Lanyards for M4P... disappointing.

[AeroJ]

I just got one of those balance lanyards for the M4P / RC2, which is quite nice in that, unadorned, it does hang the remote level at rest, but I want my sun shade to remain on it (more as a screen / joystick protector than anything else), which ruins the balance there when attached. So I have been looking at chest mounts instead. Anybody tried this sort of thing as an alternative ?

Also there are weird things happening on Amazon with this. 3 days ago an identical one was up there with a completely different (but equally nebulous / direct-from-China-sounding) company name, which then completely disappeared a day later, and was replaced by this one !

I imagine it might be useful in controlling a drone while riding an EUC (electric unicycle), for example, which I would like to do if I can only convince myself I can find a safe way of doing both concurrently.

 

[EyesWideShut]

I take a lot of panoramas with my Mini 3 Pro from my motorcycles, from the highway and back roads. It takes a bit of time to stop, put the bike on it's side stand (which is sometimes hard/unsafe if on a hill or rough ground), then go around the bike to get everything unpacked and turned on.

To speed things up, I have been using a standard lanyard for my DJI RC which has the flip up screen / joystick protector that also shows in your sample. With the monitor hanging and the drone stashed in front of me in a gas tank bag, it's quick to flip up the monitor screen shade protector, turn it on and power up and deploy the Mini. All with my helmet still on and maybe even without dismounting the bike. Just two to three minutes to pop the drone up, do the 360 sphere pano and get it back in the bag and off down the trail looking for the next shot. With the quicker deploy, I find I shoot a lot more panos this way.

@AeroJ After seeing your link I just purchased a CAPART Chest Mount on Amazon.ca. Thinking the Chest Mount will make the DJI RC even more secure than the current lanyard which does get some bouncing and flopping around on some of the rougher trails. Also I can see myself experimenting with a way to clip the Mini to the front of the Chest Mount to have a quicker way of safely storing and deploying if taking several panos in close proximity with the monitor and drone still powered on and unfolded for the short slow move to the next location.

 

[smbishop]

On the U.S. Amazon site, this is sold by 3 or 4 different sellers. There are also other solutions available without the chest mount. I do like the chest mount idea for some situations. Thanks for sharing!

 

[Droning on and on...]

It's my obvious indefensible vanity but I simply could not be seen in public wearing that

 

[Droning on and on...]

I take a lot of panoramas with my Mini 3 Pro from my motorcycles, from the highway and back roads. It takes a bit of time to stop, put the bike on it's side stand (which is sometimes hard/unsafe if on a hill or rough ground), then go around the bike to get everything unpacked and turned on.

As an aside, it would be really nice if the upcoming Neo had a one-button panoramic feature. Power it up, select pano, place in your palm pointing in the image center direction, say "launch!" or something (it has voice control).

It takes off, shoots the pano, comes back down and lands in your hand.

Small enough to easily fit in a jacket pocket. Rugged enough to treat a little rough.

I don't think it will have this particular feature at launch, as all the automated features seem to be Quickshots and following/tracking.

Still, it would be so easy to add. I really want this, so I'll write DJI to suggest it after I've gotten one and fully checked it out. Others please do too if you agree.

 

[Droning on and on...]

[smacks head] @AeroJ, how could I have not thought of this? And I'm an engineer...

How about simply rebalancing the RC with some fender washers on the other side? Start by taping them on the bottom near the edge. When you've got it balanced, either weigh them and come up with some more aesthetic solution (i.e. mold some plastic putty, paint it, glue on the bottom with something like silicone sealer so it can easily be removed with no damage).

Or, just leave the washers taped on if you don't care how it looks. That would be me

H/T for the pointer to balanced mounts... I wasn't even aware of the concept, hated the stupid strap arrangement on the RC2 with a passion, so didn't use a strap.

Well, ordered the balance adapter, very happy. Thanks