Ok I am looking at buying my first DJI. I have a little "toy" Syma X5SC which is my first quad but I want to upgrade to something with much better imaging capabilities...
I did consider DIY as I have a GoPro Hero 5, but after a bit of research, it appears with the change to USB-C it appears you can no longer use that port for video out for FPV like you could with the GoPro Hero 3 and 4...
I have a maximum budget of AU$900.
I was considering taking advantage of the current 20% off sales on eBay.
I could get:
Phantom 3 Standard: AU$559 - eBay
Phantom 3 Professional: AU$899 - Kogan
Or I could save a bit longer (and wait until they are back in stock) for the Phantom 4: AU$999 - sometimes on sale, usually AU$1299 - Kogan
I don't have a 4K display, but I think I might kick myself if I only go with a 2.7K drone? 2.7K would still give cropping/zooming options for 1080p output... just not as much as 4K...
I would love a Mavic Pro for the portability, but I can't see them coming down to my price range any time soon.
Now with the CASA rules of maintaining VLOS, how far does that actually work out to be? i.e does the extended range of the P4 vs the P3 Std actually matter or can you not use it that far away anyway?
Resale value seems to hold the second hand ones up close to new prices as well...
Are still photos equal across the P3 Std, P3 Pro, Spark and P4? I'm thinking the stills are the main thing I'd want to do anyway... the video is cool but the stills I can print and hang on the wall... I see the P4 does HDR, but it seems all the models do AEB in 3 or 5 shot, so HDR could be done in post anyway...
I have discovered the Phantom 3 SE which is 4K... it apparently is only sold to the Asian market, but you can get them on Aliexpress, Tomtop, and Gearbest for AU$678 (plus 7% Cashrewards so AU$630). It doesn't have Lightbridge like the Phantom 3 Standard, but it does have a range of 4km.
I guess part of me also thinks I'd be better to spend a little less on the drone and get a lower model and then afford to by extra batteries which will allow me to enjoy it for longer vs buying the maximum i can get for my money and only having the single battery...
I leaning towards the Phantom 3 Standard or the Phantom 3 SE, has anyone here used the Phantom 3 SE in Australia?
Is there any reason why I should not buy a Phantom 3 SE? (available from Aliexpress/Gearbest/Banggood). It appears to be similar to the old Phantom 3 4K which it appears is discontinued, and it has a couple of benefits over the Phantom 3 Standard being it shots 4K (so same camera as the Phantom 3 Professional) and has an extended range at 4km, also has vision positioning. I guess the main downside would be warranty would be a bit harder as I would have to send it back to the seller.
Any advice which way to go?
I did consider DIY as I have a GoPro Hero 5, but after a bit of research, it appears with the change to USB-C it appears you can no longer use that port for video out for FPV like you could with the GoPro Hero 3 and 4...
I have a maximum budget of AU$900.
I was considering taking advantage of the current 20% off sales on eBay.
I could get:
Phantom 3 Standard: AU$559 - eBay
Phantom 3 Professional: AU$899 - Kogan
Or I could save a bit longer (and wait until they are back in stock) for the Phantom 4: AU$999 - sometimes on sale, usually AU$1299 - Kogan
I don't have a 4K display, but I think I might kick myself if I only go with a 2.7K drone? 2.7K would still give cropping/zooming options for 1080p output... just not as much as 4K...
I would love a Mavic Pro for the portability, but I can't see them coming down to my price range any time soon.
Now with the CASA rules of maintaining VLOS, how far does that actually work out to be? i.e does the extended range of the P4 vs the P3 Std actually matter or can you not use it that far away anyway?
Resale value seems to hold the second hand ones up close to new prices as well...
Are still photos equal across the P3 Std, P3 Pro, Spark and P4? I'm thinking the stills are the main thing I'd want to do anyway... the video is cool but the stills I can print and hang on the wall... I see the P4 does HDR, but it seems all the models do AEB in 3 or 5 shot, so HDR could be done in post anyway...
I have discovered the Phantom 3 SE which is 4K... it apparently is only sold to the Asian market, but you can get them on Aliexpress, Tomtop, and Gearbest for AU$678 (plus 7% Cashrewards so AU$630). It doesn't have Lightbridge like the Phantom 3 Standard, but it does have a range of 4km.
I guess part of me also thinks I'd be better to spend a little less on the drone and get a lower model and then afford to by extra batteries which will allow me to enjoy it for longer vs buying the maximum i can get for my money and only having the single battery...
I leaning towards the Phantom 3 Standard or the Phantom 3 SE, has anyone here used the Phantom 3 SE in Australia?
Is there any reason why I should not buy a Phantom 3 SE? (available from Aliexpress/Gearbest/Banggood). It appears to be similar to the old Phantom 3 4K which it appears is discontinued, and it has a couple of benefits over the Phantom 3 Standard being it shots 4K (so same camera as the Phantom 3 Professional) and has an extended range at 4km, also has vision positioning. I guess the main downside would be warranty would be a bit harder as I would have to send it back to the seller.
Any advice which way to go?