DJI Phantom 3 Revealed!
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oh.. ok, thats make it totally worth
totally agree, more choices are great!.. and no, no one should expect that one model is to be perfect to everyone.. theres in fact, no model that is perfect for anyone.. but that again is just all another problem
haha..Indeed Dji will be the kings of drones for a long time.. they are the most established company out there.. and are the principal sponsor of the drone segment at NAB, so they are ahead in any way possible.. and most probably will still be for a long time 3-5 years).
but 3dr is going strong.. and hubsan has it shares on the online market, selling like popsicles on alibaba/bangood/ebay, so its a matter of more time, until they emerge to the first place.
no doubt about those stats.. thats 2014!.. and even if 3dr have been there for some years already they had focus more on the diy, dji has been there 3 years before, and have focused maybe more and earlier on rtf models.
in fact 2015 won't be the year of changes.. nor 2016.. but 2018-2021 could be a lot different.. will see!
Wohoo my P3 is the 5:th in the row
Beni your P3 is the 4:th. it had a minor flyaway from the factory but they found it!
haha.. yours maybe (its in 5th), but mine isn't
Im not going to get it.. at this time. (if not I wake up some day, and just get it!) but I really dont believe so.(the flyaway comment was fun though)
ohh.. some strange specs differences between Phantom 1, 2, FC40 with Phantom 3 A and P:
is that the P3 ascend time is worse than all the others! (5 meters in 3 seconds.. while the other models do 6 meters in 2 seconds)
also... operating temperature (in celsius): 0 to 40 <-- P3 vs P1, P2, FC40 ---> -10 to 50, so for me in norway a P3 would be unusable in many situations.. when its cold outside! :S and neither it will be usable in south spain where I have an apartment and where temps are around 40 in summer. (so if you're going to do some cold days (below 0 celsius), or hot sunny days in spain, greece, dubai, africa, south-america, you may be out of luck with the P3!! 8-(
Battery time specs says: 25 min. for P2 (even the visions) vs 23 min. for P3
max speed: yeah.. P3 wins.. 16 m/s (meters per second) vs 15 m/s on P2 and 10 m/s on P1. (but 1 more meter in a second.. aint that much of a difference).. in fact, I really like slower, cause in aerial imagery, you want smoother movement.
If I was going for some fast things (for fun), I would get a MB Epic Mini 280 or a Minion Mini with fpv glasses!
is that the P3 ascend time is worse than all the others! (5 meters in 3 seconds.. while the other models do 6 meters in 2 seconds)
also... operating temperature (in celsius): 0 to 40 <-- P3 vs P1, P2, FC40 ---> -10 to 50, so for me in norway a P3 would be unusable in many situations.. when its cold outside! :S and neither it will be usable in south spain where I have an apartment and where temps are around 40 in summer. (so if you're going to do some cold days (below 0 celsius), or hot sunny days in spain, greece, dubai, africa, south-america, you may be out of luck with the P3!! 8-(
Battery time specs says: 25 min. for P2 (even the visions) vs 23 min. for P3
max speed: yeah.. P3 wins.. 16 m/s (meters per second) vs 15 m/s on P2 and 10 m/s on P1. (but 1 more meter in a second.. aint that much of a difference).. in fact, I really like slower, cause in aerial imagery, you want smoother movement.
If I was going for some fast things (for fun), I would get a MB Epic Mini 280 or a Minion Mini with fpv glasses!
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That's most likely an error. There have been afew corrections made to the specs recently because of errors in what they originally put in. Testers have commented on the performance as better than the P2 and would have mentioned it if it climbed slower.
Also take some of the recommended operating ranges with a grain of salt.
DJI are quite conservative in what they recommend.
Plenty of members have used their P2s outside recommended conditions.
ohh.. some strange specs differences between Phantom 1, 2, FC40 with Phantom 3 A and P:
is that the P3 ascend time is worse than all the others! (5 meters in 3 seconds.. while the other models do 6 meters in 2 seconds)
also... operating temperature (in celsius): 0 to 40 <-- P3 vs P1, P2, FC40 ---> -10 to 50, so for me in norway a P3 would be unusable in many situations.. when its cold outside! :S and neither it will be usable in south spain where I have an apartment and where temps are around 40 in summer. (so if you're going to do some cold days (below 0 celsius), or hot sunny days in spain, greece, dubai, africa, south-america, you may be out of luck with the P3!! 8-(
Battery time specs says: 25 min. for P2 (even the visions) vs 23 min. for P3
max speed: yeah.. P3 wins.. 16 m/s (meters per second) vs 15 m/s on P2 and 10 m/s on P1. (but 1 more meter in a second.. aint that much of a difference).. in fact, I really like slower, cause in aerial imagery, you want smoother movement.
If I was going for some fast things (for fun), I would get a MB Epic Mini 280 or a Minion Mini with fpv glasses!
Unusable? They say -10*c on P2 and was out with my P2 in -25*c. Those are recommendations and does not mean your electronics stop working. The colder environment the faster battery drain.
P3 has been tested to 20mins by reviewers. That is better than the 16-18mins we get of P2.
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"The good news is that the P3 battery will give you a full 20 minutes of flying time. This was critical for me since I was only given one battery for the month."
http://blog.jeffcable.com/2015/04/dji-just-announced-phantom-3-after.html?m=1
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If you listened to the Live announcement the DJI guy said: "up to 20 minutes."
This is marketing CYA. You can't guarantee any specific amount of time due to ambient conditions like altitude, wind, etc.
People hear what they want to.
This is marketing CYA. You can't guarantee any specific amount of time due to ambient conditions like altitude, wind, etc.
People hear what they want to.
Because people dont care if it flies 19,5mins or 20.
It flies as long as it flies. Probably better than that old P2 anyways.
Isn't nearly all of the info on these things other than what was in the release just guys typing words???
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Mostly. There are DJI reps and other insiders on other forums. But then, without links, you have to deal with the effects of hand-me-down information.
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It's easy enough to go the the rcgroups P3 thread and see what Blade and Ed have been reporting from their testing for anyone wanting more than just the official specs.
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2384430
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2384430
I don't have a tablet yet for my P3 and I was thinking I'd get a GTab 8.4 since I can get it relatively cheaply (under $300) locally. What other devices would you recommend as alternatives for a P3? Thx
Here's an unboxing and comparison video. Doesn't look much taller than the P2 so it might fit in P2 cases ok but of course the controller won't
I don't think the phantom is any taller. The P3, like the inspire has tilted/angled motors, the props will sit on an angle when attached and will make the overall height taller.
For those with the larger cases where you can store with props attached, you may need to modify indentations for the props or remove them when stored.
