Uh Oh........Im getting def. less range than the mavic pro.
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Actually the 5.8 range can go for miles as long as the reception is good. I've taken 5.8 out 3 miles before on a custom build quad, with a 600mw transmitter.
There has to be interference somewhere. As I have gotten the same reception with my p4p as i did with my mavic.
This old thread though... It's been long since proven the P4P can go 4 miles on both 2.4 and 5.8ghz, it depends on line of sight and interference.
The mavic uses a modified lightbridge (called ocusync) that allows it to drop frames and lose details in order to keep the image going, which is fine on the mavic, but not something you really want on a nice camera platform like the P4P.
The mavic uses a modified lightbridge (called ocusync) that allows it to drop frames and lose details in order to keep the image going, which is fine on the mavic, but not something you really want on a nice camera platform like the P4P.
I'm lucky if I get one mile on P4P with windsurfer at 400 ft altitude.
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Just finished testing the Phantom 4 Pro plus and the Mavic Pro.Same location and conditions, a deserted beach, nearest cell phone tower 5km away, no buildings. Used 5.8 and 2.4 on the Phantom, separate flight but same location and time. Results 2.4 km range 3.6km before break up, some signal break up on way out but kept going, then I triggered rth. 5.8 range 2.6km before it triggered rth.
Mavic Pro, range 3.7km no signal break up until last 100m, I triggered rth.
Obviously the new occusynch is the way to go. I am in Australia so have lower powered transmission, pity.
A further investigation of the 4K video taken on these flights, in VLC and accessing the SRT files the video tends to hiccup in a minor way. If you switch off SRT video plays smoothly, this is using the Mavic 4K video.
With the Phantom 4 Pro Plus the data files are embedded in the 4K video file so you cannot see them unles you switch on subtitles in VLC, they dont show on my Samsung 4K video or Windows media player, however in VLC you get the hiccup when playing and even if you switch off subtitles it still plays roughly. DJI please go back to separate SRT files in the Phantom 4 Pro series.
Mavic Pro, range 3.7km no signal break up until last 100m, I triggered rth.
Obviously the new occusynch is the way to go. I am in Australia so have lower powered transmission, pity.
A further investigation of the 4K video taken on these flights, in VLC and accessing the SRT files the video tends to hiccup in a minor way. If you switch off SRT video plays smoothly, this is using the Mavic 4K video.
With the Phantom 4 Pro Plus the data files are embedded in the 4K video file so you cannot see them unles you switch on subtitles in VLC, they dont show on my Samsung 4K video or Windows media player, however in VLC you get the hiccup when playing and even if you switch off subtitles it still plays roughly. DJI please go back to separate SRT files in the Phantom 4 Pro series.
When I view a file in VLC there are no subtitles available. Is there something I'm missing or does the data embed feature need to be turned on somewhere?
Err not quite sure what you mean, occusynch doesnt change the resolution of the recorded video, still 4K.
'Sub Track' under subtitles menu is grayed out, and I don't see any other way to enable them(?)
Hard set the P4P to 2.4ghz (you can) only and as you fly check your channels to see which have interference. Then hard set it to a clear channel and go fly it. As a newbie it's interesting that folks want to go miles out. I guess once I'm experienced I might not be so nervous to go that far away, but I can always drive anywhere and then fly 1-2 miles to get shots. That's a heck of a long way way. If you want to go 4-5 miles, time to get your pilots license and go fly a Cessna ;-)
I assume you are using a Phantom 4 pro and that you have switched on video captions in the DJIGo app? If you then play the file in VLC the subtitle option is accessible with english.
Sometimes it is hard to get close to the scenery you want to video or photograph, the extra range is then useful but you still have limited time because of the battery life. I only fly these distances in remote areas, my max distance at this stage is 3.7km or 12 300 feet. At this distance you have about 3-4minutes shooting time, just make sure you dont have a headwind on the way back!!
Ah, I don't think I had video captions turned on in the app. That's most likely my problem, thanks.
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