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It’s very difficult to get a natural overhead shot with straight lines rising from the ground due to the distortion of wide-angle lenses. Same effect on overhead shots of a forest but without the straight lines. As the sensor is parallel to the ground no lens would be perfect unlike a...

It’s surprising how easy it is to lose such an enormous mountain as that in such an epic landscape. It was -42C at the time I took a look. Parts of Australia are currently 80C higher than that during one of our summer heatwaves.

Without any indication of the DJI App you’re referring to we can only guess. However, an effect similar to what you describe, only with video, is focus shifting in and out. If this is what you’re seeing then switch off autofocus and see if it reoccurs.

And that goes a long way to create a less secure, less stable and less reliable platform than a manufacturer that has full knowledge and control of the hardware it develops the operating system for. And it doesn’t rely on the poor quality of the modifications and support that third-party...

Based on what in your experience?

Could do with a spot of paint ‘Australia Style’.

It was likely an intermittent disconnect between the remote and your phone/tablet. It’s not that uncommon with the wear & tear on the remote’s connector. You can use the USB 2 connector on the base of the remote for a more robust connection. I’ve had the same issue with a Mavic 2 Pro, which...

if it was purchased as a ‘combo’ package it should be: DJI Mavic 3 Pro Cine Premium Combo (CP.MA.00000664.01)

“I know what you mean”, said Chesnut as she practised for tonight’s performance of ‘Carnival of the Animals’.

One thing you didn’t mention after trying back at home if you changed the battery again. It’s possible the battery you replaced after your first flight is suspect. Loss of GPS has already been discussed.

The .lrf files are the low res version of the high res (4K for example) files, allowing fast file transfer to you mobile device from your drone etc. Renaming the file extension to .mp4, as you mention, will allow playback of these files on devices that can open mp4 files. You could use these...

Are you sure? If you have an RTH height set to 50-metres for example, that is 50-metres above takeoff point. If you were then flying 50-metres below takeoff point and hit RTH the drone will climb 100-metres before starting its return home.

‘Right now, we need to think only about avoiding impacts with trees, wires, and (very rarely) low flying aircraft.’ And anything that the drone may fall on in the event of a battery or flight controller failure.

It’s not the visibility from the drone’s camera that is relevant whether forward facing or 360. It is the pilot in control’s vision with unaided eyesight that restricts visibility. Situational awareness is about what the PiC can see and that is not from the air. Even with a so called 360 degree...

A ‘normal’ landing uses the downward VPS sensors in combination with the IR sensors. With VPS off the flight controller uses the IR sensors to triangulate the height above ground during landing for the last 25ft or so. IR can pass through light cloud and moisture. Because it passes through, and...