Shanghai Drone footage - DJI Mavic 2 Pro

Greenrex · May 5, 2019

DKAerial said:
Hey guys,

just back from my vacation in China, where I took some great footage of Shanghai.
This city is just amazing:

If you have any questions about drone flying in China let me know.

Feedback welcome!

Thanks!

Beautiful! Thanks!

Hauptmann · May 5, 2019

Did you have trouble getting permission to launch from the other building?

Hauptmann · May 5, 2019

DKAerial said:
Yeah I was also suprised by the output of the night shots.
Settings were: ISO 400, f 2.5 and 1/50
I just tweaked it a bit in PremierePro, but no denoiser or something.

Good to know. Last weekend I shot some night footage in San Francisco at EV1, f 2.8 and 1/60 and it was underexposed

victor.morgan · May 5, 2019

Awesome footage.. what a beautiful city indeed. Well done!!

gnirtS · May 6, 2019

MPone said:
It's kind of impossible to register without a Chinese phone#.

Surely thats a non-issue. Just buy a sim card at the airport or any of the thousands of mobile phone shops in town just like any other country ?

DKAerial · May 6, 2019

gnirtS said:
Surely thats a non-issue. Just buy a sim card at the airport or any of the thousands of mobile phone shops in town just like any other country ?

I am not so sure, my Chinese friend told me you need an ID card to buy a SIM Card in China, it is very restricitive.

Hauptmann said:
Did you have trouble getting permission to launch from the other building?

Well, some places were rooftop bars and sometimes they declined, but others worked.
The other building was the rooftop of the office of my colleague.
But yeah I guess without any connections you cannot get on top of the building as you need some form of ID card.

MPone · May 6, 2019

DKAerial said:
I am not so sure, my Chinese friend told me you need an ID card to buy a SIM Card in China, it is very restricitive.

Does the DJI Go4 app ask for a registration number before any drone flights?

DKAerial · May 6, 2019

MPone said:
Does the DJI Go4 app ask for a registration number before any drone flights?

It asks for the mobile phone number you have registered your drone with and will sent a Code to this number, which you then have to enter into the DJI App. Otherwise no chance to take-off.

MPone · May 6, 2019

DKAerial said:
It asks for the mobile phone number you have registered your drone with and will sent a Code to this number, which you then have to enter into the DJI App. Otherwise no chance to take-off.

Thanks for the info. They make it so difficult. Looks like I got to get a chinese sim or use a previous version of the DJI Go4 to bypass all these checks.

gnirtS · May 6, 2019

DKAerial said:
I am not so sure, my Chinese friend told me you need an ID card to buy a SIM Card in China, it is very restricitive.

No its not. As a foreigner you just need a passport (which they copy). Its identical to pretty much every other country i can think of. A 2 minute task at the arrival airport before getting a taxi out of there.

MPone said:
Thanks for the info. They make it so difficult. Looks like I got to get a chinese sim or use a previous version of the DJI Go4 to bypass all these checks.

No they dont make it difficult. Get a local sim. A process that will take less than 2 minutes at any airport or phone shop. Just like any other country.

Maverick pilot · May 7, 2019

Sounds like you did all the "homework" necessary to achieve this result. Awesome video. I would be to stressed to tackle something like that.

Jannek · May 7, 2019

Great video! The music fits perfect.

PortCanaveralFlorida · May 7, 2019

No flippy flop transitions, no ramping every edit and what a awesome place to get these shots, Well done, thanks for sharing!

John R · May 11, 2019

DKAerial said:
Hey guys,

just back from my vacation in China, where I took some great footage of Shanghai.
This city is just amazing:

If you have any questions about drone flying in China let me know.

Feedback welcome!

Thanks!

That was absolutely beautiful what editing suite are you using?

DKAerial · May 11, 2019

John R said:
That was absolutely beautiful what editing suite are you using?

I am using Premiere Pro.

Flying at 69 · May 11, 2019

Cricky, what an amazing piece of work, you've got some guts to do that kind of flying, and now I can see why the Americans are worried about China!!!

Hardgainer · May 11, 2019

amazing footage spectacular. That is one compact city. Thanks for sharing.

DKAerial · May 12, 2019

Flying at 69 said:
Cricky, what an amazing piece of work, you've got some guts to do that kind of flying, and now I can see why the Americans are worried about China!!!

Thanks!
Yeah pretty impressive what they have built over the last 20 years.

RPSM · May 13, 2019

DKAerial said:
Only limitation your drone needs to be registered in China, even the DJI App will check if you are registered otherwise you are grounded.

How did you register the drone? I’m planning on visiting Beijing in late June and was hoping to fly a quiet part of the Great Wall (as I read Beijing is restricted). What do I need to do to register the drone?

DKAerial · May 13, 2019

RPSM said:
How did you register the drone? I’m planning on visiting Beijing in late June and was hoping to fly a quiet part of the Great Wall (as I read Beijing is restricted). What do I need to do to register the drone?

This site explaines it pretty good: How to Fly and Register a Drone in China | Updated 2019 Regulations
Biggest problem is you need a chinese mobile phone number., no other chance.

Also check the DJI No-Fly Zone map for China it is pretty up-to-date.
Because I think the Great Wall is a no-fly zone by now.