Mike-the-cat
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Singapore
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PinpointMapping Posted at 2017-1-6 14:05
I own an Inspire 1 and now a P4P (and a Sensefly eBee Fixedwing), and opted for the Phantom 4 Pro over an Inspire 2 because of cost of flight time. You have to maintain 2 batteries for less flight time then I can get from 1 P4P on 1 Battery. In addition to the fact that since the P4P is so much smaller, it gives me an alternative for projects where the Inspire is to big. The Camera quality between X4S and P4P is minimal (I primarily am taking photos for purpose of Pix4D Photogrammetry projects), and I haven't really used the Dual Operator setup as much as I originally anticipated. If I was more focused on Video, the Inspire 2 would be better, but for mapping with the camera pointed down, Props in view aren't an issue. Currently the Thermal Cameras XT won't work on an Inspire 2 either, so no rush to upgrade until they get more sensors for the 2.
If you are using the craft for mapping stick to the P4P for all the reasons you mention.
Something people don't mention is that the visual / cognitive load dealing with an I2 is much higher because of the added degrees of freedom. You have a yaw axis for the camera to consider and toggling between yaw and pitch control. The flexibility of yawing the camera while keeping the aircraft moving straight ahead can be disorienting. The FPV camera helps but you have to monitor another channel of info. Then you have options with focal length / zoom on the camera. And to monitor if you have enough space on the SSD and SD card....
I mean you can go fully auto, use the intelligent flight modes, activate obstacle detection and shut your brain down but then why go to the trouble of cost, weight, more parts and options?
The P4P is like, toss it into a sack and walk, shoot and go home. The I2 is a great bird but unless you do this for a living day in day out, perhaps has too much on board. |
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