Parrot PF726203 Bebop 2 Quadcopter Drone with Skycontroller 2/Cockpit FPV

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That may have been because of its newer firmware, or there was something actually wrong with the first drone, or maybe both. You use your phone to view FPV, either on the controller (single view) or in the FPV googles supplied (FPV View). Left and right control wheels digitally pan the camera up or down and adjust image exposure (brightness). The video produced by the Parrot Bebop 2 would be fun for a kid who had just flown the drone around to look at, but not for much else.

Then there’s the Skycontroller 2 remote control, which makes for much easier piloting than virtual sticks on your phone. By the way, the app lets you set maximum tilt for faster flying as well as maximum vertical speed and other flight parameters with simple sliders. Between the Bebop 2 Power and DJI Spark, the Parrot drone is the more fun to fly, whereas the DJI Spark captures the better footage.The Parrot Bebop 2 can serve as a selfie machine or a fun toy for a kid but definitely is not filmmaking material. Just double-tap the screen on your smartphone to focus or slide a finger on the screen to position your subject into the frame. The top half of the drone, which includes the camera and battery, is separated from the bottom half which includes the motors and props. While this sounds intuitive, we found that it actually wasn't, and some lag in the copter's response time made it incredibly difficult to pilot this way.

The first is the most stable, limiting the flight and rotation speeds and enabling the flight assistance in the interest of avoiding nausea-inducing video. I have many flights tested and 3km takes the drone about 5-6 mins so I have absolutely no issues with the battery performance or its range / flight time.The DJI Mavic Pro features native 4K recording, using the entire width of its image sensor, and is a much better option for pro-grade work. Today, we have millions of users a month from around the world, and assess more than 1,000 products a year.