How to fly Kudrone
Kudrone is an ultra compact drone with a weight of 85 g and 4K camera, appeared at Cloud Funding site: INDIEGOGO in the spring 2017, and released in September. It carries 13 million pixel camera, GPS, magnetic compass, barometer, and can fly 8 minutes with 650 mAh battery.
For stable flight, please update to the latest firmware.
And please restart Kudrone application or reboot main unit by inserting / removing the battery when the behavior goes wrong.
The current latest firmware is 9611_CV_2.4.2.0.fex / 9611_FV - 3.4.2.1.bin published on February 6, 2018.
The current latest firmware is 9611_CV_2.4.2.0.fex / 9611_FV - 3.4.2.1.bin published on February 6, 2018.
If you need ultra compact drone with camera, Although the resolution is 720p,
Ryze Tello Powered by DJI,
Parrot Mambo FPV,
EACHINE E58
are recommended.
Hands-on: Kudrone quietly announces ‘V’ successor to its original nano-drone [Video](dronedj.com)
KUDRONE、パワーアップした「KUDRONE V」を発表 [CES2018](drone.jp)
Kudrone Official site(Kudrone.com)
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Table of contents
- Introduce Kudrone
- Install Kudrone App
- Set up Kudrone
- How to charge Kudrone battery
- How to connect iPhone to Kudrone
- How to update Kudrone firmware
- How to calibrate Kudrone
- About Kudrone GPS
- Piloting Kudrone
- Preparation for taking photos / videos
- Retrieve photos / videos
- Kudrone support desk
- Kudrone Official Movies
Introduce Kudrone
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Kudrone : ultra compact drone with 4K camera
Kudrone $159(ProKit)
Palm-Sized Drone With GPS Auto-Follow and 4K Camera With Panoramic Shots For Precision Photography
(For iPod/iPad/iPhone and Android phone)
Kudrone: 4K Camera Nano-Drone With GPS Auto-Follow(INDIEGOGO)
Install Kudrone App
Download the free official app for Kudrone control from the App Store and install it on your iPod / iPad / iPhone.-
Kudrone
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Free official app for controll Kudrone. Please use version 2.3.0 (Release 2017/10/20) or later. Be sure to use version 5.1.4 or later for the android version.
Watch details (App Store)Download android version Kudrone app(Google Play)
Set up Kudrone
How to charge Kudrone battery
If you have already used Kudrone, enter the e-mail address and password you used and tap "Login".
How to update Kudrone firmware
How to connect iPhone to Kudrone
Kudrone's calibration is very delicate and important. If did not calibrate correctly, it will drift forward or back, right or left immediate after take off. In such a case, change the angle you have, please calibrate again.
How to calibrate Kudrone
Deter the screen rotation and notification of the iPhone before flight. When screen rotate during flight, flew away in unlikely direction. OR lose control when phone call comes in.
How to use controll center
How to charge Kudrone battery
Place the battery in Kudrone or charger and connect it to the USB AC adapter. The red lamp flashes on the charger during charging. And turns green when completed.If the lamp does not illuminate, check the connection with USB AC adapter. Re-insert the connector firmly or change cable to another one you have.
In addition, if you try to charge a fully charged battery, the lamp will remain red and charging will not be done. Battery is almost fully charged at the factory shipment. If you can not charge it, first set it to Kudrone and try using it first.
When using a new battery for the first time, the remaining capacity may not be read correctly. Initially, we recommend that you let the vehicle fly until the battery runs out indoors, then fully charge it before using it.
Official Movie
Kudrone charging dock(Kudrone/YouTube)
Kudrone single charging dock(Kudrone/YouTube)
charging dock 0918(Kudrone/YouTube)
How to connect iPhone to Kudrone
How to update Kudrone firmware
[1]Download firmware from internet
[2]Update Kudrone with latest firmware
In case of unforeseen circumstances, recommended that you connect the AC adapter and full charged battery to Kudrone and supplying power while update.
How to connect iPhone to Kudrone
Official Movie
Kudrone Firmware upgrading video
Watch on YouTube
How to calibrate Kudrone
How to connect iPhone to Kudrone
Watch Official Movie on YouTube and follow it.
Official Movie
Kudrone calibration video
Watch on YouTube
Kudrone calibration video
Watch on YouTube
About Kudrone GPS
Kudrone's GPS will be used only in "Auto-Follow" or "Return Home" mode. First, without connecting the iPhone to Wi-Fi on Kudrone, start up the Kudrone application and wait for 20 seconds or longer while connected to the mobile network. Next, make sure that iPhone connects to Kudrone 's Wi-Fi, and GPS mark is displayed on the Kudrone app. When the GPS meter is full, you can use “Auto Follow” and “Return Home”. It takes about 35 seconds for the GPS to get position information after starting up. Please wait for a while before flight. In the building, places with high buildings around, in tunnel, or other place where there is something that blocks the sky, GPS signals can not be received. GPS signals may not be received by high-voltage cables or radar antennas. Please be careful not to put on or paste on the upper part of the Kudrone body such things as blocking radio waves.Piloting Kudrone
Before you take off Kudrone, put "Kudrone" towards you ". Kudrone fly in headless mode.Select "Auto-Follow" or in-place turning flight.
Emergency stop:Immediately stop the motor and fall.
“Return Home”:Return to take off point (Please be careful not to tap as Kudrone will fly in unlikely direction if it does not capture GPS radio waves)
take off /land
photography:Take pictures every time you tap. The thumbnail of the photo is displayed to the left of this button.
Video shooting:Each time you tap, start / stop video recording.
Preparation for taking photos / videos
Before take off, specify the resolution of the picture / video to shoot.Setting | Resolution | Frame rate | Bit rate |
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4K | 3840x2160 pixel | 15FPS | approximately 21Mbps |
1080P | 1920x1080 pixel | 30FPS | approximately 16Mbps |
720P | 1280x720 pixel | 60FPS | approximately 27Mbps |
Setting | Resolution |
---|---|
13M | 4608x2592 pixel |
8M | 3264x1836 pixel |
5M | 2592x1458 pixel |
KuDrone aerial video 4k 15fps
Watch on YouTube
KuDrone aerial video 1080p 30fps
Watch on YouTube
KuDrone aerial video 720p 60fps
Watch on YouTube
In "Shooting Setting", you can select from 4K, 1080P (Full HD: 1920 x 1080), 720P (HD: 1280 x 720) video resolution. The initial value is 720 P pixels.
In the "Clear the contents of the drone" column, the capacity of the SD card is displayed in the form of "free space / full capacity". Let's clear it when the capacity runs short.
Let's fly and take pictures and videos after setting.
Retrieve photos / videos
Pictures and videos taken are stored in the album of the (photo) app by the following operation. Please restart the Kudrone app if transfer of photos and videos fails during operation.Transferred photos and videos will be appear in 'KUDRONE CAMERA' album of iPod/iPad/iPhone's (photo) app.
Video and photos stored on the iPod / iPad / iPhone can be taken out to a computer like other video and photos.
Enjoy photos with iPhone
Kudrone support desk
Inquiries are accepted by e-mail now. Please contact to support@kudrone.com when trouble occurs.Kudrone Official Movies
Trouble shoot for Propeller Spin(Kudrone/YouTube)
APP Control Fly(Kudrone/YouTube)
Tutorial of Kudrone(Kudrone/YouTube)
Throw to Fly 0925(Kudrone/YouTube)
Kudrone propeller changing(Kudrone/YouTube)
Production Process Video(Kudrone/YouTube)
Kudrone in flight Real-footage(Kudrone/YouTube)
Control Testing Video(Kudrone/YouTube)
Auto-Landing Testing Video(Kudrone/YouTube)