GDU O2 Sliding Arm 4K Camera 3 Axis Gimbal Obstacle Avoidance Drone Flight Test Review



This advanced drone is actually a very good alternative to comparative higher level camera drones. Find it here https://goo.gl/9Hb68Q 4K camera and gimbal. Smart camera modes. Intelligent flight modes. Waypoint flying. 1KM range. FPV. Multiple advanced positioning sensors including GPS/GLONASS, Obstacle Avoidance, Optical Flow, and Acoustic.

Pros
– Drone arms slide in and collapse to a portable form. Drone attaches to its controller and both easily fit in a small provided carrying bag.
– 4K video 13MP still camera with three axis gimbal.
– Adanced positioning sensors including GPS/GLONASS, Obstacle Avoidance, Optical Flow, and Acoustic.
– Obstacle avoidance and automatic return to home and landing.
– Waypoint flying, and customized geofence mode (can actually draw and define a zone on the map to make sure that the drone does not leave it).
– Intelligent flight modes such as follow me, circle me, POI, rocket, dronie, gesture control.
– Smart camera modes, burst shooting, time lapse, slow motion, smart selfie, and digital zoom.
– No “No Fly” zones or forced updates baloney (at least not yet πŸ˜‰
– Drone can be controlled via its provided controller for long range (1KM) flying, or via smartphone (for close in selfie flying) using its GDU Mini app available on Play here https://goo.gl/QX2DKP or iTunes here https://goo.gl/6jsk1W

Cons
– Biggest con is that this drone is so new that instructions are very sparce (as of Jan 2018). This is particularly true for use of its more advanced features. Trial and error were all I had at this time, so please forgive some of the obvious errors that I made in the operation of this drone. But improved documentation should be made available with time.

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32 Comments

  1. Seems everybody think other brands should always sell their products lower than DJI drone, please, GDU is a military quality grade company in China. their quality stand is more strict than any other brands.

  2. wir haben die drohne jetzt 2 mal als defekt zurΓΌck geschickt.FΓΌr ΓΌber 600 Euro ein Jammer.Das Video gut,die Drohne meiner Meinung nicht weiter zu empfehlen

  3. The video is pretty good but I noticed some frame skipping and a bit of vibration which is too bad when you consider the price of this drone. I would have to pass on this one.

  4. 13 minutes of flight time is a joke with that price tagg,a lot of drones have low flight time like that so way overprised imo,expensive drones like this should at least have 30 minutes of flight time or even more to justify those large price taggs

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