Recent content by WildcatDave

In August we held a Fetish Ball ("Scorched") in Tucson. These will likely be annual or bi-annual events - it went very well! I was brought onboard to do drone video (most of which was indoors with no GPS). The Air 3 had zero issues flying in a very dark theater that had large AC units trying...

It had ZERO issues. I was quite pleased (amazed) how well it hovered and moved without any GPS. Videos are smooth with no noticeable difference compared to outdoor flight. Once or twice (over the six hours I was using it) it would drift a tiny bit. A quick tap on either stick would get it to...

Hey guys I thought I would report back after finishing up the event. I shot a little over a hundred clips in considerably low light in a large theater for with performers. I left the camera on auto the entire time as everything exposure-wise looked good on the screen. Doing some pre-test shots...

Thanks for the info about the SRT file - I have seen those. I am quite familiar with camera settings (ISO, SS. Aperture, etc.). I have been a professional photographer for over 20 years - just new to the drone side of things as relates to video. Been a stills photog, this is my first video...

Gotcha. I really don't think 30fps is workable at all. I expect we need to capture at 60fps for this event. There will be "athletic" performances that need to be clear. And they will want to do some slo-mo for effect as well. Currently using "Auto" settings as I did not seem to get better...

Right, I stated that I couldn't go to 30 FPS because of necessity for 60 FPS and that I understood It would allow a lower shutter speed which is more light on the sensor. Thank you for reiterating that but I was clear on that point. My significant question was when you shoot at 1080p does it bin...

Hi Guys, I have a project soon that will be shot indoors of an event that will be quite dark. I went and did some test shooting at 4k/60, and the footage was not too noisy, but my big concern was how soft/blurry the video looked. It made me think the Air 3 was doing some heavy noise reduction...

So what happens when the DJI band passes. Are they going to cut off Web access as well and we won't be able to log in to our accounts thereby rendering our drones useless this is a serious consideration. I was under the impression previously purchased drones would be functional but I can see how...

One thing I found odd... Why do they ship it with two of the batteries in the charging hub and one installed in the drone? One of the things they list in their battery guidelines is to remove the battery from the drone if it will not be used in short time. So they pack them, they get shipped...

Curious to see if you get this working I might grab some fpv goggles. Depending on their functionality...

Grab a coffee or other caffeinated product, there's a few words that follow... Former Air 2 and current Mini 3 Pro owner here. I purchased an Air 3 a few weeks ago as I decided it was necessary to have 360 obstacle avoidance and at the time the A3 was the least expensive option in addition to...

This post needs to be a sticky in lots of places. Somebody please make that happen. Even as a commercial certified pilot with years of flying. It's a good reminder for me to read through these things. We can get lackadaisical if we have many flights without incident. That's often when exactly we...

Does the RC2 actually have a fan? I have the previous gen without the antennas and I know it has a little heat sink and some vent holes but I don't remember it actually having an internal fan. Definitely any screen-based device in the sun will begin to overheat. It happens with phones and my...

Thanks for coming back and reporting your use. Since a lot of us will be getting the new Air 3 we may run into these troubles and it would be nice to have your info as well.

Thanks for the replies guys. I think the right choice for me, since money is not a tight concern and the weight restriction really has no bearing on where I fly, is to stick with the Air 3. It has at least everything the 4P offers and significantly the additional camera which I have a feeling...