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Black Friday DJI Phantom 2 / Vision+ sales

Hi, everyone. There are a couple good Black Friday sales on DJI Phantoms. Amazon has the original DJI Phantom 2 Vision+ for $1,039.00 on Prime. The refreshed Vision+, which has a refreshed propulsion system, new compass, and upgraded controller with physical gimbal control dial, is $1,229.00 from both Amazon and direct from DJI. The Phantom ...

Discovery Canada has released a short mini-documentary about our first DJI Feat, which features me flying Phantoms into the volcanic eruption at Bardarbunga / Holuhraun in Iceland. It is really well done, and tells the story effectively—thanks, Discovery!

Are you interested in how we captured some of the aerial driving b-roll during the Iceland trip? We didn’t end up using much of it in the video, but it was fun to capture, anyway (video is below). The roads were unpaved and rough, so I spread a tripod out in the passenger seat footwell ...

This Instagram post by skyhighmedia explains how to use the DJI Zenmuse H3-3D gimbal with the new GoPro 4. To balance it in your H3-3D you will need to attach a penny to the tilt motor. You will also need to grind down a little of the frame to avoid contacting the settings button on the ...

I went to see the Holuhraun eruption in the Bardarbunga volcanic system in Iceland. I brought Phantoms, and it was awesome.

I finally had time to install DJI Lightbridge on my Phantom 2 tonight. Lightbridge is a wireless HD video transmission system that also includes radio control and telemetry support using a single ground end and air end. I followed this video tutorial by DJI (hilarious, because I’m actually the one who is narrating it; the recording was ...

Early-morning drone flights at Shelter Cove, Pacifica, with flying buddies Pablo Lema, David Merrill, Jerome Miller, Jason Short, and Carlos Fernandez Puertolas, June 8, 2014. [still pictures are here] All aerial footage taken with DJI Phantom 2 Vision+ quadcopter w/integrated, stabilized camera. (Source: https://player.vimeo.com/)

Aerial shot of downtown Oakland. I happened to be on the roof of the Oakland convention center the other day and sent a Phantom 2 Vision+ straight up into the air for this shot.

Early-morning drone flights at Shelter Cove, with flying buddies Pablo Lema, David Merrill, Jerome Miller, Jason Short, and Carlos Fernandez Puertolas,  June 8, 2014. We climbed across the cliff to get to Shelter Cove and were told later by Brian Lam that we could have just driven in (the street isn’t washed out, apparently!). Oh ...