Recent content by Ryan Farnes

I'm not Frank, but I would want to see the image stabilization in some video samples to be able to say whether it helps or possibly hurts the image. Internal image stabilization seems like a roll of the dice sometimes. You may be better off processing in post, but maybe not. Perhaps it helps a...

While getting the "older" thing can seem lame, if it makes sense to keep the Solo, be confident in picking up a GoPro 4 black. It is basically the same camera as the GoPro5. It always stinks when new stuff comes out and you want to get the latest, and typically you do if you're at the front end...

A sad confirmation, but thanks for posting. I guess the Solo simply didn't sell like they'd hoped, yeah? The download count on GooglePlay always seemed low.

I haven't been keeping up with news from 3DR very well. Just the general stuff that goes out in emails. So they aren't committed to consumer products anymore? After a single iteration of a mass produced consumer drone...?!?! Are they really only looking to produce stuff for...

My first GPS disconnect with Solo, it went into Fly: Manual, and I hit return to home, but it was drifting, so as it ascended to the return to home altitude, it drifting into a tree. I blame my own unfamiliarity with Solo for that. (and their promotional videos :P) So, I assume that it will...

Question: If Solo is in Fly: Manual and it loses connection with the controller, does it do an automatic return to home (assuming you got Satellite lock prior to takeoff)? What if there is no GPS at the time of the disconnect from the controller? Will it just be in a manual drift and rise to...

I wouldn't blame the flyers, I'd blame 3DR. Everything is marketed towards non-pilots. I get that they want to promote and sell their drone, but the way they're doing it isn't sound. Solo Smart Drone | 3DR | Drone & UAV Technology I feel like they're selling cars to non-drivers and they are...

I have zero experience with quads and yet I can fly Solo easily. (I have flown several 3-chan indoor helis, I play video games where you actually have the equivalent of a 4-chan heli - so in a way, not inexperienced, but certainly in some circles I would be as a newbie to outdoor flying) The...

When released, will the optical flow stuff handle Trees ok? Or will it only work well over open ground or indoor floors? I want to do a lot of canopy flying and getting between trees. If I lose GPS (which has happened twice) I want to know if the "backup" system is up to the task or if I...

Do people feel like this legitimately helps to mitigate some of the shudder? Still seems to be the typical shaking in the sample videos here: Perhaps it's improved though? I've been able to remove the shaking with warp stabilizer to some extent, but solid footage out of the camera was sort...

Wow. I wonder if they're accepting the reality that a lot of Phantom 3 footage is rock solid out of the box while Solo owners are surprised to see micro shudders in every. single. video. sample. I see in it my footage and I see it in others' footage. It is a feature, not a bug at this point...