I don't know about $1399 being too high, the P3P is a less capable bird, and they sold millions at $1259
Hey, lookie there, someone that doesn't think they know more than people who are paid to think business. People who are at the top of their game in business. The people currently running DJI are about the best of the best. It's the company the whole world is looking at. Definitely one of the top 10 "start-ups". Yes, it's 10 years old but since the P3 it really became a start up and they created a market where, enthusiasts, met artists, and RC hobbyists met photographers. They should be given the benefit of the doubt.
Let's see, Yuneec who has yet to put together anything NEAR as good as the P3 and yet they have one that's better than the Yuneec at less of a price point without a modular basis (or it better not be modular) but at the $1700 that the H will be at, I don't think includes the full on RealSense obstacle avoidance.
And have you seen the supposed images from the P4??? After all, if you're a photographer, that's what we are after at the end of the day. By the way, I am almost sure that the camera in the P3P and P3A is the X3. Frankly, I think it's also in the standard. I think they are all the same cameras only being held back by firmware.
The best camera on a prosumer one is the Yuneec Tornado (might want to call that a professional though) as the CGO4 is EXACTLY a Panasonic GH4 which is a pretty good DSLR and if you can put the Sony A6 in there which is as good or better than the X5. I will soon have the Tornado, P4, and H all so close to each other that I might blow my mind. CANNOT WAIT!!!!
People complaining about the price are people, I think, that are mad, and maybe rightfully so that there is a P4 that is essentially what they have at a couple hundred dollars more without much space. It's one thing to come up with a $6000 alternative but to basically make a $1400 price point was a maneuver to show who is boss. Everyone was talking Yuneec since CES and all the while DJI knew what they had up their sleeve. I trust DJI's obstacle avoidance even more than the 60 mill that Intel has injected into Yuneec. Intel also invested into DJI btw as have many other companies including Sony. The innards of the cameras in the lower level DJI products are all Sony sensors, so are the VPS sensors.
DJI will come out the winner of this battle because they make better products and understand that the customer is only half the battle. If they just sat while Yuneec made the Typhoon H, that would be trouble. They probably figured people would have enough money to buy both, be happy with the P3 (and they should be because it's an amazing aircraft) or that new buyers will buy the better than the Yuneec H (probably) UAS.
Dust will settle and things will come out slower when the winner is declared or it might be a split of Yuneec and DJI like PC and Apple. I'm happy to say that DJI will be the Apple of the two which means, easier to use, looks better, works better, integrates better, has an ecosystem and does not bend for everyone but makes multiple items for multiple users. Want a small phone? Fine? Want a large one? Fine. Want a tiny iPad? Yup. Want a light one? Yes. Want a giant one that is ridiculous? Got you covered.
3DR, well, no.