Hands down the best hood for DJI controllers. I have tried many of the "card board" hoods, and was never satisfied because they were comparatively short reducing their effectiveness and sometimes causing my tablet to crash to the ground if the controller was tilted or moved too quickly.
The Hoodman extends to your forehead which really helps shielding the screen from reflections. A baseball cap to shade your face along with the Hoodman works perfectly for increasing flying confidence and better quality videos.
In my opinion, you really need to use an Ipad Air since the Hoodman is designed specifically for Ipad dimensions. The screen is completely visible and the safety strap that wraps around the back of the tablet keeps the tablet and hood firmly in place when moving the controller (this little feature is actually a huge feature).
The only problem I had with the Hoodman is the same problem reported by others; the elastic opening on the bottom of the hood is way to tight to effectively manipulate the touch screen. After wrestling with this for a day or two, I decided to remove (cut out) the elastic strip nearest the tablet - this worked well. Although light can now enter the bottom of the hood where the elastic was, the amount of light that enters is not really significant, and now I can touch the screen much more easily without jarring the rig.
Very well made and useful product. Now I can hang up my fpv goggles and switch between fpv and line-of-sight quickly which is really the way it should when flying drones.
Although a bit pricey - I highly recommend the Hoodman.
| Standing screen display size | 8 Inches |
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