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Introduction
Hi and welcome to my quadcopter photo and video blog. The world of drones has changed the way we look at photography and video forever, and it is now easier than ever for even amateurs such as myself to get great aerial photos and videos with the help of a good HD camera and a good quadcopter.
Quadcopters you might be interested in
There has been a small revolution in the drone industry and lately there are many cool quadcopters that can deliver great photography and video. It almost seems that every month there are new drones released. Just the other day
GoPro announced that they will be starting to create drones of their own. I for one am looking forward to that. But if you buy a quadcopter for video and aerial photography in 2015, what is your best choice?
High performance
If you have a pretty big budget you might be interested in the
DJI Phantom 2, which has awesome capabilities in terms of flight performance and video capabilities. You will have the choice between the DJI Phantom 2 with integrated camera och the DJI Phantom 2 with a mounted GoPro.
Mid performance
If you want to spend less than 800 USD you might be interested in the Blade 350 QX3, on which you can mount your GoPro Hero camera. In this price bracket you also have the Parrot AR.Drone 2.0 which includes a low performance camera, but it can be lot of fun, and it is pretty cheap at around 300 USD.
GoPro
Many seem to prefer to mount their GoPro cameras on their quadcopters, often the GoPro Hero offers a better quality image and video than the cameras that are delivered with the drones.
How much do you need to spend?
If you are a beginner you might want to start small, because of the heartache you will experience if you lose your quad. It is not impossible. If you really cannot afford to lose that money, you might want to start smaller until you get a better handle at controlling and understanding the workings of the drone.
Before you buy
Research your options, read reviews, most of all read the user reviews on sites like amazon, as they are completely unpartial, and that is just the kind of reviews you need to read.
Thanks
ReplyDeleteOh you are so right for saying that if you are a beginner, you need to buy a cheap drone to practice your piloting skills. The fact is that you will crash the drone in the beginning, numerous times, and it is better to crash a $20 drone than a $1K model. But, learning how to pilot a drone is one thing, learning how to make amazing aerial footage and pictures is totally a different story. You can check out this great article I found on the web, which talks about drone photographt tips and how to use the drone and the camera the right way. Check it out here: http://mydronelab.com/blog/quadcopter-photography-tips.html
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