blender has a decent movie editor built in, but since I only used it for basic cut/past work (I don't have a great video camera unfortunately) I don't know if the digital effects would be as good as actually lowering your shutter speed and using a filter... But with blender for instance you can get a great result if you do the same with photo's.
I usually try to get my images as sharp as possible, and only use filters if I can't recreate the effect digitally (like polarising filters to get rid of glare and see through the water surface for example) That way I can do just about anything with the images I have.
Its more to do with the light thats entering the sensor. There is no way to tone down the sky and sun afterwards in post and still have the details. Only works with pictures.
+GranVlog Actually, you CAN tone down the sun and sky with good results, as long as it's not clipping. But with very short shutter times you get the same amount of light on the sensor as with a filter. I do agree however that even that short amount of time can cause clipping, and a filter can definately avoid that.
You said it only works on pictures... Do you mean on film? Or digital? Since movies are nothing more than a series of still images, every effect that works on photo's works on movies. I don't know if an overexposed film can have a similar effect as "clipping" on digital images...
+Ronald Delvax Ronald - its the way the shutter effects motion blur. Software simulation is not the same. When motion is still everything is sharp, but movement is effected to help the flow. Honestly even if there was a plug in to simulate this, I think its easier to get in camera. You can do frame blending - I use that on timelapse footage, but it's not the same.
Ronald Delvax i meant dng raw pictures. You can tweak and adjust more than with the video file. Ofc you can tone down the video, but if you have to lover the shutter to make the sky look good, everything else will be dark and impossible to recover. Thats why nd filters are great. lower the intensity of the sun and the white clouds so you can still get a bright image/video with details in the sky and ground. Ive tested it a lot of times on my P3P.
I was thinking about the motion blur, and as I got the message about the last reply, I realised that motion blur is affected bij the depth of whatever is in your picture. Unless you have a program that can calculate the exact distance of EVERYTHING in the shot, it's impossible to duplicate a realistic motion blur in live footage. (Why didn't I think of this before I asked the question in the first place....)
Thanks for the replies!
And merry christmas (or whatever everyone is celebrating ;) )
Great video footage but Gah! Don't fly over traffic! Major no-no.
What type of filter are you using
Cool
Prma die Farbe der Natur rausgearbeitet.
anyone else having a camera problem after unboxing ur drone?
I have had it for around a week and cant get the damn camera working
- drone is (dji 3 phantom pro)
Which filter are you using?
There is the phantom 3 pro, advanced, AND standard learn your stuff
how much was it??
hey ted, can you shoot stills with this??
+Lisa Marie Stevens you can - it shoots RAW 12MP images in 4x3 or 16x9
Please do not make the relatively high dollar Phantom 3 pro your first Drone. Your going to crash/wreck it, I guarantee it. Start with a small $15 drone and tear it up, bounce it off the walls and learn to fly it. Then buy a bigger Syma 5 or 8. Cheap, large, almost indestructable. Learn to control it. Fly at a park, with no trees. If you still like doing this and after several months of flying your drone still flies and you can fly it without wrecking it, THEN, and only then, order a Phantom 3 or 4. You can thank me later. :o)
Cool#
What you did was thoughtless, not safe and ruins it for responsible operators.
I think its a disgrace the FAA have done that, it's just a way from them to make money. I live in the uk no FAA here so hopefully It won't happen here.
Not with crowdfunding money I hope. ;)
+Matt Whitby no
Obviously it was my cheeky joke. Hence the wink. I would never really think so,etching like that.
+Matt Whitby I figured you were messing with me Matt ;-)
I'd probably crash it first day... :/
Its really easy to use my uncle bought one and i knew how to fly it in less than 30 sec no joke its like playing cod the way i thought of it but its not exactly the same 😂
2rd
Yep Flat Earth