Wachtberger
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Flight distance : 261509 ft
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As promised in another thread, I am now opening this new discussion since a number of us are expecting their CrystalSky 7.85 to soon arrive or to be purchased. Please feel all welcome to join this discussion, whether you have received your CS already or are still waiting for delivery or are still wondering about purchase! I have got mine today (high brightness version) and shall try to be as objective as I can in my evaluations, which will be difficult, because this device is absolutely AWESOME! :-)
But now one step after the other. I knew that the CS comes without charger (but with a charging hub), so I ordered the compatible Phantom 4 series 160W charger together with it because I have had the information that the Spark charger would neither fit, nor be sufficiently powerful to charge the CS batteries. I also knew that the P4 charger would come without AC cable but was so naive to believe that at least the AC cable of the Spark charger would fit. And that was a little shock after unpacking. It did not fit. For only a second or so the worst case scenario flashed up in my mind: Having all the equipment but no chance to make it work and get it tested over the entire weekend. That would be like being stranded on an isolated island with a full packet of cigarettes but not having matches or a lighter. This was simply unacceptable and therefore I abolished the worst case scenario as a viable option. Nevertheless the socket on the P4 charger did not look like what we are used to in Europe, but on the other hand was not totally unfamiliar to me. And my first compatibility guess fortunately was correct. The AC cable of my Dell Laptop charger had the same format. What a relief! After having overcome that initial obstacle now back to the real thing:
1. The look and feel of the CS is excellent. Good material that looks well assembled, rock solid and is not heavy either.
2. After charging the batteries and switching on I got the first "brightness" experience. "I've seen the light" says it all!
3. Set up very easy. Connect to WiFi, enter your DJI account and log on to unlock the device, set country (DJI please put them in alphabetical order) and time zone.
4. Available firmware update to my surprise did not pop up automatically (this should be changed DJI). But with the "Search for updates" function in the settings menu I got it easily and update went smooth.
5. Connection between CS and the Spark RC works very well via OTG, also via the USB Type C slot at the bottom of the CS (if you have the corresponding OTG cable) which naturally is the closest to the RC.
6. One of the best surprises (or rather confirmation of what I somehow had anticipated): Although the DJI GO 4 on the CS tells you version number 4.1.6, it is not at all this totally outdated version that you might have known on your other Android devices. No, it is almost fully up to date! It has all the updates except "Dynamic Home Point" and "360° Pano". From what I could see, the App is at the level of the 4.1.9 version known from Playstore. And it also knows the Spark.
7. The processor and Android version of CS are really fast. No matter which action you choose, it happens immediately.
8. The batteries are really strong too. With all my installing, fiddling and flying two Spark batteries in between I brought it down to 48% capacity indicating still well more than three hours operating time. Thus no worries at all on that side and the CS comes with even two batteries. Time to invest in many more Spark batteries if you really want to exhaust the CS ones.
9. All menus are very straight forward and self explanatory, no unneccesary gimmicks.
10. The middle button on the right side of the CS pops up a shortcut menu with all basic functions plus a screenshot function. Unfortunately you cannot take a screenshot of the screenshot function because it naturally and logically focusses on what is on the main screen. But I'll post other screenshots here below.
11. Flying the Spark with the CS was truly a revelation, nothing else can compare! The best and brightest picture I could imagine and also excellent sound for the voice messages (even had to tune down the volume).
In summary I am absolutely delighted and happy about the purchase of the CS, no way back from it! Yes, it is not cheap but definitely worth the price. Some argue that it costs as much as the Spark itself, but what if you loose your Spark because you can't read important warning messages on your normal mobile devices in many natural lighting conditions?
And what a pleasure to properly see at any time what you are filming or taking pictures of! For me personally the CS is also an investment for the future. Seeing the passion that little Spark has triggered for me, there might be other DJI vessels arriving in the hangar one day... ;-)
Now come the pictures. Since with the forum software you never know in which order they will show up (or I haven't figured out yet how to do that properly) here just a summary of what you are going to see.
Two pictures are with the CS on my tablet holder. It only looks a bit odd because not centered but is very solid and works well. I shall however also order one of the other available mounts/holders.
Two more pictures show the main screen and the starting screen of DJI Go 4
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