Recent content by mengelman

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    New purchasers...no manual w/ P3

    All about the money. Trees have nothing to do about it. How much money do they save if they sell 2 million phantoms?
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    First close call with Phantom 3 Pro

    My P3 tells me to calibrate every time.
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    phantom crap

    I check and replace controller batteries frequently
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    phantom crap

    not a newbe. I have 7 batteries all hot.
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    phantom crap

    I bought a phantom 1.1.1 last November. Out of the box it flew great. rock steady untill about a month ago. The transmitter range got down to less than 100ft befor it went into failsafe. When I did regain control it fought the sticks and wanted to go on down the streed. So I bought a new one...
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    How to take high quality photos with the phantom?

    I use Lightroom. About 100.00 and worth it. It has a lens profile for the gopro. It wont take 100% out but it does pretty good. Lightroom does a lot of other post production stuff also. You can make portions of the picture lighter or darker control the color contrast and exposure.
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    How to take high quality photos with the phantom?

    I set mine on 1440 video plus stills every 5 second. Gopro black. If you use 1080 you wont get the 12 mps. 1440 will give you 12 mps. The gopro is not too good in low light and depending on how large an print you want may be limited. There is a very good image sensor comparison out there...
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    Gopro Hero 3 stills problems

    The image sensor on a gopro is tiny. That is the thing that determines image quality. The larger the image sensor the more light it can collect. I have gotten some decent shots in bright daylight but as dusk comes quality goes down. Still shots are all I am interested in. I have been interested...
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    Phantom acting strange

    I believe the motors were running when it flipped. It was a power flip. I heard the motors speed up I heald the sticks back as soon as I could. when I got to it the motors were off. I have done an advanced calibration and will test again tomorrow. I have seen compass numbers posted on here but...
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    Phantom acting strange

    No I don't have manual mode programed in the Naza. I am sure it was in gps and I was flying slowly straight ahead watching for any problems.
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    Phantom acting strange

    Ok guess no one has any ideas or experienced this before?
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    Phantom acting strange

    I got my Phantom in early December 13. I had maybe 30 or more flights with the stock camera mount and it was rock steady. Performed perfectly. I was not happy with the stills and video so I ordered a FPV system and gimbal. Now it doesnt have that steady hover like it did new and I have had a...