My son wants to get this for a school research project on drones. Has anyone used the camera function?
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At this time we have not used the camera. We have been waiting for the protective cover but can let you know when we get a chance to use it
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Yes, the camera works fine in normal light conditions. Don't expect amazing quality however. This model offers video recording only, not FPV.
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I am sorry I cannot help with your question. It is a work computer for storing machine programming. We do not use the camera function.
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I am looking for something to document student behavior for Juvenile Court. Will this camera fill the bill?
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Yes, it is continuous but it's somewhat intense for close ups. At the right distance it would work well for video.
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From my experience, yes. It worked great in varied lighting situations. The "iA" mode on the camera makes taking videos very easy.
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I moved mine, check out 'utube' "parrot A Drone 2.0 Camera Mod Hack Pointing Camera Down"
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Yes, the camera worked great. It was purchased for my Son who enrolled in a photography class.
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D. Barnes is correct. Although I'm very new with the camera, I am amazed at how well the stability worked with telephoto movie. When photographing our grandson's football game, the camera was set to full zoom, and the view finder shown the movie as shaking terribly. I was certain it would be unviewable (a word?). But after downloading, it was quite amazing how steady the movie appeared. Impressive.
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The front camera shoots acceptable video. They call it HD but it sure doesn't look HD. The bottom camera is really bad. Looks like less than 1.3MP no matter what they claim. As far as still pictures go, you can snap them but they quality is low. I have an interest in video and photography myself. This unit is a nice starter but consider it to be a learner unit. You WILL crash many times. You WILL break it. The batteries WILL overheat and swell. You WILL have the unit take off and be uncontrollable. But it's relatively inexpensive for a drone so you WILL learn a lot. And for that, it's worth it. The front camera shoots acceptable video. They call it HD but it sure doesn't look HD. The bottom camera is really bad. Looks like less than 1.3MP no matter what they claim. As far as still pictures go, you can snap them but they quality is low. I have an interest in video and photography myself. This unit is a nice starter but consider it to be a learner unit. You WILL crash many times. You WILL break it. The batteries WILL overheat and swell. You WILL have the unit take off and be uncontrollable. But it's relatively inexpensive for a drone so you WILL learn a lot. And for that, it's worth... » Read More The front camera shoots acceptable video. They call it HD but it sure doesn't look HD. The bottom camera is really bad. Looks like less than 1.3MP no matter what they claim. As far as still pictures go, you can snap them but they quality is low. I have an interest in video and photography myself. This unit is a nice starter but consider it to be a learner unit. You WILL crash many times. You WILL break it. The batteries WILL overheat and swell. You WILL have the unit take off and be uncontrollable. But it's relatively inexpensive for a drone so you WILL learn a lot. And for that, it's worth it. « Show Less
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This camera is an standard picture zise my be 60 % but will not be good for any thing but taking video by hand olnly because is not one button shut, is some difficult. Tray to by a camera made for droms o copters at about $ 25 dollars .Good luck.
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I have 4 young kids that never slow down and it seems to capture them just fine. Just took pictures at a demolition derby also and it seemed to capture that fine. LOVE the video feature on here too. Forgot to mention that.
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Pretty quick actually. My mom uses the cam to take pictures of my 6 year old brother so you can imagine how fast he moves. and the camera is able to capture it all so I'm pretty happy with that function.
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Ben: I bought this camera for fpv use. It is very similar to others I am using. I have not used it yet...so I have limited feedback currently. Stan
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we tried the using the v-tech.. it had several buttons and we had a hard time finding pic we took (my 32 year old sister was trying it!) ... FP camera seems to be a better choice for preschoolers who can't read... like my 2 kids so i got a girl and boy's version of it.
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I've found it to be very good. You need a steady hand - or a tripod - but the autofocus works well on small objects. Hope this helps.
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Yes it takes video with audio and photos. You need to select if you want video or photos before take off. Once airborne you can start recording by pressing the camera button. By the way, there's better helis nowadays in the market and easier to fly...check out a drone... Don't take me wrong, this is a really sturdy bird, not for a 1st timer pilot, but for an intermediate one.
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if you mean what has become called 'selfies', i really have never tried that. video in general is of a very good quality however. if you were to put it on a tripod and kick it into gear, that would be awesome stuff i am sure. let me know how it works out... :-)