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To: Patton@Bastogne

Sounds like a DJI Phantom. I have one, and it’s a great rig. They’re also very common among the amateur journalism crowd.


8 posted on 07/19/2014 8:57:15 PM PDT by Steel Wolf ("Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master." - Gaius Sallustius Crispus)
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To: Steel Wolf
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Steel Wolf,


You're the man !

Indeed, it was a DJI series drone, and my cost estimate was fairly accurate with it's $ 1,400 price tag.


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Stabilization Gimbal 3-axis Camera Stabilization Gimbal None Add on None
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Camera 14 Megapixels/1080p 14 Megapixels/1080p Add on 720P
Controllable Range -90°-0° (Vertical) -60°-0° (Vertical) None
Remote Controller 800m (FCC), 5.8Ghz
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Battery 5200mAh LiPo Battery 5200mAh LiPo Battery 5200mAh LiPo Battery 2200mAh LiPo Battery
Hover Accuracy (Ready To Fly) Vertical: 0.8m
Horizontal: 2.5m
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Horizontal: 2.5m
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Max Ascent/Descent Speed Ascent: 6m/s
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Max Tilt Angle 35° 35° 35° 35°
Diagonal Length 350mm 350mm 350mm 350mm

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Gimbal Pitch Control Range 0°-90° 0°-60° - -
Operating Environment Temperature 0℃-40℃ 0℃-40℃ - 0℃-40℃
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Effective Pixels 14 Megapixels 14 Megapixels - 720p
FOV 110° / 85° 120° / 110° / 85° - 100° wide angle

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Operating Frequency 2412-2462MHz 2412-2462MHz - -
Communication Distance (Open Area) 500-700m 300m - -
Transmitter Power 20dBm <=17dBm - -
Power Consumption 2W 1.5W - -

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Operating Frequency 5.728 GHz-5.85 GHz 5.728 GHz–5.85 GHz 2.4GHz ISM 5.8GHz ISM
Communication Distance (Open Area) CE: 400m
FCC: 800m
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Receiver Sensitivity (1%PER) -93dBm -93dBm -97dBm -93dBm
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16 posted on 07/20/2014 5:21:14 AM PDT by Patton@Bastogne (.)
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