Real Estate Production Equipment: Drones

Equipment for Real Estate Productions

Drones

• Mini 3 Pro:
  • Cheapest option for Real Estate Productions
  • Can shoot portrait-based videos natively
  • Amazing entry-level drone for capturing aerial videos
  • Photos are not as hyped up and require doctoring
  • Under 250g, no license needed in countries like Canada
• Mavic 3 Enterprise:
  • Mid-grade drone
  • Can do mapping
  • Has attitude mode
  • Can get amazing aerials with basic drone
  • No higher frame rates (60FPS, 120FPS) for now
• Avada:
  • Higher-end drone
  • Harder to fly for beginners (FPV experience needed)
  • Provides high-priced deliverables
• Inspire 2:
  • Advanced level drone
  • Can shoot 4K 60 video, amazing raw photos, and more
  • $20,000 worth, efficient, and profitable

Cameras

• iPhone:
  • Can be used for shooting photos
  • Recommend shooting in RAW mode
  • 48 megapixel setting and RAW photo option should be turned on
• Sony a7c:
  • Mid-grade camera
  • Great for Real Estate Productions
  • 24 megapixel full-frame sensor
• Sony a7r mark 5:
  • Advanced camera
  • 50 megapixel photo capability (not necessary for Real Estate)

Lenses

• 12 mm renon e-mount lens:
  • Wide angle lens for Sony series
  • Manual aperture and focus control
  • Cinema lens, cheap ($300)
• 18-105 mm lens:
  • Mid-grade lens for Sony series
  • Has telephoto flexibility
  • Good for portraits and real estate

Gimbals

• Osmo Mobile 6:
  • Entry-level gimbal
  • Can be used with iPhone and mini3 Pro
  • Good for beginners
• Ronin rs2:
  • Mid-grade gimbal
  • Has various modes (e.g., slow down, barrel roll)
  • Balancing the gimbal is crucial

Accessories

• Flash:
  • Important for cameras
  • Sony flash works well with a7c
• ND filter:
  • Necessary for outdoor aerial shots
  • Reduces overexposure
• Tripod:
  • Not necessary for Real Estate Productions
  • Can use gimbal instead
• Slider:
  • Optional for Real Estate Productions
  • GVM powered slider is a good option
• SD cards:
  • Micro SD cards (e.g., SanDisk Extreme Pro 128GB)
  • Regular SD cards (e.g., 256GB)
• SSD drive:
  • For storing data
  • SanDisk drives are reliable
• Charger:
  • For rapid charging drones
• Lens cloth:
  • For cleaning lenses
• Wide angle lens:
  • Important for Real Estate Productions
  • Avoid extremely wide lenses (e.g., 9mm, 10mm)

Drones for Real Estate Productions

• Mini 3 Pro is the cheapest option, can shoot portrait-based videos natively, and is an amazing entry-level drone for capturing aerial videos.
• Mini 3 Pro weighs under 250g, making it exempt from license requirements in countries like Canada.
• Mavic 3 Enterprise is a mid-grade drone that can do mapping and has attitude mode.
• Avada is a higher-end drone that provides high-priced deliverables but is harder to fly for beginners.
• Inspire 2 is an advanced level drone that can shoot 4K 60 video, amazing raw photos, and more.

Cameras for Real Estate Productions

• iPhone can be used for shooting photos in RAW mode with 48 megapixel setting and RAW photo option turned on.
• Sony a7c is a mid-grade camera with a 24 megapixel full-frame sensor, great for Real Estate Productions.
• Sony a7r mark 5 is an advanced camera with 50 megapixel photo capability, although not necessary for Real Estate.

Lenses for Real Estate Productions

• 12 mm renon e-mount lens is a wide angle lens for Sony series with manual aperture and focus control, and is a cheap cinema lens ($300).
• 18-105 mm lens is a mid-grade lens for Sony series with telephoto flexibility, good for portraits and real estate.

Gimbals for Real Estate Productions

• Osmo Mobile 6 is an entry-level gimbal that can be used with iPhone and mini3 Pro, good for beginners.
• Ronin rs2 is a mid-grade gimbal with various modes (e.g., slow down, barrel roll), but balancing the gimbal is crucial.

Accessories for Real Estate Productions

• Flash is important for cameras, and Sony flash works well with a7c.
• ND filter is necessary for outdoor aerial shots to reduce overexposure.
• Tripod is not necessary for Real Estate Productions, and can be replaced with a gimbal.
• Slider is optional for Real Estate Productions, and GVM powered slider is a good option.
• SD cards (e.g., SanDisk Extreme Pro 128GB) and regular SD cards (e.g., 256GB) are essential for storing data.
• SSD drive (e.g., SanDisk) is reliable for storing data.
• Charger is necessary for rapid charging drones.
• Lens cloth is necessary for cleaning lenses.
• Wide angle lens is important for Real Estate Productions, but extremely wide lenses (e.g., 9mm, 10mm) should be avoided.