{"id":341884,"date":"2017-05-25T00:18:23","date_gmt":"2017-05-24T16:18:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techcrunch.com\/?p=1495212"},"modified":"2017-05-25T00:18:23","modified_gmt":"2017-05-24T16:18:23","slug":"djis-go-4-control-app-adds-automated-flight-modes-to-its-new-spark-drone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/djis-go-4-control-app-adds-automated-flight-modes-to-its-new-spark-drone\/","title":{"rendered":"DJI\u2019s GO 4 control app adds automated flight modes to its new Spark drone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/05\/cmc_3569.jpg?w=738\" class=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"speakable-summary\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2017\/05\/24\/heres-djis-tiny-new-spark-drone\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">At today\u2019s media event in NYC, DJI announced its new\u00a0Spark drone,<\/a> destined for the entry-level market as an everyday portable solution for capturing aerial footage. To go with your shiny new Spark, DJI is releasing a new iOS control app, dubbed\u00a0GO 4.<\/p>\n<p>The new app features a new set of four automated flight modes, which allow you or I to pull off advanced flight maneuvers that would otherwise wreck a $499 toy. The GO4 app starts you off with ActiveTrack, allowing the Spark\u00a0to focus on any\u00a0moving subject within\u00a0the frame; Pano, an automated stitching software tool\u00a0that allows you to capture panoramas; ShallowFocus, an exaggerated depth\u00a0of field shot; TapFly which hovers and tracks a target and finally, the Gesture mode which allows you to use simply hand gestures to take selfie shots or videos.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1495236\" src=\"https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/05\/cmc_3568.jpg?w=1024&amp;h=683\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/05\/cmc_3568.jpg?w=1024&amp;h=683 1024w, https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/05\/cmc_3568.jpg?w=2048&amp;h=1366 2048w, https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/05\/cmc_3568.jpg?w=150&amp;h=100 150w, https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/05\/cmc_3568.jpg?w=300&amp;h=200 300w, https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/05\/cmc_3568.jpg?w=768&amp;h=512 768w, https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/05\/cmc_3568.jpg?w=680&amp;h=453 680w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>DJI is obviously including photo\/video filters within GO 4, automated editing and exporting\/uploading to YouTube, Instagram, Twitter or Facebook and other social networks.<\/p>\n<p>All of Spark\u2019s flight modes include full flight autonomy, thanks to a\u00a0sensor cocktail of GPS\/GLONASS, a 3D sensing system and what DJI is marketing as a vision positioning system for in-flight stability.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1495229\" src=\"https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/05\/cmc_3563.jpg?w=1024&amp;h=683\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/05\/cmc_3563.jpg?w=1024&amp;h=683 1024w, https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/05\/cmc_3563.jpg?w=2048&amp;h=1366 2048w, https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/05\/cmc_3563.jpg?w=150&amp;h=100 150w, https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/05\/cmc_3563.jpg?w=300&amp;h=200 300w, https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/05\/cmc_3563.jpg?w=768&amp;h=512 768w, https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/05\/cmc_3563.jpg?w=680&amp;h=453 680w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>An SDK is also available\u00a0for the Spark platform, which includes\u00a0a partnership with Epson, including coding while using drones, or for use with the first-person view goggles, allowing developers to get a bit more creative with flight modes or capture features.<\/p>\n<p>The DJI Spark drone <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/store.dji.com\/product\/spark?from=store_index_banner\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">is available for pre-order now starting at $499<\/a>, with an expected shipping date on\u00a0June 15th.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"453\" src=\"https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/05\/cmc_3569.jpg?w=680\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/05\/cmc_3569.jpg?w=680 680w, https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/05\/cmc_3569.jpg?w=1360 1360w, https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/05\/cmc_3569.jpg?w=150 150w, https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/05\/cmc_3569.jpg?w=300 300w, https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/05\/cmc_3569.jpg?w=768 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/>&nbsp;At today&#8217;s media event in NYC, DJI announced its new\u00a0Spark drone, destined for the entry-level market as an everyday portable solution for capturing aerial footage. To go with your shiny new Spark, DJI is releasing a new iOS control app, dubbed\u00a0GO 4.<br \/>\nThe new app features a new set of four automated flight modes, which allow you or I to pull off advanced flight maneuvers that would&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2017\/05\/24\/djis-go-4-control-app-adds-automated-flight-modes-to-its-new-spark-drone\/?ncid=rss\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Techcrunch?a=KxP7O69xzFs:BHt4iscdI8o:2mJPEYqXBVI\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Techcrunch?d=2mJPEYqXBVI\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Techcrunch?a=KxP7O69xzFs:BHt4iscdI8o:7Q72WNTAKBA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Techcrunch?d=7Q72WNTAKBA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Techcrunch?a=KxP7O69xzFs:BHt4iscdI8o:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Techcrunch?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Techcrunch?a=KxP7O69xzFs:BHt4iscdI8o:-BTjWOF_DHI\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Techcrunch?i=KxP7O69xzFs:BHt4iscdI8o:-BTjWOF_DHI\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Techcrunch?a=KxP7O69xzFs:BHt4iscdI8o:D7DqB2pKExk\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Techcrunch?i=KxP7O69xzFs:BHt4iscdI8o:D7DqB2pKExk\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Techcrunch?a=KxP7O69xzFs:BHt4iscdI8o:qj6IDK7rITs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Techcrunch?d=qj6IDK7rITs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/Techcrunch\/~4\/KxP7O69xzFs\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\"\/> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5817,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[59,66,26],"class_list":["post-341884","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-technology","tag-media","tag-techcrunch","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/341884","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5817"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=341884"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/341884\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=341884"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=341884"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=341884"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}