![]() The community often mounts a GoPro or similar camera to capture their flight at best quality, not subject to the radio interference which affects the view through typical FPV goggles – this was what created the market for the GoPro Session.ĭJI have clearly started out looking at a typical FPV drone, which are oft constructed onto a rigid carbon-fibre frame with motors, a flight controller and other components attached by the owner. Why the angle? So that once the drone is moving forward at best speed the view is more horizontal (the propellors are pointing down to maintain altitude and backward to push forward turns are made by slight proportional changes in the prop’s relative speed). It’s more common for typical DIY drones to have their analog cameras fixed to the top at about a 45˚ angle. At the same time the camera is a 4K/60fps mounted on a stabilising gimbal which puts you in mind more of quality videography than a typical FPV drone. It’s clearly built to fly forward quickly – the flying style of the racing drone – rather than the more hover-friendly aerodynamics of other DJI products like the Mavic and Mini. On first inspection, it’s an FPV racing-style drone with more than a hint of the H.R.Giger when it comes to styling. If you can imagine The Cat in Red Dwarf asking “ So, what is it?” you’re asking the right question. We don’t need to debate the possibility any more, so there are only really two questions left: who did DJI intend to persuade with this product, and do they pull it off? So, what is it? Now DJI have taken that last step into the FPV market with a ready-built aircraft that’s clearly built for speed first and capturing footage afterward. We’d all seen DJI’s FPV Camera and newer, racing Goggles combination which could be attached to any drone by a pilot with a DIY-ethos. Until the announcement of the DJI FPV, I suspect most people thought not. Add to that the Drone Racing League seeming to get along without DJI, plus the global march of drone regulations making FPV flight tricky at the best of times, was there really a need for a FPV drone from DJI? There is no waiting for consumer agency approvals and pilots want their drones light and cheap above all. The latency was about double that of analogue, not enough to convert FPV racers to using a Mavic Pro (with DJI’s digital transmission system), even though the image quality was stunning.Īnother problem for the idea of a DJI FPV product was the economics a lot of racers like to build their own drones, ordering motors online as soon as new ones become available. These were physically big, but not a huge success with the market the FPV community seemed happier with low-quality but very responsive analogue signals than DJI’s Apple-esque high resolution displays and touch screen controls. ![]() DJI have even come close, offering a pair of FPV goggles for the popular DJI Mavic Pro back in mid-2017. Launched in March 2021, it’s been rumoured in one form or another ever since the first hobby drone builder saw the first Phantom. The FPV is DJI’s first drone designed for ‘first-person-view’ racing with goggles, while also sporting reasonable camera capabilities.
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