A truckload full of gear just to pull off some nice aerial shots? These days are certainly over. In 2018 all you need a modestly sized backpack, a smartphone and off you go. Inside that backpack? A Yuneec Mantis Q foldable drone, a couple of batteries and some sunglasses for that awesome selfie you are about to snap. The above picture of the new Yuneec Mantis Q drone might look somewhat familiar. DJI kind of introduced this form factor and the foldable design with their Mavic line of foldable travel drones. Especially the Mavic Air looks almost identically to the new Yuneec Mantis Q. So apart from the similarities, what are the differences? Yuneec Mantis Q One thing needs to be said upfront: The Mantis Q does not feature a 3-axis hardware gimbal for stabilizing the camera. It does offer electronic 3-axis stabilization but that’s certainly not the same thing. If this is a downgrade in quality? We don’t really know yet but that’s something worth checking out for sure. Apart from the missing gimbal, this little drone is pretty feature-packed! Watch the video below to get an idea what’s the Mantis Q is capable of: So what do we have here: Video resolutions of up to UHD 4K (3840 x 2160) @ 30fps or FullHD (1920 x 1080) @30fps/60fps. Note: Electronic video stabilization only applies when FullHD video is being captured, not in 4K. The camera’s heart is a 1/3.06 inch CMOS sensor that captures videos in either MOV or...
Published By: CineD - Thursday, 16 August, 2018