doug.upthink
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Flight distance : 861621 ft
United States
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I know I'm not the first to make a request to bring the VPS on/off option to the Phantom 4, but I'm posting another request to help bring this to DJI's attention.
As a cinematographer with many hours of flight time on my Phantom 3 Pro, I know that I can only obtain optimal results when flying low with VPS disabled. When a low movement is required on rolling ground (i.e. rolling, rocky terrain) the VPS system will force the Phantom to maintain a dynamic height off the moving ground it detects below. This results in a shot that isn't usable and far from cinematic because the quadcopter is moving up and down in very subtle ways that affects the overall parallax visible in the final shot. Turning VPS off solves this problem instantly. Without VPS, the Phantom 3 can fly seamlessly while maintaining it's altitude-- not relative to the surface below. For an advanced pilot and cinematographer, the option to turn VPS on/off depending on the circumstances is very important.
Now that I have a Phantom 4 in my kit, I'm struggling to make use of it due to the lack of VPS control. The first thing I did with my P4 was disable obstacle avoidance. It's a great feature, but for cinematic moves with an advanced pilot it's more of an annoyance than a feature that is beneficial. The P4 performs great without obstacle avoidance, but VPS is still enabled. That's a problem for me. Enough of a deal breaker to actually consider returning the P4.
DJI-- please consider providing advanced P4 users with the same VPS on/off option that you have already given all existing P3P users.
Here's a great example of a few shots that turned out great because VPS was temporally disabled on my P3P: P3Pro - Trail Running - VPS disabled
Thanks,
Doug
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