Welcome to AdoramaTV. My name is Jon Lerner and I am a professional drone operator.
I’m here with you today to give you an overview of the Phantom 3 Professional.
Well, the first thing I noticed about the Phantom 3 is that it looks exactly like
all the other phantoms we’ve seen to date. No surprise there. But this time, we have
a built in 3 axis gimbal on which sits a camera that can shoot 4K at 25-30 frames
and take pictures at up to 12 MP. And with a field of view at 94 degrees,
there is very little lens distortion to take away from the dazzling and vivid 4K picture
Attached to the other side of the Phantom 3 is a vision positioning
system. These new bottom sensors help stabilize the quadcopter when it's close
to the ground.
The next thing I notice is the new ergonomic radio controller which has all
the camera functions on switches to changing your ISO or exposure from up to
two kilometers away is now totally possible.
Not only can you change camera settings, start and stop record, and take snapshots,
but the video feed coming back to your iPad comes in at 720p.
It also has a holder for your Android tablet or iPad.
The phantom three has dual GPS systems, using GPS from America and GLONASS from Russia,
the Phantom is completely aware of its location. It hovers more precisely, moves
more accurately and locks onto satellites faster. I also really like the
fact that DJI have upgraded the motors to 2312s, in conjunction with
their 9450 size props which should be about 20% more efficient and
they've used the 4S battery in this new platform and that's to just give this craft
a bit more oomph. The Phantom freeze flight controller will let you fly stress-free,
knowing that at the top of one of the dedicated buttons on your remote control,
the craft will fly back to its takeoff point. Also knowing that if your radio
signal gets weak or battery is getting too low, the Phantom will fly back to its
take off point. In the past few days DJI have released a new firmware for the
Phantom range, as well as the Inspire. Its firmware will unleash the intelligent
flight features. These include POI (point of interest),
follow me, waypoints, course lock and home lock. POI (Point of interest) let's you
circle around an object. Once you've recorded that object's location, while in
this mode all parameters: the height, the radius and the speed are adjustable
through the DJI Go application. Follow me pretty much does what it says. The
Phantom will follow the remote control. Waypoints allow you to create a flight
path that can be saved and flown over and over again. And again,
parameters between way points are adjustable through the DJI Go application.
Course lock allows you to record the heading of the craft. Once recorded, the
YAW input will have no effect on the heading or flight path of the craft. I will use this
mode often to get a nice tracking shot by yawing the craft, which in turn pans the camera,
but the heading of the craft remains consistent. Home lock will help if one
loses orientation. After the home position is recorded, and home lock is
activated, pulling back on your elevator stick will bring the craft back to the home position.
It's truly amazing that DJI put out this model cheaper than the
Phantom 2 Vision, considering all the upgrades. Another thing I like about the
Phantom 3, is its portability. Just pack it up into a backpack with all your gear and you're off.
I think the Phantom 3 professional is an amazing hobbiest drone.
To put all of these functions into a professional drone would cost thousands. It is
really in my opinion, for the price and assets, the best bang for your buck.
Thank you for watching. I hope you've enjoyed this video.
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you. If you would also like to improve your photography skills, check out
Adorama Learning Center for some tips and tutorials. This is John Lerner for
AdoramaTV. Hope to see you again soon.
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