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    How to descend most rapidly?

    . I suspect DJI calculated the safest descent rate based on vortex ring state to prevent the blades from stalling on a direct descent. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vortex_ring_state This is very interesting and I didn't know about it. It makes sense though. When you are coming straight down...
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    Bird attacks. My biggest concern when flying

    Just last week I had a very determined crow try to take out my Mavic 2. He took around 3 minutes to get up to the right height by doing big upward spiraling circles. If you think about it, most birds can't fly directly up, they have to fly forwards like a jet plane especially if they want some...
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    Night Shots - LED signs - Settings Advice

    Great photo. Thank you for the suggestion, I will try it again at dusk when the sky is still a little lit. When I took my photo it was a very black night.
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    Your best Pictures to date (not videos)s

    Did you use an ND filter for this shot?
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    Night Shots - LED signs - Settings Advice

    I took this photo last night of two cranes with LED backlit signage. The cranes look awesome, but I could not clearly capture the signage at night time. This was obviously because they are bright and the camera over exposed them to get the night scape. I tried HDR and Hyperlapse. The one below...
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    Smooth maneuvering tips for Mavic 2 P

    I agree, Litchi is very smooth. Much smoother than free flying (my flying anyway).
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    Thermal imager system

    You need to first buy the Enterprise Dual, it has a thermal camera... Pretty cool https://www.auselectronicsdirect.com.au/dji-mavic-2-enterprise-dual?gclid=CjwKCAjw7-P1BRA2EiwAXoPWAxj7_75abdLHLBLvkTGFFx3ocC_XBGTVrYRnkq88HYegriB-cgJZiRoCyDoQAvD_BwE
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    Smooth stop

    I agree with checking it slowly. I have just created two different missions that are quite complex with trees etc around a building. It took me around 10x rerun to get the perfect angles and miss everything. On an earlier run I went to close to a flag pole. It sensed the pole and stopped, the...
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    DJI ND Filters? Any good

    They are definitely fiddly to get in and out!
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    Smooth stop

    I use litchi, it seems to work a lot better than waypoints on DJI. You can also plan it all from your desk top to fine tune it. I recommend it to you for what you are describing.
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    DJI ND Filters? Any good

    You need to push down evenly on the rim and rotate. Also they only go on one way, writing at top. If your forcing it you will break the tabs or wear out the slots... Does that make sense?
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    mavic 2 pro best video settings

    I noticed the same thing with my setup. I don't have a 4k TV or a computer that can manage the processing and data. I keep my MP2 set full HD 1080 60fps, this comes out smooth, is manageable and looks great. 4k makes 4x as much information to be processed. I think if you need to film in 4k be...
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    Can I take HDR photos on a mission in litchi?

    I tried this and after the first photo it changed the setting back to single photo from HDR... Any other ideas? Thanks
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    Anybody running the new DJI Fly 1.0.8 app yet?

    Very smooth filming. The colours are amazing. Good job!
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    Can I take HDR photos on a mission in litchi?

    Thank you, I'll give that a crack. It would be nice if you could set the photo mode on the mission hub... Pano here, 360 there etc. You can't do this yet right? Thanks again. Nick