Phantom 3 Pro Review + DJI GO App | Flite Test
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- Опубліковано 24 січ 2016
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We've spent 3 months flying the Phantom 3 assessing the pros and cons so you don't have to!
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Fantastic video. I expect sales of these to triple after people see this video! I just bought a camera that was $1300 and it doesn't fly around or create any nicer footage!
+TAOFLEDERMAUS Sup jeff
What's Up Jeff haven't seen a video in a while
and the 10year anniversary makes it almost 300$ cheaper for a limited time. I said fuck it and bought the P3 Advanced :) best thing is,I will still be able to sell it for a very good price in a few years :) if I will ever sell it I don't know . I doubt it .
oh just for the love of God buy it on Amazon or something...do not buy it from DJI. You don't want to wait a month if something broke and it wasn't your fault.
Ultimatevapor918 I just uploaded one today!
Went from a F450 quad to a phantom pro a few months back. Best move ever. You guys are right, the Go App / extreme camera control while flying is what makes this a clear winner over a flying gopro. Keep up the good work guys!
Absolutely AWESOME overview of the Go app and P3P review. Great job as always guys.
Best description ever of the phantom! This is what a lot of people new to multis need to hear ! you can not compare a phantom to any 3DR products because phantoms are nice but very limited,new pilots don't understand opensource and get a 3DR quad mess with settings they know nothing about and wind up with a horrible experience! Great job as always, You guys are the best!!! GOD BLESS YOU & YOUR LOVED ONES!!
Thanks for this... Killer review I'v been looking for weeks for good in depth information on the phantom 3 pro you guys nailed it...
Well done. Thank you! I may wait to see if there's a 4 out soon but will have one in my photography arsenal for sure this year.
Superb video bang on point. I did exactly as you advised pre this video and bought a small mode 2 quad to learn the flight characteristics so when I switched to the phantom it was a super docile platform to discover aerial photography
For aerial photography/videography the Phantom P3 is amazing. I bought mine partly for filming, partly just to enjoy sight-seeing FPV with a HD digital downlink, as it's so much sharper than the analogue FPV I've been flying for five years. I mean I can see detail I just cannot make out with my other fixed wing and multi-rotors. I love flying this just sitting in a folding chair and checking the view (I use a full hood to keep all light off the iPad mini screen).
By the way, it's NOT a wifi download link like they say in this review, it's a specialised DJI 2.4ghz Lightbridge unit. Only the P3 Standard uses wifi, which has limited range by comparison. The footage is so good played back on our big TV that my wife was just slack jawed in amazement, like watching a Hollywood movie. Seriously, it's that good. When you stop in mid air, it looks like the camera is bolted to a balcony up high or something, even on windy days.
But as they say, it's not a model plane or multi-rotor and is kinda lame to fly by comparison to an FPV glider or racing mini-quad. It's really a full sized aerial camera and a damn good one for the money.
Thank u so much, I have been waiting for u guys to do a review on the phantom 3. I'm actually saving my money to get it
I got the chance to fly one for a friend, right out of the box, and it worked perfect, and gets you pro footage right away.
the price was worth it, just for light bridge alone.
it was a windy day, but it did not matter. this model 3 does everything the inspire does, that you really need.
Great vid as usual. Ref the flying bit Alex, if you download the Nazam software you can plug the quads mother board into your pc and change the flight restrictions. I'm a club and BMFA instructor/examiner and have been flying RC for 30 years and this Phantom is a real handful with no restrictions and great fun to fly.
Great video guys. Thanks for such an in depth review.
Wow! This is an eye opening experience on DJI. I never knew much info about DJI copters. I sure learned a load in this great video. The operator is very well spoken on this product. I fly 450 and mini 250's for 2 years now so that is saying something about this machine and the photo pro opportunities Thanks.
A very honest and non bias video guys.. I think I'll be sticking to my Knuckle quad, the amount of times I had a hard landing... I just change the wooden booms....
This is not the review we wanted but this is the review we needed 💯 thank you
Well done Flite Test, clear & concise video with understandable technical detail, thank you.
I love the experience of flying my P3 Advanced. I learned on RC planes, had a 3D helicopter and I still really enjoy this thing. I can't get over how smooth it flies, it's awesome. Also you can put the camera in FPV mode which limits the gimbal and gives you more of an FPV experience.
Very informative! thanks for taking the time out of your day(s) for this video :)
As always - another great, honest review.
Your comment about using the Phantom is similar to 'pushing around a camera in the sky' is very true.
Well done guys. Enjoy the winter. I don't envy you.
+creativecroc Brrrrrrrrr. :)
Nice video guys! Been thinking about getting one of these for a while now
The phantom 3 came with 2 damping rods already installed, but there is room for 4 total. How many do you recommend or should I use?
Fantastic review and really useful for someone like me. Cheers guys.
Great work guys!
2 years after made this video, I still have my p3s and actually learnt a couple of things from this video! Of course I'm looking to upgrade but it has to be said the old Phantom 3 isn't that bad overall are they?!
Mine's just for aerial photography so it suits me very well - just the standard has absolute crap WiFi range which is the only reason I'm thinking of changing plus it only has a 2.7 k camera not 4K.
Woah man!! I love that flight crash into the intro graphic.
Hi may I ask how to adjust the maximum distance to 3km or more.. it only allows me up to 500m max..
Completely unrelated to the video, but I have a home built 500 size quad, and i would like to know if I could transfer my electronics from my 500 to a 280? (If I change out the flight board)
This is a great review and covered really well! We love all your content guys, and hope you keep up the great work! We love our Inspire and wondered about picking up a Phantom as well, and it may be in our near future =^)
I love your videos! Cool too see you have commented on a FliteTest video!
Thanks Shane!
One of the finest review ever!
just bought a bixler and want to make it haul A##. what set up do you recomend Mr. Bixler? i want to run 4 cells. already bought 30amp esc.
Very good, comprehensive review, guys!
Also, speaking of frame rates...y'all were posting episodes in 1080p60 for a while there. When did you switch back to 30fps? I think I prefer the lower frame rate.
Great job guys!
Dang, I crashed my Phantom and can't find anywhere to fix it. Any suggestions out there where to get repairs?
I'm thinking of buying a P3P. A big thing for me is auto camera / flying features. Is there any automatic options, like cable cam, drawing your flight-path, automatically circle you etc etc. Can you do that with this drone?
Question: Does the software work just as well on and Android tablet ?
I've owned the Phantom 3 Professional for 8 months now and love it! The only downside for me has been the firmware updates. I can't seem to get my P3 to work as good as when I first bought it. I keep getting "Signal Loss" errors. Didn't have any in the beginning! Keep up the good work guys!
I know right.. I had a problems for weeks where the app would crash on me as soon as i connected it to the remote. They did fix it, but with a product like this where you NEED the app to do anything, it should be nr1 priority.
My JROTC unit got one from the Air Force. Great footage from it. Updates can be a pain in the neck, but it works great.
What was the name and model of the quadcopter you recommended playing with in your house for $70?
DJI 3 SE or DJI 3 PRO? Looking to shoot videos and take pictures. This is my first drone purchase. Which camera is better?
Hey guys,
I was wondering if you could answer a question for me. Ive been thinking about buying a dji inspire for some time now. Could you tell me why you guys use the phantom pro more than the inspire?
Thank you and take care
really enjoyed watching,great video
is there an affordable fpv helmet we can use with a phone for this drone ? thanks
Awesome video! For the "experience" thing, I have to say that I bought on 2008 an E-Sky Lama V4 expecting it to be easy to fly and designed for noobies, the thing is never achieved a real "flight" with it, only frog-like flights like, launch, move 1 meter randomsly, land. so it was uncontrollable, even indoors!
Last week I bought an used DJI P2 with H3-3D and a GoPro Hero4 Black. 5 minutes was the time necessarily to learn to fly it, today I achieved my first 120 meters high flight with FPV, it was the best experience I had with RC Flying, and look, I looooove RC, but it took me 8 years to try it again just because I had a shit experience with the first helicopter and felt like throwing money in trash!
So, for me, I really recommend a Phantom for beginners, it will fly easy, and with that, you will learn how control your drone before trying some Pro stuff...
I think you don't have to learn how to drive in a 1000HP Dragster, maybe a Prius would do a better work at it, and then, when you fill safe, try some more Handy...
Well, that was my 2 cents in this subject, bye guys!
What app did you use to record the screen?
Hey... can I convert the footage to 50i with the footage from the Phantom 3?
I must say with no disrespect to everyone else's review on this , you're the best to date easily explained brilliant review thanks guy's
+Dji Leon Wow, thank you so much.
Alex worked really hard on this episode (and it's something that is traditionally out of our wheelhouse). I'll definitely pass this along :) -Austin
The Phantom 3 Advanced is on sale for $799. No other drone can close to what it offers for anywhere near that price. The only main difference between the P3A and P3P is the 4K video which most people don't use anyway since most monitors can't output 4K (except newer ones). the Advanced camera has been updated to 2.7K (2704x1524) which is still higher than most will use.
For those of you who don't use or like the fruit company products you can buy a new model Nvidia Shield tablet that works great with the Phantom 3 series and it even has an HDMI out so you don't need the $100 add-on from DJI to output to goggles like the Headplay or any other monitor. It also can output 4K video and runs without overheating like the fruit devices do in the summer and start dropping frames or slow way down. But the best thing about it is the $199 price at Amazon, no problems with the Go app, or 3rd party apps, works okay in sunlight, and it works right out of the box without worrying about changing settings or closing down factory apps. I've used it for a few months now and couldn't be happier and also sometimes use the Headplay goggles on my P3P.. So far not one app crash and have flown quite a distance away with no dropped frames or pixelation.
im a photography so im buying the phantom 3 but i just bought a syma x5c to learn and its so fun because know i get the feeling of flying whith ky syma and soon get amazing photography
loved this video, can't wait to get one of these. Thanks guys :-)
Perfect video and great view points. Agree with everything said!
hey guys I have a kinda silly question maybe haha but will a 5.8g 600mw rx receive from a 200mw tx? any answers will help thanks
Nice and very helpful video. Thank you!
What's the difference between the Phantom 3 4K on the website for $799 and the 4K professional?
hi im very confesed about getting into fpv flying I was wondering if you could give me a list of what i need for a decent fpv plane under $300 ncluding the aircraft body speed controllers camera fpv system controler... thanks
What kind of lens are you using on it again?
Nice video, I love it!
Great stuff, love it!
Where did you get the large tablet mount? I'm looking for something that is more stable and can hold a larger tablet that what comes with the phantom 3 standard.
+JB The larger tablet holder comes with the remote for the pro/advanced. The standard version uses a different remote and a smaller tablet mount. Maybe if you did a search for the P3 pro tablet mount you might find something.
Is there anywhere I can find more of Chad Kapper's music? Does he have a soundcloud or anything?
Hi guys and a big hello from Australia, Sydney. I have a DJI Phantom 2 vision + at the moment and love it. I am seriously thinking of going up to the DJI Phantom 3 Advanced. Is there much difference between the Advanced and Professional?
I have put a few of my videos on You Tube under the tag Adams Flyovers.
Thanks for the review guys-well presented and concise. Is it possible to FPV the P3 using fatshark goggles?
Cheers.
Is the video link wifi between the iPad and the phantom or is it through a mor conventional fpv type link with wifi going from the transmitter to the iPad the second would give better range as wifi is limited to about 30 m to my knowledge.
Kendrick
+Kendrick Apps It's cabled connection to the controller. USB for Android and I believe it's USB to lightning connector for iOS.
This video should be MANDATORY for anyone looking for a DJI or any ready-to-fly quadcopter. It's basically a whole other hobby: aerial photography, as opposed to building and flying RC aircraft. Loved the smartphone analogy!
Guys, great review. The only thing you left out was mentioning the technology that really sets the Phantom 3 Pro apart from all the others, it's not just the app (which is good). Phantom 3 Pro does not use Wifi, as you stated. The Phantom 3 Advanced and Pro versions have a clear technology advantage using DJI's proprietary Lightbridge communications, which uses the same 2.4Ghz frequency, but it's NOT WIFI. Lightbridge is good for over 2 miles, when other drones using Wifi are lucky to get 1/2 mi. unless you're over water or in the desert with no obstructions or wifi interference. Lightbridge is what it's all about, it gives a HUGE jump in distance capability, and it SETS YOU FREE! All others without Lightbridge get old quick, very quick, and they become worthless very quick since anyone "in the know" wants the superior distance capability of Lightbridge.
Awesome guys!! wish the taxes for import here in Brazil wasn't too high... but still have hope to get one of these!
Amazing!!! The guy that's shooting my music video for me bought one of these for most of the footage we're using and this explained to me what it was he was so excited about lol! Now I know what and why the footage is going to be so good! Just the basic footage he's sent me is amazing stuff! So glad HE knows what he's doing and what to get for all this lol!!! I'll just play guitar and fly my little Millennium Falcon around the house haha!
Can you compare it to Blade Helis Chroma 4K?
how do you make it show how many mph its flying
As usual, EXCELLENT video, I feel like I really know something about the New P3P.......with that said, hopefully you are/will be doing a similar quality review of the NEW Yuneec Q500 4K and there app.
+Michael Aguirre It is unlikely that we will do a review of the Q500 but we would like to test the sense and avoid tech on the Typhoon H. We have always been fans of the GCO3+ 4K camera, and the Typhoon look like some really interesting competition for the Inspire 1 in price point/features. -Austin
@@FliteTest how do u stream to UA-cam. i get fail to login error. I'm flying the phantom 3 professional and using an Asus tablet or my Galaxy s9+ I've tried my wife's UA-cam account and i het the same message. If u have any ideas on how to fix it please message me
A great video, very informative
I have just started flying the Phantom 3 advanced, what an awesome piece of kit. I have just learnt a few new things from your video
So wish my software had the menu button, as you demonstrated. Seems Dji have updated and taken away that feature - not a good move Dji
how does one get the cross lines on their mini iPad?
does it work with any iPad or does it have to be a Cellular iPad ?
The repair issue is why I stuck with a phantom 2. I have done tons of upgrades and repairs. The phantom 2 still uses modular components where the phantom 3 is all on one board. Good video by the way.
Need help i get Google hasn't verified th dji app an6 its blocking me from signing into UA-cam
Can someone tell me what I need to buy now in order to have a monitor now? I am not real savvy in the iphone
thanks a lot for this video, helped me a lot in my choice of drone you rock 😉
Now that you have had time with both the phantom 3 and the inspire 1, you should do a video comparing the 2.
What make one better than the other and when.
Vary cool stuff I love ur vids no matter what it is about
Good review, Thanks guys!
Do you guys know any drones that are just straight out of the box beginner for a reasonable price
awesome review
Have you guys checked out the litchi app for the phantom? In my opinion it is packed with features that outdo the DJI Go app. Focus mode is the best, pick a point and the gymbol will adjust itself to keep it centered. Not to mention how amazingly cool ground-station is!
will this drone work with my iPad 2
You guys should dig into a pixhawk and 3dr solo. Awesome equipment and machine, would like to know what you guys think about them
It would be interesting to have you compare this against some of the other major contenders in the videographer's quadcopters such as the 3DR Solo and the Blade Chroma. Have you flown either of these quads to see how they compare?
review the yuneec q500
Bought the 550 kit and put it together piece by piece, it flys a Sony alpha, and has lightbridge with programmable waypoints. I have FPV on another small gimble. I built this in 2013 instead of buying the phantom because of upgrade limits. later I acquired a used phantom from Jimmy (margaritaville) Buffett's crew just to have one. I now have the Yuneec Q 4k, and love it because it's not a DJI and is different in that it doesn't fit the "bad drone" image caused by people making poor choices.
Love my P3 Pro!
One correction: Only the buttons on the back of the transmitter (C1, C2) are customizable, and then only with certain functions. For me, having one swap between FPV and map, and the other flipping the camera straight forward / straight down works really well.
They also have 5 versions of the Phantom 3 now not just the couple he mentioned.
+Dennis Dunbar no,there is Pro,Advanced,Standard and 4k (exactly like Standard but with 4k)
+Tomi that was sarcasm but thanks. Lol
Love Mine ! Can't beat the Footage you get .
can you review the solo for contrast?
hey flitetest, im a new subscriber. I am considering getting this as birthday gift, and was wondering if its still relevant... Is it still worth it to buy this model? i know both the 4 and mavic is out now. Should i just wait until this or the newer models drop in price? Im thinking about some other stuff instead, but if i do get a drone this one was about as much as my wallet (and my moms too) could handle currently. i found one from b & h for 799. if not, ill get something else and wait till next year. thanks!
Jake Taz Would like to know as well.
The drone hasn't got any worse since the video was made, but it is noticeably worse than the new models. But, for the price, I think it's definitely worth it. I live in the UK and the P3 is about 1/3 the price of the P4 so I'd say buy it and you won't be disappointed! Hope you enjoy your new drone!
Matt Clough thanks, ended up saving for the phantom 4. planning on getting it in april
What about the 3DR solo? The big Phantom competitor :P I would like to see it in your show
Can you tell me how you captured the iPad screen for your video?
+georgesjunglerc I Used an App called Mirroring360 to airplay the ipad's image onto my macbook via wifi and then screen captured the airplay image using quicktime. took me a minute to figure that out..
+Alex Zvada Hi Alex, Thank you very much! Awesome job.
Can I use a Kindle fire tablet?
This video was like witnessing poetry. I think y'all hit the nail on the head when it came to people using these tools in the wrong way.
Any tips on 3D printed mini quads or fpv quads because I want to get into fpv I have the equipment to make one and a GoPro for the fpv but I want to 3D print my own and assemble it all just don't know how
Do you have a quadcopter already?
+41Extremo I have a Blade 350qx
could you guys do a "tips and tricks" to switch from stabilised quadcopter flying to acro/rate flying, I'm having an incredibly hard time switching over and i'm sure many others are too :D
Alex keeps saying DGI. Does anyone know if you can have to controllers so one for camera one for control?
Not possible.
Hey, great video. New subscriber here and I was wondering what the best FPV drone is that would give the feeling of flight as you said. I'm a new drone hobbyist and would love to get a quality fpv quad.
great review - lots of detail that I've not heard anywhere else.
just need to be aware , lots of Firmware updates to Quad / Tx and even Battery needs to be mentioned -
As well as 3 calibrations (IMU, GIMBAL, QUAD)
So, maybe easy to fly out the box, but really you need a bit more info to get it bang on.