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.

Learn about the different drones used in real estate productions, including the Mini 3 Pro and Mavic 3 Enterprise, and their features for capturing aerial videos and photos.