I recently purchased a factory refurbed P3 Standard from Newegg - The unit looked completely new, and all the accompanied packaging was unopened. I have a Phantom P1, and know how to use the controls. I synced my phone with the unit, and had to do a firmware update, which was complete.
I had purchased an extra battery,so I expected to have some good flights at my local park. I was able to get a good downlink to the camera, and turned on the camera. I did not change any settings, and was then "RECORDING" video on my phone. I also took several stills.
At the same time, as I understood, I have an SD card in the Stabilized Camera. I assumed that when I started recording on my phone, it would start the recording on the camera, storing the image in the SD card. After two uneventful flights, I examined the images on my computer. I took several still images, and they turned out beautiful. I examined the video (3 of them) and they are horrible. The images jump around, and start and stop regularly. I would expect a great picture recording directly
I did not change any camera settings (white balance, exposure, frame rate, etc.). Does that affect the video quality on the camera, through the SD Card? I would expect those features would affect the download to the phone. If it is too high of frame rate (I believe it was 2.7K 30 FPS), do I need to reduce the settings? I am hoping it is NOT the camera. The stabilized camera seems to work well, as I got smooth images via the downlink. Please let me know.
The flight characteristics were fantastic (Better than my P1). I flew it high and low, and hovered within 3 feet of myself, and it was rock steady. I had 12 - 14 satellites.
I had purchased an extra battery,so I expected to have some good flights at my local park. I was able to get a good downlink to the camera, and turned on the camera. I did not change any settings, and was then "RECORDING" video on my phone. I also took several stills.
At the same time, as I understood, I have an SD card in the Stabilized Camera. I assumed that when I started recording on my phone, it would start the recording on the camera, storing the image in the SD card. After two uneventful flights, I examined the images on my computer. I took several still images, and they turned out beautiful. I examined the video (3 of them) and they are horrible. The images jump around, and start and stop regularly. I would expect a great picture recording directly
I did not change any camera settings (white balance, exposure, frame rate, etc.). Does that affect the video quality on the camera, through the SD Card? I would expect those features would affect the download to the phone. If it is too high of frame rate (I believe it was 2.7K 30 FPS), do I need to reduce the settings? I am hoping it is NOT the camera. The stabilized camera seems to work well, as I got smooth images via the downlink. Please let me know.
The flight characteristics were fantastic (Better than my P1). I flew it high and low, and hovered within 3 feet of myself, and it was rock steady. I had 12 - 14 satellites.