I've done a complete u turn

Wacker2611 · Apr 21, 2017

Well,we all get carried away a bit when we're looking for the best possible solution for our pastime don't we? Like many others I spend a lot of time on this and other forums, looking for advice on the best stuff to get to fly with. I've had my Sony Xperia z3 for ages and completely happy with it,no discos, no crashes, no issues whatsoever. However the grass is greener on the other side scenario started to kick in, with all the reports on how great the iPad mini 4 is with the Mavic in particular. So I bought one.
It arrived so I immediately went out on a sunny day to do a field test using the iPad and the Sony back to back. It was a revelation, but not for the reason I was expecting. The iPad was unbelievably difficult to see even with full brightness. Going back to the Z3 was like a breath of fresh air, much brighter and crisper even with the smaller screen.
I've really learnt something here......Sent the iPad back and have now learnt to be happy with what I've got.
If you're looking for the brightest possible screen with no hiccups at quite a low cost, the Z3 is peerless.

Former Member · Apr 21, 2017

Good information.

4wd · Apr 21, 2017

It happens a lot on forums, a certain idea gets reposted and becomes established fact with not a lot of evidence to prove it.
Ipad and Apple are not indisputably better with DJI.
After a period of indoctrination with the *known facts* if you point out something contrary you may as well try to persuade people 2+2=5

Grey Wolf · Apr 21, 2017

I'm waiting for the Crystal Sky Monitor, personally.
Much brighter than any tablet screen can ever be.
Tablets were never designed for drone flying in mind.
I expect pricing from DJI to be announced next week during NAB!

J3ffrey · Apr 21, 2017

My note 5 kicks butt for this thing, that's all I know... never gonna fall for that apple bs..

Scott · Apr 21, 2017

It's funny because I was having problems with my iPad 2 Mini with video lag problems and I then tried my LG V10 and wow what a difference in being able to see the screen. The new Galaxy S8 has pretty much double the brightness too (1k Nits in Max Brightness). Going to take one out from a store and see it in direct sunlight.

Bzzz · Apr 21, 2017

I use an ipad mini 4 but am very very often switching to my iphone 6 because i cannot see the mini's screen. It is not bright enough

Testman · Apr 21, 2017

My Ipad Mini 4 works very fine in the sun. For me is bright enough and if the sun is strong I uses my PadHat air.

hoodivision

GlenT · Apr 21, 2017

Grey Wolf said:
I'm waiting for the Crystal Sky Monitor, personally.
Much brighter than any tablet screen can ever be.
Tablets were never designed for drone flying in mind.
I expect pricing from DJI to be announced next week during NAB!

Here in New Zealand the P4P+ is $600 more expensive with the monitor. So this would be an indication the Crystal Sky wont be cheap. It is a lot thicker than an iPad or smart phone, so you may have to use a third party adaptor mount. The specs do look good though.

madman4049 · Apr 21, 2017

I moved away from Apple years ago, I use a Note Pro 12.2 which is awesome.

MavicMo · Apr 21, 2017

Its a pretty well known and established fact the Ipad's brightness is one of its shortcoming when it comes to use with these drones. Its been discussed at length on this forum as well as any of the other "...pilot" forums that discuss DJI drones...

I think we have to remember Apple did not build the Ipad with the drone user in mind. DJI chose the Apple Ipad as a preferred/supported tablet. I knew this would be problematic when I chose a tablet and decided on an Ipad. What I knew I'd get is a table that otherwise would integrate seamlessly with DJI Quads, and it has. I've never had a problem with updates and upgrades, connectivity or anything that had me panicking. Sure there have been some very minor hiccups, but Ipads (as long as supported models) have worked whether it was any of my Phantoms, Inspire, and now Mavic...

Wacker2611 said:
Well,we all get carried away a bit when we're looking for the best possible solution for our pastime don't we? Like many others I spend a lot of time on this and other forums, looking for advice on the best stuff to get to fly with. I've had my Sony Xperia z3 for ages and completely happy with it,no discos, no crashes, no issues whatsoever. However the grass is greener on the other side scenario started to kick in, with all the reports on how great the iPad mini 4 is with the Mavic in particular. So I bought one.
It arrived so I immediately went out on a sunny day to do a field test using the iPad and the Sony back to back. It was a revelation, but not for the reason I was expecting. The iPad was unbelievably difficult to see even with full brightness. Going back to the Z3 was like a breath of fresh air, much brighter and crisper even with the smaller screen.
I've really learnt something here......Sent the iPad back and have now learnt to be happy with what I've got.
If you're looking for the brightest possible screen with no hiccups at quite a low cost, the Z3 is peerless.

Montana · Apr 21, 2017

iPad mini 2 is awesome

harryb · Apr 21, 2017

Grey Wolf said:
I'm waiting for the Crystal Sky Monitor, personally.
Much brighter than any tablet screen can ever be.
Tablets were never designed for drone flying in mind.
I expect pricing from DJI to be announced next week during NAB!

Jenee · Apr 22, 2017

I have an Ipad mini 4 and am able to see the screen very well. I manually set the screen to full brightness. I also don't use polaroid sunglasses. The screen is optimised for polaroid in the portrait mode but it needs to be landscape for the RC.