High on Superior Drone Flight Technology and Pristine Aerial Photography: the DJI Phantom 4 Pro +

Are you shopping online for a drone that will fly you to the next level?  Perhaps you've had a pleasant go at your kids 3D virtual reality drone, or you've simply drone tired of your own pocket selfie drone, and are looking for a more than decent upgrade in the drone department that will help you graduate into the upper ranks of professional drone hobbyists. Or perhaps you're simply someone that likes to start from the top, and fall within the more limited category of consumers with a greater marginal spending propensity. Whatever the circumstances may be, if you're looking for a top notch user-friendly drone with cutting edge flight features and technology, and that takes astonishing aerial photos and videos of pristine quality, you'll definitely want to turn your attention to the  DJI Phantom 4 Pro +. Its salient features and specs are briefly described below.

Best Suited for Open, Challenging, and Scenic Outdoor Environments

Considering the DJI Phantom 4 + Drone's control distance (an astonishing 4.3 miles, or 6.9 km drone-to-pilot control distance), top speed (top high speed of 45mp/h, or 72km/h), flight time (30 minutes), and size, the DJI Phantom 4 Pro + naturally maximizes its full potential and value out in the open. Unlike some other drones suited for the outdoors, however, the drone's advanced flight controls and features (such as the multi-directional 3D 360 degree obstacle avoidance flight sensors) also makes it safe and easy to navigate, fly, and operate in more challenging scenic outdoor environments.  This is a clear bonus for drone hobbyists wishing to fly it through mountains, forests, waterways, and the likes in order to fully utilize and maximize the drone's incredible aerial photographic and cinematographic capabilities. Its approximate weight of 1,388 grams (inclusive of the weight of its mounted HD camera), as well as its large heavy casing also makes it such that this professional drone does not fit in the portable category of drones, even less in pocket-sized drones. In other words, professional drone hobbyists might one to plane their date, or field trip, when going out with this drone. While this professional drone may be considered a top notch drone in the aerial photography category type of drones, its has its limits in that its ideal operating temperature (0 degrees celsius to 40 degrees celsius) makes it not so ideal to fly in arctic or Saharan-type environments.

Operation and Control

The DJI Phantom 4 Professional + comes with (DJI Phantom 4 Professional +), or without (DJI Phantom 4 Professional) an integrated 5.5 Inch 1080P Android Tablet mounted to the drone's remote control.  In the latter case, a smart phone can be mounted to the drone's remote control, and is compatible with the DJI GL300E drone remote control. In the former case, you the pilot get to enjoy a full five (5) hours of bright screen pleasure (the 1,000 nits-type of visible light intensity bright pleasure).  Aerial photographers and cinematographers will rejoice in the 16GB of internal storage and Micro SD card capacity on the DJI Phantom 4 Pro + 's remote control. Another great feature is its ability to operate on both the 2.4 and the 5.8 GHz frequency. This ensure redundancy, in minimizes the risk of interference in signal between the remote control and drone. This is particularly important considering the incredibly 4.3 miles (6.9 km) drone-to-remote control range (note that some have commented on certain rules that require a drone flyer to keep the drone within a visible distance, which can arguably shorten the permissible control distance of the drone, at least without extra vision enhancing props).  The DJI Phantom 4 Pro + 's remote control allows for granular control over various settings, features, and modes, including those that pertain to its flight, photography, and videography.

In-Flight Modes and Features

The DJI Phantom 4 Pro + has sophisticated navigational technologies, namely dual GPS and compass redundancy for same home returns. It has a pleasant and fun to use "tap screen" flight mode, in which the drone will pilot itself towards the destination taped/touched by the pilot on the remote control's screen, making this drone easy to fly for beginners and advanced drone hobbyists alike. Other fun drone flight modes include:

• Beginner flight mode (a flight mode for starters wishing to take it slow on their first date with the Phantom 4 Professional +)
• Sports flight mode (offers, among other things, higher flying speeds)
• Active subject track mode (the drone locks onto, and follows a live subject); 
• Directional flight lock mode (the drone locks onto, and flies into that single direction); 
• Profile shot mode (a special photography flight mode ideal for taking close or distant profile photos of a subject); 
• Gesture control flight mode (a flight mode in which the drone responds to certain hand gestures and arm movements); 
• Spotlight frame focus shots (another flight mode ideal for professional photographic and cinematographic photos and videos);
• Narrow flight modes (allows you to configure the drone's flight for more confined or obstructed environments)
• RTH flight recording move (a flight mode in which the drone records its own flight path directly from takeoff, a path which it can then use to safely return home for landing);
• Landing site detection mode (facilitates smooth landings by avoiding rugged, hazardous landing environments)

A lot more could be said about the various DJI Phantom 4 Pro + 's flight modes and features, and the way they can be used to creatively enhance the wonderful hobby of drone flying. Suffice to say that the DJI Phantom 4 Pro + comes with the latest, cutting edge technologies in drone flying, which in a sense contributes to the ease with which it can be flown for beginners and professionals alike.

Intelligent Drone Flight Systems: Obstacle Avoidance Sensors

As it was stated earlier, the DJI Phantom 4 Professional + drones shows its full colors in more challenging, outdoor environments.  This is largely due to is its cutting edge, sophisticated 3D, 360 degree, 4 directional obstacle avoidance sensors, one of its more salient features. Specifically, the drone carries high-resolution front and rear visual sensors with an approximate range of 0.7 meters to 30 meters (or 2.3 feet to 110 feet). It also carries in its left and right flanks 3D Time-of-Flight (TOF) modulated light sensors with approximate ranges of 0.2 meters to 7 meters (or 0.7 feet to 23 feet). As well, it contains bottom sensors to assist with vertical flight and landing, giving the DJI Phantom 4 Professional + complete, 360 degree obstacle avoidance flight control.

Amazing Aerial Photo and Video Capabilities, Even in Low-Light Environments

The sophisticated flight modes, features, and instruments, not to mention the highly stable, solid, and balanced flight they provide to this soft, quiet (only 83.1 decibels), smooth humming electronic flying device, largely contribute to its excellent photographic and cinematographic features and characteristics. The DJI Phantom 4 Pro + 's 24 mm camera, which contains a 1 inch CMOS sensor with 20,000 useful pixels, offers 4K photos and videos at an 84 degree field of view, 60 frame per second cinematographic recording, at a 100 MB per second rate. Its image processor reduces, or condenses photos and videos from 40 to 50 percent. In addition to offering adjustable aperture settings (2.8 up to 11), it also allows for different ISO range settings (up to 6,400 in video mode, and 12,800 in still images), all of which allows for amazing photos and videos in low-light environments, with little noise distortion in images. It also offers three (3) different image scales: 3:2, 4:3, and 16:9. The end result of a drone with superior flight systems and aerial photographic and cinematographic capabilities are visually alluring and clear photos and videos of the highest and most professional quality.

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While the DJI Phantom 4 Professional + 's advanced flight modes, features, and systems might, on the one hand, appear to make it more suitable for advance drone hobbyists, these same flight modes, features, and systems also make it easy and safe to control, operate, and navigate, making it just as suitable for beginners who may want to rely a bit more on the drone's "artificial intelligence assistance" flight systems. While advanced drone hobbyists will no doubt maximize the value and use of the numerous features of this drone, beginner drone hobbyists will simply find themselves with a longer and more adventurous learning and discovery path. In the end, the features that one should rely upon to determine whether or not this drone is right for them is the price, and the superior photographic and cinematographic features of the DJI Phantom Professional 4 + drone. Anyone who has a valid reason or purpose in using aerial drone photography and cinematography will certainly find its higher cost more than justifiable.

Shopping Online for an Acrobatic 3D Virtual Reality Drone? Meet the All New Alpine Griffon Drone, a Great Drone for Beginners

Drones with HD cameras, 3D goggles, and other accessories are trending this holiday season.  In our previous post, we offered a brief review of the T-Series T30VR 3D virtual reality drone with HD camera and 3D virtual glasses, a drone currently on sale at SHOPOlogee.com for only $149.99 (US)(+ free shipping) that is, $100.00 off its regular market price of $249.99. This post offers a brief overview of a cousin drone, the Alpine Griffon AG-01 Drone, also a fun 3D virtual reality capacitated drone that is ideal for kids, teenagers, and beginner adults, and also currently on sale for the holiday season for $169.99 ($100.00 off its regular market price of $269.99). 

Aerodynamic Design and Flight of the Alpine Griffon Drone - The distinguishing feature of the Alpine Griffon Drone is its visually appealing, fine-tuned aerodynamic design. Being larger, wider, and more robust, the area of the Alpine Griffon Drone's propellers, combined with their rounded angulation, serve to decrease airflow resistance an facilitate an upward, vertical lift movement. The smooth, balanced, upward lift of the Alpine Griffon Drone is further enhanced by a perfectly symmetrical, aerodynamic spine that runs across the top of the Alpine Griffon AG-01's top surface. While the design feature on the Alpine Griffon AG-01 - alongside its forward protruding propeller arms - fulfills more of an aesthetic role and purpose in terms of giving it a cutting edge, modern look, it does contribute to the ease and seamlessness with which the Alpine Griffon Drone can glide through the air. Overall, these features give the Alpine Griffon AG-01 Drone a light, well-balance, and responsive feel while in flight. The ability to manoeuvre into 360 degree acrobatic flips with the Alpine Griffon Drone attests to the agility of the Alpine griffon. For anyone less agile or experienced in flying drones, the Alpine Griffon Drone also comes with optional protective propeller cages, an add-on perhaps more recommended for kids or beginners.

3D Virtual Reality Goggles and 2MP HD Camera of the Alpine Griffon Drone - aside from its visually appealing, modern aerodynamic design, the Alpine Griffon AG-01 Drone also comes with 3D Virtual goggles, which adds a fun alternative mode of flying your drone. The virtual reality concept is straightforward; it is accomplished through the use of the Alpine Griffon Drone's 2MP HD camera, an App, and the VirtualAlpine Griffon Drone's 2MP camera, which gives you a fun and entertaining first-person, bird's eye view from the drone. While this feature may be common with larger, more expensive professional drone models, the ability to enjoy this feature on a smaller, medium-size drone at an affordable price is a real treat. Beginners would be well advised to get comfortable flying the Alpine Griffon Drone in regular mode before turning to the first-person, virtual reality flying mode. 

Parts and Other Features - Except for a the Alpine Griffon Drone's propellers, battery, and optional protective propeller guards, the Alpine Griffon Drone comes out of the box fully assembled. A small tool is provided to help you easily assemble the drone's propellers and protective guards. The battery can easily be snapped into place, and plugged into the Alpine Griffon Drone by hand.  In short, the simplicity of the parts that need to be assembled on the Alpine Griffon Drone make it user-friendly, and ideal for kids, teenagers, and even adults, especially beginner level, soon-to-be drone hobbyists. 

The user-friendliness of the Alpine Griffon is also reflected and present in the remote controller used to fly the drone. It includes two standard, thumb-style joysticks, one which controllers the drone's throttle, the other which controls the forward, backward, upward, and downward movement of the drone. The right side joystick can also be pressed down for "headless" flight mode, which means the drone can be flown without reference to its front or back. The video and camera functions are ergonomically well positioned in the centre of the drone's remote control. The Alpine Griffon Drone also includes push-button flips and rolls. 

Concluding Remarks - In sum, the Alpine Griffon Drone comes at an excellent price tag considering its medium size, unique design, 3D virtual reality mode, and responsible, well-balanced flight. The Alpine Griffin Drone's easy to assemble parts and user-friendly flight controls also make it an excellent choice for beginner drone hobbyists. The auto 360 degree flip mode on the Alpine Griffon's remote control will certainly be enjoyed by all who take flight with this drone. More of the Alpine Griffon Drone's features can be found at SHOPologee: https://shopologee.com/collections/newest-products/products/drone-model-ag-01v-3d-virtual-goggles-support-and-hd-camera-d17

Fly Like a Bird with the T-Series T30VR Drone with 3D Glasses

Online shoppers looking for great deals in the drones department won't want to miss out on this rare find at Skynex Global Drones, currently selling for only $149.99 (Regular price $249.99). The T-Series T30VR quadcopter Drone comes with a camera, and best of all, a pair of 3D goggles for a bird's eye view live and direct from the drone. While suitable for intermediate drone hobbyists, this drone is a great choice for anyone looking to get into this new hobby.

Fly Like a Bird with the T-Series T30VR Drone with 3D Glasses

As the name implies, the T30 virtual reality drone combines this new consumer flying devices with emerging 3D technology. The T30 Drone seeks to give its user a bird's eye view from the sky.  It accomplishes this through a 2MP HD mini camera affixed to the centre of the drone's belly. With the use of your smart phone and an App, the camera projects a live first-person feed from the air, giving its user an impression of flying like a bird.  Beginners will no doubt want to practice their drone flying skills before re-adjusting this new and incredibly fun way of flying a drone from sky-high.

Suitability: Not too Small so as to Not Take Seriously, and Not too Big so as to Not Enjoy

Aside from the fun and innovative feature offered through its 3D glasses, this drone is not so small that it shouldn't be taken seriously when flying, yet not too big or expensive that you become too intimated to getting off the ground. In other words, it offers a perfect level of comfort for beginners and intermediate drone hobbyists, whether children or adults. Pro drone hobbyists, or those looking for a drone that provides superior aerial photography will likely want to continue their online shopping on to the next isle. 

Parts: Inexpensive and Easy to Fix

With its four propellers, the T-30 Series T30VR 3D Drone is more accurately described as a quadcopter. As with most drones, beginner-level drone hobbyists will inevitably crash their drones on the first few flights, sometimes leading to propellers flying off. Ultra-light and thin protective rubber cage barriers affixed at the end of each arm will hopefully prevent this from happening. The tip of each arm on the T-Series T30VR 3D drone also come with standard LED light signals: a red LED indicator on the back right-side arm; a green LED light on the back left-side arm; and two white LED lights on each front-end arm. These LED lights always make for a fun, entertaining, and spectacular night-flight. The T-Series T30VR 3D drone comes with a light, user-friendly remote control, as well as a T-Series T30VR 3D drone user manual. Simple enough?

Flight Experience: Ready for Take Off

The flight experience is comparable to any drone of similar size. The drone's movements are sensitive, but light, stable, and balanced. As with any drone, new users will no doubt need to practice and adjust to the feel of the drone's flight movements. The weight of the drone is itself well-calibrated, and its medium size, light weight, and relatively silent motors makes it ideal for flying indoors as well as outdoors.  Inexperienced users are recommended to fly the drone in open, unobstructed areas. If and when the drone crashes (perhaps due to lack of experience), the parts are designed to easily detach rather than break off from the drone. Being in an open space will make it easier to track and recuperate the drone's missing parts.

Final Thoughts

The T-Series T30VR 3D drone is currently on sale for $149.99, down $100.00 from its standard market price of $249.99. With its 3D virtual reality feature, its medium size, and its suitability for beginners and intermediate level drone hobbyists, this drone is definitely an excellent toy to purchase, for children and adults alike.