Image quality for both stills and video is excellent, although like most drones with a 1-inch sensor or smaller, the best results are achieved at lower ISO settings. The DJI Advanced/Pro gives you a different perspective on the world around you. With the extremely powerful 20 MP 1 inch CMOS sensor, the Phantom 4 Advanced/Pro delivers crisp, highly detailed outstanding photos as well as killer 4K video at 100Mbps. The flight autonomy makes the powerful Phantom a breeze to fly in the sky. The long lasting battery of 30 minutes allows you to fly for longer and safer with its multi-directional obstacle sensing. The Phantom 4 Pro costs $1,499, or $1,799 if you opt for the controller with the built-in screen.
In this buying guide we’ve rounded-up several great cameras for shooting landscapes, and recommended the best. I incorrectly assumed DJI implemented the protest areas as “no fly zones” but actually, the DJI drones just fell out of the sky without entering any no fly zone. It would have been a lot better for the drone operators if they had made them standard no fly zones, instead of just making them fall out of the sky as reported. Much of DJI’s efforts over the past 18+ months have been focused on the Mavic series – from the Mavic 2 line to the sub-250-gram Mini. This is why it came as a shock that DJI announced the return of its Phantom 4 Pro V2.0 drone earlier this week. Some enthusiasts have taken to the drone forums to predict a forthcoming Phantom 5 successor, despite rumors being all but dismissed at the same time the V2.0 was initially discontinued.
Clip a tree at 100 feet in the air and it can either start an uncontrollable fall to the ground or, perhaps worse, get stuck like some cruel Christmas tree ornament you can see but never touch. Having the ability to avoid trees is especially important when using the return-to-home feature that summons the drone back to you. The DJI Phantom 4 is a very polished drone compared to its competition, and for those who’ve flown a quad before, you’ll have no trouble getting started with this one. The new Sport mode lets you get to your location faster or just have some fun. Its Obstacle Sensing System can help avoid head-on collisions as well as track subjects. Slow-motion video is a nice addition to an already excellent camera.
The Phantom 4 RTK case is about the size of a small carry-on suitcase. Light and compact, it’s easy to manage and contains all that you need for your flight. Even though the case is made from foam, it works quite well and has a nice product feel. James Abbott is a professional portrait and landscape photographer, and a freelance photography journalist producing words and pictures for the best photography magazines in the UK. James is also a qualified college lecturer and has taught photography and Photoshop to a wide range of age groups and situations including one-to-one, group and distance learning.
A “W” indicates that the camera was tested under various weather conditions. I know of no other drone on the market even close to this price range that offers a mechanical shutter. On a shadowless day, you avoid noise in your final Pix4Dmapper model and will produce a clearer, often more accurate surface model and orthomosaic for your client. Pilots with experience using 3rd party apps on DJI drones can access the world’s leading drone app ecosystem for their Phantom 4 RTK with the SDK Remote Controller. Users can plug in a compatible Android or iOS device and install any compatible DJI Mobile SDK-enabled app to harness the full power of their Phantom 4 RTK.
DPReview has openings on both its Editorial and Business teams, including some location independent positions. Apple’s new Studio Display is an extremely color accurate IPS LCD with a bunch of unique features and exceptional build quality. But with a price tag of $1,600, phantom 4 you really have to value those extra features. For Apple, this is a missed opportunity to give the creative community a smaller, more affordable version of the Pro Display XDR. DxO PureRAW 2 is the latest version of DxO’s impressive RAW processing application.
The sensor package on the Phantom 4 Pro has also gotten a big upgrade. Prior to this, the DJI Phantom 4 and Mavic Pro had obstacle avoidance, but it only worked when you were flying forward. The Phantom 4 Pro has sensors on all four sides, meaning the drone can see and avoid obstacles while moving in any direction.
With Tap Fly, you need only tap your device screen to change directions without fear of obstacles. The phantom 4 connects to GPS and GLONASS through its Intelligent Flight Positioning system for precise positioning. You can effortlessly return to wherever you had been shooting with help from Automatic Flight Logs. Beginner mode will keep you from flying beyond your rudimentary skills; adjustable maximum height and distance let you get the most of your skills as you develop.
But it can also use them to automatically do your bidding in the air. You see, I was coming at the tree from an angle that could’ve been outside of the OSS’s visual range. It senses what’s in front of the Phantom, not above, to the sides or behind it. So while the system can stop a head-on collision, you’ll have no problems crashing it from other directions.