Where to buy DJI Osmo Action Camera in the UK?

Where to buy DJI Osmo Action Camera in the UK?

If you’re looking to find a DJI dealer in the UK who sells the DJI Osmo Action Camera then look no further than Hobby Mounts, based in Cornwall.

Link to buy: https://www.hobbymounts.co.uk/shop/DJI-Osmo-Action-Camera

DJI Osmo Action Camera

DJI Osmo Action Camera

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The DJI Osmo Action Camera is a direct competitor to the well known GoPro Hero 7 Black Action Camera and is a serious contender.  Coming in at just £329 it makes alot of sense and the feature list is fantastic.

Looking for a Drone Shop in the UK?

Looking for a Drone Shop in the UK?

Drone Shop UK

Drone Shop UK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Are you looking for a Drone Shop in the UK which sells the latest range of high-tech drones from DJI and Yuneec?  If so, look no further than Hobby Mounts!

Hobby Mounts are an official drone dealer for DJI and Yuneec and can offer you free and impartial advice on which drone would suit your needs, no hard sell, just honest advice!

We also offer one on one drone lessons and free demonstrations.

So, if you’re looking to get into the world of drones or are just updating your current aircraft, give us a call on 01208 269885.

Visit our website at www.hobbymounts.co.uk

How to look after your DJI Intelligent Batteries during periods on non-use, eg, Winter.

How to look after your DJI Intelligent Batteries during periods on non-use, eg, Winter.

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We’re coming up to that time of year again where you might not fly your drone for a few months and this advice will help you reduce the risk of finding your batteries are dead come the Spring…

Why do you need to look after Lipo Batteries to keep them at their best?

Lipo batteries don’t like being stored fully charged or under charged or completely flat.  DJI Intelligent batteries manage their own power levels automatically making them easier to look after when being stored or unused for long periods of time.

Your DJI battery isn’t just a battery, it’s a smart battery with it’s own built-in charging/discharging circuit.  This allows it to discharge itself to safe storage levels if left over charged for a long period.  This period can be altered within the DJI GO / GO 4 App.

So, what does this mean for you?

If you are unlikely to use your DJI Intelligent battery for a period of time, we recommend fully charging it and allowing it to discharge itself over a period of time back down to a safe storage limit.  Usually this is about 50%.

Do not leave it at 50% for too long.  Again, we recommend fully recharging the battery every 6-8 weeks even if you are not going to use it.  NEVER leave a Lipo battery lower than 50% charged for long periods of time.

If you’ve flown your drone and landed at say 30%, do not leave the battery at 30% for too long or it could discharge to a point where it can not be recharged.

Keep your batteries at 50% over winter.

If batteries are depleted to zero power, they can become completely flat and unable to be recharged.

This information is useful for not only DJI drone batteries but also DJI Crystal Sky, DJI Osmo, etc.

Visit www,hobbymounts.co.uk for all your DJI drones, filters, cases and accessories.

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Buy your DJI Mavic Air in the UK

Buy your DJI Mavic Air in the UK

DJI has just announced the new DJI Mavic Air and it’s available from your official DJI dealer in the UK, Hobby Mounts

DJI Mavic Air

DJI Mavic Air

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What’s so great about the DJI Mavic Air?

Well, it’s super-small and ultra portable with folding legs.  It has a 4K camera capable of shooting at 30 frames per second in 4K mode and will take 12MP still images.

It also has around a 2000 metre flight range and comes in a range of colours, White, Red or Black.  You can buy the DJI Mavic Air from as little as £769 for the aircraft, remote and basic accessories or be more adventurous and go gor the £949 Fly More Combo which comes with extra batteries, a charging hub and a travel case.

Read more about the DJI Mavic Air HERE, see the full spec and watch the intro video.

Top tips for flying your first proper drone

Top tips for flying your first proper drone

Flying your first proper drone is a daunting experience for many.  Especially if you’ve spent £1000+ on something like the DJI Mavic, Phantom 4, etc.

Some people will advise practicing using smaller, cheaper drone (£20-£50+) or buying a simulator which has a drone section.

Why we don’t think practicing with a smaller, cheaper drone is useful.

So, a smaller drone maybe cheaper but you can almost guarantee it will be harder to fly than a proper drone.  They often don’t have GPS/GLONASS receivers which is the technolgy that will allow your drone to hover in a stable condition when flown outdoors.  This is a must have for a beginner and not having this feature can easily result in a “fly-away”.

The other problem with smaller, cheaper drones is their size and weight.  They are great for indoors but they aren’t great outdoors unless there is no breeze what-so-ever!  Flying an indoor drone takes skill and practice, not something you’re going to have as a beginner.

After all is said and done, the small drone is useful for practicing orientation AFTER you’ve got the hang of flying a proper drone outdoors in a safe environment.

Why we don’t think practicing with simulators is useful.

Simulators are a great safe way to practice flying fixed wing aircraft and we’d strongly recommend doing that but drones are different, much different.

A decent proper drone like a DJI Spark, DJI Mavic, DJI Phantom, etc all have GPS technology, accelerometers, gyroscopes, barometers, compasses, etc.

These are the components that allow you to hover in a stable condition.  You could literally take off, let go of the remote and watch it hover in one place until the battery runs low, at which point it will land.  It couldn’t be easier, simpler or safer.

The problem comes when the operator tries to fly in an unsafe environment and has no experience or skill, which comes with time.

Our top tips for making your first flight a safe flight.

1. Update to the latest firmware (this is important as it irons out any known bugs/issues).

2. Calbrate the IMU (gyroscope, accelerometer, barometer).  Do this on a completely level surface.  If you calibrate on an unlevel surface they aircraft will think it’s level when it’s at an angle and this will effect it’s flight characteristics.  New calibration methods now eliminate this but better to be safe than sorry.

3. Fully charge your batteries as close to your flight time as possible.  Don’t fly on partially charged battery, even if you’ve flown in the morning and want to fly again in the afternoon.  The battery could report a higher capacity than it has in real life.

4. Always turn on the remote control on before the aircraft and turn the aircraft off before the remote control.  If your aircraft latches on to another signal, other than your remote, it can create a control signal, which is bad!

5. NEVER power on your aircraft with propellers attached indoors, or somewhere that could be dangerous if they accidentally powered up.  The only time you need propellers fitted is before you launch your drone.

6. Make sure your first half a dozen flights are in a safe environment.  Find a big space (a field), stand in the middle, find a suitable take-off point and take it slowly).  Avoid flying near trees, fences, people, animals, buildings or vehicles.  If there is nothing to crash into, you won’t crash into anything.  If you decide to take your first flight in your front room (it’s happened) or in your back garded, expect to crash.

7. ALWAYS face your aircraft away from you on take-off and landing.  If you are pointing in any other direction, your control inputs will not be correct.   Ie, if your aircraft is facing you, left will be right, right will be left, forwards will be backwards, etc, etc.  You do not want your brain to have to compute this while making a landing or taking off.  One wrong move and you could end up in trouble.

8. Practice flying with one stick at a time. After take-off, take it upto about 10 meters, let it hover, get a feel for the stability when you let go of the sticks.  Move left slowly, move right slowly, forwards, backwards, up, down.  All one stick at a time.

9. Don’t fly too high or too far away, keep it in line of sight so that you can easily tell which way the aircraft is pointing.  You’ll find this easier to return to your take-off position if you know which direction to fly.

10.  Read the manual.  Watch online videos.  Join a Facebook group and ask questions.  Read the manual again.  Have fun and read the CAA Drone Code if you are in the UK.

Buy DJI Mavic Pro Quadcopter in the UK

Buy DJI Mavic Pro Quadcopter in the UK

Introducing the new DJI Mavic Pro Quadcopter.  This little thing is packed with high-tech features that will change the way drone fliers capture video and photographs from the air.

DJI Mavic Pro

DJI Mavic Pro

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Check out some of these cool features:-

4K Camera
27min flight time
1080P Live Feed
Sports mode (44mph)
GPS/Glonass satellite positioning
Vision positioning from 5 cameras
Collision avoidance
Foldable arms and propellers
Return to home
Follow me (Terrain Follow Mode)
40mph top speed
Active track (Spotlight, Profile, Tricks)
Tap fly

The DJI Mavic Pro is available from as little as £749.00 from your official DJI dealer in the UK.  Visit our website here to see the various bundle deals available:-

www.hobbymounts.co.uk/shop/DJI-Mavic-Pro

DJI OSMO Mobile Handheld Gimbal for Smartphones like Iphone and Android available in the UK

DJI OSMO Mobile Handheld Gimbal

The all new DJI OSMO Mobile is now available for your smartphone, whether that’s an iPhone or a variety of Android mobile phone.

DJI OSMO Mobile

DJI OSMO Mobile

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Until now the DJI OSMO was only available with it’s own 4K camera but with the latest variation of DJI OSMO Mobile you can now attach your own mobile phone and create super steady video footage without all the jumps and bumps associated with filming from a handheld device.

You can even stream live to YouTube or Facebook using the DJI GO App.  The DJI OSMO Mobile is going to prove very popular with bloggers and vloggers.

To find out more about the DJI OSMO Mobile or to buy yours now, visit our website at: http://www.hobbymounts.co.uk/shop/DJI-OSMO-Mobile-Handheld-Gimbal-iPhone-Android

DJI Osmo+ / DJI OSMO Plus available to buy in the UK

DJI Osmo+ / DJI OSMO Plus

So, DJI have just announced their OSMO+ or OSMO Plus whichever way around you want to describe it.  The OSMO+ now has the zoom version of the Zenmuse X3 camera which is (as we write) available on the standard OSMO but no doubt will become discontinued in favour of the OSMO+.

DJI OSMO+ / OSMO Plus

DJI OSMO+ / OSMO Plus

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It follows the relase of the Z3 camera which has also just been announced by DJI which is available for the Inspire 1.  Sadly, the Z3 camera for the Inspire 1 won’t be compatible with the original OSMO, so if you want a zoom camera for your OMSO, you’re going to need to buy the OSMO+ or the OSMO+ version of the camera if and when it becomes available as a spare part.

We were hoping that a simple firmware upgrade might make the Z3 compatible for existing OSMO owners but after a brief chat with DJI, this is unlikely to be the case.

So, what’s new with the OSMO+ I hear you say?

Well, the biggest improvement is the 3.5x optical zoom and a 2x digital lossless zoom giving it a focal length ranging from 22mm to 77mm without sacrificing HD quality.

Osmo+ also helps you record stunning moving timelapses by simply marking where you want the camera to go during the tiimelapse and pressing Start.

You can get your DJI OSMO+ right here at Hobby Mounts by following the link below…

www.hobbymounts.co.uk/shop/DJI-OSMO-Plus-4K-Camera-Gimbal

Buy DJI Phantom 4 Spares in the UK

Buy DJI Phantom 4 Spares in the UK

If you’re looking for a whole range of spares and accessories for your DJI Phantom 4 Quadcopter then look no further than Hobby Mounts who are specialists in DJI, Yuneec, 3DRobotics, Hubsan and all things Action Camera related too.

We carry Phantom 4 Batteries, Props, Shells, Motors, Landing Gear and much much more.

Check us out at www.hobbymounts.co.uk/shop/DJI-Phantom-4-Spares-Accessories

DJI Phantom 4 UK

DJI Phantom 4 UK

So, it’s almost here, the new DJI Phantom 4 in the UK.  This is the latest version of the Phantom range and has some pretty unique new features.  We’ll talk about some of them below and explain what these new features are, what they do and how you can use them.

What’s new in the DJI Phantom 4?

Obstacle avoidance – this feature will utilise cameras at the front and beneath the Phantom 4 to actively stop you flying into obstacles.  It may not prevent you flying into everything but it should certainly help avoiding the bigger obstacles like large trees, mountains, buildings, people, etc.

Extended flight time– you should now be able to fly for around 28 minutes which is about 4-5 minutes from than the advertised flying times of the previous Phantom 3 range.

Dual IMU / Compass – DJI have added two of each, so now both IMU’s and Compass will check their values with each other, potentially avoiding incorrect data sending your Phantom 4 on a fly-away.

TapFly – with TapFly you can simply tap on the screen your smartphone or tablet to send the Phantom 4 on it’s journey.

Active Track – this feature allows you to highlight a subject on your smartphone or tablet screen and then tell the Phantom 4 to actively follow them without the need for you to manual input any stick control on your remote controller.  Perfect for those extreme video shoots of skiers, mountain bikers, snowboarders, etc.

Quick Release Propellers – these new propellers will make attaching and removing your propellers quicker and easier.

If you’re looking for more information and the full spec sheet of the DJI Phantom 4 or would like to speak to an authorised dealer in the UK about purchasing, please contact Hobby Mounts below who are official dealers for DJI and will have the Phantom 4 in stock in the UK.

DJI Phantom 4 UK

DJI Phantom 4 UK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

http://www.hobbymounts.co.uk/shop/DJI-Phantom-4-Quadcopter