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<\/span>Many consumer drones use a purpose-built camera system. <\/span> During brainstorming a<\/span>t Wednesday’s Vancouver Innovation Labs<\/a> meetup, <\/span>we started wondering . . . <\/span><\/p>\nWhy not use a smartphone?\u00a0<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n Comparing the iPhone 6 Smartphone with GoPro proved interesting:<\/strong> Just like the GoPro\/drone-copter combo, <\/span>smartphones have an on-board accelerometer, inclinometer, GPS coordinate system, WiFi remote controller, high megapixel camera, and waterproof housing options.\u00a0 Combo assemblies not to scale.<\/em> <\/p>\n GoPro wins on $price<\/strong> when <\/span>compared to an iPhone. <\/span><\/p>\n But weight-wise,<\/span><\/strong> a high quality smartphone wins hand’s down.<\/span><\/p>\n And consider operating cost over the life of the drone:<\/span> <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Will amortizing a “lower weight imaging solution” (smartphone with high-quality lens and upgraded parts) make smartphones the better choice overall?<\/span><\/p>\n And it does beg the question, what happens when a smartphone <\/span>with pure focus on high quality imaging and WiFi remote control comes on the market at a price-point near GoPro?\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n And if Amazon’s Prime Air drone package delivery<\/a> venture gets approval from national aviation authorities, could a lower price Smartphone Drone Wayfinding Controller muscle its way in on the action?<\/span><\/p>\n – by David Huer<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=98BIu9dpwHU<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Images & Sources:<\/strong><\/p>\nhttp:\/\/pixabay.com\/en\/drone-espionage-camera-spy-nsa-407379\/<\/a><\/address>\nhttp:\/\/www.cellphonebeat.com\/10-camera-phones-compliment-photographers-creed.html<\/a><\/address>\nhttp:\/\/www.cellphonebeat.com\/10-camera-phones-compliment-photographers-creed.html<\/a><\/address>\nhttp:\/\/www.bitrebels.com\/technology\/iphone-5-camera-accessory-unique\/<\/a><\/address>\nhttps:\/\/www.apple.com\/iphone-6\/specs\/<\/a><\/address>\nhttp:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/DJI-Phantom-Aerial-Drone-Quadcopter\/dp\/B00AGOSQI8<\/a><\/address>\nhttp:\/\/www.kunstform.org\/en\/gopro-battery-bacpac-battery-p-4830<\/a><\/address>\nhttp:\/\/www.lifeproof.com\/shop\/us_en\/iphone-5s\/iphone-5s-case-2014-colors\/?color=Lime+%2F+Black<\/a><\/address>\nhttps:\/\/shop.gopro.com\/<\/a><\/address>\nhttp:\/\/www.amazon.com\/b?ref_=tsm_1_tw_s_amzn_mx3eqp&node=8037720011<\/a><\/address>\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=98BIu9dpwHU<\/a><\/address>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Many consumer drones use GoPro’s camera system. But why not use a smartphone? <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[143,139],"tags":[183,178,179,180,181,184,182],"class_list":["post-1065","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-market-disrupting-tactics","category-resources-for-entrepreneurs","tag-amazon","tag-drone","tag-gopro","tag-hero3","tag-iphone","tag-prime-air","tag-smartphone"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/davehuer.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1065","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/davehuer.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/davehuer.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/davehuer.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/davehuer.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1065"}],"version-history":[{"count":28,"href":"https:\/\/davehuer.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1065\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1115,"href":"https:\/\/davehuer.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1065\/revisions\/1115"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/davehuer.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1065"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/davehuer.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1065"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/davehuer.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1065"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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