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  1. Ian Lyons

    (semi) continuous autofocus and hunting

    Yeah, I haven't posted about this yet because I couldn't believe DJI would be so utterly brain dead as to "fix" an annoying forgot to focus problem - which you soon learned to avoid - with a permanent hunting for focus which ruins the video and that we can't turn off!! I am also not interested...
  2. Ian Lyons

    Lets hear from everyone who hasn't has promblems with there Mavic

    One thing I've learned - don't ignore strong wireless interference notifications. There's something about my back balcony that consistently messes with my flight controls - throws out GPS and then it's a real struggle to get it under control. Taking off from 10m away, absolutely no problems...
  3. Ian Lyons

    Cinematic settings for your Mavic - slow the baby down!

    Thanks, I thought this might be the case but aren't there more flight characteristic differences with Tripod mode? Isn't it really cool how DJI keeps us guessing about all this stuff - clear documentation is so boring for people with all the time in the world to experiment. Also, is there a way...
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    So what's the most "optimal" video quality to shoot at ? 1080 or 4K

    Is there any down side to shooting in NTSC 30 fps in a Pal country? Realise this can be a big deal with flickering lights at night but getting the extra 5 or 6 FPS seems worth it.
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    Lets hear from everyone who hasn't has promblems with there Mavic

    57 flights, 6h37m in the air, 8km longest flight - no real problems - actually astonished at how well it performs small annoyances: - craft needs to be fully unpacked (incl gimbal cover) before checking/changing any settings - DJI can't get terminology straight (gentle mode = tripod?!) -...
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    Cinematic settings for your Mavic - slow the baby down!

    How on earth do I get the mavic to actually use the gentle mode? Sent from my iPhone using MavicPilots