Recent content by hkdman

I bought a landing pad a few months back. Looks to be the same one that you have a pic of. Was fairly cheap (I think around 18$). Anyway - I was in Cancun and decided to use it for taking off at the beach. It was fairly windy (maybe around 15-20 mph winds). The landing pad has spikes that...

Really depends on your needs. It sounds like you are similar to me - want a good quality video but not a professional film person. I think the Inspire is superior to the Mavic in many respects - but for my money - the Mavic crushes the competition. In my situation, I travel a lot. The...

Hello - still learning how to use Premier Pro CC. Question - I typically film in 4k. However, I post my videos to Youtube (which only does 1920/1080p). When I render the video - should I convert it over to 1080p since that is the highest that Youtube can display or should I render at the...

Wow. 70 mph winds would definitely be too much. I will post my video from Cancun that I took a few weeks ago. It got pretty windy there. Like an idiot - I flew one day with 40-50 mph gusts. Luckily I didn't fly to far away but my return speed was like 5 mph because of the wind. Definitely...

I was flying anywhere from 50 feet to 100 feet depending on the clip. I was in SD for business - so I stopped by La Jolla Cove about 4 times. It is awesome. No one seemed to mind me flying and it is one of the few places in SD that you can fly legally!

Thought you all may enjoy this!

At what height are you flying at? Asking because I was in Mexico recently - flew from my hotel (which was literally on the sand of a beach) straight out to the ocean. Flew around 180 feet high - started to get lag video at around 3500 feet. Got concerned and turned around - probably could...

Great points. I think once you get used to manually adjusting - that is the way to go. As noted - there is a rule of thumb as to the FPS versus shutter speed. But also - in Auto - the exposure will be constantly changing on you which may make post edit changes much more difficult.

Hello - I thought the ART profile went away with the last firmware update? Did you revert to a previous version? Also - why do you sometimes shoot in 2.7k? I would think that 4k 24/30 fps would be the standard selection - are there times when it makes more sense to shoot in 2.7k?

Hello - wondering what everyone does as far as color style and settings? I have been using Cinelike and -2,-2,-2 which is what Tom's Techtime suggested. What do you all use? I am going to Cancun in a few days and curious what would be good for shooting at the beach.

Agree! Very strange comment. I am guessing that it was meant as a joke that just came out wrong.

Also - the "button" that you tap on looks like a remote controller (bottom left side of DJI Go 4)

Good point. The downward sensors only engage when it is a few feet up so if you are flying high enough, it shouldn't be an issue.

I ordered the PGYtech landing pad. Pretty durable and doesn't blow away easy. I think the cost was like $20 w/ free shipping on Amazon - I wouldn't even waste your time trying to do a custom job - plenty of cheap ready to go alternatives.

ooh! Great advice! I haven't had a chance to fly over water, but would never have thought of the second piece. Lesson learned - either turn it back on prior to landing or just land really slowly.