Subj : Re: New (for me) drone
To   : Digital Man
From : Gamgee
Date : Sun Sep 03 2023 08:10 pm

-=> Digital Man wrote to Gamgee <=-

 >  > So I rushed over to Costco and purchased whatever DJI drone they had for
 >  > sale: the DJI Mini 3 combo (comes with a 64GB SD Card and some ND
 >  > filters) for $429. Without opening the box or setting it up or testing
 >  > anything, I brought it with us and the second day of the vaca, I took it
 >  > out and flew for the first time. Wow! It was so easy setup and fly and
 >  > the photos and videos are incredible (both 1080/60 and 4K/30).
 >
 >  DM> Here's a highlight video of those first few flights with the DJI
 >  DM> Mini 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQdUXAQJSR4

 > Outstanding!  Great quality video, and steady.  Wondering if I may need
 > to pass this info on to Santa...  :-)

 DM> Cinematic (C) controller mode helps (limits the speed of
 DM> movement). If you do get the DJI Mini 3 or Mini 3 Pro, I
 DM> recommend you consider spending a bit more for the remote
 DM> controller with the built in screen (DJI RC). The combo I got at
 DM> Costco came with the screen-less controller (RC-N1, you have to
 DM> mount/attach your smart phone to it), but I wish now that I'd
 DM> spent a few minutes researching first.

Great info, thanks for passing that on!



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