PascalG
lvl.3
Flight distance : 274327 ft
Bahamas
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I would say that buggy soft/firmware is not just part of using drones but part of any complex device including phones and computers. The issues with gesture modes for instance remind me of the early days of scanning documents into OCR to convert the into editable files. Or automatic translation software, or voice recognition typing. So many variables, voice and accent for voice recognition or light, clothing distance for the spark gesture mode. I think it will take a while for these features to become reliable.
I am only using my spark manually with the RC. No gesture mode, no fancy special whatever and so far so good in probably 4 hours of flying
The only thing when I think DJI cut corners is in the sensitivity of the GPS receiver. I guess there are size and battery usage behind this but while I have only had one inflight gps error, there was no reason for it as I was flying the drone over an undeveloped Bahamian Cay with zero interference. Clear skies, no hills, no trees, no skyscrapers. No reason to loose gps.
You also have a point about users not reading the manual as evidenced by some of th questions we see here.
One thing I don't really understand is when using the spark in gesture only, no RC no App control, how do you know gps signal is strong enough and the home point has been set? I do this mentioned n the manual for gesture mode and launch with face recognition. Without gps lock, how does spark know where to return if it loose visual contact with your face or hand? |
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