Recent content by joshnl

Sounds like the higher frequencies are significantly quieter. I guess they are the most annoying frequencies, so that's good. If this is true, the difference will actually be a lot more than I was expecting. But as one of the commenters in the video said, the real test will be the Mavic Pro with...

They wouldn't give you a dinged / scratched replacement. But that's definitely not to say there won't be problems with the replacement. I had to go through 3 Mavics before I finally settled on the fourth. The fourth still has some problems, but I just couldn't deal anymore with the 4 weeks it...

From what I understand, 4 dB will barely be perceivable to most people. The marketing around this is highly misleading (not surprising for DJI). My guess is there will likely be a 5-10% reduction in sound in terms of how it's perceived by people - i.e. barely noticeable. At absolute most, it...

Not sure if this has already been mentioned, but I've found that Sport mode can sometimes rescue you from this scenario. Basically, in some really strong headwind situations, the Mavic just stands still, or moves at a super slow speed, when in normal mode. While you may use less battery than in...

Attached is my solution to this problem. It consists of a deep cycle marine battery and power inverter (and charger to charge the marine battery, not shown here). At probably about 50 lbs., it's definitely not portable unless you have a car, but if you are based out of a car while travelling...

I've recently discovered this YouTube channel, and find it to have a great selection of music that's good for drone videos: Audio Library – No Copyright Music

In my experience, leaving VPS on is really only a problem when you're over fast-moving water, such as a rapidly moving stream / river, with lots of white water for the VPS to pick up on (the VPS then tries to keep aligned with the white water, which causes it to move with white water, and it...

I would say don't be too limited by the 180 degree rule. I don't think it's nearly as critical as properly exposing the scene. The way I try to operate is to set the shutter speed as per the 180 degree rule, then get within one stop of my target exposure using an ND filter. Then, I adjust the...

The thing with ND filters is, as long as your exposure is good, the camera won't know the difference. So with your ND filter on, as long as your histogram looks good, it won't matter that you're using the filter. Before I pulled the trigger on those Film Poets NR profiles, I was definitely...

I think there must be some seriously underexposed portions of the frame, since I don't normally see crazy noise like that (even putting aside the magenta tint) at ISO 100, except in very low light (e.g. around sunset). I don't think it's being caused by vignetting, since you can see it even in...

Lens flare usually results in reduced contrast in certain parts of the frame, but I haven't experienced this extreme magenta tint myself. I did experience some magenta tinting the other day for the first time (both in video and in RAW stills), but it wasn't quite like what you're seeing - it was...

Can you upload an example of your footage that shows this?

I just updated to Mavic FW .900 and Go 4.1.4 (Android 7.0, S7 Edge), and flew 3 batteries without any crashes, lagginess, or NFZ problems. However, when in Sport mode, the gimbal seemed to stutter more than it had in the past. It was quite annoying, seemingly happening in a pattern, every few...

I bought these Neewer ones: Neewer 3 Pieces Filter Kit for DJI Mavic Pro Drone Quadcopter Includes: ND4/PL, ND8/PL and ND16/PL Lens Filters, Made of Optical Glass, Multi Coated, Aluminum Alloy Frame (Gold): Amazon.ca: Home & Kitchen Didn't fit properly, and couldn't be left on during...

Make sure the sticker with the yellow tab above the camera is taken off. This will cause the jello effect you're seeing.