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    Air 2S and controller having a hard time shaking hands.

    I ordered a new cable, but in the meantime, I found that the controller and the drone had mismatched firmware. I fixed that and they still would not link. However, after an hour or so when everything had been turned off for a while, I tried again, and this time it linked. I don't trust it yet...
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    Air 2S and controller having a hard time shaking hands.

    After going through the normal sequence of getting to take-off, the controller and 2s don't see each other. No handshake. I fiddle with turning off the controller, and then the drone and reloading the app, etc., and eventually it links and everything is normal. However, yesterday there was no...
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    Autel vs DJI

    I have run into this problem multiple times. I now fly with a Mavic 2 and carry an Air 2s as a backup. When the M2 is stymied by restrictions, even with prior authorization, the Air 2s will still fly. They may text me a code to plug in, but the M2 doesn't get that.
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    Scams and come-ons

    I suspect it is a scam. The job seems almost too lucrative to turn down, but doesn't quite make sense when you think about what exactly this video would look like, and why would they want or need all this media? Also, the same language in all messages This is an unsolicited query from my website.
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    Scams and come-ons

    I've gotten this message several times now. I've been assuming it's a scam because the message is always the same, but the name and location changes. "I need an initial aerial shoot of the site at all 4 cardinal directions at 200 & 350 or 400ft , and then there would be a separate 6-8 minute...
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    Care Refresh refund?

    The fine print makes it pretty clear that no drone, no fix, but I can't find any reference to my situation.
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    Care Refresh refund?

    Two weeks ago I flew my new Mavic 2 Pro into a sailboat shroud, and it now lies at the bottom of the river. It was covered by Care Refresh, but without the actual drone that I can return to DJI, I guess I have to eat the loss. Is there a way to get a refund on Care Refresh since it will not...
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    Photos while moving?

    I need to photograph a moving boat. Can I fly with the boat and snap pictures, or should I remain in one place and just let the boat pass by?
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    Legal jeopardy?

    A client hired me to take photos of a property where he believed stolen merchandise was stored. It was, in fact, visible from the air and the client will be using the photos as evidence. I was not actually over the property. It was visible from the adjacent property at a height of about 30 feet...
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    Dark screen with active histogram

    it's wierd. I though first it must be the transmission signal, but how would I see the histogram, and why would the histogram change when I made modifications, as if the app could see it just fine?
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    Dark screen with active histogram

    Before take-off yesterday my controller screen would not show a picture. The histogram indicated a fully lit scene and modifications to the aperture, iso, etc. affected the histogram, but not the blackness of the screen. I tried going in and out of other modes and screens to see if I could find...
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    Iphone running hot, going dark

    My iphone 11 does this too. It's all about heat. Summer temps and demanding the brightest from your phone heats it up fast. I try to keep it cool immediately prior to flying, even putting it in the freezer for about 10 minutes when I can. It definitely helps.
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    Noob here. Is there anything that ND filters can do that editing software cannot do if drones like the Mini 2 can already take raw photos?

    I shoot both photos and video and have found that the sweet spot of the M2's Hasselblad lens is roughly in the middle of the aperture range. In photography, I've got two more variables to play with after setting the aperture where I want it. I don't need an ND filter. But in video, I want the...
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    Whitch drone for video and photography

    I wouldn't let the comment about the P4 Pro being good in the wind dissuade you from choosing the MP2. I've flown the MP2 in some pretty strong wind that I expected to force an abort. I've seen the bird bounced around pretty well and assumed that the video footage would be unusable, but not so...
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    iPhone 7 vs iPad mini

    I used an older iphone SE for well over a year before I upgraded to an iPad mini new generation. Both work fine, but I find myself using my new iPhone 11 more often because it's less cumbersome and the screen is large enough. The iPad mini is great, but outdoor glare can be a problem.