Yes, the Mavic can make a fine handheld unit

[Robert Mitchell]

So, is it the perfect hand held device? No. But, given the portability and capabilities of the camera, it isn't bad when you want to supplement existing aerial footage with a minimum of equipment.

The State Park I was in disallows drones, so without cheating, I did all I could under the circumstances.

I hold the Mavic in one hand and run the device with the other... sometimes a little ungainly, but once running you can actually set the controller down and do your shot.

Obviously, I captured the sound of the falls on a separate device and added in post.

 

[GerdS]

Maybe a good application for using WIFI mode instead of the remote.

 

[Robert Mitchell]

Maybe a good application for using WIFI mode instead of the remote.

Indeed, I didn't even think of that. I'll give it a try.

I would want to remove the props in that case because when using the controller you at least have the safety of a needed CSC before it will start.

I'm not sure how easy it would be to start using the device only. I'd hate to accidentally do a takeoff swipe on my pants or something.

 

[MavicFrank]

Wow. Small world. I took some footage like that this weekend. Actually I did fly the drone later in tripod mode and got a better shot. Also, did some hand held footage walking down a narrow path to the brook. There's no way I would have trusted myself to fly in that tight space. Yeah, and took the props off ahead of time. The gimbal does a great job of smoothing out the shot. Tons of stuff to process, but when I get it all together I'll post a link

 

[AlanTheBeast]

So, is it the perfect hand held device? No. But, given the portability and capabilities of the camera, it isn't bad when you want to supplement existing aerial footage with a minimum of equipment.

The State Park I was in disallows drones, so without cheating, I did all I could under the circumstances.

I hold the Mavic in one hand and run the device with the other... sometimes a little ungainly, but once running you can actually set the controller down and do your shot.

Obviously, I captured the sound of the falls on a separate device and added in post.

Aw, tell the truth... you have a Karma!

 

[MavicFrank]

The second (@0:35) and third (@1:10) clips are hand held. The third clip is a little more jittery than I wanted, but I was more concerned about slipping in the mud than getting the shot.