Video from the street looks ok, as long as you pull focus properly and set your F stop correctly on your DSLR. Obviously I did not this year as I was in a hurry and years past have been hit and miss based on drive by traffic and other stuff going on. Why not use something that rises above it all?
DJI is having a 10 year anniversary sale on the Phantom 3 quadcopters and both the standard and advanced models are $200 off. This means $499 for the std and $799 for the advanced. This price is being replicated across most retailers, including Amazon. Unfortunately I missed (by a couple hours) where Newegg messed up the pricing during the start of the sale and had a bundle with the Advanced, an extra battery, and the hardshell case for the same price. Many people got in on the deal, but not me.
Despite missing out on the great deal, I have received my Phantom from Amazon and hope to use it like I have seen others do with filming their shows. I actually bought a small indoor Hubsan X4 back in the summer and flew that around a bit before upgrading to a Syma X5C-1 before Christmas, which has a cheap camera and can be flown outside. Both were great trainers and I hope to enjoy the P3 as a video/photo platform… since the other 2 were more for fun/stunts.