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  1. Chris Baish

    Discharging batteries into a power bank

    You just have to keep an eye on it. The charging lights on the battery show the charge level reducing the same as they do when in the drone. I normally stop it when there are two lights on and the third light flashing. Only have one battery in the hub at any time and keep checking it. No way to...
  2. Chris Baish

    Mini 4 Pro batteries charging slow

    Had chance to look up the specs. The max charge rate is 30w according to the DJI website: Recommended Charger DJI 30W USB-C Charger or other USB Power Delivery chargers (30 W)* * When you charge the battery mounted to the aircraft or inserted into the Two-Way Charging Hub, the maximum charging...
  3. Chris Baish

    Mini 4 Pro batteries charging slow

    As far as I understand it the device being charged will have a charging rate limit. This is part of the USB C charging protocol. If you use a higher speed charger it will still be capped at the maximum a device can accept. I can't recall what the limit is on the Mini batteries (you can check in...
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    Air 3 First video with Air 3. LOVE the 70mm lens

    If you're moving up from the Mini the first thing you'll notice is the maneuverability. This drone changes direction and ascends/descends very quickly. Personally I actually like the slow speed of the Mini drones as it suits my slower pace of video. I do 2 things to counter the turning speed of...
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    Air 3 First video with Air 3. LOVE the 70mm lens

    That's very kind. I'm an enthusiastic amateur but getting better every time, and having fun while doing it, which is definitely the most important thing!
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    Air 3 First video with Air 3. LOVE the 70mm lens

    Thank you very much for your comments! I tend to do lots of individual clips. Sometimes I have a bit of a plan and sometimes I just free form and see what angles start to look good. Don't usually shoot for more than a minute or two on an individual clip. The editor is Lumafusion on an ipad pro...
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    Air 3 First video with Air 3. LOVE the 70mm lens

    I've flown most DJI drones since 2016 but the 70mm camera on the Air 3 has blown me away. The clarity and perspective is stunning. Also using DLog M for the first time, which seems to work well. It helps that we had a lovely autumn day too.
  8. Chris Baish

    Discharging batteries into a power bank

    It's for situations when you charge your drone batteries but for whatever reason don't end up flying. I live in Cornwall and the weather changes every hour. Personally I prefer to bring them back down to storage level quickly rather than waiting for days for the auto discharge. It's a lot easier...
  9. Chris Baish

    Discharging batteries into a power bank

    Yes it's a two way USB c PD port which I use to charge the power bank, but it also outputs power too.
  10. Chris Baish

    Discharging batteries into a power bank

    Im afraid I dont have a solution for you, but an observation that I have now bought the Air 3 and I have the opposite to what you have. My powerbank will charge the batteries but I can't get it to work so that the batteries will discharge into the powerbank. Wonder what determines this? My...
  11. Chris Baish

    Skyreat dji mini 4 pro accessories free for testing !

    Hello. I am UK based and have sent you an email with order details for Mini 4 Pro ND filters. I realise I may be too late but just in case.
  12. Chris Baish

    Discharging batteries into a power bank

    Thanks for your detailed reply. This makes sense and, without the technical knowledge behind it, what I thought might be the outcome. There does seem to be a button on the charging hub, so I wonder whether this serves as a function button to determine whether it's input or output?
  13. Chris Baish

    Discharging batteries into a power bank

    Thank you. This is really helpful. I wonder whether it is possible to get adaptors which will work at 65w plus?
  14. Chris Baish

    Discharging batteries into a power bank

    Thanks very much for your reply. On the Mini 3 it was clear which way round it would work as the hub had a 'USB out' port. I'm wondering how this hub (with one port as far as I can see from reviews) would determine whether you want it to charge the Air 3 battery with the powerbank, or vice versa?