Practical Application of ELEV-8
So this past weekend my wife was playing in a volleyball tournament at the local park, which just happened to be behind Parallax. This is a huge annual event known here as the Kaleo Klassic, in memory of a friend of the local volleyball organization. I was watching the multiple games that were going on when I felt a tap on the shoulder, and it was the organization's owner, who had heard about the ELEV-8 platform and some of the things that I am fortunate enough to do here at Parallax. Long story short, he asked if I would be kind enough to get some aerial photography to help with promoting the event for next year. It is some pretty good video, and it just goes to show that the uses and purposes that these platforms can be geared for are endless! I am also just sharing the video to show how big the tournament was, and also to promote our new camera that we are going to be carrying. Its an Intova camera, and we should have them available soon. I know that soon is not a timeline, but that's all I have for now in regards to time. We will have more specs available in the near future, so don't worry! It's full HD, looks great, and costs about a hundred dollars less than GoPro, and has a built in LCD screen. Pretty nice if I may say so!! I think that the video is up to GoPro Standards, what do you think?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5AWbO4ZxQs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5AWbO4ZxQs
Comments
The video exhibited a lot of the "Jello" effect. I don't know if that is the camera or the way it is mounted.
The rippling effect is due to the camera+quadcopter. It's commonly called the "jello" effect. It's an interaction of the camera's rolling shutter with chassis vibrations >30 Hz. Lots of modern video cameras suffer from this. A soft rubber mount would help, as would precise balancing of the propellers and motors.
Lawson
http://www.modelaircraft.org/files/105.pdf
I used to in the 90s fly 40 sized glow aircraft .
I may be wrong but I remember the AMA had some issued wth the FAA and for profit drones and non UAV and UAV photo issues .
might I suggest a blimp......Hold the H2 .
On the other hand, I think a kite with a remote camera is okay (within altitude and size/weight limits, obviously). If you can fly a quad, you can fly a kite. The pictures are purdy!
-- Gordon
so you can use it for your personal use . just not sell the photos ..
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It's been made pretty clear R/Cs of any type, including quads, can't be used for commercial ventures such as real estate aerial photos, regardless of the population density underneath. """
NOT 100% true.
Hollywood as for YEARS done Cams on RC Helos . And They make loads of profit .
not practical but with enough cash to hire a UAV pilot and just about rent a globalhawk you can do it ... . its about licenses .
little timmys soccer team is not gonna blow 100K on a UAV for a weekend
Please see the article written by Chris Anderson in the most recent issue of Wired Magazine that deals with this exact topic. Chris is the Editor and Chief of Wired Magazine and also the founder of DIYDrones.com. He goes into detail on how the FAA is cracking down on all commercial use of drowns, including by Hollywood.
Jim...