Progress in Earth and Planetary Science

Table 1 Specifications of the UAVs

From: Variations in volumetric erosion rates of bedrock cliffs on a small inaccessible coastal island determined using measurements by an unmanned aerial vehicle with structure-from-motion and terrestrial laser scanning

Phantom 2 and COOLPIX A
UAV specifications
Product name	DJI Phantom 2
Aircraft class	Quadcopter
Dimensions	350 × 350 × 190 mm
Weight	1000 g
Max flight speed	15 m/s
Max ascent/descent speed	6 m/s
Communication distance	1000 m
Max flight time	25 min
Payload	400 g (empirical value)
Camera specifications
Product name	Nikon COOLPIX A
Pixels	16.2 million
Image sensor	23.6 × 15.6 mm
Dimensions	111.0 × 64.3 × 40.3 mm
Weight	299 g
Interval shooting	More than 1 s
Phantom 3
UAV specifications
Product name	DJI Phantom 3 advanced
Aircraft class	Quadcopter
Dimensions	350 × 350 × 193 mm
Weight	1280 g
Max flight speed	16 m/s
Max ascent/descent speed	5/3 m/s
Communication distance	2000 m
Max flight time	23 min
Payload	0 g
Camera specifications
Product name	DJI FC300S
Pixels	12.4 million
Image sensor	6.16 × 4.62 mm
Dimensions	Connected to the UAV
Weight	Part of the UAV
Interval shooting	More than 2 s

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