Introduction
In the spring of 2015, 3D Robotics introduced a quadrocopter, called the Solo Smart Drone. The possibility of independent flight without the participation of the pilot, a smart creamy software filling. 3DR Robotics developed 3DR Solo specifically for shooting video from the air and equipped it with various autonomous flight modes, thanks to which the drone can make clear, attractive, and professional cinematic shots.
3D Robotics Solo Drone – Design
3DR Robotics Solo Drone is by far one of the most well-designed uncrewed aerial vehicles. It has solid brackets, the propellers made of reinforced fiberglass nylon, and the racks are robust in moderation so that even with a tight fit, they remain intact. The creators of the 3DR SOLO drone designed it primarily for high-quality photo and video material while the simplicity of controlling the copter.
Functionality & Features
The 3D Robotics Solo Drone device is, in many ways, unique. Firstly, this is the only device equipped with two 1 GHz processors running OC Linux. The first processor located in the control panel, the second direction in the drone.Secondly, this is one of the fastest drones, which can reach speeds of up to 90 km/h, surpassing even the DJI Phantom 4 Pro in this parameter. If you are riding a motorcycle or car, you can not worry that your 3dr solo drone is not keeping up with you.Thirdly, 3DR developers created not just a suspension, but an entire integration bus together with GoPro engineers. Using the 3DR SOLO APP application, you can control not only flight modes, but also GoPro camera settings.
To take off 3D Robotics Solo Drone, you need to press only one button on the “FLY” remote control, which I did. The engines started, the blades spun, and the drone obediently and carefully took off into the air to a height of about 3 meters and hovered, waiting for further commands. There is also a “Cable Cam,” which you set a virtual line in the sky, and Solo flies along with it, if on a leash, continues to shoot, if necessary. In this mode, you can shoot dramatic shots, gradually taking off over some object and exposing the panorama. It is lovely at sunset. The drone can fly around a given point. Through the display of a smartphone/tablet paired with control equipment, the pilot sets the flight parameters, after which the drone makes a circular flight around the specified coordinate.
Moreover, you can intervene in the shooting process and adjust the drone’s flight speed, shooting angle and distance of removal without affecting the drone control process, since the flight is carried out entirely in automatic mode. In the application from which you are controlled a drone. You can set two points between which Solo will fly autonomously, allowing you to concentrate on controlling the camera or even on what you are going to do in the frame if you want to be both an actor and a director, and the operator all rolled into one.
Camera & Image Quality
The range or range of the 3DR Solo Drone is about half a mile (800 m). It is certainly not as impressive an indicator as to the Phantom 4, but it is more than enough for everyday needs. The drone becomes poorly visible after about a quarter of a mile, but thanks to the 720p HD video channel, you will see it on the controller, for another quarter of a mile (400 m), in open space.
Performance
It is a high-speed drone. It can reach speeds of more than fifty-five miles per hour, 10 miles per hour faster than the new DJI Phantom 4. Moreover, with a good tailwind, the rate will be even higher. 3DR equipped its quadcopter with a rechargeable lithium-ion battery with a capacity 5,200 mAh 14.8Vdc, which according to the manufacturer, should be enough 25 minutes of flight without a camera, or about 20 minutes with a camera.
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