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one of several other gestures that you can use Portable Battery for Charging Your
to control the drone. Smartphone or Tablet
If you want more control, the controller pairs with
your smartphone and now you can see what the By Jasmine D’Katz
Spark sees. Like any other aircraft you have full
control and with GPS stability your Spark knows
where its and at all times. The controller is easi- I’ve been know for acquiring new toy, but this is
er to use than your smartphone and give you more of a necessity rather than a toy. On sever-
more range. One of the best features of the al occasions I’ve attended event and the battery
Spark is the Return to Home (RTH) with their on my phone ran low that I had to be selective
push of a button, the Spark will return to where it about what I could take photos or videos of. I try
took off from. Also if you loose signal or the bat- to remember to fully charge my phone before
tery gets to a low point that you set, the Spark the event but sometimes forget. This is not my
will return home automatically. first Battery Charger, but this is the first All-In-
One charger I’ve purchased.
In an outdoor environment, the Spark will inform
you about how many satellites that it is tracking. Now I have the PhoneSuit Journey All-In-One
You are also warned not t fly if you tracking less Charger as my backup. The reason this is an All
that 10. You are also warned or restricted area -In-One charger is besides the high density
like airports. All this is visual on you screen as 3500mAh battery cell, it has a built-in Lightning
will as height and distant traveled. cable for your iPhone, iPad and a Micro-USB
cable to charge other Smartphones, Tablets,
Bluetooth, Speakers and more. This means that
you don’t have to carry an extra cable.
The Good The DJI Spark delivers a tiny,
lightweight design; excellent mechanically
stabilized camera; USB charging and ad- In addition there’s a USB Output and Input Port
vanced features like gesture controls and to allow you to connect your own USB cable to
obstacle detection. It travels well and is great charge virtually any device or the charge the
for aerial photos and video. Journey by USB as well. The built-in wall
charger folds neatly into the Journey so you can
The Bad Flight time can be as short as 10 to plug it into a AC outlet.
14 minutes. The app can be frustrating to
use, especially on smaller screens. And you
should expect to buy batteries and possibly By using the two integrated cables and the USB
the optional controller. output port, you can charge up to three devices
at the same-time. The PhoneSuit Journey is al-
The Bottom Line The DJI Spark delivers all so available in 5000 and 10000mAh units. De-
of the camera drone features most people pending in where you purchase, prize range
will ever need in an impossibly small pack- from $29.00 to $59.00
age.
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