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    Help- DLOG files show as MP4?

    Oo thanks. What are the best apps for recovering shadows etc from these files? Will Apple Photos due? Davinci? Affinity? Also, is there a way to extract a frame as a still photo and recover shadows from that one frame as a still photo?
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    Help- DLOG files show as MP4?

    I have been shooting DLOG as I want to be able to recover shadows etc in editing. There is a file I want to edit but when I looked for it on my card…it was only listed as an MP4 even tho I shot DLOG. How do I get the DLOG file to edit? Do I need to change my drone settings for it to actually...
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    Long Island Ocean Beaches: anyone know where you are allowed to fly?

    What ocean beaches can you fly at on Long Island? Is Robert Moses still off limits?
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    Car Campers: Do you take your drone car camping? Is condensation a problem? Heat?

    I’m thinking of taking my drone car camping. I’d leave the drone (Air 2S and extra batteries/controller) in the car overnight. My worry is that when I wake up there might be condensation. For those of you who have car camped, is this ever a problem? Do you have any issues leaving your drone in...
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    Help: Ideas to view dim phone screen on a sunny day?

    I’ve been using my drone to find sharks, fish, etc, and it requires discerning subtle differences in color in the water on sunny days. The problem is my phone screen is a little dim for this—and often overheats and gets even dimmer during my flights! What can I do to view my phone screen better...
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    Need advice on whale watching with drone

    Did you ever get success with photographing whales? I have been watching for them every day the last week, and saw some off shore twice…but both times once i flew the drone out I could see NOTHING. I dont understand it. I have had success with smaller marine animals, including sharks, dolphins...
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    Where and how to photograph whales, sharks and dolphins on Long Island?

    I still have to implement a lot of this…I have been trying every day! I think I got some big Tunafish off the shore today, am about to look at the footage. Do you have experience shooting whales? I saw some whales breach, but by the time I was able to launch and head to the area I saw them...
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    Close call…What happened? (Choppy phone-controller screen at beach)

    This is good advice…even if it is heat related it wont hurt to kill background processes
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    Close call…What happened? (Choppy phone-controller screen at beach)

    I have been flying my Air 2S for about a year with no issues, until today when I had a close call. I was flying at the beach about 200 feet over water, 1500 feet or so away, and out of nowhere the frame rate on my iPhone’s screen in the DJI fly app dropped to unusable levels. It was still for...
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    How to Reveal Details Through Rough Water?? (Sharks and fish!)

    It is interesting you mention the yaw technique, I have been using just the right and sometimes end up doing my entire return flight backwards because of this, altho I did not entirely understand why—it was just the only way i could see under water so i stuck in that position! Lol
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    How to Reveal Details Through Rough Water?? (Sharks and fish!)

    Not yet but it is something ive been thinking about. Do you know any good ones for an air 2s? ah thanks, do you know any good brands of pl filters?
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    How to Reveal Details Through Rough Water?? (Sharks and fish!)

    Do you know of any good ones for an air 2s?
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    Where and how to photograph whales, sharks and dolphins on Long Island?

    Hey Roar Roar—I got some! I’m so happy! lol But…my footage is kinda lousy, looking to improve. Is seems no matter how calm the water is, the details of the sharks or the fish around them are always distorted :( I think this is due to the ripples/chop of the water. Part of me worries that...
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    How to Reveal Details Through Rough Water?? (Sharks and fish!)

    After trying for a year, I FINALLY found and photo/video-graphed some schools of fish and sharks and a few dolphins and big tuna as well. However, the details of the bodies of these animals are never clear. I tried fooling around with the sliders in Apple Photos and that helped bring out some...
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    Where and how to photograph whales, sharks and dolphins on Long Island?

    How early are we talking? And how high should i fly it when searching for the dark spots?
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