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NAB Video: CineChopper on Modifying the DJI Phantom

04.29.13 @ 9:55PM Tags : aerial, cinechopper, djiphantom, gopro, helicam, helicopter, nab, nab2013, nabfreshdv2013

If you thought you were safe from more NAB videos, well, you were wrong, as we’ve got a few additional interviews from our friends over at FreshDV. The DJI Phantom has certainly brought down the cost of entry for getting great-looking aerial footage — especially with cameras like the GoPro HERO3 — but right out of the box, there are some modifications that can be done to improve the steadiness. Here is Chris Newman from CineChopper on his modifications: More »

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NAB Video: DJI Phantom for Flying GoPro Cameras

04.9.13 @ 6:14PM Tags : aerial, djiphantom, gopro, helicam, helicopter, nab, nab2013, nabfreshdv2013

The DJI Phantom is DJI‘s first consumer product, a small helicopter unit designed for GoPro cameras, guided by GPS (from space!) for capturing aerial photography at an accessible consumer level. Hit the jump for the video coverage from our floor partners at FreshDV: More »

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Watch: Robert McIntosh's Aerial GoPro Footage is Absolutely Breathtaking

03.10.13 @ 3:43PM Tags : aerial, djiphantom, gopro, goprohero3, helicopter, quadcopter, watch

There has been an explosion in aerial videos over the last few years thanks to cheaper “drones” and “copters” and smaller and smaller high-quality cameras, but it still takes a tremendous amount of skill and patience to properly take these machines into the air and get usable footage. We’ve posted a number of these videos in the past, but GoPro recently shared one from Robert McIntosh that blew me away. Taking his GoPro to the Santa Monica Pier, Robert does a few maneuvers that had me expecting the worst, but his camera and the copter came out the other side unscathed. Check it out below: More »

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GoPro HERO3 Meets the DJI Phantom Quadcopter and Gets the Aerial Treatment

01.20.13 @ 7:00AM Tags : aerial, djiphantom, gopro, goprohero3, helicopter, quadcopter, watch

Several impressive videos achieved with minicopters have surfaced in the last year or so (pun intended). We’ve seen soaring ghost’s-eye views of hauntingly deserted urban nightscapes, and ninjas battling through ruined buildings in impossible ‘dolly shots’ — only made possible, of course, with such compact aerial shooting platforms. Now, the ‘King of the Action Cam,’ that is the GoPro HERO3, gets the sky-flying treatment — and if there’s any camera you won’t be too worried about strapping in to the DJI Phantom Aerial Quadcopter for blast-off, it’s the GoPro — check out the footage below. More »