Director Mode: Film like a pro!
Pilots equipped with an iPhone®, iPad® or iPod touch® can benefit from the Director Mode feature, which is available through the Parrot AR.Drone 2.0 piloting app.
This feature gives pilots the opportunity to create smooth videos using nine pre-registered movements (forward/backward travelling, panoramic, crane, etc.) allowing them to modify speed before or during flight.
• Camera settings
Director Mode feature offers a number of different camera settings, including: white balance, saturation, exposure, etc.
• Post-production settings
To achieve a clear view from the sky, Director Mode offers advanced video settings. While watching a previously recorded AR.Drone 2.0 video, a graph highlighting image vibrations is displayed on the smartphone or tablet piloting screen. The pilot can then select sequences to post-production edit for improving image stability.
• Sequences edits
Is your video from the Parrot AR.Drone 2.0 too long? Sequences not interesting enough? Pilots can easily select sequences to keep or delete in just a few clicks. The software also can edit sequences to create a
new video.
All videos can be shared from the piloting app on YouTube, Facebook or the AR.Drone Academy.
Director Mode: $3.99 USD
*The piloting app must be up-to-date to download Director Mode and is currently available on the App Store℠ (Android™ version will be available in September).
High Density Battery: Fly more…
Thanks to the new High Density Lithium-Polymer battery, available as an optional accessory, Parrot AR.Drone 2.0 can fly non-stop for 18 minutes!
The High Density Battery is available on www.parrotshopping.comand in select stores.
List of point of sales: www.parrot.com
Price: $69.95 USD
Bonus: ‘Rescue Mode’
Due to piloting errors or bad weather conditions, Parrot AR.Drone 2.0 can get stuck in a tree or other obstacle. To recover the AR.Drone 2.0, pilots now have the option to select from two propeller movements (random shake or over balance) from the smartphone or tablet piloting device.
Rescue Mode is available for free after updating the AR.Drone piloting app in the App Store.
Check out the Flight Recorder video here:
I plan on ordering the Flight Recorder next week, and of course the Director’s Mode will also be useful. This almost makes up for the loss of the Absolute Control Mode in iOS! Seriously, these are worthy updates; I plan on buying all three, so look out for my review soon.
