GoPro Thought

[SS220]

Brand new P3S owner - first flight today. Went without a hitch, but will stick with beginner mode for a while

Down the road, I'm considering how I can fly my Hero4 and use its outstanding 4K and slomo video modes.
Has anyone mounted a gopro sticky mount underneath the battery compartment so a GoPro can be installed facing out the back of the P3S? Would this significantly impact the standard's flight characteristics?

 

[Tony Cowan]

It will not work. You will just be weighing it down. Also try flight simulator to help you get out of beginner mode.


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[kptw_pilot]

I have not tried it, but it may work despite what Tony thinks. However you won't have a gimbal to keep out the vibrations and movements. In the end, it's likely not worth it.


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[Tony Cowan]

That is really what I meant. Of course you can tie anything to it. But will it be stable. I don't see how.


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[kptw_pilot]

I think the Phantom would be no less stable than without it, but the footage wouldn't be great


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[Dirty Bird]

You may of course fasten your Hero4 to the underside of the battery compartment facing rearward. You will experience reduced flight times & performance due to the increased payload & the Hero4 video quality will be poor due to the lack of dampening & stabilization. Perhaps setting up the intervalometer feature to take a series of stills during flight would produce better results?

Brand new P3S owner - first flight today. Went without a hitch, but will stick with beginner mode for a while

Down the road, I'm considering how I can fly my Hero4 and use its outstanding 4K and slomo video modes.
Has anyone mounted a gopro sticky mount underneath the battery compartment so a GoPro can be installed facing out the back of the P3S? Would this significantly impact the standard's flight characteristics?

 

[Phil Sutphin]

Or, you could buy a Phantom 2 H4/3D and put your Hero4 Black on that. Then, you'll have 2 birds (as I do) The H4/3D performance is amazing. Of course, there's a lot more to it than that and you don't have the DJI App to control things with, but as far as actual video... well, you get the point.

 

[Jorgejim90]

You can always disconect the actual camera. Ive seen abunch a people do it.
And mount the go pro on the anti vibration mount. No gimbal thou

 

[SS220]

Thanks and looking forward to many flights before attempting to attach a gopro. I like the idea of setting it up to take stills every second or so. If anyone is bored, here are some first flight vids I put together.

First Flight: Includes a Return to Home test and auto landing

Second Flight: First manual landing