Phantom 4

Most drones in DJI’s portfolio operate using the DJI GO 4 app, including the Pro V2.0. We were fairly happy with this app’s performance and its assortment of features. If you’re used to reviewing cameras with confusing menu systems, the DJI GO 4 app is a pleasant surprise. Its highlights are its diagrams, illustrations, and iconography. From a flight perspective, the DJI Phantom 4 Pro V. 2.0 is a dream to fly and performs extremely well.

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The aperture is manually adjustable from your remote controller, from f2.8 down to f11. The 60fps recording speed in 4K video allows slow motion that is smooth, professional-quality and TV-ready. The bigger sensor takes stills to an outstanding 20MP on the Pro+ V2.0, up from 12MP on earlier P4s. And the maximum burst rate doubles to 14fps from 7fps on earlier P4s.

The DSLRPros Phantom 4 RTK Packages are a diverse line of enterprise solutions for professionals in the survey, agriculture, and construction industries. Yes, you will need to register your DJI Phantom 4 Pro with the FAA before you fly. As with any drone that weighs 0.55 lbs or more, you’ll need to either sign up for the basic Recreational Flyer, or for the commercial-level Part 107 certification.

Use the higher positional accuracy of the Phantom 4 RTK to build better 3D models for any type of work. Routine inspections and maintenance involving plants or revegetation work can be made smarter and more efficient when using the Phantom 4 RTK. Leverage its actionable aerial insights to monitor forest health, measure biomass, map shorelines, or manage riparian vegetation while protecting habitats or ecosystems, and much more. Upgrade your next mapping mission with the Phantom 4 RTK – the most compact and accurate low altitude mapping solution. Connect to the P4RTK drone and select Phantom 4 RTK in the drone selection drop-down. An RTK indicator appears on the telemetry bar once the RTK drone is connected.

We’ve chosen cameras that can take great photos and make it easy to get great looking video, rather than being the ones you’d choose as a committed videographer. I bought a carefully used P4 Pro+ not too long ago and it’s good to know that it’s available new again, should mine ever fail. I prefer it for its steadiness, high image quality, and 24 mm wide angle. A wonderful aerial companion for landscape photography including video. The first P4P I got had a totally dead battery out of the box. B&H replaced the whole unit and then I owned 4 batteries for video/photo work as a real estate photographer.

The 1-inch sensor size has proven to be a very capable format in compact cameras like the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III ($1,799.00 at DJI) . However, on the flip side, the large drone makes it easy to hand-catch the aircraft during landing procedures. And the larger remote controller makes the drone easier to fly for people with larger hands or even with gloves on. The controller is easy to grab and buttons are easy to find and press. The phantom 4, as mentioned, has a 1/2.3-inch camera sensor, the newer drones in the Phantom line come with a full 1-inch sensor.

In still photo mode, I was able to shoot at 1/80th and still get an adequately sharp image. Now it’s time to look at the relevance of the Phantom 4 for aerial drone photography, or photographers who are keen to shoot high quality stills, perhaps as a value-add to their current photography services. It took a few flights for me to realise that whilst the battery life was limiting, you really need to slow your actions down whilst flying the Phantom 4. Thankfully, the DJI Go app does a great job at showing you an estimate of remaining battery time, both as a percentage and remaining flight time. By now you’ve probably seen the odd DJI Phantom 4 review floating around the Internet. You’ve been wowed by incredible 4k video footage taken from hundreds of feet up in the sky, and you’ve probably been tempted to buy your own Phantom 4 drone.

The DJI Phantom 4 Multispectral, released in September 2019, integrates a 6 RGB camera sensor and multispectral imaging system for precise data for smart agriculture. It allows users to gain access to environmental impacts and changes for agricultural aspects. Also, with the RTK module attached, the Phantom 4 Multispectral is able to use centimeter level accurate positioning system. The DJI Phantom 4 RTK, released in October 2018, was designed for extremely accurate aerial mapping using real-time kinematic positioning. In addition to RTK, it uses a redundant GNSS module, installed to maintain flight stability in signal-poor regions such as dense cities.

A quadcopter, the dji fly RTK maneuvers smoothly during take-off, flight and landing. Once you’ve planned your mission, the flight is autonomous unless you choose to control manually. You can choose between map view and in-flight camera view—a nice feature that works within a 7 km (4.3 mi) range. Some sites have inaccessible areas that make shooting control in that section impossible. Or, perhaps the client is in a less than neighborly dispute which makes access tricky.

Preparing the Phantom for its first flight requires the battery and propellers to be fitted, but this takes less than a minute. Short battery life has been an issue with previous Phantoms, and DJI has moved to address this in the Phantom 4 with a battery that extends flight times by a quoted 25%. All this makes the Phantom 4 an appealing option for jobbing photographers who need a solid, easy to use drone that will enable them to capture great aerial shots .