It's by no means a professional camera.

For sure. It's a crowded space already.

Yeah I mean English isn't their first language obviously. Made for some rough translations, to be sure. But, in just looking at the camera and what it promises to do (especially for the price) it could be interesting to see how it does.

For sure. Language barrier was pretty big. But in terms of the prototype, could be interesting... We'll see.

I would think so? Good question. I'm also curious if the DJI CineSSD can connect to it via USB to back up CinemaDNG / ProRes from the X5s & X7 cameras

Yeah I mean I guess it's a question of who is doing the filming? If you as the filmmaker are licensed and comfortable enough flying the drone and filming with it then it's almost a no-brainer to buy a drone and use it yourself. But if you're not, and you'll end up wasting a bunch of time by not getting the drone shots right and then having to wait around while batteries charge, etc it's probably most efficient to hire a drone operator who can potentially help you capture other shots (like your Steadicam shots, dolly/jib shots, etc). If you're hiring a drone op for the day who is knowledgable enough to be able to help you capture other kinds of shots (besides the obvious aerials) you're getting more bang for your buck. Plus if you can hire one drone op to do the job of "drone op" and "jib op" there's a cost savings there.