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I returned to the test track this morning to try a different gimbal and DJI's 5.08 firmware. The footage is raw from the camera and the IMU is from the WKM gimbal outputs. Motors and ESC's barely warm, About 12 mins duration on a 4s/5,000 ma battery. The F1 is a very stable quad but...

With so much high end stuff out there now, this is a place to show the lower end of the camera market results. I was shooting some clip ideas for the upcoming latest North Cyprus production that will be shot with the Zemuse/S800 and guess what I got attacked by birds. I was not sure if the...

One of the problems with image stabilization systems inside of the lens is that of recognizing movements which are intentional and those which are not, for example, if you are making a slow pan movement then the lens will hang onto the first position and then let go of it, resulting in jump or...

I was pondering a heart stopping moment when testing some high level fast descents and accidentally came back below 10% throttle and all four motors stopped. It did recover perfectly when I opened the throttle. Forgot to set the stick combination disarm. This guy had a much more exciting time....

Could come in handy one day if you get it all wrong.

One of the first new generation of high end small cameras, 2K and only 170 grams. The Indie GS2K 120 FPS Raw 2K 4:2:2 http://cinescopophilia.com/indie-gs2k-global-shutter-120fps-raw-2k-422-camera-from-indiecam/ It is a global shutter camera which eliminates all rolling shutter artifacts...

Anyone noticed something strange about the photo of the Spreadwings on the DJI site? All of the props. are anticlockwise direction

Yes I know, if your wife told you it wasn't, she lied. But seriously TED Talks speaker Vijay Kumar explains why smaller is more agile and we also know that agility = stability. For the mathematically challenged he explains it quite well. It is worth watching...

Who said cameras were not going to get better and a lot smaller Check this out http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2107602/Nokia-808-PureView-41-megapixel-camera-phone-At-zoom-lens-really-works.html

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I thought that as I have a flamewheel sitting here doing nothing I would use it to test the latest release. Not bad. I would say that the camera outputs were better than the Naza.

I see a few people are using these motors. I wonder if these are yet another rebadge. http://www.brushlessmotors.co.za/index.php

A few construction shots of one of the F-1's this one has a Naza another has WKM and another has APM-02 which is starting to look very promising as a new contender for top spot.

Just finished talking with Sandor and he informs me that a new version has just this min. been posted. BTW Boris, he did have a solution to that problem and he told me how to fix it, it was not a lie. Also some sneak preview of what is coming from DJI in the form of camera mount and on screen...

I am very interested in this device. This comes from a company that knows what it is talking about. I did not realize that they had a multirotor board. Anyone tried it yet?

I have recently been looking at the OPENPILOT FC board and it looks very interesting. Some of the guys working on that project are pretty bright when it comes to INS AHRS stuff. Has anyone here used one yet? http://www.openpilot.org/product/openpilot-gcs/

I have just ordered a new Panasonic HDC-TM900 to go with the 550D. Should be doing some back to back soon.

I had a friend who is chasing Alex Wilder over some trading indiscretions, inform me that he has done a runner. Now somewhere in the Dover area.

This is an area where there are many misconceptions about what is required to keep a camera steady in the air. The level at which people will go to achieving perfection is a personal one and for most of us the commitment has to be balanced with that which is affordable and practical. It is also...