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August 24th, 2010, 02:15 AM | #1 | |
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Draganflyer X8: The Dreamboat UAV
This is pretty cool!
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August 24th, 2010, 07:16 AM | #2 |
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It is pretty cool. It also costs more than my car. Sigh...
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August 24th, 2010, 09:30 AM | #3 |
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Do they have one to carry an iPhone too? If not, they should hop on that bandwagon.
While cool, I think the whole craze behind DSLRs that shoot video is the shallow DOF. Yet most of these cameras don't have good auto-focus, which makes for a lot of fuzzy photos when un-manned. (I don't see anything about follow focus.) These V-DSLRs can also be pretty bad when it comes to the CMOS skew / jello. Though I still have a bitter taste in my mouth after owning a HD10U, JVC's GY-HM100U is probably one of the ideal cameras to put onto a little craft like this. CCD, 35Mbps, record-until the card is full record time & easy focusing would be the selling points that I think would make for a better choice to put the HM100 on a UAV than a DSLR. (Now if you're shooting stills, it is an entirely different story.)
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August 24th, 2010, 01:33 PM | #4 |
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Pretty cool? It is fantastic! How much fun would that be? It's like a crane on steroids - that is some big huge dollar looking shots..... I'm sure it is still better to hire a helicopter and take up your Arri Alexa, but wow! What a great thing!
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August 25th, 2010, 03:22 AM | #5 |
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If you are not the military or a law enforcement agency so your budget is more modest then the Mikrokopter is worth a look. It uses the same principle of multiple rotors & clever software (Open Source in this case) to keep the machine flying level & stable. It comes in various configurations & can lift over 1kg (2.2lbs) so can carry a decent size camera. MikroKopter - Wiki: MikroKopter.de
You can get everything from a kit of parts where you solder the 'brain' yourself right up to a fully assembled system for the equivalent of about $2300 to which you just need to add a R/C transmitter & batteries |
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