A spur-of-the-moment trip to Jurby Beach after work on Saturday because the wind has dropped enough to allow me to fly the quad-copter again. I suspect that the chances to do this will get less and less as the autumn moves on.
Sunday, 1 October 2017
Monday, 25 September 2017
Two Lighthouses
At last the weather is good enough to take the Xiaomi out for a couple of short flights.
Monday, 18 September 2017
Ramsey Harbour
I'm keeping the drone busy while the weather stays calm and clear. Still lots to learn about the limits of the system, but I'm starting to trust the hardware now and I'm happy to leave it in place for a few minutes and just let the action happen around it.
The swing bridge just happened to start opening as I was taking a flight over the harbour, so of course I had to wait and watch it all below me.
The swing bridge just happened to start opening as I was taking a flight over the harbour, so of course I had to wait and watch it all below me.
Tuesday, 29 August 2017
A New Addiction - Mostly Harmless
These Quadcopter things are quite addictive. I've bought another one - a much better one that before.
It's a Xaiomi Mi Drone 4K and like the previous one it has come all the way from China. It must have come on a plane as it wouldn't have made it as quick if it was flying on its own! As it's name suggests, it does 4K recording - although I probably won't use it in 4K as I prefer a slightly lower resolution to get a higher frame rate. The camera on this one is 3-axis stabilized. This means that it tries to keep pointing in the right direction, whatever the drone does to speed up and slow down.
With the MGP being on, I don't have much chance to test it at the moment, but here's a short video that I made last week to get a feel for it. I'm hoping it can do more cinematic and above all stabilized shots that are much more comfortable to watch as well as being higher quality.
It's a Xaiomi Mi Drone 4K and like the previous one it has come all the way from China. It must have come on a plane as it wouldn't have made it as quick if it was flying on its own! As it's name suggests, it does 4K recording - although I probably won't use it in 4K as I prefer a slightly lower resolution to get a higher frame rate. The camera on this one is 3-axis stabilized. This means that it tries to keep pointing in the right direction, whatever the drone does to speed up and slow down.
With the MGP being on, I don't have much chance to test it at the moment, but here's a short video that I made last week to get a feel for it. I'm hoping it can do more cinematic and above all stabilized shots that are much more comfortable to watch as well as being higher quality.
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