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    Incorporating Mavic Mini into TV news

    I’ve got a digital audio recorder about the size of a pack of gum with a lavalier mic. I clap my hands to sync video/audio like a movie scene clapper.
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    Incorporating Mavic Mini into TV news

    Yeah... I wish we had more control over the speed of the orbit. I’m thinking I’ll likely just do a static hovering shot, which would also allow better control of exposure. The station has full size Mavics with zoom lenses, which opens up a whole bunch of possibilities.
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    Incorporating Mavic Mini into TV news

    I work at the CBS-owned TV station in Sacramento and the news department is big on drones– but it's a bit of a hassle when I want to get video or shoot a standup and I need a photographer to meet me with a station-owned drone. Today I experimented with Quickshot to see how easy it would be to...
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    is the MM its own worst enemy?

    I brought my Mavic Mini on a vacation to Hawaii last week and conditions on Maui were (as is common in January) quite windy. I found a couple of sheltered places for brief, low-altitude flights-- but thanks to the advice/warnings posted on this discussion board, I kept the Mini in its case most...
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    Its over

    I voted "no" in the survey but then realized I'm shooting 1920 x 1080. I haven't tried 2.7k but will update my vote when I do.
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    Update - Firmware Release - [OP: Mavic Mini DOES NOT support unlock in no fly zones yet!]

    Thank you SO much for your post! I live a few blocks inside Class D airspace near downtown Sacramento. Setting up for my first flight. Restricted airspace. OK, no problem. I registered for LAANC, got approval, went outside to fly. Nope. Back inside, search for a solution, nothing. I felt like...