AR Drone with GoPro HD with a Little Altitude

This was my first outdoor Attempt with the AR Drone Parrot and HeroHD. I turned the Altitude Limit off to get a little higher. It did start to fly a bit erratic and aftert this test it did loose all control and it went about 60 to 70 feet high before I got it to come back down.

It may be because of outher Wi-Fi devices interfering, I'll keep playing and posting...

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• AR Drone
• Parrot
• GoPro
• HD
• Hero HD
• Altitude Limit
• High
• Canon
• 5D MarkII

[kbsteve]

It has VERY limited range, it is very unstable when you take the altitude limiter off, and the controls are not very responsive. For just $200 more you can get a REAL remote control Quad Copter with an amazing difference in capabilities.

[IOIIOOO]

Did you use the GoPro enclosure to mount, or did you mount the camera directly?

[kbsteve]

@IOIIOOO - I just mounted thwe Camera without the housing to the center top of the Hull with Tape. I used a little padding between the GoPro and the Hull. It also works better without the Big protective shell.

[SneakyPete1991]

@kbsteve Was that due to the weight? I am thinking about doing something similar to this with a 3Dgopro system. Also, how does the AR drone hold up in wind?

[kbsteve]

@SneakyPete1991 - I do not recommend the ARDrone for video or any use more than a very basic toy. It is very limited. I would recommend a Hexacopter that uses a real remote control. The MultiWiiCopter or HexaKopter are great choices... A bit more expensive and you have to build it, but WOW what great results. Look at my other videos with the HexaCopter.

[ChadWork1]

I think you'd like the etfett dotnet gopro mount. I got one and you can't see any of the AR Drone. And the MacGyver RC mod for 130.00US is sweet! Real RC transmitter for cheap. I have an AR Drone Playlist on my channel with all my research combined in one video. You can get sweet GoPro video with no props! I'm not spamming BTW, I don't sell these things. I just use them.

[lukegibsonphoto]

@kbsteve

For better aerial video (ie. especially for aerial real estate video), can you recommend any good, not too expensive quad copters that ready-to-fly (already built)? Thanks

[Worldoversea]

Just purchased an ARDrone and I have the a GoPro as well.

Would you have any detail pictures on how to mount the camera without cutting into the outer shell? Have you tried it with the waterproof case/

Many thanks. JB

[evolvingcultures]

Why won´t you recommend it? Is it wind sensitive?

[evolvingcultures]

Thanks for showing this. How come you don´t recommend it for video? What are the limitations? Is it very wind sensitive?

[ActionWaction]

very rich if thats your house, can you buy me one of those cameras thx in advance

[SuperChicken13]

@kbsteve hopefully the camera doesn't fall off. They tend to crash on their lenses.. which are not easily replaceable.