On 9/1/2017 4:07 PM, Greg Morgan wrote:
On Fri, Sep 1, 2017 at 6:37 AM, Oleksiy Muzalyev
<oleksiy.muzal...@bluewin.ch <mailto:oleksiy.muzal...@bluewin.ch>> wrote:
I received today my new DJI Spark quad-copter and made a panoramic
aerial image with it:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Aerial_photographs_of_Geneva#/media/File:Geneva-aerial-panorama.jpg
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Aerial_photographs_of_Geneva#/media/File:Geneva-aerial-panorama.jpg>
This aircraft is so small and light that some local regulations
are not even applicable for it, as the they are mostly for the
UAVs from 0.5 kg up to 30 kg (though the common sense and good
piloting are always applicable). Nevertheless the image is of a
surprisingly good quality for a cloudy day, and since it is
panoramic it covers quite a large area.
The 21 aerial photos for a panoramic image are taken automatically
during a flight, and then they are stitched together by the DJI
Media Maker software on a PC.
Oleksiy,
Thanks for sharing. Have you tried to vertical shots? For example, I
know of a new building. I'd like to get building and the surrounding
improvements. It seems like a small UAV that you describe would do
the job.
Regards,
Greg
I did not try vertical shots yet. Though Spark cannot direct camera
completely vertically down as Phantom can. It has got the gimbal pitch
from -85 to 0 (-85 degrees is almost vertically down), and Phantom 3 & 4
has got from -90 to +30.
But the advantage is that it weighs only 300 grams, very portable, and
it is ready to fly almost instantly as folding propellers are fixed
permanently, and smart-phone connects to the remote control via WiFi, no
cables are necessary.
Best regards,
Oleksiy
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