Drone with 720p video. Is it worth it?

Ralph Q

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Finally a post I can help contribute to. Although I could bore you to death with the tech details, long story short is usually the best.
1080i has 1080 lines of resolution, 720p has only 720 lines. Therefore, more lines means higher resolution which means better picture quality. But even with my many years in the TV industry, it is practically impossible for an average customer to tell the difference between the picture quality of 720p and 1080i. Just remmeber to broadcast in wide screen.
Another thought, if you happen to have a GO PRO, you can spend a little more for a drone that you can attache your own camera to.
Good Luck!
Dwayne Miller
Floridawash

 
1080p for the untrained eye is no different than 720p.

On larger resolution screens you will see a difference... but you should be fine with 720, specifically for the purposes you're looking to use it for.

On a personal note though, I myself would spend the money on a 1080p. My eyes have been trained for it, simply because I worked at best buy, and I would pay attention to things like that.
 
Always use the highest quality everything. Spend the extra coin. It matters.
 
Got a little drone for christmas to practice on before i spent the big bucks. took me an hour and i broke it, time to try again.
 
CapeFearProWash said:
Got a little drone for christmas to practice on before i spent the big bucks. took me an hour and i broke it, time to try again.
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That's exactly why I will get the cheap one first. The $450 one has a camera. The more expensive one doesn't. I don't want to trash a $1300 drone, so I will go for the beginners one, practice, see if it is acceptable in terms of video quality. Then go for a better one.
 
Did you decide on one? Ive had a blast learning on the Husban and have been watching a lot of youtube videos of the phantom plus, ill hopefully be picking one up by the end of the month for some jobs we have lined up.
 
Well, I am getting into this drone thing. I'm not too concerned with video at this time, I just want a cheap one that the guys can break, (step on it, smash it in the truck, etc) that I won't be breaking the bank on. It will have two purposes, 1) to pull lightweight 1/4 inch polypropylene rope up to roofs up to 10 stories high so one guy doesn't have to go up, then throw down a rope, then go back to hook it up to the PW hose to pull it up. And 2) to do HVAC bids from the ground without having to use the lift or get hatch access.

From you guys who have used them do you think a Parrot 2.0 would work ok for those needs? The rope I plan to pull up weighs less than a gopro cam. (about 4 oz) so it should pulll the rope up ok.
 
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