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XDynamics EVOLVE - Prosumer video drone

The new EVOLVE video drone from XDynamics is a interesting new product, XDynamics is have stepped away from the race to the bottom that currently drives the drone market, and instead they have aimed to product a higher end product, think leica vs panasonic profiling,  they have produced a immaculately manufactured carbon fiber drone with interchangeable cameras, which come supported by US tech-support.  click through to see how this stacks up.

AUTEL EVO with BEST in class CAMERA

AUTEL is BACK -  The much anticipated EVO, announced at CES 2018 are finally shipping.
The EVO is promoted with claims to have best in class camera (more on that later),   but also with great new features for this category of drones, such as a build-in display on the controller, so you can fly without plugging in your phone, rear facing obstacle avoidance and 30 minutes of flight time.   Along with the now standard for the category 4.3mile 7km range.

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EVO-camera test DNG & VIDEO for download

Hey Guys,   sorry for the delay - here is the ZIP file for the DNG file I was looking at.  Please download and Post in the comments what you learn from it, also feel free to post questions,  I will be reshooting this test and include the MavicPro / P4pro / EVO on the next round.  suggestions for best way to test low-light noise floor on these would be great. (im guessing the 1" sensor will rule the low-light-noise because its hard to beat the sensor size.)

DNG FILE DOWNLOAD

1.5GIG RAW VIDEO zip file download

GDU 02 - the new backpack friendly drone from GDU

The 02 is finally shipping and available for around $720 on the internet.  
The GDU 02 is a radically different design than the first GDU product, but it maintains GDU's tradition for doing things a bit different, while delivering a fairly respectable compact 4K video drone that packs up nicely without any loose props or controller sticks.

Panono - the Spherical camera I love

A bit of a backgrounder on my Panono camera review and why I would be writing about this camera in the first place.   Aside from being a part107 commercial drone pilot, I have been shooting panoramas and spherical panoramas since the nineties,  for commercial entries like car companies and hotel chains.  back in the "old days" this involved shooting a series of images around in multiple layers which we then stitched painstakingly into a sphere,  specialized tools, lots of experience, skill and patience was involved in getting a perfect result.   You know where Im going with this right?    

Voyager5 • New flagship commercial platform from Walkera.

With the Voyager5 Walkera have created a modern platform, with IP43 weather rating, dual IMU, GPS and Compass for reliable operation, optical-flow to steady the aircraft during take-off and landings, and when flying in environments with poor or no GPS signal,  and a number of attractive payload options.  Including Thermal camera package, 30x zoom package and more.  Click through for the full post.

PowerEYE • PowerVisions m43 camera platform finally ships

The PowerEYE is a m43 camera quad I have been waiting for in a big way.  since InterDrone 2016,  and  I want to say its the first production aerial platform with a m43 camera outside of DJI products.  but its not entirely so.... More on that later.
Back to the exciting parts here,  PowerVision is new on the drone stage,  and what we are looking at here is a proper m43 camera platform with almost 30 minutes of flight time, 3+ mile range with HD video download. DUAL Operator option and a Pilot flight camera, not to forget forward looking obstacle avoidance...  For $3800.

MAVIC cam-shootout

I have been wanting to know how the MAVIC lens resolution compares to the P4.  while I was at it, I also compared it to the Inspire-1 x3,  the xStar and the Yuneec Hpro... click through for the video and the results.

DJI MAVIC - small is the new BIG

Finally got hands on the DJI Mavic,  im going to skip straight to the bottom line.. im really liking it big time.   click though for pictures and thoughts about the worlds smallest serious video drone. 

BREEZE the cool $500 LifeStyle drone from Yuneec

Yuneec just announced their new Breeze drone product. a small 280 size mini-quad with exceptional stability, a hard-mounted camera with digital stabilization. small enough to fit in your backpack.  This is not the videographers drone, but the family and sports drone.  check it out after the link