I'm gonna to sell my phantom 3 professional and buy a phantom 4 instead.
Do you have any advise?
Price, service, problems and whatever you want to share with a "P4 newbie"!

Make sure to update to the latest DJI Go Apple software to have the best flying experience

If it were me id stick with the 3 for now...wait until they have sorted out the teething issue with the 4 (search these forums you will find them)

3 pro is still a kick ass machine.

My advice is to not delay the purchase. You'll enjoy the bird. Best wishes.

Problems I have are horizon tilt (but not all the time, and 'may' be rectified using adjustment in App', or editing), P4 drops altitude a bit (up to 10 feet, but never heard of any crashing yet because of this) if it comes to a sudden high speed stop, and avoid DJI GO 2.8.2 for the time being. The effects of these can be reduced in part if good calibration is carried out on all items that need it.

Other than that my P4  works well.

Waiting until 2.8.2 fix appears or next firmware update to address problems mentioned might be the wisest move, but if you don't mind a couple of minor work-arounds (adjust or edit tilt if it is a problem, easy on the breaks when stopping, and stick with DJI GO 2.8.1 for the time being).

Since you're already calling yourself a "P4" newbie, I suspect you have already made your decision.

The P3P is hard to beat as an aerial photography platform at that price.

If you are more into the "wow" factor of new gadgetry then go for the P4.

If instead you are wanting great aerial photography, at a great price without the potential snags of a new product still in Beta testing, stay with the P3P.

oberhammer01 Posted at 2016-5-31 16:47
Make sure to update to the latest DJI Go Apple software to have the best flying experience

A wiser approach might be......

Research the updates to see what they will do or what others have said about the updates, then, from an informed point of view, update (or do not) accordingly.

Cessna172 Posted at 2016-5-31 05:38
A wiser approach might be......

Research the updates to see what they will do or what others have ...

I think he was being facetious.   

P3P with controller GL300A or GL300B has more range than P4 with GL300C
and P4 has many yet unsolved problems.

I honestly don't see what the P4 offers to a seasoned P3P pilot, the obstacle avoidance is the biggest new feature and an experienced P3 pilot won't need that.

Aardvark Posted at 2016-5-31 10:24
Problems I have are horizon tilt (but not all the time, and 'may' be rectified using adjustment in  ...

Have you still got the altitude drop with the new DJI Go app?

I took mine out the other night and it was perfect.  When stopping from high speed (sport mode) the P4 gained a bit of altitude and then settled back down. I think at most it may have lost 1-2 feet occasionally but certainly nothing I could complain about.

Advocate Posted at 2016-5-31 12:36
Have you still got the altitude drop with the new DJI Go app?

I took mine out the other night and ...

I had to abandon DJI GO 2.8.2 because of serious video transmission problems.

Rolled back to 2.8.1

BUT hot off the press there is new firmware available for the P4 see DJI-Tims post http://forum.dji.com/thread-54145-1-1.html

This could change all (or maybe not  ).

Given the problems and effort taken to roll back to 2.8.1 I am a bit reticent to try, will have a think about it...

I'm going to update my P4 now as I'm planning on taking it out later today.  I'll let you know how I get on with it.
[EDIT]Whereabouts in the UK are you? I don't know anyone else with a drone near me.[/EDIT]

love my P4...even tho we all are experiencing an app issue I knowDJI will release a fix soon! but the P3P is awesome as well! Love the Sport Mode on the P4, especially if you need to get or come back somewhere quickly!  www.machtvplus.us  

Start with p3p. Get your feet wet on something tried and true

scarper Posted at 2016-5-31 16:53
If it were me id stick with the 3 for now...wait until they have sorted out the teething issue with  ...

You just pointed out what i'm worried about.Maybe the Phantom 4 is not stable enough now.
I'll wait and see.

so what's your plan?

oberhammer01 Posted at 2016-5-31 16:47
Make sure to update to the latest DJI Go Apple software to have the best flying experience

What's the difference？

vandruten Posted at 2016-5-31 16:57
My advice is to not delay the purchase. You'll enjoy the bird. Best wishes.

Do you have one already?
Share your flying experience!!

Cessna172 Posted at 2016-5-31 17:36
Since you're already calling yourself a "P4" newbie, I suspect you have already made your decision.
...

Oops!
Actually i have tried my friend's P4, and i think it great.
I'm not sure enough whether it is worthy to "abandon" my P3P and then go for a new one, cause i just bought that drone on Nov. last year. It really did a good job and never crash.
However the outlook of P4 is so awesome!!!I just can't wait to have one!!
If only i can possess both of them!!!

Cessna172 Posted at 2016-5-31 17:38
A wiser approach might be......

Research the updates to see what they will do or what others have ...

It seems you are not satisfied enough with the update

vad7@yahoo.com Posted at 2016-5-31 18:12
P3P with controller GL300A or GL300B has more range than P4 with GL300C
and P4 has many yet unsolve ...

Every new product may have a lot of problems to be solved at first and that is what i'm worried about exactly!

Advocate Posted at 2016-5-31 19:33
I honestly don't see what the P4 offers to a seasoned P3P pilot, the obstacle avoidance is the bigge ...

but i'm not a seasoned P3P pilot, ahaha

moon@ufactory.c Posted at 2016-6-1 13:29
Do you have one already?
Share your flying experience!!

I am so thankful that I have one waiting for me at home now

Well you've owned a P3P before haven't you? And this one will be... AWESOME!!!

Better than my bike!!! Well almost better than my bike  

You are so thankful that you give a byebye face???

vandruten Posted at 2016-6-1 15:37
I am so thankful that I have one waiting for me at home now

Well you've owned a P3P bef ...

You are so thankful that you give a byebye face???

a couple of deals:

DJI Phantom 4 Camera Drone w/4K Camera THREE BATTERY PACK + $150 eBay Card link

(same price as DJI but with $150 ebay card)

or edu discount at DJI

Make sure you buy DJI care, it's good value

huntcool001@gma Posted at 2016-6-1 17:45
Make sure you buy DJI care, it's good value

Have you ever tried DJI Care?

Just kidding

moon@ufactory.c Posted at 2016-6-1 14:27
You just pointed out what i'm worried about.Maybe the Phantom 4 is not stable enough now.
I'll wai ...

I would like a p4, and I may get one in the future, but for now, I have a p3p that's works beautifully. I don't want to be frustrated with a drone I have to fight to get up in the air and recording the way I want. I know it's a nice machine...just a bit too early for me to buy one.

In my case until now ive never had a problem. My P4 works very nice no issues at all.

J.N Posted at 2016-6-2 09:39
In my case until now ive never had a problem. My P4 works very nice no issues at all.

sounds great~

MoonDjokovic Posted at 2016-6-1 21:34
Have you ever tried DJI Care?

I have not purchased DJI Care myself, but I've witnessed a lot of people who is saved by this.

huntcool001@gma Posted at 2016-6-2 14:02
I have not purchased DJI Care myself, but I've witnessed a lot of people who is saved by this.

Thx, I'll try

moon@ufactory.c Posted at 2016-6-1 15:48
You are so thankful that you give a byebye face???

No of course it's not a bye bye face. Its a sweet hello face reminding me that she's at home waiting.

Maybe you can see if any of your drone friends could lend you a p4 for 5 minutes for you to tell if there's any significant difference between yours and theirs. At least you can test on maneuverability, ease of control, responsiveness, etc - the basic flight controls. Then you could expand to the needs of sonars etc that the old bird hasn't got. As some may have said that camera wise might be slightly different, but for the p4 as an entirety is like the iPhone 6 compared to the slightly older 5s. Sorry if that turns out to be a bad example. Cheers mate!

vandruten Posted at 2016-6-3 01:18
No of course it's not a bye bye face. Its a sweet hello face reminding me that she's at home waiti ...

Thanks for your advice.