Recently I’ve been looking at other ways to take photo’s and video’s and I was drawn towards drones, so after a little bit of research on the internet I decided to invest in a DJI Phantom 3 Advanced which has the following camera specs

Sensor :Sony EXMOR 1/2.3” Effective pixels: 12.4 M (total pixels: 12.76 M)

Lens :FOV 94° 20 mm (35 mm format equivalent) f/2.8, focus at ∞

ISO Range: 100-3200 (video) 100-1600 (photo)

Shutter Speed: 8s -1/8000s

Image Max Size: 4000 x 3000

Still Photography Modes :

Single Shot:

Burst Shooting: 3/5/7 shots
Auto Exposure Bracketing (AEB): 3/5
Bracketed Frames at 0.7EV Bias
Time-lapse

Video Recording Modes :

2.7K: 2704 x1520p 24/25/30 (29.97)
FHD: 1920x1080p 24/25/30/48/50/60
HD: 1280x720p 24/25/30/48/50/60
Supported SD Card Types

Micro SD: Max capacity: 64 GB. Class 10 or UHS-1 rating required

Max Bitrate Of Video Storage : 40 Mbps

Supported File Formats :

FAT32/exFAT
Photo: JPEG, DNG
Video: MP4, MOV (MPEG-4 AVC/H.264)

I’ve only had it a week so far, but here’s some footage I’ve recorded with it, this was taken over St Catherine’s Island, Tenby, Pembrokeshire.

Hopefully I will be adding some more to the blog over time and as I practice with it more.