Subj : Re: New (for me) drone
To : Digital Man
From : Gamgee
Date : Sun Sep 03 2023 08:10 pm
-=> Digital Man wrote to Gamgee <=-
> > So I rushed over to Costco and purchased whatever DJI drone they had for
> > sale: the DJI Mini 3 combo (comes with a 64GB SD Card and some ND
> > filters) for $429. Without opening the box or setting it up or testing
> > anything, I brought it with us and the second day of the vaca, I took it
> > out and flew for the first time. Wow! It was so easy setup and fly and
> > the photos and videos are incredible (both 1080/60 and 4K/30).
>
> DM> Here's a highlight video of those first few flights with the DJI
> DM> Mini 3:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQdUXAQJSR4
> Outstanding! Great quality video, and steady. Wondering if I may need
> to pass this info on to Santa... :-)
DM> Cinematic (C) controller mode helps (limits the speed of
DM> movement). If you do get the DJI Mini 3 or Mini 3 Pro, I
DM> recommend you consider spending a bit more for the remote
DM> controller with the built in screen (DJI RC). The combo I got at
DM> Costco came with the screen-less controller (RC-N1, you have to
DM> mount/attach your smart phone to it), but I wish now that I'd
DM> spent a few minutes researching first.
Great info, thanks for passing that on!
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