News — DJI

By Vhengani Emmanuel Mudzielwana 

Well, well, well – just as you think that DJI had all their surprises for the year out of that father Christmas bag of theirs, they give you the best of things to marvel on.

15th of November marked the release of the long awaited DJI Inspire 2, and of course the unexpected surprise Phantom 4 Pro. This of course gets DJI fans like myself quite excited about the new products – on the back of the delay on the Mavic , munching on the specs of the newly announced 2 products is mind tingling.

SO, WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE INSPIRE 2 AND THE INSPIRE 1 V2?

A product that offers so many advancements from the Inspire 1 that you’d think are not of the same range at all – only to find out that they actually do come from the same range.

• 1st – The battery life on this new kid in the block is almost twice that of the Inspire 1, all thanks to the dual battery use on the new Inspire 2.
• 2nd – The range of this awesome thing is the same as that of the Mavic and the Phantom 4 Pro – just in case you are wondering how far theses 3 products can fly, it’s 7km away from your remote controller or ground station, not that it is pretty far considering the fact that you will not be able to see the unit at about 750m distance – if your eyes work pretty well.
• 3rd – The new camera range, first of all – remember those problems you had with the previous Inspire 1 camera range when you fly at night, low performance on low light condition, they claim to have solved that, bear in mind that we don’t have those units as yet – so we cannot at this point in time say they have actually one so. One other biggest thing with the new Z5S camera is the ability to shot videos at 5.2K 30fps - now that is pretty interesting.
• 4th – The all new set of obstacle avoidance systems that now gives you that peace of mind that your drone won’t fly to the wall or tree, maybe the person you are trying to capture without you noticing it or just avoiding your commands altogether. Not only does the sensor work on the front, but a top set is fitted in for you to avoid that roof or obstacles atop your drone when you are flying believe it or not – you know what that means right, the only thing you need to worry about is yourself since you may be the only thing behind the drone, and you can fly the drone indoor with little to no worries at all – just don’t drift to the side.

WHEN WILL IT ARRIVE?

Check out the Inspire 2 & the combo for more information on the product and arrival dates.

WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE PHANTOM 4 AND THE PHANTOM 4 PRO?

Now this is one unit we were not expecting at all, to those of us who have had our eyes on DJI’s secret mission to impress the world, we had very little hope that they’d bring the Phantom 4 Pro in the market, but they actually did.

• The drone is faster than the Phantom 4 with an acclaimed 10Mph faster speed, this time around it keeps its obstacle avoidance system functional, that is a bit improvement. 
• Atop that, the Phantom 4 Pro has 5 side obstacle avoidance system – in case you are wondering what that really means, it means that the drone can now avoid obstacles that may come from either Front, Back, Left, Right, or Below. If that is not impressive to you, then you really don’t have anything that can impress you.
• So much sensor without sacrificing the battery life is an amazing work, the drone has an acclaimed 30minutes flight time, that is quite impressive – well done DJI.
• The camera is claimed to be the biggest from the Phantom range, and like the Inspire 2, the low light problem appears to be improved, we’ll have to wait until we get the product so that we can actually prove its worth ourselves.
• The remote of the Phantom 4 is the best thing that DJI has ever made - this solves a lot of problems faced with the App update problems.

To all DJI fans – save for one of this.

WHEN WILL IT ARRIVE?

Check out the Phantom 4 Pro, and the Pro + for product info and stock arrival updates.

AND HERE'S THE FULL RANGE:

[Updated 13 March '17] We have stock!! Check out the Mavic Pro & the Fly More Combo. You can read below about the delays and the progress over the last few months since the launch of Mavic Pro on the 27^th of September 2016. 

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Written by Bernice vd Westhuizen

Please be ensured that this blog is 100% up to date and will be updated as the news changes.

So, when are we getting stock of the Mavic Pro?

Delay:

• From the initial ETA for the Mavic Pro, DJI have communicated that there is a 7 - 8 week delay in shipment, worldwide (according to the announcement on 03 Nov '16).
• Furthermore, DJI served their own customers before their retailers worldwide - and the interruption of the Chinese New Year (Jan / Feb '17) did not help in this matter. 
• Manufacturing and shipment is expected to continue from Feb and March 2017.

Date of arrival:

It is expected to arrive in March 2017

Can you secure one by placing a pre-order?

The first few deliveries to South Africa from DJI of the Mavic Pro will be limited quantities. We already have a number of valued customers who have secured their Mavic from these first orders by placing a pre-order. In order to place your pre-order please contact us on 011 781 1323 or sales@actiongear.co.za 

Alternatively you can ask to be added to our waiting list which means that as we hear updates about the DJI Mavic arriving in South Africa we will send an email to you immediately. 

Stock & batches:

Do not worry, Action Gear is sourcing stock from multiple suppliers in order to get you your Mavic Pro when the first batch of stock arrives. 

Warning: this video isnt for the faint hearted, especially if you love your drone. Watch this video of a DJI Inspire drone get absolutely crushed by a flying jetski. Although it was the perfect time to catch the jetskis impressive launch off a wave, this perfect timing shot resuled in a mid air collision. and guess which one won? 

 

By Cam "Cambo" Kernes

This year my husband, Warrick, decided to host an out-of-the-ordinary SUP year end function for all his staff at Action Gear which I was very pleased to be able to join in on the action.

Warrick has a good relationship with a company called Star-board who teach people to Stand Up Paddleboard (SUP) at Emmerentia Dam in Johannesburg and so in discussions with them he decided to host his year end function there. Star-board have an 8 person SUP which is perfect for a group of people to have fun learning to SUP together and for the more ambitious there are single SUP’s available too.

I arrived at Emmerentia Dam for the function a little late as I could only join after work so I was a bit worried I might have already missed out on all the fun. However, I was in luck as I arrived literally as the team were coming back to the start point which meant I could join the next group heading out on the 8 person SUP.

Paddling the 8 person SUP is a lot harder than I expected and it requires each team member to paddle in sync.

Photo by Action Gear DJI Phantom Drone

We quickly learnt that you also need to balance out the strengths of each member as at one point we couldn’t get ourselves to go in a straight line as the one side was paddling harder than the other.

You definitely get an all-body workout doing this sport as you are not only using your arms and shoulders to paddle but also your core to keep yourself upright on the board which is great.

All in all, my whole SUP experience was a lot of fun and I can see why it is fast becoming a very popular sport.


For more photo’s from this fun event click here.

Cam's blog: Cambo Adventures