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Eric Cheng

Tag: skypixel

The incredible pace of aerial-imaging technology

Earlier this week, DJI announced the Zenmuse H3-3D 3-axis gimbal for GoPro HERO3 and HERO3+ cameras. Traditional, 2-axis gimbals correct against unwanted movements in pitch and roll, but don’t have a 3rd motor for correcting movements in yaw (turning from side to side). When shooting video from a camera mounted on a 2-axis gimbal, twitchy ...

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0Ib9SwC7EI?feature=oembed&enablejsapi=1&origin=https://safe.txmblr.com&wmode=opaque&w=250&h=141] This fantastic, 3-minute Superman video was made by Corridor Digital using a DJI Phantom 2, Zenmuse H3-2D gimbal, and GoPro camera. Imagine what would have been required to make this video before inexpensive, GPS-enabled multicopters with gimbal-stabilized cameras were available! Including the FPV transmitter, receiver and display, the entire ship was probably less ...

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 ...

The DJI production team went on a little road trip today and spent the day at Zhuhai International Circuit, where we took footage of race car driver Matt Solomon. It was my first production trip with DJI—lots of fun! We shot with Phantoms and an S800 EVO with Zenmuse Gimbal Z15 for Panasonic GH3 (with 12mm ...

Q&A and Guestbook

Since Tumblr’s “Ask Me Anything” feature doesn’t allow me to answer anonymous questions without posting them publicly, I created this page. If you have questions, or just want to say hi (like using a guestbook), please use the Disqus comments section at the bottom of this post. If you have a question, do at least ...

Hello, readers! I have some exciting news to share. As of March, 2014, I am DJI‘s Director of Aerial Imaging. My official role is to bring photography domain expertise into the company and to establish and maintain relationships with high-end DJI image makers and influencers, helping them to succeed in their projects, but I’m sure I’ll be ...

Commercial Drones Are Completely Legal, a Federal Judge Ruled

Commercial Drones Are Completely Legal, a Federal Judge Ruled This is huge. A federal judge dismissed the FAA’s case against Raphael Pirker, in which the FAA accused Pirker of violating a law banning commercial unmanned aircraft flights.  The judge, who is with the National Transportation Safety Board, wrote, “It is concluded that, as Complainant: has ...

NOAA restricted overflight discussion in Northern California for quadcopters

NOAA restricted overflight discussion in Northern California for quadcopters Hi, everyone. I put together a Storify post that talks about NOAA restricted overflight zones in Northern California and FAA guidelines governing UAS hobby use and airspace classifications. Notably, the 400’ ceiling that everyone references is on paper only as “suggested guidelines” from an FAA advisory circular ...

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 ...