So, surely this question has been beaten to death, but as a new visitor to the site and specific circumstances surrounding my needs, it would be great to get some professional opinion(s) on what to go with.
I am carefully considering purchasing the Phantom II. Was looking at the Vision model but am concerned that it is not as good a quality camera as the Hero3 which I was about to purchase anyhow (to replace my current original GoPro). So, I am leaning towards the Phantom II and getting the Gimbal mount to go with it. Here are my questions though, and excuse my ignorance as this is all still very new to me:
Does the Gimbal just stabilize the camera or allow for any PTZ control while in flight?
If no PTZ, how can I accomplish this task if I needed to?
Do you recommend a different camera altogether than the Vision or GoPro?
I don't much care about the goggles for FPV, but would like to still have the functionality of FPV on my IPhone if I go with the GoPro, so what is needed to accomplish this if I choose to not get the Vision version?
Am I going to miss out on functionality that the Vision has if I choose to use the GoPro with an alternative FPV configuration?
Anyone have something set up with a PTZ camera that has a zoom functionality on it? If so, how did you accomplish this?
Is there a way of mounting multiple cameras on the unit, as if there is no PTZ then I may need to accomplish more functionality through a 2 camera setup?
Please feel free to ask any follow-up questions that will help, but while money is not unlimited, I am interested in investing in a good quality setup. I cannot justify spending $4k on this, but have no problems with $2000 - $2500 if I need to.
I am carefully considering purchasing the Phantom II. Was looking at the Vision model but am concerned that it is not as good a quality camera as the Hero3 which I was about to purchase anyhow (to replace my current original GoPro). So, I am leaning towards the Phantom II and getting the Gimbal mount to go with it. Here are my questions though, and excuse my ignorance as this is all still very new to me:
Does the Gimbal just stabilize the camera or allow for any PTZ control while in flight?
If no PTZ, how can I accomplish this task if I needed to?
Do you recommend a different camera altogether than the Vision or GoPro?
I don't much care about the goggles for FPV, but would like to still have the functionality of FPV on my IPhone if I go with the GoPro, so what is needed to accomplish this if I choose to not get the Vision version?
Am I going to miss out on functionality that the Vision has if I choose to use the GoPro with an alternative FPV configuration?
Anyone have something set up with a PTZ camera that has a zoom functionality on it? If so, how did you accomplish this?
Is there a way of mounting multiple cameras on the unit, as if there is no PTZ then I may need to accomplish more functionality through a 2 camera setup?
Please feel free to ask any follow-up questions that will help, but while money is not unlimited, I am interested in investing in a good quality setup. I cannot justify spending $4k on this, but have no problems with $2000 - $2500 if I need to.