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    Jittery Time Lapse: What would cause this?

    Interesting. That certainly looks great. Is there any difference in frame rate or shutter speed? Does the jitter depend on the camera angle? This looks straight down. Is the perspective the same in your jittery videos. Here are a couple other ideas (no definite basis in fact) to consider. Is...
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    Hyperlapse issues

    Why do you say it's not moire? Can you post a piece of the video?
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    Jittery Time Lapse: What would cause this?

    Holding "still" for a photo is much more demanding than the positioning signals for the drone. Tiny adjustments are constantly being made, and this will show up as jitter in a time lapse.
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    What are the rules on flying near birds of prey?

    My mini 2 has been bullied by cliff swallows! They fly pretty fast, have lightning reflexes, and sometimes several in the area will swoop past the drone. Haven't figured out their psychology and why they sometimes buzz the drone and at other times ignore it. So far, many near misses and no...
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    IS MY MINI 2 DYING ??

    How do you get flight data on a mini 2?
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    Why did my Mavic Air 2 fall out of the sky after 1 minute of flight?

    Best you can do here is 1) stay over a house or building instead of people and 2) make sure your drone is in tip-top shape.
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    Safety issues make me sad

    Please don't do that.
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    Above 7000' in the Land of Enchantment

    All is well for Mini 2, as far as I can tell.
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    Remote ID for registered drones under 250g

    OK. Point taken. I'll look for more authoritative advice.
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    Remote ID Question

    Apparently the FAA website I quoted is wrong! A registered (stock) Mini 2 does not require RID-- I registered mine and they accepted the No RID check mark. Who's running this circus?
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    Remote ID Question

    Apparently the FAA website is wrong! A registered (stock) Mini 2 does not require RID-- I registered mine and they accepted the No RID check mark. Who's running this circus?
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    Above 7000' in the Land of Enchantment

    Apparently the FAA website is wrong! A registered (stock) Mini 2 does not require RID-- I registered mine and they accepted the No RID check mark.
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    Remote ID for registered drones under 250g

    Excellent! Wahoo! Doesn't pay to be able to read. Thanks for the reply. Apologies to those posters to whom I gave the "correct" info direct from the FAA.