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  1. ianwood

    Flicker Flicker FLICKER!!!! 😬

    And another. This is bad news. Maybe something broke in the new firmware? I would have noticed this before now. It's almost like it's on auto WB (it's not) but not entirely. It's more like the red channel is being desaturated. Again, confirming WB was 5600 the whole time: [iso: 100]...
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    Flicker Flicker FLICKER!!!! 😬

    Found something else that is probably related. Here are two frames alternating back and forth. Uggh! This is full manual settings confirmed from the SRT. [iso: 100] [shutter: 1/50.0] [fnum: 4.0] [ev: -1.7] [ct: 5600] [color_md : default] [focal_len: 24.00] [latitude: 33.xxxxx] [longitude...
  3. ianwood

    A little (huge) rant about the Mavic 3 Cine...

    One important thing to note is that features of professional tools will never incur a linear cost increase. Mostly because they will not sell in volume like their consumer variants and professionals have limited options. The Cine only appeals to a small fraction of the target user base that are...
  4. ianwood

    Flicker Flicker FLICKER!!!! 😬

    No worries. You're being helpful. Hyperlapse flicker is worthy of its own thread. I've now seen footage from 4 Cines the do the same thing. It's infrequent which is probably why we're not hearing more complaints. It looks like it might be just limited to the Cine but I have heard from other...
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    Flicker Flicker FLICKER!!!! 😬

    Spam? How is this spam? Contacting DJI directly and posting it on this forum are not required to be mutually exclusive. If it does not impact or interest you, you are free to move on quietly.
  6. ianwood

    Flicker Flicker FLICKER!!!! 😬

    Not to worry. I am posting this in all outlets including sending it directly to contacts at DJI.
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    Flicker Flicker FLICKER!!!! 😬

    More flicker. The worst I've seen yet. Sadly on a commercial shoot no less. Should be painfully obvious, but just in case, look at the sky.
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    Settings for fireworks

    Friends don't let friends shoot in auto exposure. Night time is all about getting as much light as possible especially on a small sensor. Here are some tips: 24fps. It's better than 30fps day or night but especially at night because you get a slightly longer exposure for the same shutter angle...
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    Flicker Flicker FLICKER!!!! 😬

    Flicker is a common issue in hyperlapse but it is perfectly normal and unrelated to the issue I have reported. The reason this happens in hyperlapse is simply that the light changes between exposures. If you look at hyperlapse workflows, you'll see there are workarounds to mitigate the impact.
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    Flicker Flicker FLICKER!!!! 😬

    Can you post an example? I have someone at DJI looking at this. Would be good to get more examples to them.
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    LOLZ: What DJI Says vs. What DJI Does

    Proof that you should take pretty much everything "DJI says" with a grain of salt. And sometimes that's good.
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    Manually Discharging Batteries

    That's right where you want to be. DJI has been pretty conservative with their percentages. Good to see.
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    Manually Discharging Batteries

    Anything below 3.5V under load is playing with fire. It ages the battery quickly and once you've done it enough times, your battery's voltage will sag when you don't expect it.
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    Manually Discharging Batteries

    Percentages are tricky as they may not represent what's actually happening with the battery. But since the Mavic 3 doesn't give you voltage, I would say 10% is very low and will shorten the overall life of the battery if you hit 10% regularly. It is better to land, swap in a new battery than to...
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    Flicker Flicker FLICKER!!!! 😬

    Aperture would impact the exposure of the whole image and not just a small portion of it like this. And all settings were manual.