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    Polar Pro Katana?

    Keep in mind that the arms are folded in with the handheld which likely limits some of the heat sinking, in addition the potential to be in a higher ambient enviroment outdoors. There are many factors, but one does not change the longer and the hotter the operating temp the shorter the life...
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    Polar Pro Katana?

    What does the weight of the drone have to do with the smoothness of the video other than maybe slower arm movements??? If you have every removed and reassembles the camera assembly from P3-4 or MP the actual gimbal and camera super light weight and in fact more sensative. Normal walking...
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    Polar Pro Katana?

    That is far from a conclusive endorsment. Look anytime electronics get to the point of shut down due to heat, some level of damage or shortened life has occured, As with ALL electronics, operating temperatures govern the life of the electronic components. I also believe he is not speaking on...
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    Polar Pro Katana?

    Be nice to see some real action like normal walking. or extended movement shots. as the shooter in the video is always in a body gimbal position like you would shoot with a non gimbal camera. My biggest concern is the heat as mentioned by the OP. Heat is the #1 killer of electronics and the MP...
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    Polar Pro Katana?

    Since the Gimbal is not optimized for walking and hand movements, you could just use your phone with no additional cost (assuming you have a decent phone). I have an osmo+ while in Mexico we were staying on a island where you used Golf carts to get around, when my 3 batteries for the osmo were...
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    Polar Pro Katana?

    The question of using the Mavic as a hand held was posed to DJI engineers in the early release days, however they came back and said that the gimbal is not designed for hand held use and will be sub par compared to gimbals designed for hand held. It is fine as a stationary camera but not for...
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    4K is way over rated who really needs it

    I do not think anyone is arguing that there is NO advantage to 4K, more so the difference between 2K and 4K is negligable and often not even visable to the human eye depending on viewing distance, video processing, and screen size and quality. IMO the cost surrounding 4K be it the monitors, the...
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    4K is way over rated who really needs it

    You realize that very few monitors are even capable of 100% Adobe-RGB as well as sRGB, and those are calibrations that are done during the manufacturing process which for true color grading you at least want to start with a factor certifed minimum of sRGB 99%. Next to a TN panel the Samsung...
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    4K is way over rated who really needs it

    The graphics card has only a small impact on video processing however it has a big impact on video editing, it is the computer processor that is the key element. There as been a 40% increase in consumer grade processor speed (intel 4770 to 6800) since 2014, so not sure where you get your data...
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    4K is way over rated who really needs it

    no one is suggesting it does not look awesome, however does 2K look terrible?, my point is there is a little difference to the human eye if any between the two unless you are sitting very close to the screen and on a 27-3" monitor there is no difference unless you face is plastered against the...
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    4K is way over rated who really needs it

    That was a mature response.
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    4K is way over rated who really needs it

    I would be interested in which TV's Have a calibrated (or can be calibrated) Adobe RGB os sRBG, in addition you really want 8-10 bit color processing, these are features to my knowledge that are not available in most if not all TV's currently. Those are key features for processing video and more...
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    4K is way over rated who really needs it

    1st off processing in 4k-6K future proofs nothing as long as you have the RAW in 4K you always have the ability to have the higher res if needed. I never suggest not shooting in 4K. I am discussing the processing and current viewing. Resolution to the human eye is primarily relative to...
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    4K is way over rated who really needs it

    Considering that on Typical TV sizes the Human eye cannot see the pixel benefit over 2K and especially below 60 inches unless you are a few feet from the screen. so shooting over 4K is a waste IMO, while screen technology is leaning more towards features like HDR, we are likley at the ceiling...
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    4K is way over rated who really needs it

    It was time to upgrade my computer and screens so I could effectively process high res video. Not that my computer needed upgrading for every day work (3D Cad design) and leisure but high res video is a game changer, while I can processes 3 D environments just fine 4K video not so much. I had...