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    Mavic 3 File Name Reset to 001 with every card formating - How to avoid ?

    Due to the file names resetting when formatted or after reaching 999 on the 3 DJI Drones I have owned I started using the date format before the file name when I import into Lightroom on both my drone and camera photos. It has the advantage that you can easily tell at a glance what date the...
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    Mavic 3 night mode and 7X zoom

    I agree, I often use the 7x zoom during sunrise and the quality of the photos are only good when the sun is close to rising, It would be useless at night.
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    DJI care is no longer worth it.

    I took out a 1 year care refresh on my Mavic 3 and I did receive an email with the option to renew for another year and it did cost. I have had no claims with it or my previous drones. I also received a phone call asking if I would like to renew but I had already done it.
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    Undoubtedly Oversaturated M3 Classic Images

    I always shoot in raw except for the one time I didn't know it had switched to just Jpg after a firmware update. My whole sunrise shoot was done in jpg and was very colourful, extremely blue water and yes saturated. I just set up some plugins in Lightroom with the styles that I like and after a...
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    Mavic 3 image softness issues?

    The photos look pretty good to me and I am viewing them on a very large screen. I have heard that some people get different photo quality with softness from their Mavic 3 after comparing them to another Mavic 3. I use my Mavic 3 for photos multiple times a week mostly in low light like sunrise...
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    Too nervous to fly

    I am in Australia and luckily live on the Central Coast a very big area with only some restrictions ie an airfield, National Parks, 30 metres away from people including overhead, 120m height limit. I fly a lot mostly over water, multiple times a week and have been flying for a few years and I...
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    3 If you have birdphobia don't watch this

    OMG that is amazing and very game. Congratulations brilliant.
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    Well, it happened again. Ken and Karen on the beach.

    I have had 1 bad experience with 2 cranky women at my local waterfront, one was camping there in her van. I was parked a few car spots away and drone was out over the bay getting sunset photos. Apparently that was an invasion of their privacy. I was not impressed but just ignored them. Everyone...
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    Why did you buy your first drone?

    I bought my first drone DJI Air 2, then I upgraded to the Air 2S for the 1 inch sensor when it came out, finally I invested in the Mavic 3 purely for the camera photography capabilities the micro 4/3 camera and zoom, all within the past 2 years. I do a few videos but mostly I use my drone for...
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    2 Pro Five months of filming and post - The Harvest Tree

    Sensational and must take a lot of patience :cool:
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    Air 1 Colorado Rocky Mountains After November Snowfall

    Beautiful and I like the pace as it gives you time to take in the stunning scenery.
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    3 Dokuzak waterfall

    Wow great navigational skills
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    How many hours and mileage do you have on your drone?

    Thank you, I am loving the Mavic 3.
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    How do you organize your Videos and Photos?

    Finding a solution that works for you is probably different for each one of us. Sorry my answer below is long winded. This is the system that works for me and my workflow. I would now shoot over 30,000 photos a year between my landscape, sport and stock photography. I use Adobe Lightroom...
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    How many hours and mileage do you have on your drone?

    I have had the Air 2, Air 2S and the Mavic 3 87.1h 206km 463 Flights As you can tell by my stats I fly frequently but not far :). I got my first drone in Sept 2020 and I primarily use the drone for photography and only do the occasional video, which is why I kept upgrading purely for the photo...