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    MAVIC MINI AND LOCTITE

    Loctite is an anaerobic adhesive, which means it cures in the absence of air. The acrylic paint most likely cures in air. In the areas where you use Loctite, typically screw threads, tightening the screw or bolt will exclude air, encouraging the Loctite to cure. The acrylic paint on the other...
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    Get M2P now or wait for M3? What about autel evo ii?

    If you are turning down work, buy the Mavic 2 Pro now. In a few days you can be saying "yes" to those jobs and start getting experience with a better camera. If a new and better drone comes out in a few months, use your profits to offset the loss in value of the M2P, if you decide to sell it at all.
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    Screen info display in white difficult to see.

    I know what you mean about the transition lenses. I got a second set of prescription lenses without transitions for flying, and then I found in sunny snow conditions I was blinded by the light. So I then got a set of yellow-tinted over-the-glasses sunglasses from Costco. They work well, but what...
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    How to take HDR 360 with AEB automatically

    Yes, I've done 180 as well, also 150 and 120. Usually 6 columns and 2 rows at 45-60 degrees gets all you need for a 180. Lately though I just shoot a 360 and if I want only 180 or less then I just pick the ones I want from the processed HDR. However I am concerned about disk space (this is why...
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    LUT Packs

    SkyGrades are meant for D-Log M. Ground Control and Polar Pro make good D-Log M-specfic LUTs. I went nuts last Black Friday and bought them all. The Mavic Mini does not shoot log footage. The Ground Control LUT sets include a Rec. 709 ("standard") version of each LUT. I've used LUTs on Mini...
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    How to take HDR 360 with AEB automatically

    I’ve done quite a few using Litchi. For now I’m using 5 bracketed jpeg AEB exposures. Set camera mode to AEB first, then switch to Pano. I don’t use the automatic panorama feature. I’ve had good results with 4 rows and 10 columns, spherical, with no extra time before or after the shot. I end up...
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    Would love an opinion.....does the video seem "stuttery"?

    It's not rocket science. Your pan rate is too fast for the fps. Either increase fps, or decrease pan rate or both. Here's a tool to help calculate pan speed: Panning Speed Substituting 28mm for the lens at 2K we get 130 seconds for a 360 degree pan, or 65 seconds for 180 degrees.
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    Problem formatting MicroSD card

    Try formatting the microSD card using a computer, then reinsert and try again. I use the utility from the SD Association.
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    Video - Shimmering / Aliasing on edges

    In camera settings set sharpness to -1 or lower to reduce moire when you have a lot of parallel lines in your shot. Also 30 fps helps as well. Shutter at 2X framerate is preferred but the first 2 help the most. You can also blur in post but that gets messy.
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    I cut Mavic Mini props to see what happens...

    A fellow cyclist... how did you kill those handlebars?
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    Thread lock bonding time (When changing out propellers)

    Use 242 (blue). I don’t like the Permatex brand you can usually find at Canadian Tire, I get my Loctite from machine shop suppliers.
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    New firmware released for SmartController - v01.00.0530

    I had the same “100% but no update” result when the Smart Controller auto-powered off during the download phase. Try pressing the power button occasionally during the download. It may also be related to the USB port issue. I had to switch from USB 3 to 2 to get it to work.
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    New firmware released for SmartController - v01.00.0530

    Dual controllers work - I tried Smart Controller Primary, Std. Controller as Secondary. I am glad I kept my old one. Now I have to find someone to go fly with me. SC will also work with multiple Mavic 2s.
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    New firmware released for SmartController - v01.00.0530

    Successful update with Assistant 2.08 on PC using USB 2.0 port. Assistant is on the computer. The controller won't start showing any progress until the download has completed, then "transmitted" to the controller.