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    DJI Phantom 3

    For $450 probably not.
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    We are looking for members opinions

    "I was one of the guys who put YEARS into building a business with REAL machines and expert camera work and knowledge just to be bumped out by the "Professional Part 107 Phantom pilots". all true sleepyc, but you sound like your bitter. Not sure why except that you had a good thing going and...
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    First Wedding Video - ALL Drone footage plus Things I Learned

    Yeah that was her. I used my go pro for the vows. I wished I had a gimbal for it.
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    First Wedding Video - ALL Drone footage plus Things I Learned

    I did one at a similar outdoor venue and it was also for free because i was friends with the bride and groom. Yours is better. I touched base with the photographer before we started and said im gonna just stay out of your way and take pictures over your shoulder. She got bitchy and said her...
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    Help soldering a spektrum 4649t

    The simple answer is to get a multimeter and make sure.
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    Finally bit the bullet...

    Fly very conservatively at first. Nothing fancy or far away. Work through every feature etc so you are sure that everything is working as it should. There are occasional problems and you need to make sure it all works as advertised. Use the camera on all settings so you know its working...
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    DJI CrystalSky Bright Daylight Monitor

    I'm interested in the crystal sky but not 100% sure if its worth it. I use a I pad mini now and though its pretty much dedicated to my mavic I can still use it for other tasks. When I was on vacation and away from my main editing computer I could do quick edits with iMovie and its doubles up for...
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    Camera gimbal for DJI F550

    GCU, Gimbal Control Unit. The gimbal needs to sense what's level etc, its the brain that keeps it level on all axis's. 450, 550 either way its a good choice for a first build.
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    Camera gimbal for DJI F550

    I couldn't see where it did. if it did it would have a connector built in to the gimbal that plugged into the USB port on the camera and then went to a fixed position somewhere on top of the gimbal, That's what I meant by a clean form factor, everything is nice and neat. The homemade way has you...
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    Camera gimbal for DJI F550

    Looks like a good price too. I have a Tarot gimbal for my hero3, I haven't used it very much because its a backup but it works good. As far as video out goes you can always get a separate FPV camera and only use the go pro for video capture.
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    Camera gimbal for DJI F550

    That's my abbreviation for transmitter (xmtr). Not sure if DJI makes a gimbal for the hero 5 but my bet would be they don't. They have (or had) a Zenmuse h3-3d gimbal that was great. Its for the phantom 2 but they made one for any drone. It was basically the same gimbal but it had an extra...
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    Camera gimbal for DJI F550

    If your going to use a DJI FC then go with their gimbal. It seamlessly integrates with the FC and works great. When using a DJI FC stay with their components like OSD and gimbal because it will give you less hassles. I tried to make off brand stuff work together and found out that its easier to...
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    different size battery

    Yes, Stay with the same voltage but get one that's higher mAh, say 1000. There's a penalty for added weight so you cant go to big.
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    cheap batteris

    It shouldn't. The battery supplies a certain voltage to the radio. It may be under rated and not be able to supply enough current or drain quickly but I doubt that's it.
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