3DR Solo - First Gimbal Flight - Awesome Orbit & Follow Me w/Orbit Footage
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- Опубліковано 21 вер 2015
- We just got the gimbal for our 3D Robotics Solo quadcopter. The difference between the opening (non-gimbal) aerial footage and the stabilized video is remarkable. It's the most stable drone footage ever! We demonstrate both Orbit Mode and Follow Me with Orbit mode. Amazing!
Not only was Mom up visiting us, but our friends Jason & Nikki Wynn came along too, with their DJI Phantom. Follow Nikki & Jason at GoneWithTheWynns.com
This footage was shot using the following gear and settings:
3DR Solo
3DR 3-axis gimbal (except for the first 2 minutes or so)
Balanced props
GoPro Hero 4 Silver
1080P / 60 FPS / Medium
BlurFix Air ND8 Filter (2 nickels as counterweights - 1 side & 1 rear)
Marco Polo recovery system
Processed in Final Cut Pro on a 15" MacBook Pro
Ok ya gimbal makes a world of difference,so here we are in the future got my solo just recently her first maiden was Sunday.... I love it
That Gimbal footage looks AMAZING, especially at lower altitudes so you can see the scenery!
+Gone with the Wynns Thanks! We're learning a lot... next time, we'd keep it low for that exact reason, and slow down the speed of the orbit a little. Too fun! Hope you're getting re-charged down there in WA. :)
From watching your rv channel I thought that was the Wynn's came to this video for a total different reason not related to camping or rving sure is a small UA-cam world !
Small world indeed! Nikki & Jason were hanging out with us and my Mom for a while last summer, and we wanted to share this footage, but it wasn't really RV stuff, so here it is! Glad you found it anyway. :)
Great video. Thanks for sharing
Nice!!
That was a great video Solo should use this in one of the commercials very nice.
Thank you for sharing
Wow great I'm about to get mine
Cool little kitty!
That's our friends Nikki & Jason's Bengal, named Singa! Great cat. :)
What a great video! I was wondering what part of the country you are in, the mountains look awesome, thanks.
Sorry for the delayed reply! Just saw your note. This was shot in Agassiz, British Columbia, Canada, about 90 minutes east of Vancouver, in the Fraser Valley. That tallest mountain in the distance is 7,000' Mt Cheam, which we have hiked to the top of! :)
just got my solo gimbal few days ago. no video feed, I removed the solo gimbal and plug It directly, still no video
feed. what you guys think the Issue ?
Hi, i am looking to by a solo with the gopro set up and after seeing you Video it a done deal ,thank you for sharing! ,i hope to see more of your flight ?
Awesome! We still love our Solo! And it has come WAY down in price since we bought ours pre-launch.
Yes i have been watching the Prices ,So i am saving for the SOLO and i am very Psyched for the new year this is when i will buy the solo, Thank You again for showing you Great Video and i hope to see more SWEET SOLO Video's from you !!?
This was actually my very first time using the gimbal, and it didn't take me long after this to really learn how well it can perform. Check out this video on my other channel to get a better feel for what great footage it can get:
ua-cam.com/video/mTqTq-CSRUE/v-deo.html
Solo really rocks!
does this have terrain avoidance in follow me mode? Looking for something that would do this under the canopy of a forest and avoid the trees while following me
+Three Percent Patriot Definitely not! We looked at a lot of drones in this general price range, and are not aware of any that have terrain avoidance. The problem with flying low under trees is the potential to lose GPS signal, which would then allow the drone to drift into them.
It sure can! And a lot more too. They've recently added a whole series of new features and flight abilities to the app. Solo rocks!
I just got one. Should you be able to view the video before takeoff?
+caudillioski Absolutely! We can see the first person view on our iPad prior to takeoff.
I am loking for a drone. Do you recomend the 3dr solo in october 2017? (That is the month when i could buy it)
I already have a gopro hero 4 black so it makes the drone looks cheaper.
The only thing that I don't like is the portability of the drone, the 3dr backpack and the drone are a bit big. It would make dificult to travel with the drone
Sorry for my english, I am from Argentina
So sorry for the delayed response. I just saw your comment & question. We do love our 3DR Solo, but we cannot recommend buying one. 3DR has stopped making it, and no longer provides support. Our next drone will almost certainly be a DJI Phantom. If you're willing to take a chance on a drone that's no longer supported, you can indeed get very good deals on the Solo.
How did you do orbit and follow me at the same time?
+Jonathan Novotny Once you're in Follow mode, click either the orbit left or orbit right button at the bottom of the app on your mobile device (we're using an iPad mini).
What is the one called with no go pro and with just a built in camera?
+Qasim Momin You're probably referring to the DJI Phantom. That's the white one.
OuiRV no, i know what a dji phantom is, i have a couple, but it is made by this company
+Qasim Momin The company is 3D Robotics, and the only drone they make that I've ever heard of is this one. Sorry.
What do you mean with 'Balanced props' in the description?
+Fernando Siller Props come from the factory reasonably well balanced, but not perfectly. If you want to further improve the smoothness of flight, and therefore the video, balancing the props helps a lot. I use this one: amzn.to/2aDUuME
Thank you! Great advice! Did you use 4 of them?
+Fernando Siller You just buy one prop balancer and use it to balance all of the props. It's a great tool to have.
Wondering does it work with a hero 5 or a hero session?
I don't believe a gimbal has been made yet to support those models. Once Karma came out, I think that really stalled GoPro's continued support for the Solo and likewise developer's desire to produce a compatible mount for future GoPros. After a quick e-mail with 3DR as well as seeing a presentation with 3DR's CEO, it looks like they're expanding more into the software development for their products on a more professional level rather than a hobbyist level. Probably more information than you want, but it sounds like hardware is about to transfer big time to the 3rd party developers. Plus, seeing as how GoPro is pursuing their own sUAS (even with a less than stellar launch), I'm thinking Solo and GoPro's relationship might stall around the Hero 4 cameras (session excluded).
Personally, I was stoked to get my Solo a number of months ago. I'm still pretty happy with it. However, GoPro's image quality from far away (in my opinion) leaves a muddier image than I was hoping for. (You can see this in shots of trees/landscape.) If I had the money to spend, I'd strongly consider the Inspire 2 coming out. The sheer fact that you can change lenses, with some pro-level glass is pretty awesome.
how it follows me? i have to keep controller in my hand all the time? will it follow my phone instead controller?
+Jayesh Patel It follows the mobile device's GPS signal, but the phone (or iPad) has to be close enough to the controller to maintain WiFi connection to it. Since I keep my iPad on the controller, it works like a charm.
+OuiRV Thanks. Your answer is helpful. But now i see some limitations. If I am surfing or running, i can't go too far. :(
In this case, Lily Drone seems better option.
+Jayesh Patel PHANTOM 4 is better
Hey it's Gone with the Wynns.
It sure is! We just got back from sailing their boat through the Panama Canal with them. Look for their video about that within the next month or two. :)
come check out my Solo 3DR video, it flew 40,000 foot.
What camera are you using here?
GoPro Hero 3
Great video! How do you record with the go pro 4 silver? I only see record on the 3dr solo app on my ipad mini a red recording button but that's only a vid feed to my ipad. Also you say 2 nickels, but the gimbal actually comes with weights. And how are you actually having them stay connected to the gimbal? I'm going to look for the filter in your description and get a prop balancer this weekend. Thanks again for sharing a great video hope I have my videos looking simular Cheers.
+moggie215 Until you have the gimbal, the red record button only records to the
iPad, and will not trigger the camera to record. The gimbal weights are
perfect when there's no extra weight added. Even though the filter is
light, it does still add weight, which will make the gimbal motors work
hard to stay level. A nickel on the back frame of the gimbal, directly
behind the camera, and one all the way on the far side of the gimbal,
away from the camera, happened to be the perfect weight to allow the
gimbal to stay put in any position with the filter on the camera,
meaning that it is balanced. I used little pieces of industrial-strength
velcro to hold them on. Works like a charm. I'll post photo in the 3DR
users forum in a day or two and link back to them here.
Yeah I just got my gimbal last week, so I think I need to update my iPad because the camera is not recording on the memory card only streamed to my photos is the video I'm getting. Awesome I look forward to seeing your tutorial photos. Thank you for taking the time for the reply have a great day and happy flying Cheers!
+moggie215 I just posted to the 3DR Pilots forum with complete details and photos of my set-up for a balanced gimbal while using BlurFix Air ND filters and a Hero 4 Silver. You can see the posting here (posted by RVGeeks): www.3drpilots.com/threads/adding-nd-filter-to-gopro-with-gimbal.1738/#post-27520
For some reason this link isn't working for me.
+moggie215 Try this one: www.3drpilots.com/threads/adding-nd-filter-to-gopro-with-gimbal.1738/
can follow a jeep at 40 km?
+RbBishop Red It sure can! Top speed is 55 MPH! It's a rocket. :)
Nice I thinking between this one and Lily camara, but not sure.
great video resolution but the gimbal rocking side to side is bad.
+Z Noble This was my very first time using the gimbal, and it didn't take me long after this to really learn how well it can perform when used properly. Check out this video on my other channel to get a better feel for what great footage it can get:
ua-cam.com/video/mTqTq-CSRUE/v-deo.html
Solo really rocks!
+OuiRV ok yeah, that's much better in the rv vid.
Who the hell walks their cat...and gets chased by a drone
LOL that's what I thought too. But a very cute cat.