Yuneec 4k or DJI phantom 4k quadcopter?

luv2liv

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i have narrowed it down to these 2 quadcopters to get.
does anyone have experience with the 4k vid recording on these 2 quad?
i really like the Yuneec because the camera is detachable. i can hold the stabilizer with camera and run around without vomiting when viewing the footage later.

here's a sample with the Yuneec. notice the jello effects in the beginning, around 0:24. is this normal with quadcopters' videos? later in his sample, the video is perfectly fine though

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kzy_ATgjb5w
 

Raduque

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If it's got jello, then the gimbal isn't stabilizing perfectly. I had an issue with it with my quad (a cheaper GPS hold quad called the V303) and the gimbal I added, because it wasn't balanced or tuned for the camera I was using on it. Once I got the weight balanced perfectly and the PIDs tuned right, it takes great steady footage.

I would skip the Yuneec and get the Phantom, if I had that kind of money. DJI's Lightbridge realtime video transmission system is amazing. It's almost 2km of range. Not only that but the quad, camera and gimbal were all designed together to work perfectly together - I have never seen jello in any video from a DJI setup.