Re: [PLUG] Waaay Off-Topic: Good Drone for Christmas?

["Keith C. Perry" <kperry@daotechnologies.com>]

Wow, that DJI Phantom 3 is really nice...

https://www.dji.com/product/phantom-3#page1

On amazon the 4k model is $1199 and the 1080p60 model is $964.

The phantom 3 standard model is $667.

I see why they are the standard.

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Keith C. Perry, MS E.E. 
Owner, DAO Technologies LLC 
(O) +1.215.525.4165 x2033 
(M) +1.215.432.5167 
www.daotechnologies.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Isaac Bennetch" <bennetch@gmail.com>
To: "Philadelphia Linux User's Group Discussion List" <plug@lists.phillylinux.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2015 10:32:02 PM
Subject: Re: [PLUG] Waaay Off-Topic: Good Drone for Christmas?

Hi,

I have the Syma X5C and I'm quite happy with it, but it doesn't have
live video (and the camera quality is mediocre). For me it was a great
price point for something I wasn't sure was going to become a hobby -- I
decided that if I really enjoyed it and wanted more features, I'd get a
DJI or something similar, and if it wasn't for me then at worst I had a
sub-$100 plaything for when the nieces and nephews come over. I fly it
every now and then but think I'd be disappointed with myself had I spent
$1500 on a DJI plus accessories and then have it sit on the shelf most
days. I do long for those features, though, so I might upgrade at some
point.

As Will said, the DJI does seem to be the standard right now for that
price point.

~Isaac

On 11/19/15 7:18 PM, Keith C. Perry wrote:
> So this was actually something I wanted to gift-to-self early this year but I'm actually going the Millennium Falcon quad when the price gouging stops.  Just stress relief toy for me  :)
> 
> Before that though I was looking at Syma models...
> 
> X8C
> http://www.amazon.com/Syma-Venture-Angle-Camera-Quadcopter/dp/B00VQVO6W0/ref=sr_1_1?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1447978180&sr=1-1&keywords=syma+x8
> 
> X5C
> http://www.amazon.com/Syma-Bundle-Channel-Explorers-battery/dp/B00VMU93UU/ref=sr_1_5?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1447977890&sr=1-5&keywords=syma+x5c&pebp=1447977907944&perid=1GZ16PQ362PBTGC654X3
> 
> X6
> http://www.amazon.com/Syma-Super-Channel-2-4GHz-Copter/dp/B00JKV88K4/ref=sr_1_1?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1447978098&sr=1-1&keywords=syma+x6
> 
> These are well below your price range so I'm guess the Syma stuff is considered pretty basic.
> 
> Another one I saw was the Cheerson / Phantom Pathfinder.  That's a more "serious" model.
> 
> http://www.amazon.com/Pathfinder-Quadcopter-CX20-Helicopter-Phantom/dp/B00JKI3TMY/ref=sr_1_10?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1447978310&sr=1-10&refinements=p_36%3A1253564011
> 
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxNxeKERsD8
> 
> 
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> Keith C. Perry, MS E.E. 
> Owner, DAO Technologies LLC 
> (O) +1.215.525.4165 x2033 
> (M) +1.215.432.5167 
> www.daotechnologies.com
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Casey Bralla" <MailList@nerdworld.org>
> To: "plug" <plug@lists.phillylinux.org>
> Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2015 7:02:06 PM
> Subject: [PLUG] Waaay Off-Topic:  Good Drone for Christmas?
> 
> I've got my heart set on a drone for Christmas.
> 
> Primarily, I want to get a real-time birds-eye view from the air.  I don't 
> need fancy station-keeping or programmable flight paths (although that is also 
> very cool).  I just want to vicariously fly over my neighborhood with a real-
> time video feed (and recording, of course).
> 
> My budget will be $400 - $600.   
> 
> 
> Anybody got a good suggestion?  There are a bazillion of them out there, and 
> I'm kinda overwhelmed with selecting one.
> 
> TIA!
> 
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