I bit the bullet spent my 20 bones. I can say I am not a huge fan at this point unless I haven't figured it all out. I drew a huge oval around where I wanted to fly ( the plus with this was I could go well past the distance that the DJI way point app will allow ) The down side was that it was very jerky IMHO, the video was not very smooth like the DJI app from my experience. I even drew with a stylist thinking that would be the ticket. Perhaps a feature in the app could be a flight path smoothing button etc. I am sure what my issue is that I am zoomed way out on the app so I can see where I want to fly total distance is about 3/4 mile flight length long. Hopefully some of you have input on this or can help me out ...
Thanks G
Hi I bought the app also, but haven't been able to test it. I did read through all the instructions and FAQs on their website however. They addressed your jerky observation.
I have found the Dji Waypoints and POI very smooth to watch. Of course POI doesn't change the gimbal's pitch and yaw from where you've set it, and Waypoints either lock the camera and P3's orientation or lets you control it. That said, (and I hate it when people say "that said") AirNest does something completely different. You pick your POI on a map (optionally) after you "draw" your "path" on the app. The app translates your path into a series of waypoints for you and radiuses the corners for smoothness. While doing this, the app
attempts to maintain focus on your chosen POI. -- That's the part I'm curious about because you are choosing your POI from the map and not the camera. Please let me know how that works out.--
AirNest warns that if you choose a speed at the upper end, you may have trouble with smoothness. They recommend using the "Point" feature for fast flying and "Path" for smooth intricate camera work. Point is where you fly straight to a single point and hoover.
I must admit the idea of flying a non circular path around or past a POI while the P3 autonomously keeps camera focus on it intrigues me.
I can hardly wait to try it, but it should be snowing here tomorrow.
Another tool in the toolbox? We'll see.