A lens hood on an ultra wide lens (the case for all basic drones) doesn’t serve much purpose because an effective hood would interfere with the FOV. Try to shoot at more than 90 deg to the sun or directly into the sun.
All comments are correct but to your question, IMO a mist filter has little value and not worth all the fiddling around attaching/detaching. Lightroom has amazing tools and Dehaize is one of them. Make sure you shoot raw and LR will do wonders in...
Small observation, I think LR defaults are now set to automate basic settings such as clarity and vibrance, maybe saturation, during HDR and Pano merge, just uncheck Auto or do a Reset all settings (bottom RHS)
I’ve always upgraded to the latest firmware and s/w and never had any significant issues, that weren’t my own finger problems. In some cases you’ll be limiting the available features/options by not upgrading.
Mapping the area can be prepared using a waypoint in the DJI Fly apk or on the new Litchi Hub, which is automatic. I have prepared a mapping mission tutorial for inexperienced pilots. It is necessary to connect the mobile phone to the computer so...