Referred to as drones, UAV's or unmanned aerial vehicles, they are still a cool concept. They have been around for several years, they were just referred to as radio controlled aircraft. I was flying a UAV back in the 70's. The technology is considerably better now.
In the event that you are thinking of obtaining any of these kind of aircraft you should look at some evaluations of the most popular and best ones at CameraDronesOnline.com. http://www.delicious.com/steven310/aerial
Friday, August 1, 2014
Camera Drone Reviews and Online Store
Camera drone UAV's are becoming more and more popular and more affordable as competition increases. You can get really inexpensive models that do have a camera and will take video or stills. These would be in the toy/trainer class. They will not have great video or audio, but are a lot of fun and more of a learning tool.
Then there are the really expensive ones that also take video or stills but have FPV (first person view) capability. Depending on the model you can fly with a cockpit view up to about a mile away and record video. These are professional class and used by aerial photographers and videographers for some really great shots.
If you are considering getting a drone you should read some camera drone reviews before purchasing.
Then there are the really expensive ones that also take video or stills but have FPV (first person view) capability. Depending on the model you can fly with a cockpit view up to about a mile away and record video. These are professional class and used by aerial photographers and videographers for some really great shots.
If you are considering getting a drone you should read some camera drone reviews before purchasing.
Heli Max 1SQ V Cam Review
I was not sure which class to put this in but finally decided on the toy class. It does have a camera, but you are not going to get the great videos that you can with some of the hobby class. At $129, it really is a great little quad though. New pilots should be able to get one of these in the air and be flying around in no time at all.
For the price it does have pretty decent video from the built in camera. You can turn the camera on and off in flight. It records audio with the video but all I get is wind noise. The camera is adjustable from facing forward to shooting straight down and there is an LED that comes on when recording. The LED is very hard to see though. Shooting video does reduce flight time. If I just fly with no video I get 8 to 10 minutes, if I continually record, I get less than 5 minutes of flight. You can also take stills with the RTF version.Read More Here
For the price it does have pretty decent video from the built in camera. You can turn the camera on and off in flight. It records audio with the video but all I get is wind noise. The camera is adjustable from facing forward to shooting straight down and there is an LED that comes on when recording. The LED is very hard to see though. Shooting video does reduce flight time. If I just fly with no video I get 8 to 10 minutes, if I continually record, I get less than 5 minutes of flight. You can also take stills with the RTF version.Read More Here
Tuesday, July 8, 2014
RC Flight Simulators Review of Phoenix RC Pro
One of the differences between Phoenix and RealFlight is the controllers. Phoenix uses a real RC transmitter and RealFlight uses either their proprietary controller or you can get the interface to use a JR/Spectrum transmitter. If you already have a radio/transmitter with a training port you can probably use Phoenix. Here is a list of compatible models. If not you can get a version that comes with a radio/transmitter, either a Spectrum DX4 or DX5. I got the version without and use my Spectrum DX8. I have not tested this on RealFlight yet. I don’t want to have to buy the interface.
If you are expecting to use your radio on a real helicopter or quadcopter, I would suggest getting at least a DX6 ($140) or better. A DX8 ($300) if you want to get telemetry back, a DX9 ($450) would be ideal. If you are going to be using it for a plane, then the DX4 would be okay.
The only draw back to using a real radio is always having to keep it on charge, and having to set up different models when changing from one plane or helicopter to the next. I set up 2 models, a Phoenix AP and a Phoenix Heli.
Phoenix RC Graphics1Graphics on Phoenix is great, not just for the aircraft, but terrain shots are very realistic. It is like being at a real field. There are 25+ Photofields that include Air Strips, Soaring Sites, Water Scenes and more. You can import a panoramic photo and make your own flying field. I have not tested this.
Weather conditions are variable as well so you can practice in the wind or at night. If you are into flying helicopters at night, this is great.
Phoenix includes a lot of styles of R/C models including helicopters, quadcopters, airplanes, float-planes, auto-gyros, tilt-rotors and more. There are 175 or so. There is also a model builder function if you want to build your own model. Phoenix has 4 quads including the DJI Phantom, which is why I bought it. RealFlight has 3 quads, but does not have the Phantom.
I would say Phoenix is about as realistic as you can get without going to the field. Airplanes and helicopters are very close to the real thing. I found that the Phantom was a little easier to fly on the sim but still it gives you some hands on experience before trying the real thing.
So which is better. Depends. I really like both. You can’t go wrong with either one. If you don’t want to have to deal with charging your radio then RealFlight with their InterLink controller would be the way to go. If you want to use a real radio then it’s probably a toss up. They cost about the same initially. Phoenix does not charge for upgrades at this time, RealFlight does.
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If you are expecting to use your radio on a real helicopter or quadcopter, I would suggest getting at least a DX6 ($140) or better. A DX8 ($300) if you want to get telemetry back, a DX9 ($450) would be ideal. If you are going to be using it for a plane, then the DX4 would be okay.
The only draw back to using a real radio is always having to keep it on charge, and having to set up different models when changing from one plane or helicopter to the next. I set up 2 models, a Phoenix AP and a Phoenix Heli.
Phoenix RC Graphics1Graphics on Phoenix is great, not just for the aircraft, but terrain shots are very realistic. It is like being at a real field. There are 25+ Photofields that include Air Strips, Soaring Sites, Water Scenes and more. You can import a panoramic photo and make your own flying field. I have not tested this.
Weather conditions are variable as well so you can practice in the wind or at night. If you are into flying helicopters at night, this is great.
Phoenix includes a lot of styles of R/C models including helicopters, quadcopters, airplanes, float-planes, auto-gyros, tilt-rotors and more. There are 175 or so. There is also a model builder function if you want to build your own model. Phoenix has 4 quads including the DJI Phantom, which is why I bought it. RealFlight has 3 quads, but does not have the Phantom.
I would say Phoenix is about as realistic as you can get without going to the field. Airplanes and helicopters are very close to the real thing. I found that the Phantom was a little easier to fly on the sim but still it gives you some hands on experience before trying the real thing.
So which is better. Depends. I really like both. You can’t go wrong with either one. If you don’t want to have to deal with charging your radio then RealFlight with their InterLink controller would be the way to go. If you want to use a real radio then it’s probably a toss up. They cost about the same initially. Phoenix does not charge for upgrades at this time, RealFlight does.
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Monday, June 23, 2014
How to Get Started with Camera Drones
For informative articles on how to get started with UAV's for areal photography you need to take a look at this site. It contains reviews of RC flight simulators, quadcopters, cameras, helicopters, airplanes, gimbals and much more.
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