1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:07,680 Linus Tech tips coverage of CES 2014 is brought to you by nc.com your source for 2 00:00:05,319 --> 00:00:12,920 great technology selection and service along with Corsair memory and Western 3 00:00:09,920 --> 00:00:14,679 Digital so we're here with DJI a brand I 4 00:00:12,920 --> 00:00:19,800 actually hadn't heard of before but they are drawing a lot of attention here at 5 00:00:16,760 --> 00:00:22,160 the show flying around their Phantom 2 6 00:00:19,800 --> 00:00:25,199 Vision quadricopter this is a high performance quadricopter and of course 7 00:00:23,800 --> 00:00:29,359 the obvious comparison is going to be drawn to the AR drone but it's a little 8 00:00:27,840 --> 00:00:35,079 bit different from the AR drone so rather than using sonar to detect its height it actually 9 00:00:32,680 --> 00:00:38,440 has a different sensor system to detect not only its height but also its 10 00:00:36,920 --> 00:00:44,039 distance away from you which is allowing it to stay stable even in this crowded 11 00:00:40,680 --> 00:00:45,640 Hall it also supports Wi-Fi controls 12 00:00:44,039 --> 00:00:50,520 okay so that's similar as well as firsters view as well as taking video 13 00:00:47,719 --> 00:00:54,280 and photos but the quality has been stepped up to correspond to the 14 00:00:51,879 --> 00:00:59,559 increased price so it's around $1,200 but it can go as far as 300 M away from 15 00:00:57,920 --> 00:01:03,000 the controller with the Wi-Fi extender that you see here on the controller you 16 00:01:01,399 --> 00:01:06,600 control it in a more traditional hobbyist style so you move it kind of 17 00:01:04,839 --> 00:01:09,080 back and forth up and down and I think they're about to take it away so what 18 00:01:07,920 --> 00:01:14,159 I'm going to do is I'm going to cover a couple of the things on here so there's a motor controlled camera a battery 19 00:01:12,200 --> 00:01:18,080 indicator and LEDs on the bottom of the unit that allow us to orient it go ahead 20 00:01:16,360 --> 00:01:22,600 and take that away thank you very much the iPhone on the top of it can be used 21 00:01:20,360 --> 00:01:26,439 to see it in firstperson View and it can also be used to control things like 22 00:01:24,479 --> 00:01:30,360 camera settings like exposure for example to make sure that you get the 23 00:01:28,360 --> 00:01:34,280 best footage that you possibly can this guy's got a GoPro Hero 3 mounted on it 24 00:01:32,720 --> 00:01:37,280 so it's a little bit on the different side I'm just going to go ahead and give 25 00:01:35,720 --> 00:01:41,040 you guys a bit of a better look at it here it makes actually all things 26 00:01:39,240 --> 00:01:45,079 considered not a ton of noise but I wouldn't expect to be recording any 27 00:01:42,560 --> 00:01:49,320 audio with uh the camera that's on this thing so the main objective here because 28 00:01:47,399 --> 00:01:55,560 it's so expensive it's not necessarily for the Casual consumer but for RC 29 00:01:52,840 --> 00:01:59,200 enthusiasts just over $1,000 might not seem that unreasonable for a remote 30 00:01:57,280 --> 00:02:05,079 control vehicle especially one that includes a 1080p uh 14 megapixel camera 31 00:02:02,719 --> 00:02:08,119 but then again guys there are all kinds of different customers in this world 32 00:02:06,479 --> 00:02:12,920 some pros might want to use this but other Pros might want to step up to the 33 00:02:10,360 --> 00:02:18,120 eight rotor s1000 this one they're not flying around in here but due to its 34 00:02:15,080 --> 00:02:20,280 eight rotor design and carbon fiber 35 00:02:18,120 --> 00:02:25,519 lightweight construction this guy can hold a Canon 5D including look at this 36 00:02:23,640 --> 00:02:29,120 there's a gimbal on it as well for stabilized aerial footage and what's the 37 00:02:27,720 --> 00:02:32,920 maximum range on this guy do you happen to know off the top of your head um it's 38 00:02:30,959 --> 00:02:36,400 still actually under testing so we'll release that once we release the product 39 00:02:34,840 --> 00:02:41,319 well there you go guys either way the booth is drawing a ton of attention here 40 00:02:39,080 --> 00:02:45,400 don't miss any of our CES 2014 coverage guys our trip to the show is powered by 41 00:02:42,920 --> 00:02:51,319 NC your choice for great technology selection and Service as well as Corsair 42 00:02:47,760 --> 00:02:51,319 and Western Digital