Why you should buy an Action Camera for your Drone

Should you buy an Action Camera for your Drone?

Having a drone gives you the opportunity to record amazing aerial videos from unique and awesome angles, but most cheap drones come with a bad quality camera which doesn’t give great results.

Most people decide to get a much more expensive and better quality drone such as a DJI Mavic 2 Pro, but you also could decide to get a cheaper drone with a GoPro mount to mount your GoPro or action camera.

Most drones already come with a built-in camera , however, a common point of these drones is the low-quality camera they come with, most of them are designed for leisure. This is solved with drones with support for GoPros and action cameras.

Adding an action camera is the ideal solution to unite image excellence and exclusive shots from the air. For this reason, if you already have a GoPro camera or are thinking of getting one, you can get great footage without spending a lot like on a DJI drone.

With a drone that supports an action camera with its action camera mount, you can have the quality of your GoPro with the flying of the drone, as well as better stabilization on most drones.

You can also get live streaming from a GoPro from your drone even though it might not be as good as some drones with built-in cameras.

Recommendations

Action Cameras

GoPro Hero 8

GoPro has just released its new action camera, the GoPro Hero 8 Black. It’s fairly similar to the GoPro Hero 7 in terms of color, features, and specifications.

One of the main features on the Hero 8 is Hypersmooth 2.0, and improved EIS (Electronic Image Stabilization) from Hero 7. It also has changed a few things on its design and added a few more places to mount accessories and mod it. It has also improved the timewarp making the “timewarp 2.0”.

Another improved aspect of the camera is the photography, it comes with SuperPhoto, like Hero 7 and improved HDR.

In terms of resolutions and framerates, there isn’t anything new. But Hypersmooth stabilization(EIS) now works on all framerates including slow-motion which is very useful and will help record that smooth footage in slow-motion.

GoPro Hero 8

Pros

Great image quality 4K
Slow-motion up to 240FPS
Amazing stabilization (HyperSmooth 2.0)
Timewarp improved from Hero 7
Doesn’t need the accessory case
New Mods (Light, Mic…)

Cons

Struggles with voice command sometimes
Can get a little hot
Lens are difficult to repair

GoPro Hero 7

There are three different variants White, Silver, and Black. The GoPro Hero Black version, which has the same custom processor of GoPro last camera (GoPro Hero 6).

The Hero 7 offers 4K video capture at up to 60 frames per second, super slow motion up to 240 frames per second, and a suite of new features like live-streaming, a Hyper lapse-style time-lapse mode, and the most significant of these, the HyperSmooth, a form of video stabilization that GoPro ranks as being the equivalent to using a gimbal.

Also like their predecessors, the GoPro Hero 7 has a waterproof case which can go down to 10m/33ft underwater, it has touchscreen LCDs, feature voice control, and can all automatically back up footage to GoPro’s cloud subscription service (over Wi-Fi), all the buttons are all positioned in the same places as before.

GoPro Hero 7

Pros

Great image quality 4K
Slow-motion up to 240FPS
Good stabilization (HyperSmooth)
Timewarp improved from Hero 7
Timewarp feature
Good UI

Cons

Struggles with voice command sometimes
Can be unresponsive at times
Some HDR photos can come out dark

Drone

Force1 F100GP

The Force1 F100GP is a successful drone by the Force1 with a GoPro/Action camera mount. Force1 is a pretty big producer in the drone market with some very successful models especially on sites such as Amazon, in this blog, we review the F100GP a powerful high-end foldable drone. With the action camera mount, you can just mount your GoPro and have great quality and great footage with your drone, as well as have live-transmission.

The Force1 F100GP is a great beginner’s drone or for the more experienced users as well, it also has an affordable price and decent video quality. The Force1 F100GP also comes with various modes such as the “Follow Me” mode which is very useful, were the drone will follow you wherever you go.

The Force1 F100GP drone uses a 1080p camera with WiFi connection and FPV. The F100GP can go as far as 500 meters with a video connection. It also has a powerful 1800 mAH batteries.

It also comes with many modes, the “follow me” or “draw a route” mode, it also has an advanced return Home option, this option will make the drone fly up a few meters and back to you, Gesture control and more.

Force1 F100GP

Pros

Action Camera mount
Easy to Fly
Great battery time
Good flight range
Comes with 2 batteries
Good features and modes

Cons

No GPS
No Action Camera included
The controller could be better

Drone With Camera

The SNAPTAIN SP500 is a successful drone by the SNAPTAIN brand. SNAPTAIN is a pretty big producer in the drone market with some very successful models especially on sites such as Amazon, in this blog, we review the SP500 a powerful high-end foldable drone. It offers 1080p HD video quality with a 110º FOV lens. It also comes with a 5G WiFi connection which provides you with faster but clearer image transmission.

The SNAPTAIN SP500 is a great beginner’s drone or for the more experienced users as well, it also has an affordable price and decent video quality. The SNAPTAIN SP500 also comes with various modes such as the “Follow Me” mode which is very useful, were the drone will follow you wherever you go.

The SNAPTAIN SP500 drone uses a 1080p camera with 5G WiFi connection and FPV and GPS connection. The SP500 can go as far as 250 meters with a video connection. It also has a powerful 1000 mAH batteries.

The camera has a FOV adjustable angle lens up to 110° to 40º which gives you a nice look at your videos. It uses 5G WiFi Transmission, for the high-quality real-time image transmission, you can share the incredible scenery with online.