GoPro cuts workforce, changes sales strategy

Re:GoPro cuts workforce, changes sales strategy by leetcrew on Thursday April 16, 2020 @12:33PM (#22891059)

depending how far ahead you want to look, you might be able to get away with a spark for this use case. you can find good deals on the first generation at this point, and the new one isn't too expensive anyway.

if you care about following all the FAA rules, this may limit the usefulness of a "scouting" drone, as you need to be able to see the aircraft with your own eyes at all times. if you're in a wooded area, this might not be very far.

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Re:GoPro cuts workforce, changes sales strategy by Ididntdothis on Thursday April 16, 2020 @12:35PM (#22891090)

I wouldn’t mind something that has less image quality and a range of only 1000m but is smaller and weighs less. The Spark is a little big for a long hike.

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Re:GoPro cuts workforce, changes sales strategy by leetcrew on Thursday April 16, 2020 @12:58PM (#22891325)

I misspoke before; there's no new spark. I was thinking about the mavic mini at the same price point (which you mentioned). it weighs about 250g. any lighter than this and you're probably looking at toys that can't fly any appreciable distance.

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Re:GoPro cuts workforce, changes sales strategy by ezconnect on Thursday April 16, 2020 @03:02PM (#22892387)

Spark is already affected by winds and actual usage on a forest plus winds can get you that range of 1000m, anything smaller will not have the endurance for real life usage.

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