Subj : New (for me) drone
To : Digital Man
From : Nightfox
Date : Fri Sep 01 2023 01:24 pm
Re: New (for me) drone
By: Digital Man to All on Fri Sep 01 2023 09:47 am
DM> So I rushed over to Costco and purchased whatever DJI drone they had for
DM> sale: the DJI Mini 3 combo (comes with a 64GB SD Card and some ND filters)
DM> for $429. Without opening the box or setting it up or testing anything, I
DM> brought it with us and the second day of the vaca, I took it out and flew
DM> for the first time. Wow! It was so easy setup and fly and the photos and
DM> videos are incredible (both 1080/60 and 4K/30). It weighs less than 250g,
DM> which apparently is a magic number these days, so you don't have to
DM> register with the FAA or use the RemoteID broadcast/transponder thing. I
DM> took it up to 1000ft above sea level and flew over some neighboring
DM> islands a few thousand feet away until the video feed started to cut out -
DM> but that's way further than I could maintain FPV with my Phantom 3. And
DM> everything was just much more slick and quicker/easier to start flying
DM> each time. More fun!
That's cool. I've thought about buying a drone and getting some photos & video, but I haven't really looked into it much yet.
Nightfox
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