I find the lack of GoPro functionality on the station to be a minor issue. I paid a lot less for my G and expected less functionality. I'm a new drone owner, so I'm just learning the ins and outs.
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Last year around this time for a short period they were up, up to $94.775 actually, but the days they were worth $90+ was just for 3 days. Thats how stocks work, they go up & they go down. The latest hit was due to the Apple rumor. Also with all the copycats out now they are working in a saturated market. They do collaborate, as they did with DJI until the partnership fell apart and they currently work with 3DR. Lets hope the release of the Karma quad coptor lifts them up again. (see what I did thereMaybe that's why GoPro was trading at $93.00 a few months ago, and is now at $18.00. Maybe they should share, and get on board the UAS train. If they miss out, all of the other guys (Canon, Nikon, etc.) will win out after all.
)You can look at the Gitup git2 , same input ports as the gopro3 and 4 , currently the best out of the chinese brand of AC , it even shoots raw pictures Gitup Git2 Action Camera (Pro Pack) GIT2-PP B&H Photo Video
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For those who are un-decided. I debated the gopro issue for some time and then decided it wasn't an issue so I bought the drone and setup for the gopro few weeks ago and it works great for me.
Battery life on drones is limited anyways and the gopro far exceeds probably all the batteries you have pilled up for the day so why not just turn it on and let it record everything. Thats what I have been doing and it works out great.
The gopro in my opinion is far superior to the stock camera and I already had one so thats a huge cost savings off the whole drone setup and It works with all my other things I already have. The gimble is flawless. I flew in 30 mile an hour winds this weekend so bad it actually blew the drone over when I landed but the video was level and crystal clear through the whole flight. The gimble controls work great . The FPV to the ST10 screen is great (about a .25 second lag) at 600 feet out
So the only feature that is really missing is I cant take a photo on demand. I can live with that. As stated above somewhere. Just set the gopro to take video and photos if you need both. I have been using a 128GB SDHC card and have yet to fill it up in 16 flights so far. Personally I would rather just grab everything and then I can sort out later what I want and dont want instead relying on myself to "snap" at the perfect time to get that one perfect shot.
and by going with this setup, you are not locked into a proprietary camera. Do get me wrong the integrated camera is very good. A friend of mine has one and the quality is great. but with the gopro setup you can change the 3,4 or upcoming 5 as well as if you get the insurance at best buy for 40.00 on the gopo when you buy it. They will replace the camera should you crash your drone. Yuneec does not cover this in warranty. That is worth the whole deal to me right there.
And last but not least, when I'm done with the drone, I can pull the camera and use it for all the other things I'm out doing.
So to me, this is the better option.
Battery life on drones is limited anyways and the gopro far exceeds probably all the batteries you have pilled up for the day so why not just turn it on and let it record everything. Thats what I have been doing and it works out great.
The gopro in my opinion is far superior to the stock camera and I already had one so thats a huge cost savings off the whole drone setup and It works with all my other things I already have. The gimble is flawless. I flew in 30 mile an hour winds this weekend so bad it actually blew the drone over when I landed but the video was level and crystal clear through the whole flight. The gimble controls work great . The FPV to the ST10 screen is great (about a .25 second lag) at 600 feet out
So the only feature that is really missing is I cant take a photo on demand. I can live with that. As stated above somewhere. Just set the gopro to take video and photos if you need both. I have been using a 128GB SDHC card and have yet to fill it up in 16 flights so far. Personally I would rather just grab everything and then I can sort out later what I want and dont want instead relying on myself to "snap" at the perfect time to get that one perfect shot.
and by going with this setup, you are not locked into a proprietary camera. Do get me wrong the integrated camera is very good. A friend of mine has one and the quality is great. but with the gopro setup you can change the 3,4 or upcoming 5 as well as if you get the insurance at best buy for 40.00 on the gopo when you buy it. They will replace the camera should you crash your drone. Yuneec does not cover this in warranty. That is worth the whole deal to me right there.
And last but not least, when I'm done with the drone, I can pull the camera and use it for all the other things I'm out doing.
So to me, this is the better option.
From my understanding Yuneec has quit producing the "G" (GoPro) version which I think is a shame because the GoPro is great. The buttons on the S10+ for camera control start/stop and for video/photo do not work.
I use a GoPro remote. It reaches up to about 500-600 feet with no obstructions. you change modes and start stop and the remote also has a little screen on it that mimics the one on the camera.
P.S> Yuneec has told me via telephone that they will continue to support the G version. I love my Typhoon G, it is great and where I live there is a lot of wind which the Typhoon handles very nicely. My other drones (smaller in size) have considerable problems with the breezy conditions here in central Alaska.
I use a GoPro remote. It reaches up to about 500-600 feet with no obstructions. you change modes and start stop and the remote also has a little screen on it that mimics the one on the camera.
P.S> Yuneec has told me via telephone that they will continue to support the G version. I love my Typhoon G, it is great and where I live there is a lot of wind which the Typhoon handles very nicely. My other drones (smaller in size) have considerable problems with the breezy conditions here in central Alaska.
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Guys, I really don't think Yuneec is going to come out with some firmware to allow the 'G' to control a GoPro. Might as well do as others have suggested and just manually start and stop the recording and just enjoy the FPV on the ST10+.
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