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Eric Cheng

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Here are a few sample raw Adobe DNG still pictures from the new Phantom 2 Vision+, for your evaluation. The download is good for 14 days. Photos were taken from right above the Wynn’s swimming pool, insured and with permission, during a media event.

When I travel with my DJI Phantom, I usually use a Nanuk 940 case with pick ‘n pluck foam. It comes full of foam cubes that are partly stuck together, and you just rip out cubes to make space for whatever you want to put in the case. The Nanuk fits into overhead bin space in most airplanes, ...

Cannibal Rock: This might just look like an aerial view of an underwater rock, but experienced SCUBA divers will find the alternative viewpoint to be fascinating. Located in Horseshoe Bay (Nusa Kode) just off of Rinca Island in Komodo National Park, this dive site is called Cannibal Rock. It is one of the best dives ...

Pura Tanah Lot is another one of the seven sea temples in Bali, Indonesia, and is located in Tabanan. Although the area around Tanah Lot is extremely touristy, only Balinese people can go into the temple itself. We arrived early in the morning to avoid the crowds. Shot with DJI Phantom 2 quadcopter, Ricoh GR ...

Pura Luhur Uluwatu is a spectacular Balinese sea temple in Bali, Indonesia. The temple sits on a sheer cliff, and guards Bali from evil spirits from the south-west. There is no way to see this temple from the “front” except by aerial vehicle. Shot with DJI Phantom 2 quadcopter, Ricoh GR APS-C camera, and Boscam FPV ...

Hello, everyone! I’ve created a new Skypixel Aerial Imaging mailing list. I’ll use the list to send out occasional summaries of Skypixel content and information about aerial imaging using multicopters. There will be no spam, and I’ll never sell your contact information. Click here to join mailing list. (Source: https://player.vimeo.com/)

FPV and H3-2D gimbal installation on DJI Phantom 2

This post is an evolution of my old FPV Deconstruction post. Yesterday, I installed a DJI Zenmuse H3-2D brushless gimbal for the Phantom 2 quadcopter along with a Boscam TS-353 5.8Ghz FPV video transmitter. The gimbal installation took less than 10 minutes, and the FPV transmitter installation, not much longer. Here’s how to do it. ...

Sample 100% crop from Ricoh GR APS-C camera mounted on Phantom 2 quadcopter. View the above example at 1280 pixels to see a 100% crop from the camera. I was out playing with Tom Gruber and John Markoff this morning in Santa Cruz, and took some sample shots with a Ricoh GR camera mounted on ...

MAKE Magazine held a “Drone Fly-In” meetup today, which took place in American Canyon, California. Over 200 people showed up to socialize and fly both home-made and DIY drones of all kinds. I finally met, in person, Mike Senese (MAKE Magazine’s Executive Editor), which was a treat because we had been corresponding for so long about ...