Hoomi
lvl.4
Flight distance : 231394 ft
United States
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The Phantom 3 has an integrated camera on a gimbal. Personally, I like it better than the GoPro cameras I have used, but part of that is the GoPro is fixed as a wide-angle lens, giving a bit of a fish-eye effect. I find the video from my Phantom camera doesn't have that curving distortion towards the edges that a GoPro does.
The flipside of that is, as you stated, the camera cannot be easily removed and used separately.
As for being a first-time drone flyer, I've only flown small drones before (a Nano quadcopter and the Blade Glimpse), and the Phantom 3 Standard has been hands-down the easiest to fly and the most stable. Unlike my smaller ones, I can take my hands off the controls, and the Phantom will hold position on its own (I've put it a few feet in front of me at eye level, with a breeze blowing, and was able to take my P&S camera out of my pocket and shoot photos of it in flight, without it drifting or losing altitude). If you start off with the Beginner Mode, it limits you to 30 meters distance from take-off point, and 30 meters of altitude. This keeps it well within easy visual distance while you learn the basics of controlling the drone and the camera. |
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