DJI has always described their UAVs as flying cameras rather than drones. Delivering packages or gathering crop data has never been the company's mission. DJI is about capturing the best aerial picture possible and nowhere is this mission more clear than in the DJI Go companion app for the Inspire 1, Phantom 3 line, and Matrice 100. We had our first exposure to the DJI Go … [Read more...] about A Look Inside the DJI GO App
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The DJI Phantom 3 Standard: A DroneLife Review
The DJI Phantom 3 Standard is in a strange position. The initial Phantom 3 launch, which included both a Professional and Advanced version of the drone, was a mere four months ago. Admittedly, I was a bit confused when DJI announced and then released another Phantom 3 so quickly - especially because, on the surface, it didn't look all that different than the existing … [Read more...] about The DJI Phantom 3 Standard: A DroneLife Review
The 3D Robotics Solo: A DroneLife Review
Ever since the buzz on the 3D Robotics Solo drone project started, the expectations built to the point that I wondered whether it could ever live up to what we all wanted. The hype was fast and furious. But with big hype, sometimes comes big disappointment. I don’t know how many of us have been putting off our next drone purchase until we could get some real world feedback … [Read more...] about The 3D Robotics Solo: A DroneLife Review
The 7 Deadly Sins Of Flying A Drone
In today’s ultra-politically correct climate, there’s etiquette – or certain expected behaviors – for nearly every situation under the sun. Sure, golf etiquette has been around for hundreds of years now, but there’s also internet dating etiquette (stop with the shirtless selfies in the dirty mirror, bro), office etiquette (no microwaving leftover fish in the break room), hell … [Read more...] about The 7 Deadly Sins Of Flying A Drone
These 5 Drones are ‘Good-to-Go’ With GoPro Cameras
As this has been one of DroneLife's most popular lists, it has been gnawing at me that it needed an update. Eight months (which is the equivalent of about 3 years in the technology industry) has passed since this post was initially published and the drone community has changed dramatically in that small window of time. For starters, GoPro has officially announced they are … [Read more...] about These 5 Drones are ‘Good-to-Go’ With GoPro Cameras
