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    M3E Camera Calibration

    Very disappointed in DJI product support. Despite quality reports from Pix4d and DJI Terra clearly indicating a problem, DJI refuses to replace a defective drone. They said the problem was reported outside of the 15 day return window. This was a difficult problem to detect. A simple test flight...
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    New M3E Pilot, some questions

    Why don't you continue to use Maps Made Easy? The Map Pilot works with M3E. We are using it on two M3Es.
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    M3E Camera Calibration

    Well, we heard back from DJI Customer Support. To my dismay and disappointment, they claim the drone is fine. They told me to contact PIX4d. Not sure how they reached their conclusion, but I have compelling evidence something is wrong with a brand new M3E. Never crashed or handled roughly. This...
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    M3E Camera Calibration

    Well we did have a set up issue that contributed to some of the problem. We didn't have dewarp off nor did we have mechanical shutter selected. We did another flight with the recommended mapping set up and compared it to a flight with a known good M3E. Same altitude, same camera options and...
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    M3E Camera Calibration

    We considered the possibility that the mission was flown with a zoomed in lens. The EXIF data on the images indicate the focal length was 12.2792. Empirically, the operator claims he didn't zoom in. We did a bit more testing yesterday. We took images from two M3E at the same altitude (200ft)...
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    M3E Camera Calibration

    Hello Fellow Mavic Pilots, We use DJI products extensively for mapping and surveying. We recently upgraded from the Phantom 4 Pro V2 to M3E with an RTK module. We purchased 2 M3Es in the past few months. One seems to be working well while the other seems to have an improperly calibrated...