Recent content by CaptainDrone

Hi all, I posted this over in the Phantom & Mavic forums, so may as well share it here. If you have been a long time fan of DJI drones, you'll note that there now seems to be a lack of competition in the drone market place to DJI drone products. Is this good or bad for the future? Here are...

Another reason for DJI to launch the Spark Pro in 2018. The competition is beginning:

Happy 2018! I'm sure everyone has their thoughts and opinions on the next version of the DJI Spark. The Spark is an entry level model in its category, so I'm predicting in 2018 DJI will release the Pro version. Here are my thoughts. Please add your own predictions regarding the 2018 Spark in...

I agree with your 5 cents. I rarely have any need to fly the Spark beyond 200 meters. It's just nice to know that the connection would be solid should one need to fly at a long distance.... and the answer for the SPARK is... "it depends". Perhaps the SPARK PRO will get OccuSync or Lightbridge...

I read the comments on this forum (in this post and others) as well as the comments on the DJI Forum regarding the SPARK and distance issues. DJI has a legal disclaimer in their add-on manual that says pretty much anything electrical may cause interference so pilot beware. That is their way of...

The DJI Spark has a pretty basic camera with very basic settings. Adding an ND Filter to the Spark "should" help give you what you're looking for (i.e., motion blur) in certain video circumstances. Adding a Polarized Filter seems (in my test) to improve the overall picture quality. Here is my...

That looks to be a nicer option than this since it is one piece vice two: 1 Set Camera Lens Gimbal Protective Case Cap + Drone Body Screen Dust-Proof Protection Cover Case for DJI SPARK Drone Accessories

This may help some of those who are new to DJI drones like the Spark.... HOW TO CATCH THE DRONE WITH YOUR HAND WHEN IN NORMAL MODE: Bring it in for a landing. Hover it with the side or rear facing you. Place your hand under it and pull down the left joystick. When you pull down the left...

Yup, an odd best case scenario since DJI has published the max speed of the Spark at 31 MPH in Sport mode. I never would have thought the Spark would active track in normal mode yet fly in Sport mode.

A Mavic would work but not with Active Track. In the old days of DJI you could have a Phantom track your controller as long as your Phone or Tablet attached to your controller had a GPS chip. I believe the Mavic Pro still has this Follow Me function available. You can go pretty fast but the...

Yikes! You're going to ruin the drone hobby for many people. Never fly a drone in built up areas in the prime of the day with buildings, traffic, people everywhere! The crazy government would love to use you as an example for further restrictions on drones. You were lucky this time.

I find the Spark carry bag to be less quality than the original Mavic Pro carry bag. In this video I show how the Spark carry bag is also made for the Mavic Pro. More importantly I show a water resistant hardshell small backpack that fits the Mavic Pro and Spark.

They do but when you add in the time and power it takes for the Spark to rise to the RTH height, it eats up juice. I've since lower my RTH height to 35 meters from 50.

If you take a photo in Shallow Focus mode, several photos are taken to produce one photo via DJI GO App. 99% of the photos taken are low res and combined with one large image to produce a medium size image around 1080p. Pano mode takes many hi-res photos and comines them in the DJI GO App to...

Has it not been published that if you use a cable between the controller and your phone your distance is limited..... Didn't a few people post this in the forums? They also indicated that full distance is achieved if your phone is sitting in the controller and connected to the controller's...