This quadcopter is so easy to fly you can really focus on the aerial videoography. I have been able to capture some wonderful video and photos so far! I look forward to many more flights withi my phantom. There are lots of additional and aftermarket parts available which is great.

Great product if your looking for a good camera and a stable drone. Very easy to fly.

I shopped these drones for awhile and ended up choosing the DJI Phantom Advanced. Among the competition, DJI appears the most prolific, and arguably has the most mature app integration. There's even an SDK available for you to toy with making your own applications for it, if you're into that sort of thing. My father and I fly this drone quite a bit. Be careful! Its a time consuming and expensive hobby, but you'll likely love every minute of it; we do! My father in particular is blown away by the quality of the camera you get on these, and he works for a Camera manufacturer. So far I've flown a bit over a quarter-mile away at around 400ft. Its easy to do as you can exceed 40mph when you have a tail wind and you can expect 20 minutes of flight on each battery. All in all its so simple to use and the video and photo quality is better than expected. I didnt opt for the Professional version at the time, as actually being able to view the 4K videos in native resolution, wasn't very likely, especially if you share them on something like Facebook. However, I am jealous that the Pro version charges more quickly. Ah well, I have 2 batteries now and plan to get the quick charging 4 battery dock in the future.

I started out owning the phantom 1.1.1, and recently upgraded to the Phantom 3 Advanced. This drone has unbelievable battery life, ease of use, and camera. I would recommend this edition to anyone who has used a DJI drone before. If you are new to this "hobby" I would recommend to start with the DJI Phantom 3 Standard. It is less complicated and most importantly costs less. I didn't see a reason to purchase the professional model for a 4k camera. Unless 4k is a necessity, I would look for the DJI Phantom 3 Advanced. You wont regret the decision.

I did my research before purchasing. Both the Advanced & Professional use Glonass GPS (meaning it utilizes American & Russian satellites) instead of the standard GPS which makes many more satellites available. More satellites provides better GPS location and your craft can hover in place without moving at all. The Advanced & Professional also use a "Lightbridge" connection instead of WIFI...thus giving up to 1.2 miles distance...even further with no obstructions. Altitude distance is set to 120 meters (396 feet). In the settings you can increase this to 500 meters (1640 feet) but when doing so you will get a prompt telling you that you may be in violation of FAA rules. The only difference between the Advanced & Professional is the camera. Advanced has a 2.7K camera where the Professional hs a 4K. The video on the Advanced is amazing. While flying you can connect your smartphone or tablet to the controller which provides a First Person View display for flying. I'm currently using an iPhone 5S with my controller. I highly recommend a larger screen such as that of an ipad Mini to be able to see better during flights...especially at night time. While flying if you release the controls the craft will just hover in place while you decide your next action. It is very easy to fly and you can also control the up & down movement of the camera thru the controller. If you were to loose the connection the craft will automatically return to the takeoff point...when you change flight locations just be sure to set the height you want it to be when it returns to avoid power lines, trees, and buildings. You can always cancel the return process once the craft comes back within your controller range. I can't say enough about this craft...IT'S AMAZING!!!