First review of the 3DR Solo WITH the gimbal

Raybro · Aug 30, 2015

Ian [P13] said:
This is the first review (albeit brief) of the Solo with the gimbal. Interestingly this is from someone into video, not RC. It makes a change from DJI fanboys doing skewed trolling reviews using the Solo without a gimbal.

Given the guy is called Ian, he must know his shit!

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Not to ruffle anyone's feathers but I made a comment on this guy's YouTube channel about still waiting for the gimbal. He responded saying he got lucky because his was supposed to be on the third shipment. When he reauthorized his CC payment over the phone they bumped him up to the first shipment.....or so he says

Raybro · Aug 30, 2015

Adimuzio513 said:
Not much on the review side of things but definitley entertaining, smoke looked a bit thick for tobacco lol. Glad to see folks are enjoying solo and the gimbal I'm jealous I don't yet have. Keep the vids coming I'd rather watch the crazy guy then some bore.

My wife said the same thing..."that boy is stoned"!

Adimuzio513 · Aug 30, 2015

Oh my god now I'm well beyond jealous very nice examples here. Well worth a watch, cmon best buy I'd rather not keep waiting on 3dr to ship batch whatever here.

The old phantom may come out of retirement today to get some stabile video until my gimbal shows. I know, I know and yes I'm sorry I may actually fly my p2 today. Once gimbal shows I promise it's solo4life again.lol

Fly safe have fun keep posting vids like these.

Toiletbowl said:
nice footage! who owns this?

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RichWest · Aug 30, 2015

Adimuzio513 said:
The old phantom may come out of retirement today to get some stabile video until my gimbal shows. I know, I know and yes I'm sorry I may actually fly my p2 today. Once gimbal shows I promise it's solo4life again.lol

Same for me, fly with the P2V+, an opportunity for some video today and can't pass it up...

Kevin Nelson · Aug 30, 2015

Solo meets stoner and both get high.

Toiletbowl · Aug 31, 2015

another gimbal im not sure in the first one protune off or on

Earldgrayjr · Aug 31, 2015

Toiletbowl said:
another gimbal im not sure in the first one protune off or on

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LOL... You beat me to it... The second one is mine. Uploaded to the Mod group and was going to upload here last night after getting back, but got tired after unpacking

GoPro 4 black, 5.44 PEAU lens, W/ND8 filter in 4K W, Edited and rendered to 1080 (mainly for centering). No stabilization, Didn't spend time on levels or coloring.

Kids running off the dock is cablecam. Guy in the kayak is selfie w/speed up and just used the fly away. Didn't have a tablet W/GPS so no follow me. Surfers were manual. Nothing cool to orbit, or still long enough to work, so skipped that also. The rest is manual. Changed settings a few times, mostly both set on turtle.

Toiletbowl · Aug 31, 2015

Earldgrayjr said:
LOL... You beat me to it... The second one is mine. Uploaded to teh Mod group and was going to here but got tired
GoPro 4 black, 5.44 PEAU lens, 4K W, Edited and rendered to 1080 (mainly for centering). No stabilization, and didn't spend time on levels or coloring.

Kids running off the dock is cablecam. Guy in the kayak is selfie w/speed up and just used the fly away. Didn't have a tablet W/GPS so no follow me. Surfers were manual. Nothing cool to orbit, or still long enough to work, so skipped that also. The rest is manual. Changed settings a few times, mostly set on turtle.

ohhh so you must be earl grey what a fantastic footage dude...

Earldgrayjr · Aug 31, 2015

Toiletbowl said:
ohhh so you must be earl grey what a fantastic footage dude...

Actually Earl GrAy. If I was Earl GrEy I would be a Tea magnate and be able to spend ALL my time at the lake

Thank You!!

Toiletbowl · Aug 31, 2015

damn you im so jelouse now hopefully 3dr available to asia soon i can get mine, i have my first footage not really good no experience how to edit and i had a firstime to attempt video editing in FCPX some vids little bit shakey due of zenmuse annoying gimbal

Earldgrayjr · Aug 31, 2015

Toiletbowl said:
damn you im so jelouse now hopefully 3dr available to asia soon i can get mine, i have my first footage not really good and i had a firstime to attempt video editing in FCPX some vids little bit shakey due of zenmuse annoying gimbal

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That is actually beautiful! Depending on the software you have, you can "pro" it up to be near perfect.

Just some ideas:
-Remove the fish eye from the clips individually (I use Premiere when I need to do this, but GP Studio does a nice job)

-Stabilize each clip individually (again I use Premiere when needed, but there are free stand alone products also) Starting with 4K helps here.

-Crop the clips to center and/or remove the occasional prop in the picture (this is another place where 4K helps)

Another good tip is to generally never pan or tilt (for effect rather than setup or adjustment) faster than the speed it would take 7 seconds to move from one end of the FOV to the other (you were fine on this but it is a great and simple tip to remember)

Nice Job!!! Can I come shoot there?

Toiletbowl · Aug 31, 2015

Earldgrayjr said:
That is actually beautiful! Depending on the software you have, you can "pro" it up to be near perfect.

Just some ideas:
-Remove the fish eye from the clips individually (I use Premiere when I need to do this, but GP Studio does a nice job)

-Stabilize each clip individually (again I use Premiere when needed, but there are free stand alone products also) Starting with 4K helps here.

-Crop the clips to center and/or remove the occasional prop in the picture (this is another place where 4K helps)

Another good tip is to never pan or tilt (for effect rather than setup or adjustment) faster than the speed it would take 7 seconds to move from one end of the FOV to the other (you were fine on this but it is a great and simple tip to remember)

Nice Job!!!

thanks earl im learning little by little how to make video edit i will take note your suggestion and i will try again.

pyrate · Aug 31, 2015

I think that is driving some of the pixle peepers downing this gimbal. If I understand correctly solo was meant o to be a video platform with cinematic moves one person could do. You rarely see fast pans in motion pictures, and if you do they were intentional for effect, and not very stable or clean. Flying solo like a toy RC plane and hoping to get spot on video is not going to happen. Not on Solo not on DJI, the good looking P3 Pro stuff is the slow stuff

Earldgrayjr · Aug 31, 2015

Toiletbowl said:
thanks earl im learning little by little how to make video edit i will take note your suggestion and i will try again.

Don't get me wrong.. It is great

Whenever I look at anything (much including anything I do) I always find things to improve

Earldgrayjr · Aug 31, 2015

pyrate said:
I think that is driving some of the pixle peepers downing this gimbal. If I understand correctly solo was meant o to be a video platform with cinematic moves one person could do. You rarely see fast pans in motion pictures, and if you do they were intentional for effect, and not very stable or clean. Flying solo like a toy RC plane and hoping to get spot on video is not going to happen. Not on Solo not on DJI, the good looking P3 Pro stuff is the slow stuff

Yes. The platform doesn't matter when it comes to this. Could be an airplane, a rail dolly or a wheelchair. Somebody posted a good link to panning advice earlier that was spot on....

Panning Best Practices

Toiletbowl · Aug 31, 2015

Earldgrayjr said:
That is actually beautiful! Depending on the software you have, you can "pro" it up to be near perfect.

Just some ideas:
-Remove the fish eye from the clips individually (I use Premiere when I need to do this, but GP Studio does a nice job)

-Stabilize each clip individually (again I use Premiere when needed, but there are free stand alone products also) Starting with 4K helps here.

-Crop the clips to center and/or remove the occasional prop in the picture (this is another place where 4K helps)

Another good tip is to generally never pan or tilt (for effect rather than setup or adjustment) faster than the speed it would take 7 seconds to move from one end of the FOV to the other (you were fine on this but it is a great and simple tip to remember)

Nice Job!!! Can I come shoot there?

ofcourse earl you can shot what ever you want but this place is too far from yours just search boracay island philippines and flying drone here no ristriction lol there is a one guy name rider he posted in vimeo name inspired in palawan

Earldgrayjr · Aug 31, 2015

Toiletbowl said:
ofcourse earl you can shot what ever you want but this place is too far from yours just search boracay island philippines and flying drone here no ristriction lol there is a one guy name rider he posted in vimeo name inspired in palawan

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It is possible I will actually get a chance to go to the Philippines for work. Speaking of which, I have to go and do some other work now

Cheers

DevRogue · Aug 31, 2015

Lon Snyder said:
And technically speaking, notwithstanding his video indicates he flew at a very low altitude with no one around (safe for his location at that time) , he violated FAA Guidelines by flying that close to LAX and violated LA County Law which disallows UAVs at all their beaches. Of course rules/laws are only as good as their enforcement. We all drive faster than the speed limit when we think we won't get caught.

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agreed. difference being speed limits are ground laws. people still don't take air laws seriously and what can happen, especially around one of the busiest airports.

knowing this guy (and a bunch of LA people), they aren't going to car (or do their diligence and research) no-fly zones in LA. all beaches are essentially off limits be it near an airport or a national park. anyone with a smart phone that claims "they didn't know" needs to spend more time googling the rules than planning selfies.

artamanji · Aug 31, 2015

Toiletbowl said:
damn you im so jelouse now hopefully 3dr available to asia soon i can get mine, i have my first footage not really good no experience how to edit and i had a firstime to attempt video editing in FCPX some vids little bit shakey due of zenmuse annoying gimbal

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I WANT TO LIVE THERE. NOW!
Amazing footage

Michael Stevenson · Aug 31, 2015

Toiletbowl said:
ofcourse earl you can shot what ever you want but this place is too far from yours just search boracay island philippines and flying drone here no ristriction lol there is a one guy name rider he posted in vimeo name inspired in palawan

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