Hey guys... Please help (if possible). I bought a Phantom 3 SE 16 days ago I think (past best buy's return policy, though I'm going to call today anyway and explain why I'm pissed). I've been trying to learn how to use it, and using different apps. However, I keep finding that they won't work or work erratically. I thought it was me and that I'd figure it out.
Well, lo-and-behold this morning I find the right questions to ask and found the right answers I think, finally. DJI hasn't released an SDK for the Phantom 3 SE. They have the 4 and 4 Pro, Mavic and Mavic Pro etc all out and all newer and all with SDK's, and I'm wondering if they ever will release an SDK for the SE.
I can't use Litchi, I can't use Drone Pan, I can't use Hangar 360, I had mixed results with Drone Deploy, I can't use Altizure. I can't use any other flight apps reliably besides DJI Go. I've even had the Go app disconnect from a few feet away and nearly crash landing by forced RTH on my patio table- ended up resetting and clearing all app caches and it works better now again... but still. I have had a truly mixed experience.
Now I'm sitting here rage posting and feeling cheated, wondering if I should have bought a newer model instead or something common at least. Does anyone know if this is a niche model that is going to be doomed to reside on DJI's sidelines? Everyone else is showing what they can do with Litchi and waypoint programs and 3D model creations on their normal Phantom 3 Standards, 4K's, Pro's, and I'm sitting here wondering why it keeps saying "not connected".
I'm going to contact Best Buy today and argue that while maybe I should have looked this up, I bought a product from them expecting it to be top quality like all the rest, and it didn't come with a manual or any sort of indication that it was less supported than the ones next to it, and that the two weeks I've spent wasn't me using it and returning it because I'm done, but because I had to figure out for myself that it might be either defective or a poor product, compared to similar products in the price range.
Am I crazy to expect better? I spent $600 on a brand new drone that can't do the same things the cheaper "outdated" Standard version can.
(End, and sorry for rage post). But please help.
Well, lo-and-behold this morning I find the right questions to ask and found the right answers I think, finally. DJI hasn't released an SDK for the Phantom 3 SE. They have the 4 and 4 Pro, Mavic and Mavic Pro etc all out and all newer and all with SDK's, and I'm wondering if they ever will release an SDK for the SE.
I can't use Litchi, I can't use Drone Pan, I can't use Hangar 360, I had mixed results with Drone Deploy, I can't use Altizure. I can't use any other flight apps reliably besides DJI Go. I've even had the Go app disconnect from a few feet away and nearly crash landing by forced RTH on my patio table- ended up resetting and clearing all app caches and it works better now again... but still. I have had a truly mixed experience.
Now I'm sitting here rage posting and feeling cheated, wondering if I should have bought a newer model instead or something common at least. Does anyone know if this is a niche model that is going to be doomed to reside on DJI's sidelines? Everyone else is showing what they can do with Litchi and waypoint programs and 3D model creations on their normal Phantom 3 Standards, 4K's, Pro's, and I'm sitting here wondering why it keeps saying "not connected".
I'm going to contact Best Buy today and argue that while maybe I should have looked this up, I bought a product from them expecting it to be top quality like all the rest, and it didn't come with a manual or any sort of indication that it was less supported than the ones next to it, and that the two weeks I've spent wasn't me using it and returning it because I'm done, but because I had to figure out for myself that it might be either defective or a poor product, compared to similar products in the price range.
Am I crazy to expect better? I spent $600 on a brand new drone that can't do the same things the cheaper "outdated" Standard version can.
(End, and sorry for rage post). But please help.