Recent content by RaptorMan

Can't say from personal experience, but the X5R camera on the I1 is almost certainly better than either the X5 base camera or the new P4P camera. The X5R will have much higher bitrate with none of the compression issues endemic to the other DJI cameras though it may not have quite the DR as the...

I hope to get a chance in a couple days to do one more flight session before the trip and if I do I will pay particular attention to stills. Interestingly, prior to getting into drones and getting more serious with video about a year or so ago I was really into stills photography and have a...

I haven't gone the commercial route yet so can't really comment on the impression they would have to prospective clients though the Inspire would likely impress more. The P4P can have props in the shot and the video I linked show it a couple times, but if you have the camera tilted down a bit...

I have not as yet done any stills testing with it but the resolution has been increased from 16MP to 20MP. I plan on a trip next week and expect to take some still at that time if not before the trip. Getting a little cold here though... One thing that's not good is high ISO, and by that I...

OK, I've had the I1 Pro for nearly a year and think I understand the weaknesses in the platform, particularly the camera and the image processing that goes with it. I have just recently picked up the new Phantom 4 Pro and have had a total of 6 flights, not enough to fully understand but enough...

Video is very data hungry and the higher the resolution and quality the higher the data rate required. In order to get higher bandwidth you need to transmit at higher power -- all things being equal, and therein lies the problem. Do you want your drone to devote 80% of it's battery to flying...

I would think the 45mm would be too tele for action sports where both the drone and the subject are in motion. I'd argue the 25mm is a better choice for getting closer without having so narrow a FOV as to make keeping the subject in frame difficult to impossible. But, it wouldn't hurt to try...

Most of the higher dollar pro grade filters from the likes of B+W are too heavy as the rings are brass. I went with mostly Hoya filters but the 4-stop ND was Tiffen. These use aluminum rings are are typically about half the weight of the brass one. Brian

Since I'm not in a position to add the M600 to my kit for probably a year and maybe longer my hope is that Panasonic comes out with the GH-5 as its been suggested with 6K@30fps and 4K@60fps. I think that in order to do 4K@60fps and do so without horribly compressing the video they'll need to...

Ralph, you're the man! Brian

Ralph, I mentioned my interest in the M600 as a platform to carry, using the Ronin MX, a Panasonic GH-4 or when it becomes available, the GH-5, but I'm also interested in perhaps using it to carry a DSLR like a Nikon D800E or similar DSLR. It would be interesting to see how it would handle a...

Yeah, that was my impression from the videos I've seen. Hard to know for sure, but it does seem louder than the I1 but not obnoxiously so. Actually, I think the I1 is pretty darn quiet... Brian

Yeah, I knew you didn't have the stuff you need to test the GH-4 and I guess you still need to be permitted to by the FCC but if and when that gets worked out I'd love your feedback on it. It looks like, by my calculation, the total payload for Ronin-MX + GH-4 + typical lens would be in the...

I have no plans to buy the M600 anytime soon but am anxious to know how it performs with the GH-4. I can see that the X5 camera I have with my I1 Pro was baked with limitations that are unlikely to be fixed with firmware updates, that bit rate limitations and a profound lack of coding skills as...

Man, please tell me about the performance, flight time and camera control when you use the GH-4. I have the older GH-2 but decided against upgrading to the GH-4 as I expect the GH-5 to be released in a while and it is reported to provide 6K at 30fps and 4K at 60fps which would be a huge...