I've had my Phantom 2 c/w GoPro Hero 3+ BE mounted on a Zenmuse H3-3D gimbal for about 3 months. One lesson I learned is to always perform a calibration of my quadcopter before each flight when I get to a new shooting location. I haven't had any crashes or mishaps since doing this!!
Awesome footage in the beginning Funnily I just today saw footage on TV that looked like it was shot with a drone, probably this specific drone since it seems to be really starting off the filmmaking/drone thing, especially in the professional sector.
From time to time I return to this video for the clip from 0:24 to 1:01 .That combination of the drone,cinematography and soundtrack is remarkable! Having Chris fishing in the shot added a narrative element.Pretty good for guys who work in a camera store!
In the future should you have communication issue again with the controller, top stop your Phantom from auto landing you need to toggle the S1 switch to the bottom position then back to the top. It will allow you to regain control in the event of it being in return to home or auto landing procedure. It would have been good for you to have downloaded the full manual from DJIs website and read through it before flying.
i remember watching this before buying my phantom 2. funny how in just a couple short years the progression of this company and their products have come
Additional reasons you had problems. You probably did not give the phantom enough time to establish a proper home lock before taking off. If you did, then the phantom 2 would have flown back to its take off position when it lost connection to the controller vs landing in the lake. So that problem was created by you having the gopro wifi on while using a phantom with a 2.4ghz control, and secondly for not having a full GPS home lock before take off.
Also the term drone is often used for these copters made popular by the Parrot AR Drone, but purists will prefer the proper term for Phantoms and similar aircrafts. The proper term being either Quad Copter or a Multi Rotor. If it was a six rotor then it would be called a Hex copter
Great video, once again. But it's weird, whenever I saw the drone I just couldn't help but see it as a special effect. I don't think my mind has fully accepted that they really exist yet, it all seems too sci-fi. They are amazing tools, a god-send for indie film-makers, but they do make me a little uncomfortable. The morality of drone warfare still troubles me greatly. Anyway, rest easy, that's not what this tool is about and the panning shots of the misty weather... well, the weather gods were on your side that day, clearly. Thank you CamerastoreTV for going that extra mile in your reviews to really create something worth looking at. And hope you got some good fishing in, Chris!
Great footage, I got myself the first phantom, the one without the gimbal. They are a great way to lean how to fly, but its easy to forget about flying safe. The GPS on the phantom works, but the return to home function is not the most accurate. Here is some footage of my phantom when my controller turned off, it flew about 30 yards from where it took off and landed in a pine tree. The cool thing is that it righted itself before it hit the ground, didn't t even break a prop. 2:22 first flight
Great video. I am trying to figure out how to keep the control on the left always being left, and right always being right… I have S1 and S2 in the top position, but when the drone is facing me, left is right, and right is left… Am I doing something wrong?
"Eventually they will..." is true, but not on the California earthquake schedule. Much more frequently. Beginners understandably rarely know all they're up against, and there is a significant learning curve. Little things like how much wind can you fly in (and still get decent video). And checklist items like what do all the LED codes mean, and did you take off but forget to start the GoPro recording. Prop guards (which cut into flight time) are popular for a reason.
Couple problems here with what you're doing and suggesting. 1) do not use the wifi on a gopro. Explanation: that's the reason you lost control of your phantom 2, they both are operating on 2.4ghz and your gopro wifi killed the transmitter feed to the phantom. 2) You don't need the dji light bridge for FPV on a phantom 2. You can use a wide array of 5.8ghz video transmitters that will give you good quality standard definition video and long range and at relatively low cost. You'll also want to get the iosd mini for telemetry data. 3) the vision plus uses 5.8gjz control and 2.4ghz to the wifi ok your phone or tablet for the live FPV.
@2:59 - I've lived in California for over thirty years and I've yet to hang out with any Hollywood stars when I'm at the beach. But the gigantic earthquake that's going to drop us into the ocean? That's totally going to happen.
It is no surprise that the phantom fell into the river as using the wifi on the go pro is using the same frequency as the remote control for the phantom which will force it into failsafe mode. If you want a video feed with the go pro, rig up a fatshark FPV system.
I would encourage you to check out phantompilots.com and search for go pro wifi. The interference issue with 2.4ghz wifi and 2.4 ghz radio transmitter is why the phantom 2vision+ operates at 5.8 ghz even at the sacrifice of reduced range. While the stars do not always line up, having the wifi on the go prom will act much like being near a power line and will cause either fail safe mode or lack of responsiveness. If you remember, chase jarvis lost a phantom because of this wifi issue, the video is here on UA-cam.
Sister was given a Phantom (1) from work (I know, right!?) which means I now have a Phantom. I have a 3+ Black. Fucking excited about the possibilities.
3:20 dont be scared. if you read the manual first you would know why things happend. laning in water at signal loss?. probably low voltage and set to auto land at location. thats what it comes configurated at from dji. thats a safety feature. if you read the manual, you would know that going into ATTI would give you the control back. If the controllers batteries was bad, that could also trigger it to land. Im at 7 months with my phantom 2. 0 problems because i take my time and read up on things. always expect problems and fly safe. but its a very capable plattform. If you want one, go to dji.com and download the assistant software first. update everything. learn how it works. cheers
also. at 5:40 . You must NEVER fly with the gopro wifi on. it can and probably will result in a flyaway. you operate the phantom 2 at 2.4ghz. the gopro wifi is also 2.4ghz. that would create a lot of interference and result in loss of control at some point. What you do want is something called FPV gear. that is made up of a video transmitter, monitor with a built in receiver and some antennas. most people go with 5.8 ghz. its a LOT cheaper than lightbridge and gives you analog video down. not HD but its plenty to fly with and frame your shot. its also small. dont need anything bigger than 200mw. good antennas and you are looking at 3km range.
Anatomy of a Phantom Flyaway That's all I can say about the DJI products. There is no support, and I don't think TheCameraStore will be able to support when DJI won't. l encourage you to RUN, not walk away from DJI products. Sorry guys, nice video, but people need to be warned.
We have the Phantom II Drone and GoPro Hero 4 camera. Can we get functionality similar to the Vision plus set up with GoPro Hero 4? Using the GoPro app can we establish flight plans, and watch the view while in flight from our IPhone like you can with the Vision Plus set up?
The video footage looks amazing. How have you done in terms of post and grading? Or is it almost ooc? Would be interesting how good the Hero footage and it codecs is. Never worked with these one yet.
The footage was shot in the Flat Protune mode, and lightly graded with Final Cut X. I'd like to do another, more aggressive grade with FilmConvert and an alternate music track. I'll post it on our alternate Camera Store Shorts channel if I get a chance... Jordan @ TCSTV
Straight out of camera, definitely the Go Pro. However, the RAW files from the Vision + are much more flexible for editing. I'd go with the Vision + if stills are primary use. Jordan @ TCSTV
Ok, I'm thinking what does Chris Nichols know about flying a RC aircraft? Sure he's a great photographer. Then I see the opening sequence. As trendy and cliche as this is, in the hands of an artist, it's pretty impressive what it enables.
After about 3 - 4 mos. of fairly routine, my Phantom II now does faux "landings" by itself. It then can completely just shut down in mid-air and fall!!! I think this is NOT a seasoned product and will crash at random intervals NO MATTER what the preparations (yes, the batteries are charged, no close wires, etc!). BY some other brand!!
If you don't want fisheye then don't shoot in wide mode which is where most of it comes from to begin with. And there is also free software provided from gopro to remove it that way if you already have fisheye video.
You guys need to carry the new drone from China: www.engadget.com/2014/08/11/ehang-hexacopter-drone-china/ Not named yet but 10kg payload, 5km radius, 30-40 minutes flight time per charge. Sounds good for carrying a real camera up there.
The Lightbridge does NOT work with the GoPro 4 in 4K mode, so what's the point of spending all that money? Secondly, don't buy a $1500.00 quadcopter until you learn to fly a $40.00 one first, unless of coarse you're a millionaire and don't mine paying for repairs of constantly buy new ones. Happy flying!
An excellent review from TCS TV, a responsible outfit that's not trying to appeal to an audience of clueless geeks and witless 10-yr. olds w/ their first boners, by hyping up the "fun" of "spying" using these devices, or by doing incredibly stupid and dangerous stunts w/ them like flying them at low altitudes along busy highways so that they could very easily distract drivers and cause accidents.
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Those phantoms look awesome, great video no punches pulled that's always fun to watch thanks guys.
"Unexpectedly, our most expensive episode of TCSTV ever..." - Worth it though, great video guys. Loving both the choice of music and waders!
Great job on highlighting the best features of this drone.
WOW! That was some surprisingly good footage! Very nice!
I've had my Phantom 2 c/w GoPro Hero 3+ BE mounted on a Zenmuse H3-3D gimbal for about 3 months. One lesson I learned is to always perform a calibration of my quadcopter before each flight when I get to a new shooting location. I haven't had any crashes or mishaps since doing this!!
Great video. You really showed the capabilities of the drone.
breathtaking scenery.. amazing montage
Some great shots for sure. A lot of video markets could make use of something like this. Definitely a game-changer.
Wow! You guys shot some great footage - good test - makes me want one.
Awesome footage in the beginning
Funnily I just today saw footage on TV that looked like it was shot with a drone, probably this specific drone since it seems to be really starting off the filmmaking/drone thing, especially in the professional sector.
From time to time I return to this video for the clip from 0:24 to 1:01 .That combination of the drone,cinematography and soundtrack is remarkable! Having Chris fishing in the shot added a narrative element.Pretty good for guys who work in a camera store!
Thanks Joe! We were really happy with how that sequence turned out.
Jordan @ TCSTV
In the future should you have communication issue again with the controller, top stop your Phantom from auto landing you need to toggle the S1 switch to the bottom position then back to the top. It will allow you to regain control in the event of it being in return to home or auto landing procedure.
It would have been good for you to have downloaded the full manual from DJIs website and read through it before flying.
i remember watching this before buying my phantom 2. funny how in just a couple short years the progression of this company and their products have come
Awesome footage. Would be great to bring these on mountain hikes, though I guess then you'd be carrying a lot more than your pack.
Thanks for the frank and honest review!
Additional reasons you had problems.
You probably did not give the phantom enough time to establish a proper home lock before taking off. If you did, then the phantom 2 would have flown back to its take off position when it lost connection to the controller vs landing in the lake. So that problem was created by you having the gopro wifi on while using a phantom with a 2.4ghz control, and secondly for not having a full GPS home lock before take off.
Brilliant review, I'd deffo go for a go pro version after seeing this though.
didn't know you fly fished! awesome review and great shots! it would have been cool if you landed a pig brown in the vid !!!
You must have mixed up our lives... I love fishing.. wanna go to Canada... and love camera gear.... DAMN YOU! Would love a trip to BC and NT...
Also the term drone is often used for these copters made popular by the Parrot AR Drone, but purists will prefer the proper term for Phantoms and similar aircrafts. The proper term being either Quad Copter or a Multi Rotor. If it was a six rotor then it would be called a Hex copter
Perfect Video
Great video, once again. But it's weird, whenever I saw the drone I just couldn't help but see it as a special effect. I don't think my mind has fully accepted that they really exist yet, it all seems too sci-fi. They are amazing tools, a god-send for indie film-makers, but they do make me a little uncomfortable. The morality of drone warfare still troubles me greatly. Anyway, rest easy, that's not what this tool is about and the panning shots of the misty weather... well, the weather gods were on your side that day, clearly. Thank you CamerastoreTV for going that extra mile in your reviews to really create something worth looking at. And hope you got some good fishing in, Chris!
ur the best Chris
Great footage, I got myself the first phantom, the one without the gimbal. They are a great way to lean how to fly, but its easy to forget about flying safe. The GPS on the phantom works, but the return to home function is not the most accurate. Here is some footage of my phantom when my controller turned off, it flew about 30 yards from where it took off and landed in a pine tree. The cool thing is that it righted itself before it hit the ground, didn't t even break a prop. 2:22 first flight
Great video. I am trying to figure out how to keep the control on the left always being left, and right always being right… I have S1 and S2 in the top position, but when the drone is facing me, left is right, and right is left… Am I doing something wrong?
"Eventually they will..." is true, but not on the California earthquake schedule. Much more frequently. Beginners understandably rarely know all they're up against, and there is a significant learning curve. Little things like how much wind can you fly in (and still get decent video). And checklist items like what do all the LED codes mean, and did you take off but forget to start the GoPro recording. Prop guards (which cut into flight time) are popular for a reason.
Couple problems here with what you're doing and suggesting. 1) do not use the wifi on a gopro. Explanation: that's the reason you lost control of your phantom 2, they both are operating on 2.4ghz and your gopro wifi killed the transmitter feed to the phantom.
2) You don't need the dji light bridge for FPV on a phantom 2. You can use a wide array of 5.8ghz video transmitters that will give you good quality standard definition video and long range and at relatively low cost. You'll also want to get the iosd mini for telemetry data.
3) the vision plus uses 5.8gjz control and 2.4ghz to the wifi ok your phone or tablet for the live FPV.
@2:59 - I've lived in California for over thirty years and I've yet to hang out with any Hollywood stars when I'm at the beach. But the gigantic earthquake that's going to drop us into the ocean? That's totally going to happen.
Great review, I was going to get this unit, but it won't be good enough for photography. I'm going with matrix s I think.
nice intro video... seriously thumbs up :)
Great product
Wow!
What did you shoot the actual video (not the drone video - the commentary) with? The color and the clarity are incredible!
Sony FS700, recorded to an Atomos Samurai Blade. It's been our primary kit for a couple years now.
Jordan @ TCSTV
cool movie, I also made a few with my Phantom!!!
Just a tip for everyone out there. If your electronics get wet the best thing you can do is take out the battery immediately and leave it to dry.
i want this ....
are you going to review phantom 3?
You can use the GoPro app to monitor the footage with the phantom 2? I thought it would interfere with the gps ?
Nice video, just curious.... what are you using for audio recording in this video? Wireless mic?
It is no surprise that the phantom fell into the river as using the wifi on the go pro is using the same frequency as the remote control for the phantom which will force it into failsafe mode. If you want a video feed with the go pro, rig up a fatshark FPV system.
That sounds like a very important piece of advice.
I would encourage you to check out phantompilots.com and search for go pro wifi. The interference issue with 2.4ghz wifi and 2.4 ghz radio transmitter is why the phantom 2vision+ operates at 5.8 ghz even at the sacrifice of reduced range. While the stars do not always line up, having the wifi on the go prom will act much like being near a power line and will cause either fail safe mode or lack of responsiveness. If you remember, chase jarvis lost a phantom because of this wifi issue, the video is here on UA-cam.
What's it happen when it's fall down to the water or trap in top of the tree?
Sister was given a Phantom (1) from work (I know, right!?) which means I now have a Phantom. I have a 3+ Black. Fucking excited about the possibilities.
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3:20 dont be scared. if you read the manual first you would know why things happend. laning in water at signal loss?. probably low voltage and set to auto land at location. thats what it comes configurated at from dji. thats a safety feature. if you read the manual, you would know that going into ATTI would give you the control back. If the controllers batteries was bad, that could also trigger it to land. Im at 7 months with my phantom 2. 0 problems because i take my time and read up on things. always expect problems and fly safe. but its a very capable plattform. If you want one, go to dji.com and download the assistant software first. update everything. learn how it works. cheers
also. at 5:40 . You must NEVER fly with the gopro wifi on. it can and probably will result in a flyaway. you operate the phantom 2 at 2.4ghz. the gopro wifi is also 2.4ghz. that would create a lot of interference and result in loss of control at some point. What you do want is something called FPV gear. that is made up of a video transmitter, monitor with a built in receiver and some antennas. most people go with 5.8 ghz. its a LOT cheaper than lightbridge and gives you analog video down. not HD but its plenty to fly with and frame your shot. its also small. dont need anything bigger than 200mw. good antennas and you are looking at 3km range.
at 3:06 being from L.A..... I totally agree with you {xD
Anatomy of a Phantom Flyaway
That's all I can say about the DJI products. There is no support, and I don't think TheCameraStore will be able to support when DJI won't. l encourage you to RUN, not walk away from DJI products. Sorry guys, nice video, but people need to be warned.
Question? I am about to buy a Phantom 2 and I have a GoPro but the introcuctory model, will this work with the Phantom? Johan
Can I use the GOPRO app while flying?
We have the Phantom II Drone and GoPro Hero 4 camera. Can we get functionality similar to the Vision plus set up with GoPro Hero 4? Using the GoPro app can we establish flight plans, and watch the view while in flight from our IPhone like you can with the Vision Plus set up?
What is the distance on this thing? (how far can it fly without losing conection)
The video footage looks amazing. How have you done in terms of post and grading? Or is it almost ooc? Would be interesting how good the Hero footage and it codecs is. Never worked with these one yet.
The footage was shot in the Flat Protune mode, and lightly graded with Final Cut X. I'd like to do another, more aggressive grade with FilmConvert and an alternate music track. I'll post it on our alternate Camera Store Shorts channel if I get a chance...
Jordan @ TCSTV
Phil Ondiss Stop crying already, you sound like a bitch.
bryo BREAST MILK!
In Canada, < 35kg and not used for commercial purpose. It is all good.
The FilmConvert Grade of the footage can be found here:
DJI Phantom 2 Go Pro 3+ Footage with FilmConvert
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what kind of RC system used this drone
20 minutes is not "pretty good". For a tiny thing like that it's AMAZING. Usually getting past 10 minutes for a camera+gimbal setup is pretty good.
Nice video. Which of the two cameras produced better still imagery?
Straight out of camera, definitely the Go Pro. However, the RAW files from the Vision + are much more flexible for editing. I'd go with the Vision + if stills are primary use.
Jordan @ TCSTV
Take in account that you have more accurate real-time streaming to your screen with the Vision +, and that's quite important
where the hell are the new videos???
What FPS is the Gopro set in ?
Does The Camera Store in Calgary have these for rent? I Ican't see me using it enough to be an affordable purchase.
Unfortunately, we won't be renting drones. They're too easy to damage, as we learned shooting this video...
Jordan @ TCSTV
where was this shot at?
Ok, I'm thinking what does Chris Nichols know about flying a RC aircraft? Sure he's a great photographer. Then I see the opening sequence. As trendy and cliche as this is, in the hands of an artist, it's pretty impressive what it enables.
W E L O V E D R O N E S ! ! ♥ ♥ ♥
After about 3 - 4 mos. of fairly routine, my Phantom II now does faux "landings" by itself. It then can completely just shut down in mid-air and fall!!! I think this is NOT a seasoned product and will crash at random intervals NO MATTER what the preparations (yes, the batteries are charged, no close wires, etc!). BY some other brand!!
how do you get rid of the gopros fish eye?
Gopro give free video editing software. And it has a setting called remove fisheye. Very simple
If you don't want fisheye then don't shoot in wide mode which is where most of it comes from to begin with. And there is also free software provided from gopro to remove it that way if you already have fisheye video.
I built my own it was cheaper. $300. I recommend a carbon fiber frame to start off with.
and it cost 1758 canadian dollars in Denmark :(
You guys need to carry the new drone from China: www.engadget.com/2014/08/11/ehang-hexacopter-drone-china/
Not named yet but 10kg payload, 5km radius, 30-40 minutes flight time per charge. Sounds good for carrying a real camera up there.
i sew htc one m8
Chris, are Asian in some way? because you look like Jason from simplepickup
*you
Dudes what's happening - I'm suffering from TCS withdrawal symptoms
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that is obviously not a field test
The Lightbridge does NOT work with the GoPro 4 in 4K mode, so what's the point of spending all that money? Secondly, don't buy a $1500.00 quadcopter until you learn to fly a $40.00 one first, unless of coarse you're a millionaire and don't mine paying for repairs of constantly buy new ones. Happy flying!
Love flying over water with my phantom. Last video over the Golf. ua-cam.com/video/-B14c8g9y-o/v-deo.html
An excellent review from TCS TV, a responsible outfit that's not trying to appeal to an audience of clueless geeks and witless 10-yr. olds w/ their first boners, by hyping up the "fun" of "spying" using these devices, or by doing incredibly stupid and dangerous stunts w/ them like flying them at low altitudes along busy highways so that they could very easily distract drivers and cause accidents.
1. Use drone to spot fish
2. Fish
3. ????
4. Lose fish because you're fishing with a fly
Not worth it
This guy doesn't know what he is talking about..
Good footage though...